Japanese Voice Artist

Talented Japanese voice artist Yoshi A

“I have been an actor and voice actor over 20 years in New York and enjoying to work with Adelphi for these couple of years. I love voice works because I can express the world by just my voice and audience can imagine it infinitely.”

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Since arriving in New York from Nara, Japan in 1990, Yoshi has been entertaining audiences as an actor, MC, and samurai martial artist.

As a samurai artist, he was cast for the main role of the TV series, “Samurai Sportsman” (OLN, 2003) and invited as a guest for “The late night with Conan O’Brien” (NBC, 2004), Monday Night Football Promo.

On the other hand, he has been hosting a lot of events and game shows on TV in the US and Europe such as “Big In Japan” for Greece, Sweden, Denmark and Portugal in 2008-2009, and “Japanizi Going Going Gong” (Disney XD) in 2013. He also has been emceeing the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Sakura Matsuri as well as Washington DC.

Language: Japanese

Voice: Lively, deep and authoritative

 


Voice artist selection made easy

1, First choose your language
2, Filter the level of professional experience, dialect. and gender.
4, Click the + to add voices to favorites and these will automatically be included in your quote request.
5, Fill out the rest of the form and we will get back to you with a quote.

Japanese voice artists :

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Chizuko N Info
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Hitomi F Info
Kaori Y Info
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Ken C
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Kimura
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Mahoe
Manabu
Masashi F Info
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Miki
Nakayama
Natsuki T Info
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Reiko Info
Saori Info
Shun S
Taeko Info
Yabu
Yoko H Info
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Chizuko N Info
Elan Info
Hitomi F Info
Kaori Y Info
Kei Info
Ken C
Kenya Info
Kimura
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Mahoe
Manabu
Masashi F Info
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Miki
Nakayama
Natsuki T Info
Nozomi Info
Oki Info
Reiko Info
Saori Info
Shun S
Taeko Info
Yabu
Yoko H Info
Yoshi A Info
Yoshi K Info
Yuki Info
Yukiko F Info
Alpha Info
Chizuko N Info
Elan Info
Hitomi F Info
Kaori Y Info
Kei Info
Ken C
Kenya Info
Kimura
Kinue K Info
Mahoe
Manabu
Masashi F Info
Masaya Info
Miki
Nakayama
Natsuki T Info
Nozomi Info
Oki Info
Reiko Info
Saori Info
Shun S
Taeko Info
Yabu
Yoko H Info
Yoshi A Info
Yoshi K Info
Yuki Info
Yukiko F Info
Alpha Info
Chizuko N Info
Elan Info
Hitomi F Info
Kaori Y Info
Kei Info
Ken C
Kenya Info
Kimura
Kinue K Info
Mahoe
Manabu
Masashi F Info
Masaya Info
Miki
Nakayama
Natsuki T Info
Nozomi Info
Oki Info
Reiko Info
Saori Info
Shun S
Taeko Info
Yabu
Yoko H Info
Yoshi A Info
Yoshi K Info
Yuki Info
Yukiko F Info
Alpha Info
Chizuko N Info
Elan Info
Hitomi F Info
Kaori Y Info
Kei Info
Ken C
Kenya Info
Kimura
Kinue K Info
Mahoe
Manabu
Masashi F Info
Masaya Info
Miki
Nakayama
Natsuki T Info
Nozomi Info
Oki Info
Reiko Info
Saori Info
Shun S
Taeko Info
Yabu
Yoko H Info
Yoshi A Info
Yoshi K Info
Yuki Info
Yukiko F Info
Alpha Info
Chizuko N Info
Elan Info
Hitomi F Info
Kaori Y Info
Kei Info
Ken C
Kenya Info
Kimura
Kinue K Info
Mahoe
Manabu
Masashi F Info
Masaya Info
Miki
Nakayama
Natsuki T Info
Nozomi Info
Oki Info
Reiko Info
Saori Info
Shun S
Taeko Info
Yabu
Yoko H Info
Yoshi A Info
Yoshi K Info
Yuki Info
Yukiko F Info

Adelphi Studio is a multilingual voice over services agency producing foreign language voice-overs in over 75 languages with over 1,200 voice artists.

From Arabic to Yoruba we have the foreign language voice over talent to suit your production and budget. With more voice samples to choose from than other agencies offering a great range of foreign language voice-over artists to meet your expectations. We also have over 120 foreign accent English speaking voice artists to choose from.


Adelphi offices

Adelphi Studio offers subtitling and voice over services globally from our offices in the UK and the USA.

All US, Canadian, and South American inquiries should be directed to our US office while all other inquiries should go to our UK office.

UK Office
Tel : +44 (0)114 272 3772
Email: sales@adelphistudio.com

US Office
Tel : 916 414 8714
Email: us@adelphistudio.com

Afrikaans Voice Artist on Adelphi Studio

Afrikaans voice artist Pascale

“I love the challenge of breathing life into the written words from a script and ‘hear’ a character emerge. I’m convinced I have one of the most fun jobs in the world!”

Professional voice artist

Pascale has been working as a professional multi-lingual voice-over artist and actress since 2003. She can record in English and Afrikaans.

