Shayr Guthrie has been a professional voice talent for more than 10 years and has been privileged to work on major accounts with such clients as HGTV, Macy's, Cartoon Network, Discovery Channel, Coca-Cola, BellSouth, Verizon Wireless, Hampton Inn, Chevrolet and many more. Shayr has voiced hundreds of commercials, promos, on-hold messages, industrials and narration projects.
Prior to her voice-over career, Shayr worked in Hollywood, appearing in TV shows including Beverly Hills 90210, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Life Goes On and Ferris Bueller with Jennifer Aniston.
Shayr has studied acting and voice-overs with Shay Griffin, Ted Brunetti, Mike Pniewski, Jimmy Bohr, Tom Capps, Bobby Hoffman, Shari Rhodes and Atlanta's Alliance Theater.
Marshall MXL Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone with Behringer mic pre and console. Pro Tools LE with DigiDesign Audiomedia III card. MP3, WAV and FTP upload capability.
Also have access to ISDN studio with Neumann U-87, Focusrite mic pre, Telos Zephyr ISDN codec, and phone patch.
Clients often remark about Shayr's uncanny ability to interpret copy, emphasize all the right points and nail the timing, all in the first take or two. This has earned her the nickname "One Take Wonder". She also takes direction well, crafting the read based on client feedback.
Shayr has taught hundreds of voice-over classes and workshops and is a regular featured speaker at The Company Acting Studio.