Candy Preston

Accents: South African, Afrikaans, British posh, British Cockney, American Standard, American New York, American Southern, American Californian, Australian, Irish.

Training: Performers Certificate Trinity College of London 2001 Associate Drama Teacher Trinity College of London 2002 LAMDA Licentiate Performers Certificate London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art 2003 Experience: o 2007 – 2011 – Producer at CV Africa / 1Africa )African Radio Station o 2009 – 2012 – Owner of Cherish Productions, a wedding videography company. 2009 - Current - Voice over artist • ‘Semi-Monde’ by Noel Coward , Played ‘Inez’ featured actress – Waterfront Theatre School directed by Delia Sainsbury • ‘Down To Earth’ written and directed by Paul West, Played ‘Laura’ lead actress, Cape Town • ‘The Poor That ‘Elps The Poor.’ , ‘Mrs. H’ supporting actress – Waterfront Theatre School directed by Robyn Napier, Cape Town • Live recording of an international Vineyard album, ‘You Will Remain.’ Lead singer & keyboardist, recorded at Newsong Festival, Hartenbos, Western Cape. Label: Vineyard Music SA ASIN: B0001FLSUA • ‘Songs by Jeanette’ Soloist on the album. 2003 • Demand rerun of “Down to Earth” written and directed by Paul West, lead actress, Cape Town • “Blameless” organised with a team from Scotland, Soloist – Cape Town 2004 • Will Young for 19 Management’s 19th Birthday Gala Concert held at the Royal Albert Hall, Backing vocalist. 2005 • ‘The Boyfriend’ for Company MK, United Kingdom, Played ‘Hortense’, featured actress, directed by Alison Purcell 2007 • Released first 12 track solo Album entitled ‘Dreams’ • Voice over work for various e-tv cell phone ring commercials 2009 • Blue Route Mall advertisement voiceover 2009 with Wordwise Digital 2018 • Jabu’s Jungle episode voiceover of a ‘Secret agent Civet’ featured voice. 2019 • 4 000 word voice over for an audio tour in a museum delivered in a Dublin Irish accent for in the United States with Creative Digital Productions. • 49 000 word audio book of Peter Pan for Peter Shevel. • Many voice overs in various accents for various clients around the world. I am a Mezzo-Soprano / Soprano singer and my range is D3 to B6. Equipment: Scarlett 2i2 USB audio interface, condenser microphone, vocal booth in a fully foamed professional studio, Cubase LE AI Elements.