Melody Dong

Voice Description

charming, pleasant and cheerful for product commercal; smooth and professional for presentation; musical and lyrical to children's literature and poetry/prose recording; expressive for movie trailers and dubbing...

Dramatic for romantic novel reading, bringing immediacy to readers.

Having experience with radio broadcasing, singing and performing, and narrating.

Madarin Chinese is my native language, and English is my second language for which I obtained both my BA ( in China ) and MA (in US).

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

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

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

• Chinese - Mandarin
• English - 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
• Songs
• 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 can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer translation services

My Home Base

Aurora, IL, Illinois, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British, American, Asian English, Mandarin Chinese.

My Voice Experience

While I was teaching English, I was considered to have the most charming voice on campus, and therefore was chosen to be anchorwomen for the Radio English Program on Shanxi Program. I also acted out many Shakespear's characters. I spoke on chicago Land Radio Information, presented as keynote speakers at the White House Conference on Aging Designated Special Aging Evant, and broadcasted news at Western IL University. I have published text books and recorded my own voice on audio tapes to go with the books, which were distributed nationwide in China. Voice for communication best reprents my individual power and strength and the flow my my energy.

My Training

I have a BA and MA both in English, and have photetics and lingusitcs, the mechanism for best intonation, pronunciation and projection of voice. I also have learned singing from professor Yingyi Deng and practised to project my voice in sweet and beautiful ways as needed. I performed on stage as a little girl, and have learned to play accordion and piano. My college course work in literature and art appreciation, and my training through media workshop also helped me to appreciate and utilize my voice gift.

I also have a MA in Gerongology and have learned to speak with seniors in a tone and voice that is appropriate in communicating to the seniors. Additionallhy, I obtained my Diploma in Education from the National University of Singapore, where I refined my knowledge and skills in English phonetics.

My Studio Equipment

PC MP3, Microphone.

Additional Skills

I have translated at national conferences, seminar and prefessional presentaitons. I have also presented at various such conference and seminars. At each reading contests, I often win the first prize. I represent my company to speak to legislators and call the US president's office on issues that concers seniors we serve.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency

Contact Information

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