Mimi Barker

Vast array of animation characters, excellent accent/dialect matching.

"It's all in the family"... Granddaughter to the "Grrrrrrrrreat" Thurl Ravenscroft (Original Voice for Tony the Tiger), I grew up knowing "voice" was the life behind, in, and through the world around me. With "Papa's" voice echoing through the movies, songs, and commercials of my childhood - My imagination was sparked to hear and create the characters, tones, inflections, and stories within my own voice. Cultivating this passion through dinner table conversations, school plays (where I wanted to be the narrator), and live poetry readings, led to days (and nights) in the sound booth watching great directors and audio engineers, listening to what made "voice", live! After a childhood of listening, in my early 20's it was time to launch my own career... actually it was more like a racehorse at the gate that just needed to run the track! (All puns intended)... I was anxious to record everything! I approached local businesses and offered to record their phone systems, reached out to student animators and offered to do scratch recordings, and connected with non-profits to offer hostings and narrations to their presentations. This was my foundation. Continuing to build on that foundation, I have since been the voice of children's toys, national and international commercials, industrials, PSA's, non-profits, educational pieces, video game heroes and villains, mothers, daughters, narrators, the 'girl you can trust', the 'bargain hunter', the 'tutorial', the 'pitch', and numerous animated creatures and characters. With extensive classical vocal training - I have studied opera under Master Andrew Boetner, been a student of Kalmenson and Kalmenson, Marc Grau, and Thurl Ravenscroft. Classically trained in Shakespherian Theatre by John Jake Gardner. Improv comedy through Upright Citizens Brigade, with numerous ongoing workshops and masterclasses. In addition to preforming, I direct and coach VO. Rode NTK Tube Mic, Behringer x32 rack mixer, iMac, working on Logic Pro, ISDN, ipDTL, Source Connect. Strong improvisational skills, comedic background - Ability to write copy and/or collaborate on projects - Director - Public Speaking - Teleprompter - Live Performance - Actor