Debs de Vries

Cockney,(traditional London accent) West Country, Lancastrian,Italian(generic )French (generic), Upper Class British English, Adult. Whining mother, tired mother, loving mother, teacher, erotic readings. comic female roles

As an actress and poet I perform regularly and I have developed huge respect and love for the human voice with which we can all transform the everyday word. Ideas become powerful when we engage in using our voice with feeling to describe a range of passions and our needs. I have a long-term business background, with a Master's degree, which is an additional benefit to my business-oriented clients as I have a lot of experience in presenting complex material with confidence and clarity. I also understand the constraints and needs of commerce and how that might affect a project. My own work - The Chill Meditation series - has now downloaded over 300,000 times making me the U.K.'s number one provider of guided relaxations and, at one time, number One in the USA's health charts. In addition,I am the author and voice of the "Great Confidence for . . . ." series which has been widely acclaimed. I regularly write and record for a number of clients and am willing to travel to designated studios worldwide. VOICE OVER TRAINING.Gary Terzza - UK TV voice-over specialist.(has been the 'voice' of Channel 4 for some time) Susan Berkely and The Great Voice Company - "The Voice of AT&T" is my US mentor and coach. Secrets of the Masters - three day workshop with Jay Ginsberg (highly respected voice actor, producer and coach) and Susan Berkely, in West Palm Beach, March 2008. On-going voice and drama training with Priscilla Morris, LGSM, LLCM, LLAM (Hons), ALAM, PGCA, MSTSD. Communications and skills trainer for a variety of national and international corporations. Master of Arts degree in Human Relations Management, Post-grad diploma in Training and Training SEO copywriting. Community radio broadcaster. Actress and poet. Yoga and Reiki teacher My home studio:is equipped with: Steinberg C1/Sequel LE Rode NT1000 mic Home booth I record and edit tracks myself to produce a clean, well-organised piece that meets with the client's recording schedule or directions. I can add music and effects In addition I have the services of a degree level trained sound engineer for more complex work. I also use 3 studios locally all of which are equipped with a full commercial range of software including CoolEdit Pro: ISDN capabilities and full effects and sound libraries. I am a freelance creative writer, broadcaster and a student of European languages. I am qualified to teach Yoga and meditation, Reiki healing and I run an African drumming group. I have special interests in Latin dance, drumming, horseback riding and skiing. I am a qualified chef and have worked in hospitality and travel. I was a business and personal skills trainer for over 20 years and worked in England and Europe for such clients as Shell, Barclaycard, Hanson Quarry Products, Northern Foods Group - providing communcations auditing, training, recruitment, development and interviewing packages. My Master's dissertation covered the importance and effects of communcating positively within organisations and much of my work after this, was rooted in the learning from that. I can correctly pronounce words in French, Italian, Spanish and German, having proficiency in all these languages. I have lived in France, Australia, and the United States and travelled extensively in Asia and Europe.