Josephine Varret

accents : German, English, Belgian , French ! Southern French, Countryside French , Swiss French , Suburban French , Aristocratic French , ... Characterizations : cartoon animals : rats , hippos , mice , ducks , dogs ... and fairies, witches, dragons, phantoms ...

I have been working in FG DJ Radio Station in Paris , recording commercials and promos since March, 2007. Many other stations ask for my voice often , thats why I have my home studio now. I work from home for most of these radio stations. My voice was chosen for a Big Art Exhibition in Grenoble in June, 2007. I did several teenage voices for the French version of a documentary for Imagine Studios, here, in Paris. It was broadcast on the Arte Channel in France, Germany , and in other countries ! I have also been the voice for E-learnings and trainings for companies such as FNAC (Books, DVDs, computer+ electronic equipment, etc. ) or SNCF (train transportation company) , etc. After working for hold-on messages , I had to do comedy duets for a famous store called Leroy Merlin in a similar style as the TV show " Un Gars, Une Fille" ! Since I started, I have been fortunate to do various types of recordings such as announcements for the highway transportation system in the South of France, commercials for restaurants in the Paris area , comic scenes for a web site in 2004 , Christmas and New Year messages for shops , a narrative film for Columbia University in 2005 , voices for plays, promos for famous DJ concerts or CDs ... I have had training in acting since I was a teenager. My first performance was in The Taming of the Shrew , when I was 18 . Then I continued my studies at the Conservatoire de Boulogne Billancourt where I obtained diplomas in Harp, Singing , Musical Formation, Analysis, Music History and Chamber Music. During that time I went to the University la Sorbonne to study music and took dramatic master classes directed by Jean Renaud Garcia in Paris. I received the highest ranked diploma in graduating class in Dance Class Musical Instruction and Instrumental Class Musical Instruction enabling me to teach in any conservatory in France. I was chosen to play in the theatre company " le Studio- Théatre d'Asnières" and performed in more than 6 shows with them.I also played with other companies in various types of plays from Molière , Labiche , Pagnol , Feydeau , Offenbach , Purcell ...I have been acting on stages as well known as Salle Gaveau, le Chateau de Versailles , le Théatre des Champs Elysées , ... I played, sang and taught , all at the same time , and added to my voice education by going to numerous workshops ! There ,for more than 6 months, I trained very hard with Lorenzo Pancino in his voice school to improve my vocal abilities . All of this led to success in commercial castings ! My home studio is based in Paris. I use an AKG microphone and Protools (Recording Software). I have been training my voice since I was a child -singing in choirs ( often the solo parts ) as a middle-soprano. My parents and I lived in Baltimore for one year during that time. I learned to speak English there. I was 10 years old. Singing was my first overwhelming desire at that time. When we returned to France, I developed a strong talking voice because I needed it to act as well as to teach and to sing better. I have had a lot of experience in acting and singing , having acted in films made by young directors, and playing on many stages. In addition, I still perform in a wide range of concerts from Baroque to sacred works to Broadway songs; However my principle activitie is recording voices, which I love doing.