A lot of the VO work I have done has been for college projects. I have taken many Sound Design, Studio Recording, and Critical Listening classes to perfect my technique of recording. Linguistics and writing/English classes have improved my diction and vocabulary. These skills are then applied to VO's. I have recorded my voice for sound-for-picture projects, including complete overhauls of an "Iron Man" trailer, an excerpt from "Pretty Little Liars," and an excerpt from the "Looney Toons." I record my voice often for musical endeavors, such as duets, a capella music, and other personal projects.
Education:
University of Rochester: Audio and Music Engineering (ant. 2015).
Coloratura Soprano Opera Lessons: Kathryn Guthrie Demos, one year.
No Jackets Required Musical Performance Group (three years).
Sound Design: radio spots, soundscapes, sound-for- picture. Performed voice overs for multiple sound-for-picture projects, including “Pepper Potts” for a complete redesign of an “Iron Man” trailer.
Studio Recording: recorded string quartet to tape, vocal, guitar, a capella groups, and piano via digital formatting. Knowledge of microphone usage, patterns, and placement.
Music Theory Knowledge (four years)
Eastman School of Music Private Lessons (two years)
Two Separate Studios:
Studio A: 36 channel Korg mixing board
Studio B: 48 channel D Control mixing board
Each studio has a pair large Quested monitors, a Mac tower, Pro Tools, Logic.
Studio A: Mara tape machine from the 60s, subwoofer, compressor.
Studio B Boxes: compressors, limiters, effects (including Waves bundle, guitar plug-ins, and others (list available upon request).
Microphones:
Matched pair of KM 184s, Matched pair of AKG 414s, Neumann TLM 103 (favorite microphone), telefunken u-47, Shure sm 57-58, Sennheiser e609, EV Drum mic Kit, Bock 241 tube, Shure KSM44.
Extraneous: pop filters, DI, headphone monitors.
Critical Listening: trained to listen for boosts and cuts in music, plotting stereo spectrum, and picking out extraneous noise present in audio tracks for removal (for example, unwanted hums, fricatives, harsh sibilants, pops, white noise).
Linguistics: phonetic articulation, acoustics, and phonology.
Perfect Pitch
Primarily interested in sound for Video Games. Jazz and alternative singer.