Trudy Smith - Smooth, reassuring, warm, caring, intelligent

Smooth, reassuring, warm, caring, intelligent

• Trudy Smith is registered with Voice123 since Jan 24, 2011.
• Trudy Smith started his/her voice over career in 2011.
• Currently Trudy Smith is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Trudy Smith has been active on Voice123 during the past 48 hours

Voice Description

Clear, educated British voice with versatility for age and accent:
Warm and deep for narration
Conversational, friendly and character-appropriate for upbeat commercials
Smooth, reassuring and professional for serious 'messaging'
Specialist in medical terminology (RN)

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

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

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British standard, British upper-class, Cockney, Lancashire(northern accent),French.

My Voice Experience

My earliest voice over experience was 1999-2005,as a reader of college course material for audio books produced by the Open University, UK. Since moving to Los Angeles I've been working for Learning Ally (formerly Reading for the Blind & Dyslexic). I record a wide range of text, both fiction (from Judy Blume to James Elroy) and non-fiction, where my work has included elementary school American History, 'Literature to Go'(college level literary study), and Jancis Robertson's 'How to Taste Wine'.

In the commercial field I have done internet promotional voice over work for the YMCA (encouraging women towards fitness activities), and customer information announcements for Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.

My Training

BA in English & Business Studies (1999, UK)

Voice acting and improv (Los Angeles):

Janet Wilcox (UCLA)
Susan Palyo (Voicetrax West)
Marc Cashman (Cashman Commercial)
Melanie Chartoff
Darren Held (Held2gether)

My Studio Equipment

Rode NT1-A microphone
Alesis Multimix8 USB 2.0 audio interface and mixer
Sennheiser HD 595 headphones

Additional Skills

I am a Registered Nurse in the UK, so have a good knowledge of medical and physiology terminology.

From 2004-2007 I was an Arts Faculty Curriculum manager at the Open University (the largest distance-learning/e-learning university in Europe), where I gained experience of e-learning and production of audio materials for students with special needs.

I have over 10 years' stage acting experience as a member of the Open Theatre Company, UK (1992-2005) playing a wide range of roles.

In Los Angeles I volunteered from 2007 to 2011 as a school party docent guide at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, which provided useful experience of engaging the interest of children aged K through 12th grade.