I WORK IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY AS A(N)
Voice Actor, Copy Writer, Voiceover Coach, Vocal Coach, Linguist, Dialect Coach, Speech-Language Interpreter
HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE
Raised on a working cattle ranch on the edge of the Badlands, and first introduced to acting at The Yale Summer Drama Program, I've since studied voice with Will Lebow, Cynthia Songe (@ Sue Blu/Blupka), Patsy Rodenburg (Sir Ian McKellan & Dame Judi Dench's vocal coach), and at the National Voice Intensive. Over the past 15 years, I've brought to life tons of animated characters for Humongous/Atari, Microsoft, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in addition to working on regional (Colorado Lottery) and national ads (AOL) both behind the mic and in front of the camera in both Spanish and English. On stage, I've been anyone from a pregnant West Texan to a manic Meryl Streep. Currently, I'm working on writing both a short film and a feature, exploring cross-cultural and gender constructs, and the short IFP Spotlight Award-Winning project I had a supporting role in, "Betty", which investigates mental illness, just premiered as a work-in-progress to exceptionally positive reviews in Seattle.
Rep'd by talented Tom @ VoX in LA, jazzy Julie @ Real People, devine Diane @ aRia, and inCredible Kathleen @ Donna Baldwin...
RECENTLY BOOKED PROJECTS
Sarah Palin in "Sarah Palin's Secret Diary" audiobook by Joey Green, fabulously satirizing the life and times of Alaska's most famous femme fatale.
Latina Super Mentor & employee for an eLearning Module with
Breakthrough Performance Tech, LA.
Latina narration for the Maya Biosphere Reserve non-profit documentary with Mannic Media, NYC.
Narration for "Water for Life" non-profit, KampGrizzly.
T-Mobile in-house promos as mulitiple-accented characters, KampGrizzly.
LANGUAGES
Spanish - Latin American Neutral, Castilian (Iberian). Fluent.
English - North American with multiple dialects/accents. Fluent.
Catala and Arabic. Basic morpho-phonological understanding.
Polish. Basic morpho-phonological understanding.
VOICE DESCRIPTION
Fresh. Refined. Spicy, Casual, Natural, 20-30-something. Bilingual Gen X-er with Shakespearean stage training. Boisterous laughs. Bloodcurdling screams. Young mom. Characters galore. Kids voices - from rambunctious boys to tween girls.
DIALECTS, Character voices and vocal impressions
Think: Meryl Streep. New York, New Jersey, Long Island, Yiddish-accented. Boston, Mainer, Georgia Peach, West Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, SoCal surfer, skater, Valley Girl, Mid-West (Fargo), Sarah Palin, Julia Child, Ethel Merman, Weird Female version of Christopher Walken, Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek, East Indian, Latina, Hispanic, Oglala Lakota - from boys to female adults (Indian/Native American/First Nation), Italian, German, French, Swedish, Russian, Various Spanish - Newyorrican. Various Slavic. Marisa Tomei in "My Cousin Vinny". Margaret Cho's mom. Japanese school girls.
VOICES I AM ABLE TO PERFORM
Senior Female, Middle Age Female, Young Adult Female, Teenage Boy, Teenage Girl, Child Male, Child Female, Baby
AUDIO DELIVERY METHOD
FTP, AIF, MP3, WAV
EQUIPMENT
MBox PreAmp
ProTools v. 7.4.2 (newest)
MacBook Pro, running on OS 10.5.4 (latest)
Shure PG 57 / MXL 990 Mic
Partner with world class Seattle studios for any additional engineering needs.
Comments
Thanks for the lovely birthday wishes everyone!
Hi Michelle,
Wishing you the very best, Happy Birthday!!! Enjoy.
Best Regards,
Happy Birthday Michelle! I hope you have a wonderful day!
Hi Michelle:
In honor of your birthday, I sat down and wrote you a
song. Here are the lyrics . . . .”This is your Birthday Song,
It isn’t very long . . . “ And many more . . . !
Bob . . . at . . . http://Noblevoices.com - Orlando, FL
Because it's your birthday I sat down and wrote you a special song. Here are the lyics: "This is your birthday song . . . .it isn't very long . . . "
And many more! Bob
Where's the party???
:)
dan
Welcome to Voiceover Universe! You'll meet some old friends and make some new ones around here!
I hope you'll check out and join a group called MARKETING FOR FUN AND PROFIT. It's a group dedicated to discussing ways we can market ourselves - what works; what doesn't. You’ll find some very interesting ideas and concepts there! And we would appreciate your input. Click here for the link: MARKETING FOR FUN AND PROFIT!
Thanks for your time! I trust our paths will cross soon!
Best to ya!
dan (daniel eduardo) hurst
www.danhurst.com
I just listened to your Sara Palin parody on the Lunatic Press site. Very funny stuff. I loved your Palin impression. I am hoping to market some parody type audio to some morning radio types soon. I do over 60 celebrity voices including Tom Brokaw, Brian Williams, Bob Schiefer. All would be good interviewers for your Palin character. Maybe we could put something together in the future if my idea takes off.
Take care, keep up the good work!
Best regards,
Jim Lueck
Celebrity Voice Impressionist
manofvoices.com
407-412-8298
Thanks so much for the warm welcome into the UNIVERSE. I believe we've actually been rep'd or are currently rep'd by some of the same folks across the country. I've certainly seen your name pop up quite a few times!
I'll check out all the info you've sent along, and look forward to both continued dialogue and success for all of us out here...
Warmest regards,
Michelle Thorsob