She has also worked as a voice and dialect coach, at various drama and theatre academies, as well as on Martinus Basson and the Handspring Puppet Company’s production of Tall Horse.

Her experience ranges from commercials, documentaries, training DVDs, on hold messages, books and animations. One of her favourite jobs is creating character voices and crafting accents from around the world.

Languages: English, Afrikaans

Voice: Female, Crystal clear, friendly, versatile, mid-range

 

 


Voice artist selection made easy

1, First choose your language
2, Filter the level of professional experience, dialect. and gender.
4, Click the + to add voices to favourites and these will automatically be included in your quote request.
5, Fill out the rest of the form and we will get back to you with a quote.

Afrikaans voice artists :

Select a language from the drop-down menu

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Antowan Info
Louise P Info
Marinda B Info
Pascale - Afrikaans Info
Shaun Info
Antowan Info
Louise P Info
Marinda B Info
Pascale - Afrikaans Info
Shaun Info
Antowan Info
Louise P Info
Marinda B Info
Pascale - Afrikaans Info
Shaun Info
Antowan Info
Louise P Info
Marinda B Info
Pascale - Afrikaans Info
Shaun Info
Antowan Info
Louise P Info
Marinda B Info
Pascale - Afrikaans Info
Shaun Info
Antowan Info
Louise P Info
Marinda B Info
Pascale - Afrikaans Info
Shaun Info

Adelphi Studio is a multilingual voice over services agency producing foreign language voice-overs in over 75 languages with over 1,200 voice artists.

From Arabic to Yoruba we have the foreign language voice over talent to suit your production and budget. With more voice samples to choose from than other agencies offering a great range of foreign language voice-over artists to meet your expectations. We also have over 120 foreign accent English speaking voice artists to choose from.


Adelphi offices

Adelphi Studio offers subtitling and voice over services globally from our offices in the UK and the USA.

All US, Canadian, and South American enquiries should be directed to our US office while all other enquiries should go to our UK office.

UK Office
Tel : +44 (0)114 272 3772
Email: sales@adelphistudio.com

US Office
Tel : 916 414 8714
Email: us@adelphistudio.com

Accented English Voice-Overs

Speaking English with an accent helps to link the world

Firstly it is important to understand what accented English actually is, it isn’t Scouse, Cockney, or Brummie. These are regional accents and although requested fairly regularly, they are not the same as accented English. It is also not, South African, Australian, North American etc. Again these are regional as they are English native speakers. Accented English is, therefore, English spoken with an accent when it is not their native language. People in different countries tend to have a similar English accent which can be recognised, for example, a person from India who produces an English voice-over will maintain an Indian accent which can be recognised as English with an Indian accent.

So what are the needs for accented English? Why not just have a native English speaker perform the English voice-overs? There are a number of reasons that are listed below.

First of all, speaking English with an accent helps to link the world. We live in a globalised society where virtually everything is spread to other countries because English has become the global language then it is often used and recognised. Keeping an accent helps it feel more localised and reach more people.

Another reason is workforce diversity, this links to the above point as many companies have offices globally and a lot use English as their ‘business language’ and as a result, maintaining an accent will help to reach employees and maintain a local feel.

Furthermore, Hollywood often uses accented English for characters in certain regions; if a movie is set in a different country the characters will sometimes have accents from that country but still speak in English. This helps the movie feel more genuine (even if the actor is not from that country).

Finally, accented English can sound more legitimate to a target audience. For example, advertisements or charity campaigns focused on a region may use accented English artists to give it a more legitimate feel. This can help boost marketing and sales as the audience feels like they are receiving information from someone in that country.

There are some commons problems that can arise when using accented English voice-overs. Firstly, faking the accent. The film and TV industry is often guilty of this and has been criticised in the past for adding to stereotypes by putting on an accent, rather than finding someone from that region. There are many cases of actors and actresses butchering the accents as they are unable to completely rid themselves of their native sound. Examples of this are Brad Pitt’s Austrian accent in 7 Years in Tibet and Mickey Rourke’s Russian accent in Iron Man 2.

Another big problem faced when working in accented English is the needs of the client. There is a fine line between having enough of an accent to be recognised but not too much of an accent that it is hard for people to understand the English. Sometimes clients will want the sound to sway towards a harsher accent or a more understandable/English sounding accent. Finding this balance can be very difficult. When selecting an artist it is well worth listening to their English sample and maybe discussing if you need a harsher or softer accent.

A further difficulty can be whether certain words or phrases need an accent at all. For example, if a voice-over is recorded in Dutch-accented English and it contains a company name that needs to be said in the strict English style. This can be a major problem if the country as a whole struggle with certain sounds and these happen to be in the name. An example is how McDonald’s is pronounced around the world, in Korea, it is pronounced mac-don-aye-der and in Singapore mac-donna. These pronunciations are accepted in the countries, this problem basically depends if the client is willing to accept the different pronunciation.

A final common problem is that English accented voice-overs often take more time which is largely due to the artists not being fluent in English and therefore making more mistakes which is completely understandable. A result of this is that pieces are often shorter or sessions may be broken down to allow more time for the artists.

