Linda Jones
New York, NY, United States
Highlights
I'm a warm, clear, confident, professional with smooth sophistication - and a side of friendly, happy and trustworthy.
My voice is great for documentaries, tutorials and corporate narration because of its warm, smooth precision and clarity.
My acting background strengthens my work in audiobooks.
Commercially, my voice is terrific for the friendly young mom or neighbor; or sexy, smooth and sophisticated for high end products.
Languages
English
Accents
Standard American, Standard British (I've been a dialect coach for over 15 years and can execute a variety of dialects as needed.)
Ages
Young Adult, Middle Aged
Special Skills
Documentaries, Audiobooks, Business, Educational, Telephone, Internet
Experience
Recent projects have included documentaries for IBM, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, corporate narrations for American Express, Mercer, and Clairol, web tutorials and into videos for ArtSpan, as well as various ESL and telephony projects.
I'm also currently a voiceover coach at Edge Studio, NYC.
Previous clients also include Hewlett Packard, MUSC Medical Center, the Junior League, the YWCA, LearnIt and Pacific Media.
Credentials
Education
BFA Acting, Ithaca College (voiceover with Greg Bostwick)
Voiceover: Edge Studio - David Goldberg, Roy Yokelson, NYC
Voiceover: Voicetrax, Samantha Paris, San Francisco, CA
Voiceover: Voice Media - John Erlendson, Susan McCollum, San Francisco, CA
Singing: private, ongoing - Aaron Hagan, NYC
Long-form Improv: Michael Gellman, the Second City, Chicago, IL
Additional training and workshops - various (list available on request)
Associations
SAG, Equity
Studio
Microphone
AKG and Neumann mics
Computer & Software
Mac/ProTools
Special Equipment
Phone Patch capability. Also: Home Studio with Blue Snowball mic (Condenser, Pressure Gradient w/USB digital output; omnidirectional or cardioid; position 1-3: 40-18kHz; 44.1 kHz/16 bit), Mac/Audacity
Delivery Methods
wav, mp3, aiff; email, ftp, regular mail
Turnaround Time
24-48 hours as needed
Service Description
I am a voice actor based in NYC, as well as a voice coach and producer at Edge Studio NYC. I'm also an award-winning performer with a background in theatre, who performs in an ongoing seasonal cabaret in NYC.
Additionally, I've worked privately as a voice, speech and dialect coach for over 20 years - in Chicago, San Francisco and New York - coaching actors in stage, film and voiceover, as well as working privately with students on speech improvement and accent reduction.
Testimonials
Washington Diamond
Linda was a total joy. She is very conscientious. professional, skilled and accommodating. I highly recommend her. We will definitely ask her to help us again.
Client List
Previous clients include: IBM, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, American Express, Mercer, Clairol, ArtSpan, Hewlett Packard, MUSC Medical Center, the Junior League, the YWCA, LearnIt, Pacific Media.Payment Terms
Hire Linda for voice over work. Payment is made through Voices.com SurePay, an escrow service that guarantees your work is done to your satisfaction. Send payment securely by Visa, Mastercard or PayPal through Voices.com then download your files from the website.
