Noggin and Nickelodean
Fox Network
Peter Pan Entertainment
Goodwill Retail Stores
Comcast
Monsanto
Tyco
Auburn University
Tumbleweed Restaurants
Predators (NHL)
Tennessee Pride Sausage
Purity Milk
Titans (NFL)
Bridgestone/Firestone
Vanderbilt University
DCI Wireless
Sparrow Music Group
LifeWay
Encore Azaeleas
Raising Cane's Chicken
AudioCinema
Missions to the World
Teddy Ruxpin
AFLAC
Audible.com
Penguin Publishing
xm Satellite Radio
General Electric
Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters
Orbitz
Preferred Tax Relief
Phizer
Pied Piper series, puppeteer and character vocalist with the nationally renowned Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Radio & TV commercial and promotional spot writer & producer.
My first real experimentation
with character voice artistry began in fifth grade,
when I "toured" the classroom Christmas party circuit
with my Foster Brooks imitation.
After earning a B.S. in Mass Communications,
I worked afternoon drive at an AM station.
It was here, as the only commercial producer,
that I developed a full roster of vocal characterizations.
Subsequent work at a video production company
specializing in puppetry gave me further opportunities
to stretch my vocal chords.
I've been privileged to do character voice work for three
Grammy-winning children's producers,
as well as character and VO for several
regional and national Emmy and Addy producers.
Here's what clients have to say:
"We thought you had a great intuitive understanding of and skill with the emotional subtleties in the delivery of the lines."
--New View Productions
"Hiring Melba is like hiring 10 professional voiceover talents with one phone call. She has so many voices! Super easy to work with and always top notch work!"
--DTC Communications
"I love that your voice is capable of cutting through the other clutter on the radio."
--Zimmerman & Partners
"Melba is AWESOME and very accomodating. I will DEFINATELY use her talents again - and again!"
--SillsTek
"We have gotten very positive feedback on your voice - the velvet glove around the steel fist."
--Zorthos Productions
"You sound marvelous!"
--Brand Equity
"You did a spectacular job, and we will certainly keep your name on our “Call First” list for future projects."
--PulsePoint
Projects recorded in 16 or 24 bit wav:
Acoustically-treated VO booth with 12 track Korg digital recorder, mixer and editor with very quiet RODE wide diaphragm, condenser studio mic on spider shock mount.
Other editing software and equipment used for rough custom auditions: USB condenser mic and Wavepad, Audacity or Soundforge.
Conversion capabilities for final delivery in: wav, mp3, wma, aiff, ogg, etc. FTP, my secure project site, audio CD, or files burned to CD or DVD.
Have access to ISDN off-site at an affiliated studio at cost. One day notice required.
Professional puppeteer, actor, comedy and character improvisation.
Ad copy and script writing -- comedic, serious and technical.