Sion Assouline

Voice Description

604-732-9462 logos@telus.net

French Neutral International.
Suitable for audiences in France, Canada, Switzerland, Belgium and other francophone countries.

Not a typical French-Canadian accent but suitable for most narrations and commercials intended for
a Quebec audience.

Can use a tube pre-amp for added warmth and punch.
[Warm and deep for narrations.
Smooth and professional for presentations.]

Adept at using microphone techniques that allow to capture the attention of the listener, without excessive "projection", and any mixing techniques (echo, noise reduction, dynamics expansion/compression, etc.)

Narrations, documentaries, commercials, dialogue,
voicemail messages, audio CDs,etc.
Other language :
English with a very light French accent

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

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

• French - Canadian
• 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
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) 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 copywriting services
• I offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

A French accent in English, and a few regional and international accents in French

My Voice Experience

30 years of experience in:
- French Radio Broadcasting (writing, directing, narrating) Documentary and Drama
- English-French translation and especially translation-adaptation of audio-visual material (vidéos, films, commercials)
- French voice-over, including voiceover casting, directing and recording of other people.

Clients include :
Radio-Canada (Radio-drama & Documentary)
National Film Board of Canada
Translation Bureau of Canada
Google (AdWords)
High Noon Films
Basilea Entertainment (Lord of the Brush)
Tiroir à Films (Out West)
Yaletown Productions (Government and Corporate videos)
Speakeasy Productions (Voice-over services)
The Barrow Network (Voice-over services)
Wein Plus
Saab
Nestlé
Fine Wine Press
The Soundbox
(the list is much longer...)

My Training

Architecture

My Studio Equipment

Shure BG 5.1 microphone
Studio V3 preamplifier
Editing software

Additional Skills

Home studio capacity with excellent equipment - Tube Preamp, condenser microphones, etc.

Can quickly deliver high quality recordings in WAV, AIFF and MP3 files

Other skills :
Writing
Still photography

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency
• Wire transfers

Contact Information

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