Audiobook Narrators from Vox - find your voice #BeHeard

Hello, my name is Pippa Hudson, and I'd love to be considered to narrate your next Solid Gold audiobook. I have thirty years experience in radio broadcasting, including working in hard news journalism and hosting a lifestyle-driven talk show, which covers everything from theatre, books, food, travel, and parenting to consumer news, health content, and personal finance. I also regularly work as an MC and host for panel conversations with recent clients, including Jonathan Ball Publishers, Pan MacMillan, and Penguin Random House, as well as the Friendship Literary Festival, Actuarial Society of South Africa, Go to Africa Travel, City of Cape Town Health Services, and the Imzananda Animal Clinic. I'm an avid reader with an honours degree in English literature, and I'm absolutely passionate about promoting literacy and supporting the South African book industry. I read widely across a variety of genres, from literary fiction to crime, fantasy, memoir, and historical fiction.

Thanks for your time. I'm Pippa Hudson, and I appreciate you listening to my audio samples. I'd love to chat about working with you on your next Solid Gold audiobook recording.

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Hello, I'm Clare Staniforth, and I look forward to narrating your next Solid Gold audiobook.

I've narrated over seventy audiobooks to date. That's right, I've been doing this for a very long time. I've worked for some of the biggest international publishers, and I love bringing complex characters to life and creating an immersive listening experience. I have a bachelor's degree in performance, and once upon a time I was a kids' drama teacher, and for many years a public speaking coach.

These days I prefer to spend my time in the booth, talking to myself in funny made-up voices. I narrate fiction with multiple characters as well as non-fiction books.

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Hello, my name is Olebogeng Tlhong and I look forward to narrating your next Solid Gold Audiobook. I'm a South African actress, presenter, entrepreneur and voice-over artist, born and raised in Johannesburg, South.

I studied at Law at the University of the Free State and my journey has allowed me to explore my passion for storytelling, both in front of the camera and behind the microphone. As a versatile content creator, I've worked with over 40 brands including KFC, Estee Laude, Garnier, Dark and Lovely and Sun City, sharing authentic stories that inspire and connect.

I'm also deeply passionate about serving others through volunteering and through my foundation, which seeks to cultivate hope through sustainable impact in my community. For me, every story is a chance to such lives and I can't wait to bring yours to life.

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Hello, my name is Boitumelo Mothabela and I'm a professional actress and voice artist. I'm born and bred in the Jacaranda city, Pretoria. Being a voice-over artist essentially places me in the tapestry of all things pertaining to voicing.

My deep affection for voicing, voice-overs and dramatic arts turns each different kind of work into my own. I hold a BA in Dramatic Arts, which has afforded me all sorts of opportunities in advertising and in both theatre and television acting.

I'm intrigued by the different styles of writing. Using my unique voice, while striking a balance with the originality of the article, I'm able to bring stories to life.

I look forward to reading your next Solid Gold Audiobook so that you can #BeHeard

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Hi there, my name is Tanja and I'm a professional actor, voice artist, musician and writer based in the beautiful Western Cape. Storytelling is at the heart of everything I do, whether it's bringing a children's tale to life, giving voice to a scientific journal or exploring the rhythm and nuance of literary fiction.

I have a deep love for language and character and I'm passionate about finding just the right voice to fit each moment, each mood and each narrative. I hold a degree in English and French literature, creative writing and art history, a background that continually inspires my work and feeds my appreciation for both the structure and soul of a story.

My interests are quite wide ranging from philosophy to physiology to literature to the ducks that recently moved in on the pond near my home and I bring that same curiosity and care to every book I read.

Whether it's a playful story for young listeners or a clear, engaging explanation of how bridges work, I'm here to tell it with heart, clarity and authenticity.

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Hello, my name is Peter Southey.

I've been an English teacher all my working life. I've loved every aspect of it, and especially teaching prescribed literature. When I read aloud to my classes, whether it was a poem or passages from Macbeth or a novel, my aim was always to make the sense so utterly clear that no explanation was necessary.

I'll try to illustrate this in the first sample that follows.

Over the past twenty years, I've narrated about thirty titles for Tape Aids for the Blind, both non-fiction and fiction. The fiction has been set in England, or the United States, or elsewhere, and I like to think I have a good ear for a variety of English accents, but I'd be most interested to narrate South African fiction.

I have a background in phonetics. I pronounce African language names and words correctly. I am fluent in Afrikaans, and I am familiar with the different accents of South Africans speaking English as their first or second language.

I would try to give each of your characters the accent and personality that you have in mind.

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Hi, my name is Nina Hlalo.

I am a professional voice-over artist and have a love for narrating children's books.

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Hello, my name is Matthew Dalton and I look forward to narrating your next Solid Gold Audiobook.

I've been working in voiceover since 2016 and full time since 2020, before and during that time I've done lecturing, preaching, coaching and theatre work, so I've spent a lot of time talking.

I enjoy narrating fiction and non-fiction work, I personally enjoy horror and health and wellness, and I think children's books offer a great opportunity for expression.

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Hello, my name is Dawid Minnaar. I have been a professional actor in South Africa for 43 years and I look forward to narrating your next Solid Gold Audiobook.

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Hi, my name is Karina Polycarpo. As. you can probably hear in my voice, I am originally from Brazil. I consider myself very eclectic, as my favourite things are painting watercolours and watching Disney movies with my son, but I also love horror movies. For this reason, I mostly read books abut mysteries and crimes, but I have chosen something different to read for you. It would be my pleasure to narrate your next audiobook.

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