Jamie Rapaport

Southern, New York, British, Midwest

I graduated in 2014 with my Bachelors in Music with a focus on vocal performance. The voice has always been my passion, whether it be opera, musical theater, acting, or voice acting. When I moved to Los Angeles, I planned to pursue on camera acting and use my singing as a bonus to what I could offer as a performer. After completing the Art of Acting Summer Conservatory in Hollywood, I found myself at a bit of a crossroads as to what I wanted to do. I didn't love being on camera and I missed using my voice the way I had in college. When I took a trip to visit my mother in Nashville, TN, I signed up for a class with voice talent, Joe Loesch. It was a very beginner class, basically "What is Voice Over". I fell in love immediately. With Joe's help, I was able to get in contact with Anne Ganguzza, a voice talent from the Los Angeles area who specializes in commercial and narration. She helped me work with my equipment, what it means to be a voice actor, how to be a good voice actor, and how to use the skills I already had to bring me that much farther into the world of voice acting. Together we made a commercial demo and a narration demo. After working with Anne, I began taking many different workshops and classes to continue working on my craft. ・Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance - Penn State University ・Private Voice Over Coaching - Debi Derryberry (Animation), Anne Ganguzza (Commercial, E-Learning), Lisa Biggs (Toys, Mobile Apps, Kids E-Learning) ・GVAA Toys, Games, & Mobile Apps with Cristina Milizia ・GVAA Amazing Characters! Animation Voice Over Technique with MJ Lallo ・The Groundlings School - Intermediate and Beginner Improv ・Art of Acting Studio Summer Conservatory ・Conversational German (3 years of study, 5 months in Austria) ・IPA study - German, Latin, Italian, French Electro Voice RE20 Mic, Apogee Mic Steinberg ur22 Mk2 Twisted Wave