I'm a conversational voice actor known for my friendly, deep voice - often hired for reads that require gravitas, best friend or mom feel, informative NPR style, and a wide range of characters and creatures.
Vocal Description - Warm, Laid Back, Smooth, Bubbly, Sultry, Informative, Sassy, Mom, Best Friend
Age range - 25-40, Kids voices, Teen boys, (and up to 60+ for characters)
Accent - North American, Southern US, British, French, NY, Hispanic, Russian, Scottish, Indian
Strengths - Narration, Creature and Animal voices, singing, dynamic range of male and female characters, best at Sassy, Badass, Friendly and wry reads.
Home Studio - Rode NT-1 Mic, Adobe Audition, Scarlet 2i2 Interface, Skype, Source Connect and Phone Patch capabilities
✉ Email: laila@lailaberzins.com
Training
• B.A. in Communications, University of CT/Theater Studies, Wheaton College
• Antland Productions - Roy Yokelson
• AudioGodz - Lani Minella
• Voice Over Ninja - Kevin Delaney
• Animation/Video Game Training: Collette Sunderman, Pat Fraley, Donna Grillo, Charlie Adler, Debi Derryberry, David Sobolov, MJ Lallo, Timothy Cubison, Harry Dunn, Becky Dodd
• Edge Studios, New York, NY - Noelle Romano and Jay Snyder
• Seminars - Kristin Price, Eric Rath, Randye Kaye, Danielle Quissenberry,
Linda Jones, Erik Sheppard, Steve Brezzo, Bob Bergen, Bill Farmer, and Rob Paulsen
Experience
TELEVISION
JP MORGAN CHASE
TRODELVY
COVERED CALIFORNIA
HOUSTON ZOO
IW MARKS ANNOUNCER
GOLD CLUB ANNOUNCER
RADIO
KEN GARFF NISSAN COMMERCIAL VO SIMMONS MEDIA
WILLEY HONDA COMMERCIAL VO SIMMONS MEDIA
NASOPURE COMMERCIAL VO SIMMONS MEDIA
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH COMMERCIAL VO KEVIN DELANEY/VOICEOVER NINJA
ROMA BANK ROMA BANK VOICE MARKE COMMUNICATIONS
HARRIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS COMMERCIAL VO MOVING PIX STUDIOS
ANIMATION / VIDEOGAMES
TUESDAY'S TALE ROSIE ILLUMINATA PICURES CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION
BEE*KIN IPAD SERIES QUEEN BEE HUMANITAINMENT.COM/BEE-KIN.COM
BECKY BEE*KIN
BIG MAMA MOTHER EARTH
IRON MAN IPAD APP IRONETTE MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT/LOUD CROW
MILIEU FROM THE BAYOU++ MILIEU, KIDS VOICES SCRUMPS ENTERTAINMENT
SCOURGE OUTBREAK ROLE OF EVE TRAGNARION STUDIOS/MATINEE UK
SELF DEFENSE TRAINING CAMP FITNESS INSTRUCTOR UBISOFT//MATINEE UK
HEROES OF NEWERTH ROLE OF MEDUSA S2GAMES
THE ROODIE NOODIES IPHONE APP ROLE OF FLIP FLOP COMPLETE CONTROL UK
MINDFULNESS TS GUIDED MEDITATION PRIME VOICES, S.A.R.L.
E-LEARNING
30 MINI-STORIES/NURSERY RHYMES NARRATION VO ILEARN4FREE/APPS OF ALLNATIONS
PHONETICS/PRONUNCIATION GUIDES NARRATION VO ILEARN4FREE/APPS OF ALL NATIONS
SIX HERO STORIES – MULTICULTURAL CHARACTER VO ILEARN4FREE/ APPS OF ALL NATIONS
AMERICAN DICTIONARY NARRATION VO NETWORKS SRL
ONLINE
FEBREZE STINK TALKS SKILLET THE POSSIBLE AGENCY
FLOPPETS INSTRUCTIONAL VO ZYDECO STUDIOS
CHAMELEON SPORTS STUDIOS PROMOTIONAL VO KRASBIT TECHNOLOGIES
NATIVE LANGUAGES PSA VO ILEARN4FREE/APPS OF ALL NATIONS
WORLD OF COLOR NARRATION VO PLAINVILLE ENTERTAINMENT
QCOZZ COMMERCIAL VO PARKER GRANT, FOUNDER–QCOZZ.COM
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ROCK! COMMERCIAL VO KIDZROCKINC.COM
CORPORATE
TOYOTA TRAINING VO TWO STEPS AHEAD
GUILDNET BROCHURE NARRATION VO GUILDNET, JEWISH GUILD FOR THE BLIND
SHIPSAT NARRATION VO SHIPSAT, WORLD LINK COMMUNICATIONS
CLEARTEXTBOX COMMERCIAL VO CLEARTEXTBOX.COM
Specials
VOCAL RANGE/CHARACTERISTICS
• Singing/Speaking Range- Alto to mid Soprano - Jingles and Parody songs, Mimicry, Sketch Comedy/Improvisation
SPECIAL SKILLS
• Mimicry, Strong Character Actor, Improv Experience, Singing, Animal and Creature Sounds, Male and Female voices
• Strength in E-Learning, Animation, IVR/Telephony, gaming and corporate narration
• Accents: Standard North American, Standard British (Victorian, Cockney, Modern), Southern US, Indian, New Zealand, Scottish, Russian, Jewish Mother, Urban, numerous character voices