Melanie Haynes

Voice Description

Warm Rich Smooth Real Conversational Authoritative Futuristic Ethereal Sexy Pleasant Soft Compassionate Fun Upbeat Light Comedy Character Edgy Quirky

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Middle Age Female
• Senior Female

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, informercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• SAG (US)

• SaVoa

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Central Time Zone, Texas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British Scottish Irish French Southern Texas New York Society Matron Snob Rich Country Aunt Bea Mae West Edith Bunker

My Voice Experience

Political Commercials, Radio Commercials, Television Commercials, Corporate Narrations, Documentary, Training, E-learning, Character, Gaming, Avatars, Voice Actress, IVR, Telephone Messaging.

Whatever you need, Melanie Haynes is a seasoned, skilled female voice talent - announcer and voice actress with 25 years professional experience. She is a veteran of film, television, and theater who brings acting talents, versatility, intelligence, and a great voice to every voice over session! In person at your studio or via ISDN, phone patch, or on her own from her state of the art studio.

Her voiceovers include literally thousands of radio and television commercials, corporate narrations, tutorials, on hold, greetings voice mail, and IVR messages. Voice over styles including: professional and authoritative, warm and caring, bright and upbeat, quirky and fun, elegant, sensual and sexy. Character voices and dialects, too!

She is adept at very long technical reads - medical, IT, etc., recording as many as 30 pages daily per client with same day turnaround!

VOICE OVER CLIENTS INCLUDE:

MICROSOFT
COLGATE
FORD
COCA COLA
WILSON
EXXON-MOBILE
XEROX
TEXACO
MINUTE MAID
MARY KAY
KIRBY PAINT
NEIMAN MARCUS
CONOCO-PHILIPS
COMPAQ
HP
UNITED WAY
BMC
NASA
HALLIBURTON
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL
WEATHER KING
MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
US AIRWAYS
NASA
LEXMARK
BOEING
CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK
CHEVRON
CISCO SYSTEMS
NETG
RELIANT ENERGY
HARVARD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM
US AIR FORCE
US GOVERNMENT
BEAUTY CONTROL
SMU
VERITAS SOFTWARE
SHELL
WELCH AWARDS
AMERICAN GENERAL
MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCE
M.O.M.A.
AND MORE.....

TELEVISION PROGRAM VOICE OVER INCLUDES:

“ISAAC’S STORM”
Character Voices A&E/THE HISTORY CHANNEL

“THE HEROIC CENTURY”
Narrator MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, CBS

“SLAYERS EXCELLENT” (anime)
Various Characters, ADV Films



A Truly versatile female voice talent whether you're looking for an authoritative narrator, professional on hold voice, MOM, story teller, conversational dialogged, real person, wacky character or a warm, friendly, and caring neighbor!

FAST TURNAROUND !! DELIVERY IN ALL FORMATS! ISDN AND PHONE PATCH!

DEPENDABLE - EFFICIENT - EFFECTIVE - PROFESSIONAL !!

My Training

Bachelor's degree in Theater and English, U. of H. Studied with Sidney Berger, Cecil Pickett, Chris Wilson, Patsy Swayze, Cliff Osmond - and numerous other professional acting and voice over workshops as a student and a teacher!

My Studio Equipment

Microphone

Sennheiser MKH416 - P48
and Rode NT 1000

Computer & Software

PC

Special Equipment

ISDN Telos Zephyr
Phone Patch Telos One
Cool Edit, Gold Wave
dbx 286A mic preamp-processor
Behringer Mixer
Sound Proof Booth

Delivery Options
ISDN,FTP,EMAIL, PHONE PATCH,CD OVERNIGHT

Turnaround Time
24 Hours or Less!! OFTEN SAME DAY!

Additional Skills

Actress in theatrical Film, Television, and Stage as well as Commercials and Corporate Flms. Teacher and mother.

KUDOS/TESTIMONIALS for Voice Talent Melanie Haynes

"Thanks for the great work and quick turnaround." - Craig Columbus,Altridian Networks

"Thanks for the continued excellent service!" - Chad Brannon,Lathian Systems

"You were a hit with the NASA people at a recent conference" - Harvard Medical School

"Wow,What great service. I've been telling everyone at Clear Channel about your site. Melanie is awesome" - John Bell

"Awesome, thank you so much Melanie, its perfect. Thank you for your prompt replies and help in getting this done as quickly as possible also" - Joe Thompson,TMS

"Wanted to tell you that it was a pleasure working with you! It's nice to have a quality talent to work with." -Terry Brown,Primedia

"You have a great voice and have done wonderful work for us. We have appreciated the quick turnaround time and flexibility you have demonstrated in meeting our needs." - Melanie Marrtinez,Hold Plus

"After publishing the recordings on our system, I just wanted to let you know that I think the quality was superb and I just wanted to say thanks once more for the quick turn-around."- Mark J. Sauer, Global Customer Solutions

"The program came out great,and we enjoyed working with you very much. Everyone has been commenting on the great narration" - Jon McDonald,WideScreen Digital

"I just got off the phone with the producer of the TV spot and everyone involved says that you nailed it so well, it was a finished product. Incredible audition! Thank you for making me look so good!" - John, Winking Bull Productions

"These are perfect!!! Thank you...thank you!!" - Jeff, Production Director, WRBS

"How can you improve on perfection?! Great job!" - Dr. Stuart Atkins, Business Consultants Network, Inc.

"Thanks for the files! I just listened to all of them and they sound great." – Matt, Comcourse

"LOVELY, LOVELY, LOVELY! Thank you so much Melanie. As you guys say: 'You nailed it!'" – Dan, Human Wisdom

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Wire transfers

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