Donna Burke

posh Australian, Nicole Kidman accent, Cate Blanchett tone, outback farmer Australia, young, giggly teenager, UK accent, Posh UK, Estuary UK, Emma Thompson UK, American, Irish, French

Does she love the sound of her own voice? Um.. yes she does! Donna is a narrator and actor whose announcements can be heard on the famous Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train, Northwest Airlines Japanese business lounges, NHK Specials and NHK Bilingual News. Donna’s warm voice is in demand for NHK documentaries, one of which won the silver medal in 2007 at the New York Television Festival for Climate in Crisis Part One. In April of this year Donna became a member of the Tokyo improv comedy group Spontaneous Confusion. Donna is the voice of Raising Heart in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Yuko in Strange Dawn, the Celtic narrator for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Angela in Silent Hill 2 and the mad Claudia in Silent Hill 3. Speech and Drama and Media studies degree in Teaching @ Edith Cowan University Perth Australia 1984 Trained Opera singer Released 4 albums and reknowned singer and lyricist. Complete works see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Burke Speaker Siggraph 2009 Yokohama Tips on successful voice recording Anime Fair 2010 Tips on successful voice recording Australian Embassy 2010 Why the Australian accent is good Waicon Anime Fair Perth 2011 • Furman Headphone Distributor HDS-6 • Furman Personal Headphone mixer HR-6 • Yamaha HS 50M monitor speakers • Microphone AKG C414 B-XL • Microphone Neumann KMS (105 X 2) • Mike pre-amp: Focusrite ISA One (X 2) • Compressor AMEK 9098 CL • Protools 8 & Digidesign 003 • Sennheiser studio headphones HD 280 • Sony Studio Headphones • Mackie 'Big Knob' studio command system • Whisperroom Enhanced Soundbooth with silent ventilation system. I'm the founder of Dagmusic and have been working with clients like NHK (Japan's national broadcaster) Dentsu, music production companies for TV commercials, gamesoft companies and anime companies since 1999.