I am a professional voice artist working in English and German (and sometimes Afrikaans).
Advertisements, corporate films, documentaries and even more way-out projects – years of experience and training have equipped me with the range and versatility to do it all.
Professional highlights include:
- English Station Voice for Deutsche Welle DW TV (since 2024)
- English Announcements on DB trains Germany-wide (since 2011)
- Advertisements for Volkswagen, Panasonic, Playmobil, Weleda, Teufel and Lenor (to name but a few)
- Recordings for the Right Livelihood /Alternative Nobel Prize awards ceremony, the World Health Forum, Global Media Forum and the annual meetings of BMW and Siemens Healthineers (both in English & German)
I also have experience as presenter, language coach and recording director in the studio. I am based in Berlin.
My voice is warm and friendly with a knowledgeable and lively delivery. One of my clients described the effect as:
“Both crisp and smooth, like a chocolate croissant.”
Voice Samples
Commercial Showreel:
playful / natural / adventurous /
cool / sensual
Audioguide Buchenwald
Corporate Image Film Showreel:
poetic / dynamic / epic
Intro: Right Livelihood Awards
Interactive Info Point:
Jewish Museum
Berlin
Documentary
Radio play
…
Neutral
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My Clients
- Deutsche Bahn
- Mercedes Benz
- BMW
- Volkswagen
- Panasonic
- Adidas
- TUI
- Siemens
- Deutsche Post DHL
- Lufthansa
- KaDeWe
- Douglas
- Grohe
- Weleda
- Nivea
- Schwarzkopf
- Lenor
- BAYER
- STEADTLER
- Flora
- Accenture
- PWC
- Heidelberg Cement
- European Union
- State of Baden-Württemberg
- City of Munich
- City of Schaffhausen
- Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert-Einstein-Institute)
- Karlsruher Institute for Technology
- Beuth University of Applied Sciences
- Greenpeace
- Brot für die Welt
- terre des hommes
- Right Livelihood Awards / Alternative Nobel Prizes
- Museum Barberini
- Buchenwald Memorial Site
- Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Bucerius Art Forum
- Discovery Dock Hamburg
- Berlin Wall Memorial Site
- Jewish Museum Berlin
- And many more…
Professional Experience
In the more than 15 years I’ve worked as a bilingual (native English / German) voice artist in Berlin I’ve voiced just about everything, from advertisements for shapewear (I was young and needed the money!) to speaking the official presentation for Qatar’s winning World Cup Soccer bid. In the normal day-to-day, I’ve done (and do) professional voice recordings of advertisements, corporate videos, product films or explanatory videos, work as a brand voice or VoG, do in-house announcements, telephone waiting lines, audio guides, podcasts, educational tools, employee training, museum tours, documentary films, voice overs or TV and film synchronisation. I’ve recorded a navigational system for Garmin in Afrikaans and spoken various roles in the video game “Two Worlds II” (where my theatre acting training came in handy).
I have also done presenting and live readings, e.g. at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin.
On television, I am the English Station Voice for the international news broadcaster Deutsche Welle TV, where I also voice features and a variety of programs. In German, my voice has featured on WDR, Arte and Sat 1.
As director for audio recordings I’ve worked for DW TV & Museum Barberini.
As language coach (Afrikaans) I assisted in the German dubbed version of the television series and films “The Purge”, “Covert Affairs” and “Mandela”.
Highlights
- Right Livelihood Awards / Alternative Nobel Prizes
I was very honoured to be asked to do recordings for the awards ceremony again, after having done so already in 2018. I recorded short films that introduced the winners and called them onto the stage, e.g. Greta Thunberg at 35 minutes 38 seconds.
Link to film in Awards Ceremony
Watch the short film - Video/Art project for Ravensbrück
The artist Arnold Dreyblatt asked me to work on a video project he’s doing for Ravensbrück Concentration camp. I’m on screen, reciting/reading (German original) Nazi propaganda texts that were directed at women. It’s been a harrowing yet fascinating project. The exhibition runs till 10 September 2021, after which the installation will become part of the permanent exhibition. Recording: Zeitzeugen Studio (in German).
More about the exhibition
This is the second time I’m working on one of Arnold’s projects. In 2019, I took part in a live reading / performance “Anni und Joseph Albers am Black Mountain College“ as part of a symposium at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin. - Sabine Plattner’s Birthday Party
I was delighted to act as the presenter at this charming event at the Villa Tauber, Potsdam. What was really fun was that I got to switch between not only English and German, but also Afrikaans, as some guests had flown in for the party especially from South Africa. I was also overjoyed to work with Elke Schmidt again, who co-ordinated the event. Ms. Plattner, who has dedicated herself to NGO work, is a truly impressive woman, who I was honoured to get to know a bit better. Ulrich Tukur & die Rhythmus Boys played a hugely entertaining concert, and then the DJ opened the dancefloor with Queen’s “Don’t stop me now!”. The birthday girl skipped around the dancefloor barefoot. Altogether, a fabulous party.
About me
I was born in South Africa where I grew up speaking English, German and Afrikaans fluently. After completing school, I did my acting diploma at the University of Cape Town combined with a BA majoring in English Literature (completing both with Cum Laude). My professional debut was with the renowned Handspring Puppet Company, with whom I performed at international theatre festivals. In 2001 I moved to Berlin, where I’ve lived and worked ever since.
Although I’ve been doing mostly studio work, I also continued to work in the theatre. And whenever time allows, I embrace my other passion: writing (I was awarded a research grant from the city of Berlin for my first novel, still a work-in-progress).
As a professional voice artist working in German and English, I thrive on the challenge of finding the right tone and delivery for every project, line or even word. I aspire to make every text (even the less well-written ones) work. The good ones, though – I like to take for a tango, or pull their legs, or look them straight in the eye. I give them wings. Or weight. Whichever they require.