Kathy Poelker

The accents I can perform include: English North American Polish Spanish Characterizations I can perform include: Young child Baby Ditsy blonde Animal character voices (several) Sexy, silly older woman Russian Countess Italian Mamma none

Kathy Poelker is one of the founders of Windy City Voice Talents located in Chicago IL, where she is also currently a Vocal Technique Coach. Kathy is represented by DeSanti Talents, Inc. in Chicago IL,ASE Management in Atlanta GA, and Lori Lins Ltd. in Milwaukee, Chicago, and Madison WI. Kathy Poelker is a voiceover artist, copywriter, and jingle writer. Kathy's warm, crystal clear voice brings a special touch of class and elegance to her voice over work. Clients and voiceover coaches have described Kathy's voice as "versatile, sophisticated, smooth, genuine, trustworthy, articulate, caring, and strong" which makes her voice appropriate for a wide variety of genre and voice over projects. This includes commercials, radio, TV, eLearning, narrations, industrials, children's books, IVR, websites, and audiobooks. Kathy is also experienced in broadcast marketing and robocall advertising. A lifelong vocalist and musician, Kathy also uses her musical talents at Windy City Voice Talents to write and record jingles. She has directed and created projects in both English and Spanish for notable corporations including Sylvania and American Drug Stores. In addition to voiceovers for radio and TV, Kathy's voice has been enjoyed by young and old alike through her years of singing, writing, and recording work for young children. In the early career years following her studies at Northwestern University, Kathy Poelker founded Look At Me Productions, Inc. where she writes, records, and publishes children's educational music CDs and books used by teachers and programs throughout the United States and internationally. Kathy is a popular, motivational Keynote speaker who addresses early childhood teachers and professionals at conferences and programs throughout the country. Her music has won an ASCAP Popular Award every year for 24 consecutive years from 1988 through 2012. She has written and recorded over 150 songs for children in three languages, and her voice over work includes narrations for two complete series of children's sing-along/read-along books. When you're ready to hire your next female voiceover talent, call Kathy at 847-404-8567. She will be happy to discuss your project details and suggest the kind of vocal sound you're looking for! Let Kathy be YOUR next voice! Recent Clients Include: Movie Trailer for "The Conjuring" Radio Ad - "Titus Sardines" Citibank - Polish IVR Grand Teton Association -"A Pika's Tail" Audiobook for iPad College Finance Center - Radio Ad Google Play- "A Is For App" Android Intro Sawaya Law Firm - Mirena IUD Radio Ad Travel Iowa.Com - Iowa Travel Guide Marshfield Clinics "Bariatric Radio Ad" - Creative Communication & Design Laureate Education - Educational Online Training Course Alliance Affiliated Equities Corporation - Investment Training/Information/Marketing Promotional Sawaya Law Firm - Radio Ad Roomlinx - Web Marketing/Training Video Nexus Programs - "Free Rudy Dean" Political Radio Spot Nexus Programs - IVR FarFaria - Children's Story Narrations Filipp's Music Team - Videogame Main Characters "Whispers" Day Street Productions - Corporate Video Intro. UNI (University of Northern Iowa) - 4 Radio Spots Bernard Levine - Audiobook "Best of Bernard Levine" Continuity Products - National TV Commercial -Diet Pill Hellman Group - Cedar Falls utility Radio Commercial Prime Media/3 Dimension Films - TV narrations Rahi TV - TV Commercials Walden University - "Audio Therapist" Project Jefferson City - Political Ads -High 5 Comuncations Marshfield Clinics - Creative Communication & Design ISMIE Mutual Insurance - E-Learning narration Laureate Education - E-learning narration Argosy University - E-learning narration for web animation Hawthorn Publishers - Children's Educational Audiobooks Willow Creek Church - Video narration Tommy's Red Hots - Commercial, Telephony On- Hold & IVR Look At Me Productions - Telemarketing/IVR Rush Hour Media - Telemarketing/IVR/Commercial ** Northwestern University, Evanston IL -B.Mus. Ed (voice major, piano/organ minor) & Post Graduate Studies ** Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University - Vocal coaching/performance ** Julie Williams - Voice Over Coaching, Demo,& Master Class ** Such A Voice - VO Coaching, Demos & Master Class with Lisa Foster, Brian Thon, Jody Peterson ** Edge Studio - Audiobooks VO Coaching with Carol Monda ** Such A Voice - VO Coaching with Anne Ganguzza ** Melody Jones - VO Coaching, NYC ** Talon Beeson - VO Coaching, CA ** David Banks - ProTools/sound Engineer Coaching, Energy Command Studios Special Vocal Skills: Vocal solo and background vocals and/or ensemble Public speaking Copywriting Musical jingles (write, perform, record) I have a digital studio with the following state-of-the art equipment: * Microphones: Rode NT1A Condenser, Shure * Computers: MAC, PC * Special Equipment: Avid's ProTools Software; Avid/Digidesign's M-box series of digital audio interfaces,Yamaha Studio Headphones,J K Audio's Digital Hybrid phone patch products, HP Servers and digital data connections from AT&T Your files can be delvered to you by Email, Mail, or FTP in the following formats: * MP3 * AIFF * WAV * CD * FTP My turnaround time from the time I receive your project details and final script is typically 24-48 hours. My work in my business has included the following in my office and the recording studio: a combination of many things, including writing, recording, performing, voice acting, publicizing, marketing, public speaking and consulting to agencies, schools, programs, and groups throughout the US and internationally, directing, and selling. I have recorded my original children's music and the complementary voice overs for two series of children's read-along/sing-along books, "Rhythms to Reading! Musical Big Book Series" and the "Look At Me Sing and Read! Musical Big Book Series. These products were produced and published over a period of years as their different translations were created. Both series of books were published in English and Spanish versions. The "Rhythms to Reading" series was also published in Hmong. My educational products are well respected in the educational field and have been selected by major corporations to promote early literacy, health, and wellness. I'm honest, have a strong work ethic, and take direction extremely well. My goal is to provide my clients with the best possible voice over product and to develop a long-lasting client relationship. I'm always willing to go the extra mile to turn out the best project ever! Let's discuss your next voice over project!