Rita Pardue - Friendly, warm, caring, great connectivity

Friendly, warm, caring, great connectivity

• Rita Pardue is registered with Voice123 since Sep 27, 2007.
• Rita Pardue started his/her voice over career in 1976.
• Currently Rita Pardue is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 46
• Rita Pardue has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Warm and caring voice talent for narrations, friendly, sincere. authoritative, informative for phone-on-hold messages, voice greetings and website prompts; gentle, motherly, nurturing, soothing, silly for children's books and narrations; sexy, smooth, velvety, quirky and fun for voice-over commercials; easy to work with and able to adapt to different styles and direction.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - British
• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Southern, British, French, Baby Talk, Small Barking Dog, Hungry Bear Growling, Wicked Witch, Grandmother

My Voice Experience

Over twenty years experience in the radio industry. Currently, the Production Manager at 89.3 KPCC, Southern California Public Radio in Pasadena, California.

This year, we have garnered two Gold Awards including:
2009 Gold National Communicator Award
2009 Gold ADDY Regional California Award

In addition, owner of Angel Wings Productions producing voice-overs from a full service home studio.
Projects include audio book narrations, phone-on hold productions, radio and TV commercials, website greetings and prompts, public service announcements, jingles, voice acting for television, narrating infomercials, spokesperson for fundraising projects and even the voice of Mom on Fisher Price's "Little People Playset."

My Training

Degrees include M.A. and B.A. in Radio/TV Broadcasting

Currently holding two teaching credentials in Adult Education and Vocational Education in Radio Production, Theater and Communications

Training:
Bob Bergen-Animation Voice-Over Coaching, Los Angeles, CA

Susan Blu/Blupka-Commercial Voice-Over Coaching, Los Angeles, CA

Stuart K. Robinson-On-Camera Commercial Acting, Los Angeles, CA

My Studio Equipment

ProTools Editing Platform; Mac Computer, Diaphram Mics, SFX available and music library.

Additional Skills

Award-winning production includes 2009 Gold National Communicator Award, 2009 Gold ADDY Regional Award,two Silver Microphone Awards, 2009 & 2008 Voicey Lifetime Achievement Finalist, 2008 Inland Empire Ad Club American Advertisng Federation ADDY Award

Client list includes Walt Disney Home Video, Fisher-Price, Sony, Living Air, Time-Warner, Cox Media Services, Adelphia to mention a few great folks to work with.

Professor Teaching Radio Production and Voice Coaching at California State University-Fullerton and Los Angeles Valley College Extension Program.