Sophia Russell

Voice Description

My range of voice production varies greatly. Most of my experience lies in doing several introductions for news commentary, podcasts, and talk radio programs. I can be very casual and warm, upbeat and playful or sexy and seductive.

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 - British
• English - North American

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
• Songs

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

None

My Home Base

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

American
British
Professional Executive
News journalist
Southern American
Urban Youth American (Hip-Hop) (Street Oriented)
Caribbean (Bahamian, Jamaican, etc.)

My Voice Experience

My voice over experience started in 1994 in the Mass Communications department at Bethune-Cookman College. I hosted several radio programs there and in the local Daytona Beach market. I did the voice over work for Cat Talk radio, WESH TV Daytona/Orlando. When I moved back to Fort Lauderdale in 1997, I continued to work with Avenue Productions mostly in front of the camera in commercials and as an extra and behind the microphone ocasionally.

My Training

* Voice Over & Broadcast Journalism *

Commercials/Public Service Announcements
Psychic Friends Network Principal, Regional
(Ft. Lauderdale)
Daytona Lincoln Mercury Voice Over, Regional
(Daytona Beach)
Taste the Nation Extra, WESH TV – Daytona/Orlando

Radio
Cat Talk Sports Show Host – WPUL Daytona
WBCC AM 830 Urban Radio Host – 6-10PM

Education
BA - Broadcast Journalism – Bethune Cookman
University (Cum Laude)
MA - Training and Instruction – Nova Southeastern
University (Magna Cum Laude)

Training
* Auditioning for TV & Film – Lori Wyman Casting
* Ron Dener’s Advance Actors’ Workshop
* Traco Dram – Bethune-Cookman College Acting
Troupe
* Modeling – Epicurean Models – Bethune Cookman
* John Casablancas
* Barbizon


Special Skills

*Proficient in Dialects, including: Caribbean (West Indian) Accent, Standard *British, American Southern, and Urban (Ghetto Slang)
*Hip-Hop & Reggae Dance

My Studio Equipment

MAC computer with internal microphone, Garage Band and Audacity Software systems

Additional Skills

Other Experience

Film
Shattered - Deceased Fiancé, Independent Short by
Carlos Sebastian Baca
Farlanders - Extra, Big Beach Films
Marley and Me - Extra, Fox Films/Regency Films

Television
Burn Notice, Extra, TBS
WESH TV News Intern – Daytona/Orlando

Theater
Willy Wonka – OLQM – Narrator/Director
A Multicultural Christmas OLQM - Mrs. Anderson/Writer
/Director

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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