Dublin-born Stephanie McKeon is an accomplished actor/vocalist and voice over artist. Her extensive theatrical experience includes numerous leading roles in long-running musical productions, most significantly the West End (London) smash hits "The Commitments" and "Close To You; Bacharach Reimagined," during which time she performed with Burt Bacharach himself. In a review of this production, she was described as having "stunning vocals with something of the young Stevie Nicks about her."
Boasting great versatility of vocal styles - ranging from pop/rock and soul to musical theatre/ballad - Stephanie has enjoyed a career in music both onstage and in the studio, as well as an actor both onstage and onscreen.
Her progression into the world of voice-over was inevitable. With a natural flare for characters and an inherently musical ear, Stephanie brings a little something extra to her voice work.
Formazione
Stephanie's professional acting career began in her teens, with a recurrent guest role in the popular Irish soap opera, 'Fair City.' She then earned a B.A Degree in Drama & Theatre studies in 2009 from Trinity College, Dublin.
Stephanie has extensive experience as a studio recording artist and it was here that she developed some of the most important skills required by a voice artist, such as microphone technique, variation between takes and incorporating direction into her vocal performance.
Living with her musician boyfriend, who is also a music producer, Stephanie has gained invaluable experience in recording and editing voice work in their professional home studio.
Esperienza
Stephanie has worked on numerous radio ads for companies including Virgin Media Business and The National Lottery. She also recently worked on a major animated campaign for REPAK, Ireland's recycling organisation.
Stephanie has performed as a vocalist on original materials by some great Irish composers, including Bill Whelan (Riverdance), Mike Scott (The Waterboys) and Conor Linehan. She also features as a guest soloist on the the self-titled debut album by Niall O'Sullivan, which reached number 1 in the Irish Classical iTunes charts and the top ten in other European countries. Stephanie's vocals feature prominently on the original west end cast album of 'Close To You; Bacharach Reimagined' (Ghostlight Records), which is available on itunes, Spotify and Apple Music.
Stephanie has performed as a vocalist on numerous Irish and UK television shows including The Late Late Show (for Westlife), Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, This Morning, The One Show and Children in Need.
Career highlights to date include performing to Tom Jones, Patrick Stewart, Elaine Paige, Randy Bachman, Bill Bailey, Tim Minchin and Michael Bloomberg
Peculiarità
As previously mentioned, Stephanie is a highly skilled actor/vocalist with many years of experience in both the studio and theatrical worlds.