Jane Longhurst

Australian English including broad Australian ('strine'!) and neutral Australian, English from upper class to cockney, New Zealand, Scandinavian, Scottish, Irish.

From voicing 'Tell Me A Story' radio plays for Australian Broadcasting Corporation in the 1980's as a teenager to playing a Rhinoceros Beetle in a forthcoming children's cartoon series, my voice over career is typically diverse and a key area of my expertise. A professionally trained actress (Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Australia), I have worked consistently in the past twenty years predominantly in retail reads for television and radio for both metro and regional markets. Increasingly I have been employed to voice narration for documentaries (ABC TV's Compass program - 'Bali High Wedding', 2011), online environmental advocacy campaigns and as a broadcaster with Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Whilst living in Japan (1999-2001) I was employed by Nintendo to provide voice tracks for video games destined for the North American video market and have provided character voices for comedy series for Austereo and a forthcoming international cartoon series. Variety is the spice of life! Bachelor of Art in Dramatic Arts, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Australian (1988 - 1990) One day workshop with Australian voice over coach, Abbe Holmes, Melbourne Australia, 2010 Casual presenter with Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Local Radio) 2010 - - I have my own studio with a Technica microphone, Digidesign interface and MacBook Air laptop. I have used ProTools to record mono audio tracks and currently use Reaper for this purpose. I have worked in the performing arts industry and allied creative industries for over twenty-five years and as such bring a wealth of experience, (including life experience!) to my professional work. I have also worked as a freelance copywriter and have had an extensive career working in television, theatre and radio as a professional actress.