I WORK IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY AS A(N)
Voice Actor
HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE
BA in Broadcast News; Funk/Rock/Soul Musician turned voiceover actress; first big job was a 2-yr contract in 2003 as the main promo voice of Nick Jr. [Nickelodeon]--which by the way, landed me an agent!; FIRST DEMO was created by ripping ad copy out of magazines and recording it dry w/o music bed & praying I would book my first gig before unemployment ran out, lol ; HARDEST JOBS (1.) Maintaining composure and overcoming nervous energy while working as the Live Announcer ('05 & '06) at VH1's Hip Hop Honors and UNCF's Evening of Stars Tribute to Lionel Richie ('09) and Patti Labelle ('08) (2). having the stamina/focus required to narrate a one-hr hr documentary on VH1; MOST FUN JOB(s)-- Voice of Mama Bear on an episode of "GO DIEGO GO!", Voicing police dispatch character in Need for Speed Undercover video game & and motion capture actor for multiple female characters in Midnight Club LA; JOB I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE I BOOKED-- Old Navy SuperModelquins campaign, & 2yr. contract as female Promo Voice of KNTV/NBC-11 San Francisco; JOB I REALLY WISH I'D BOOKED BUT I DIDN'T-- Family Guy (my favorite show), voice of Cleveland's wife for one episode :( ...I still wake up some nights in tears, lol; JOB I AUDITIONED FOR FOREVER BEFORE I FINALLY BOOKED-- McDonald's ; VOICEOVER GOALS-- character voice in an animated movie or cartoon series, to voice a blockbuster movie trailer, and to voice a commercial campaign for high-end automobile
RECENTLY BOOKED PROJECTS
-Voice of MAMA BEAR in "GO DIEGO GO!"'s 'Fiercest Animals' episode.
-Voice of MICHELLE, the OLD NAVY- SUPERMODELQUIN, TV/RADIO/WEB / IN-STORE Campaign
-LIVE ANNOUNCER for AN EVENING OF STARS: TRIBUTE TO LIONEL RICHIE .. (airing 2010)
- Voice of POLICE DISPATCH in EA Sports' NEED FOR SPEED :UNDERCOVER video game
-Motion capture model for main female character & various others in Rock Star Games' MIDNIGHT CLUB:LOS ANGELES video game
LANGUAGES
American English
VOICE DESCRIPTION
-Edgy, hip, real, cool, upbeat, urban, caring, confident, serious, sassy
-Range from 18-40
-Versatility that enables me to voice projects ranging from NBC promos to Nickelodeon cartoon promos to narrating documentaries and live announcing...and even more !
DIALECTS, Character voices and vocal impressions
natural Southern, NYC urban, valley girl
VOICES I AM ABLE TO PERFORM
Middle Age Female, Young Adult Female, Teenage Girl, Child Male, Child Female
AUDIO DELIVERY METHOD
ISDN, FTP, AIF, MP3, WAV
EQUIPMENT
ProTools 7.1 (Mbox), MXL V69 Mic, Common Sense & My Sense of Humor
Comments
LWB
pssst... I think 6 months must be some kind of new record or something... I could be mistaken but do I believe I hear Mr Guinness calling ...:::::: ;0)
Voice On Toy!
Things are kinda slow right now in my voice over world but current plans should turn that around soon. How about you?
That red hair is so FIERCE!! Love it!
peace
E
I know you’ve been a member of Voiceover Universe for some time, but I wanted to introduce one of our groups to you.
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Thanks for your time! I trust our paths will cross soon!
Best to ya!
dan (daniel eduardo) hurst
www.DanHurst.com
Just read through your profile!
Kudos! & may many more bookings come your way...particularly a Family Guy opening you oh so desire...even if it is just keep those nightmares away!
Shalom
Josef-Israel
I’d like to invite you to join a group I’ve started called “Voices of Colors.” There members offer information and advise each other on navigating this business as people of color. Just go to "forum" (up top), then to "groups," then join "Voices of Colors." Looking forward to hearing of your experiences.
Mike
Great to have YOU in my VU family too!
Have a great holiday season.
xx
Ladie Mo$t...