Rachel Robinson Awarded Best Female Voice of the Year

Best Female Voice Award winner Rachel Robinson, a national voice talent, has had several forward steps and ‘breaks’ throughout her career, including a fortuitous opportunity to work with Paul Reiser on his film “The Thing About My Folks”. Rachel has also performed voice over work for the infamous television program “Celebrity Death Match” and most recently, voiced six commercial spots for The Coca-Cola Company’s “Make Every Drop Count” campaign.

A favorite of Los Angeles talent agencies, Rachel not only thrives on her accolades and variety of work acquired but on voice acting itself. In a recent interview, Rachel shared her passion for voice acting and what keeps her going in this highly competitive yet fulfilling field of work, “I really love it; anything you want to do to earn a living that you also enjoy takes your constant attention and focus, which, if I love something, doesn’t feel like work at all. Perseverance and patience have to go with talent and timing, so I’ve tried to balance all of that. Besides, it’s the most fun I’ve had for anything I’ve gotten paid for, and that is priceless.”

In an acceptance speech, Rachel expressed gratitude to Nancy Wolfson of Braintracks Audio for her rapier-like honesty and crystal-clear method of communication under whose vocal coaching she came farther in four months than experiences with several other coaches, recommending Ms. Wolfson to anyone from novices through to aspiring amateurs and established working professionals. Additionally, Rachel acknowledged several voice teachers, directors and working actors, including but not limited to Bob Bergen, Ginny McSwain, Dolores Diehl and Larry Moss.

Rachel intimated “I’m also grateful to anyone who was generous enough with their time and knowledge to share it with me, either paid or not; and I am always more than pleased to pay it forward by sharing information with anyone who actually thinks my advice and acumen are valuable.”

Voices.com and Voicey Awards co-founder, Stephanie Ciccarelli says, “Rachel Robinson’s versatility and vocal prowess has rewarded her with top honors from judges in the voice over industry. It is an honor to congratulate Rachel on her Voicey Award for Best Female Voice.”

Now that she has won an International award for Best Female Voice, Rachel has committed to remaining in top form outside as well as inside the voice over booth, honing her creative skills while researching fresh ideas for her voice over business. Rachel also looks forward to more animation voice over work in features, series and gaming as well as the ongoing pursuit of commercial and narration projects, which have been very kind to her thus far.

To learn more about Rachel Robinson, visit her websites: http://www.rachel-robinson.com

See also: http://thatsaid.voices.com

Adam Behr Wins Voicey Award for Best Male Voice

Voice actor Adam Behr has one of the most unique voices in the industry and a rich cultural heritage. Adam was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa and partly in Lobatse, Botswana before moving to Canada’s west coast initially to pursue his passion for motion picture effects work, and later adding voice acting to his pursuits. Presently, Adam stars in recurring roles on a top animated series, enjoys narration work, and is involved with three international animated films. One of the most interesting aspects of Adam’s career is his involvement in the exciting world of movie trailers.

Voicey Award winner Adam Behr attributes his success over the years to influential teachers including Nancy Wolfson, producer Marc Graue, family and friends, clients, his network of agents and exploring many different markets including websites such as Voices.com in the online voice over marketplace, acquiring a network of buyers in all parts of the world who appreciate the unique sound of his voice in Hollywood and beyond.

In an acceptance speech, Adam acknowledged Gail Murphy at Characters, Doug Paterson at Big World Sound, Vancouver voice talents, US agents Wes Stevens and Tom Lawless at Vox in LA, Elynne Dale at Big Fish Voice Company in Denver, Jenny Bosby at PB Talent in Texas, Voicecasting in Atlanta (Donna and Michelle Summers), Kristin at Stars in San Francisco, and Don LaFontaine for his generosity and insight, teaching him to find his movie trailer voice. Adam also credits voice actors David Kaye and Cathy Weseluck as being instrumental to his success.

Voices.com and Voicey Awards co-founder, Stephanie Ciccarelli says, “Adam Behr’s voice has an enigmatic quality about it. His fresh style and versatility allow him to shine in global markets as well as in Canada.”

Current goals include building a trailer and promo career, perform more animation work and to pursue diverse projects that challenge Adam’s abilities as a voice actor. The production of feature films is also on the menu, keeping Adam Behr on his toes as well as his recent addition to the talent roster of Multivoice, one of the top agencies in Europe.

To learn more about Adam Behr, visit his websites:

http://www.adambehr.com

See also:

http://adambehr.voices.com

Derek Partridge Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

As a freelancer, Derek Partridge presents videos for many ‘blue chip’ corporate clients and, numerous programs on various topics in the areas of health, the environment, medicine, finance, commerce, law, art, travel, religion, training, safety, sport and celebrity interviews.

He is the national TV spokesman for Monex Precious Metals, for the Balboa Pacific Corporation, a company whose technology converts toxic and hazardous wastes into reusable materials by pyrolitic gasification and for Global Informatics Technology, designed to save the government $100 billion in annual medical fraud.

Derek studied at Paris and Barcelona Universities, has lived in 8 countries and traveled in 75. He also works on-camera as TelePrompTer in French, Italian, German and Castilian Spanish.