Jayne Marie Smith

Pop - Jazz - R&B Singer, Marilyn Monroe singing impersonator, and a Female Rapper, Little Girl: Urban age 8 - 13, Warm Bright Professional Mainstream 20-something Female: with no distuinguishable ethinic or regional markers, Classy Professional Urban Midwest Female 25-35 yr old: with no distinguishable regional markers, Ghetto Urban Midwest Female voice - Definitely urban/ ghetto without specific regional markers, Ghetto East Coast Urban Female: A little Philly + A little Jersey and a whole lotta hip-hop, Soft or Edgy Southern Belle: Oozing of southern hospitality charm, Professional Southern Female: Professional Urban or Mainstream with hints of Southern accents, Nondescript European Female: That "far away" European voice with no identifiable orgin, Nondescript British accent: You know it's British but you just don't know what type, Passable Autralian accent: If Crocodile Hunter was a woman, West Indies accent: A quick call to my Jamaican family in Toronto and you've got 1 authetic sounding accent, Surprisingly passable Irish accent: Lucky and Charming,

I do both voiceovers and voice acting, with or without accents, I can also do storytelling, poetry and dramatic readings. Because of my versitility, I do an equal amount of mainstream and urban work. I've worked in COMMERICAL and RADIO production for 8 years with small agencies, large radio companies and independently. I've produced radio shows, engineered and acted in a RADIO DRAMA, and served for 3 years as COPYWRITER and voice talent for CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO where I lent my skills to 7 different formatted stations (Hip-hop to Country, Rock to Smooth Jazz, Gospel to Pop) in Detroit and nationwide. I've written and done voiceovers for television, and imaging for a southern radio station as well. Additionally, my copywriting and production have earned me awards and a position twice as finalist in a national commercial contests for radio. I'm also an award winning poet, a trained singer, and a trained stage actress. Theatrical Training: Martin Luther King High School (Detroit) Drama 1, Advanced Drama, Award-winning Drama troop, 1996 - 1998 Professional Vocal (Singing) Training: Spring Arbor University for Vocal Training, 2000 Spring Arbor University: Major - Sociology, Minor Communications, 1999 - 2001 Commerical Writing, Production, and Voiceovers: Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts, 2001 Commerical Production Internship: Melodic Sounds Productions (Detroit), 2001 ProTools Training: One Word Productions, LLC (Southfield) 2001/02 San Francisco Film School: Film and Commercial Writing, Production, and Editing, 2015- 2016 Additional Copywriting and Creative Training: Clear Channel University feat. Dick Orkin and the Radio Ranch; Roy H. Williams the Wizard of Ads; and the Clear Channel Creative Service Group I have 24 hour access to 4 different studios, I can produce on my own as well as with in house producers. Studio 1: Adobe Audition 1.5, MXL directional condenser Mic Studio 2: Protools 7.3, Akg Mic & At4044 Studio 3: Adobe Audition, Shure Mic Studio 4: Protools 7.4, Akg Mic I'm also a skilled (non-linear) video editor. I use Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Final Cut X