Hygge is a Swedish word that means comfortable and cozy and Jennifer's voice brings it to the mic! Jennifer Brown, ordinary name but an extraordinary voice for your project you'll feel great about! Jennifer's voice has been compared to Alison Janney and Wendie Malik--easy to listen to all day long!
Jennifer Erin Brown is a voice actor with 10+ years of experience. She has worked on projects for Celebrity Cruises and Abbvie. Jennifer sounds caring and calm. Her voice is approachable, confident and intelligent.
Jennifer is a One Voice Award nominee 2019, Best International Talent, SOVA Award nominee 2020, Best Corporate Demo, SOVA Award nominee 2021, Best Spoken Word/Storytelling category, 2022.
20 + years on stage and musical theater.
Graduate, Del Mar Studios, VO Training Program and actively engaged in professional VO work
B.A., Theater, CSULA; ,
Regional Irene Ryan Scholarship Foundation,
regional nominee; Bank of America Achievement Award--Fine Arts;
Metropolitan Theaters Acting Scholarship, BYU Theater Arts Department Talent Award
home studio: Mic-Senheisser 416 shotgun; PC/Adobe Audition; Steinberg UR12 interface
Testimonials:
"We chose Jennifer because of her range of abilities as a voice over artist. It took very little time to recognize her other assets. She was very easy to work with, open to suggestions, willing to do needed revisions, and quickly answered our emails. In short, we recommend her highly."
"Jennifer was fantastic, thank you for everything!"
"Jennifer was fantastic to work with. She did a teleconference with use to allow us to provide some direct feedback during the recording session which was wonderful. Jennifer was also very flexible with the timeframe to record. We as the client had to push back our recording time twice due to alterations and Jennifer was quick to respond and accommodated the alterations."
"Very quick delivery and excellent voiceover."
"Flexible and great to work with!"
"Great work. Helped meet our short deadline."
"This was our second project with Jennifer. She did a fantastic job reading a rather lengthy and highly technical script. She has a warm and captivating voice that has proven to be effective for delivering e-learning content of technical nature. Her voice grabs attention and her delivery style brings focus to the topic at hand. It was such a pleasure working with her."
"WOW!!! What an outstanding voice talent! Jennifer has a proactive approach to handling projects from start to finish. She was timely in her responses and completed the job in record time. She has a refreshing, dynamic and engaging voice, exactly what we needed for our online video lecture. She is a pro and knows how to deliver the message to the intended audience with maximum impact. Thank you, Jennifer!"
Here's an informative list of some industry specific terms which might be helpful:
Commercial TV/Radio/Web:
Description: an advertising voiceover narration promotion or services, found on radio, TV, and online video ads for brand messaging and audio messaging
Tone: relatable, emphasis on selling elements with an authoritative voice, suitable tempo, persuasive tones, creating emotional resonance, excitement, sometimes adding ad-lib and good timing to target audience connection.
Character/Animation/Anime/Video Games:
Description: Distinct vocal style including animatics, animated or fictional characters in movies, TV shows, video games, and cartoons and delivered in dynamic ways.
Skills: Narrative storytelling in creating unique voices for characters with distinct personality and with expressive, emotional range and unique vocal identity. Such as Superheroes, Villains, Fantasy Creatures, Animals, Kids
Narration/Documentary:
Description: Using a voice artist to narrate documentaries, films, or video presentations.
Skills: Guiding the audience through content, providing context, background information, ambience and explanations in an appealing manner. Used in Nature documentary and Historical documentary, for example.
E-Learning:
Description: Recording audio content for educational and training materials.
Skills: Clear and engaging delivery, ability to convey information effectively.
Examples: Online courses, corporate training videos, educational apps and interactive learning narration.
Interactive Voice Response (IVR)/Telephony/Voice Mail/On-Hold:
Description: Using voice prompts to automate customer support systems.
Skills: Clear and concise delivery, ability to guide users through a system.
Examples: Phone menus, automated customer service systems.
Corporate/Business/Industrial:
Description: almost all large companies utilize in some way. Often to help train new employees or offer in depth tutorials/explanations for specific jobs; Corporate VO aids employees in being knowledgeable about their specific duties.
Examples: for presentations or announcements for the company either internally, at trade shows, conferences, or on their websites.
Trailer:
Description: teasers for various pieces of content giving the viewer a glimpse of what the full-length program is about. Once dominated by the ‘deep male voice’, trailers are now starting to finally represent the much-needed diversity in the category. Trailers can touch on any genre, be it comedy, drama, or documentary.
Promo/Imaging:
Description: The advertisements specifically promoting shows or segments in between them. If you’ve ever heard “Coming up next” or “Next Friday at 8” that is exactly what a promo is. Various networks use promos with voices that match the demographic of the program it promotes. In the past, promos were mostly a medium for television, but more recently promos now occupy networks YouTube channels
Announcer and/or Voice of God:
Description: there’s countless announcer voices all around us that you may not even think of. From the New York Subway PA Systems announcing, “Stand clear of the closing doors”, announcements at convention centers, to the mythical voice telling you to turn off your phone at the Theatre.
Political:
Description: Political voice-overs are advertisements for political campaigns on TV, the radio, the internet, and any promotional work that requires an authoritative voice to persuade their target audience.
Medical Narration:
Description: a specialized voiceover genre that involves delivering information related to healthcare, medical, and pharmaceutical content, requiring clear, professional, and engaging delivery of complex medical terminology and concepts.
Explainer Videos/Mobil/Websites:
Description: the narration or commentary that accompanies the visuals, explaining a product, service, or concept, often used to convey information in a clear and captivating way.
Audiobooks:
Description: the process of recording a person's voice reading a book aloud, often with the goal of creating an engaging listening experience for the audience. The goal is to bring the story to life for listeners, allowing them to "hear" the book instead of reading it.
Skills needed: the ability to read fluently, maintain vocal stamina, and potentially differentiate voices for different characters.
Dubbing/ADR:
Description: the process of replacing the original audio track of a film, television show, or other media with a different language version, ensuring that the new audio is synchronized with the lip movements of the actors on screen thru software such as Voice Q
Pre-Lay:
Description: means recording or preparing audio elements (music, sound effects, etc.) in advance and at the correct time code locations on a master format, without regard to final levels or mixing.
Convenient availability. Broadcast-quality home Studio, and Source Connect and IPDTL equipped.
Email jenniferbrownvo@cox.net or visit jenniferbrownvo.com. She's worked with clients such as Celebrity Cruises, AbbVie and Lockheed Martin.
Jennifer will turn-around your project quickly, sometimes same day, depending on length of script. Pricing based on standard, non-union guidelines. Broadcast-level home studio quality. Jennifer will give you an extraordinary result!