Serra Hirsch - Friendly, Upbeat,Youthful, Energized and Versatile

Friendly, Upbeat,Youthful, Energized and Versatile

• Serra Hirsch is registered with Voice123 since Aug 29, 2005.
• Serra Hirsch started his/her voice over career in 1998.
• Currently Serra Hirsch is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 72
• Serra Hirsch has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Completely bilingual in French and English, Serra is a non-union voice over talent who works consistently in both languages. A native French speaker who speaks fluent French with no regional accent (French dialect), Serra has a wide range of American and "European" accents, ranging from silly cartoon-style character voices to a valley girl teenager to a thick French accent or neutral European accent. Her cartoon voices vary from a young boy or girl 2-3, to a feisty teen-aged girl, all the way to a goofy grown-up or a grandfather voice. She sings, able to maintain character voices while singing. Basic female voices are upbeat, young, accessible and girl-next-door friendly. Has a popular smooth motherly voice and a friendly, spunky young adult voice.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Girl
• Young Adult Female
• Middle Age Female

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

• English - North American
• French - European
• French - Other

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Podcasts
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• 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 offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services

My Home Base

New York City, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

French is her first language and regularly works in both languages. Can do anything from a thick French accent to a more "neutral" European accent.

My Voice Experience

Past jobs have included voiceovers in TV/Radio commercials, animated films and cartoons, Narrations, Documentaries, PSA's, Interactive spots, promos for kid’s toys and numerous French voice-overs: "French accent" voiceovers for beauty product commercials, museum tours recordings, voice recordings for corporations (training videos, voicemail messages, phone prompts, etc). A PSA Serra recorded for Tsunami victims recently won a Telly Award.
Current commercial clients including the Bank of America website, Burlington Coat Factory (TV/Radio/In-Store), Trip Advisor (in-flight/online spots), Annie Sez (Radio), Virgin Mobile (Web), CK One (French Radio in Canada & Europe), AT&T Wireless (interactive), Raisinets (Nestle), Soap (Radio and web), Yellowtail Wine (Radio), Alcoholics Anonymous (Radio) and the TeachNYC website. Serra also voices numerous animation characters in both French and English, most notably the role of "Domino" in the series "Wolverine and the X-Men" (French translation), currently running on the Cartoon Network abroad. Since June 2010, Serra has been portraying the tween angel "Urie" in NBC's newest weekend cartoon, Angel's Friends.

My Training

Training in Theater, Puppetry and Education. Works mostly as a voice artist, puppeteer and puppet/prop builder and has experience working in sketch/stand-up comedy as well. Her varied performing experience lends itself naturally to working as a voice-over artist.

BFA, Acting, Emerson College
MA, Educational Theatre, NYU

My Studio Equipment

PC recording in soundproof room with Audio-Technica AT-2020 Microphone on a shockmount with a pop filter and a TASCAM US-122L USB 2.0 audio interface. Audacity or WavePad as the recording software. Files can be submitted as WAV or MP3. Works regularly with an affordable local NYC studio and could easily book time with them for jobs that require a phone patch or more complicated editing.

Additional Skills

Works with children leading theater and puppetry workshops, volunteers to record books for the blind and builds puppets/specialty props for theater and television companies around the NYC area.