DEMOS
FICTION / PARANORMAL
Psychic Reading
FICTION
Rural Southern
FICTION
New York Male / Female Dialogue
FICTION
French Accent
FICTION
Comedy / Romance
FICTION
Childhood Memories
FICTION / MYSTERY
Where Am I?
NONFICTION
Medical Health
FICTION / MEDICAL THRILLER
Psychopathic Thoughts
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SHORT STORY/ CHILDREN
Cajun Accent
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FICTION / THRILLER
Male / Female
STRENGTHS
Accents for Primary Characters
- American English
- Southern
- Irish
- General British
Accents for Secondary Characters
- Cajun
- YAT
- French
- Neutral Chinese
- Australian
- Latin American
- I am a fast learner of new accents
Skills
- Medical
- Anatomy
I AM PUMPED TO NARRATE
ABOUT
“Sporty, spirited and undaunted. A sparkle of youth within the glow of maturity.”
Melissa Kay Benson is an audiobook narrator and actor in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has performed in over fifty stage productions in the New Orleans area and was nominated for a Big Easy Award for best actress in a comedy.
Melissa began using her acting skills in audiobook narration in 2019 and was hooked from the start. She especially loves narrating psychological and medical thrillers, suspense and mystery, detective and crime novels, and memoirs of strong women.
She was a myofascial therapist for fifteen years and she now uses that experience to help other audiobook narrators with improving their posture and health in the booth.
She is a Masters CrossFit athlete and believes that keeping our bodies strong can sustain the surprisingly, physical aspect of narration.
What is #BoothHealth?
I use my 15 years of experience as a medical myofascial therapist to educate fellow narrators on posture, breathing, and easy habits to stay healthy in the booth.
TRAINING
Melissa has participated in multiple forms of thespian training through community theatre, workshops, classes, and intensives, from early childhood through the present.
She is a graduate of Sean Allen Pratt’s Nonfiction Audiobook & Business Coaching Course.
She was trained in professional voice over and audiobook narration by David H. Lawrence, XVII of Los Angeles, CA., completing courses in voicing fiction, non-fiction, digital and internet, documentaries and E-learning, project management, business and more.
Melissa has attended workshops from New Orleans to New York City in audiobook narration and business management.
Equipment
Studiobricks One Acoustic Booth
Neumann TLM 102 Large-Diaphragm Condenser Microphone
PreSonus Studio 26c Audio Interface
Izotope RX Audio Repair Tool
Coached With
Helen Lloyd
Sean Allen Pratt
Andi Arndt
PJ Ochlan
Don Baarns
Johnny Heller
Scott Brick
Paul Alan Ruben
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