Next time you’re planning your voice-overs, whether as a client or as a voice-talent, keep these points in mind to help your accented English projects be the biggest success they can be.

On-screen text localisation process

How to simplify the On-screen text localization process

When companies seek to localize the on-screen text (OST) in their videos the process is often misunderstood. It isn’t always a case of just replacing the original text with the translated text and the ease of this depends on a number of factors that original designers may be unaware of and this can cause problems later on. These problems will make the localization process take longer and also cost more, so it is essential to understand the process and therefore avoid making these mistakes.

First of all, before proceeding with the localization of OST you should consider the following aspects of your video:

  • Is the text animated? It’s always easier to localize still text rather than animated text. Animations can be very simple… or very complex!!
  • What language are you translating it to? Some words and phrases vary a lot in length between different languages. So you need to keep in mind that when translated, the text size might need to be reduced or increased in order to fit the source video design. Another issue concerning the translation is that the font used on your video may not reproduce the characters correctly in the target language so you’ll need to consider changing it to a more suitable one.
  • Right-to-left or left-to-right languages: The way a translated text is displayed must be taken into account since it would need to be re-adjusted from your original design. For example Arabic is a right to left language so if you need to translate from English to Arabic the text will be written from the opposite side so your design may not look the same or may need to be altered.

The image below shows the difference in text length when working On OST localization.

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There are three ways of working with OST localization:

1 – Working with the original project and footage (the easiest and cheapest process).
2 – Working with a discreet version of the video and re-creating the text style and animations.
3 – Working with the final video, covering or patching the original text and adding the newly translated text on top of it (the most complicated and expensive process).

So what are your options going forward for these three different methods?

1- Working with original projects and footage:

The best way to stay on top of things is to have a clear idea about the final usage of your video when originally designing it. If you know that the text appearing on-screen will eventually be translated into other languages, then make sure you keep your original data/footage and the video editing projects. Remember to ask your video editor/motion graphics designer to keep all the data safe!

Another important thing to keep in mind is that keeping the original material organized and labeled efficiently will make the process much easier and faster.

2 – Working with a discreet video:

Sometimes, video editors or video editing companies are not allowed to give you the projects that they have used for creating the video. If this is the case, you can still ask them to keep a backup copy of all the data. Then when the time comes that you need to localize the OST, you can get in contact with your video editor and ask for a discrete version of the video.

The discreet video would be a version of your video exported without the OST.

For example:

Then you need to deliver the final version of the video in its original language plus the discreet version to the company that is going to translate and localize the text. For example, if you are localizing an English OST into a Spanish OST, the English video will be used as a reference for style, font, and animation in order to input the Spanish OST, which will be implemented on the discreet video.

Even if you can’t provide the localization company with the source editing projects, any additional information that you can provide will make a difference in the efforts required for this task. For example, you can provide info like the font used, font style, color, size, etc.)

If you need to advise creating the discrete version of the video contact a localization company with your source video and you will receive the specifications needed to successfully produce it!

3 – Working with the source language video:

In the worst case scenario, you might not have access to either the original projects or a discreet version of the video. If this is the case and you still want to proceed with OST localization, there are some things you’ll have to keep in mind:

If the background of the text is a still image or a plain color, the text can probably be localized.

If the background of the text is a moving image, then it is very unlikely that localization is possible without putting the text into a box and adding the box over the original text. In this case, you can ask the localization company to provide you with OST alternatives in order to work around the situation whilst maintaining the style of your video.

Here are some visual examples to give you an idea:

A.

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In this case, A, the solid dark color behind the text makes it possible to localize, as the source image doesn’t vary throughout the duration of the OST:

Voice artists Adelphi studio(OST localized English to Spanish)

B.

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On the example above (B), the text cannot be localized without the projects files/source data or a discreet video because the footage behind it is a moving image. Contact the localization company to ask for alternatives.

Regardless of your requirements and knowledge of on-screen text localization, it is always important to contact a reliable localization company that can advise you of best practices. It is also worth doing during initial design phases if you suspect that you may require localization work in the future but maybe not immediately.

 

Russian Voice Artist on Adelphi Studio

Russian voice artist Alexey M

“Hi friends, it’s Alexey, Russian voice over talent from Adelphi Studio! If you are looking for a voice for your project, we’ll help you with pleasure”

Alexey has been working with Adelphi for over 2 years now and has helped us with countless projects. His voice is clear and professional, but can adapt to suit your project. Which is why so many of our clients come back and ask for him specifically.

Professional voice artist

Language: Russian, Ukrainian

Voice: Male, deep and trustworthy


Voice artist selection made easy

1, Click the + to add voices to favorites and these will automatically be included in your quote request.
2, Fill out the rest of the form and we will get back to you with a quote.

Russian voice artists :

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Aleksandr
Alexey K Info
Alina
Andrew C Info
Andrew C - Ukranian Info
Andrew U
Andrey M
Dana R
Darya
Diana
Dmitriy G - Russian Info
Dmitriy Z
Dmytro K - Russian Info
Fadeev
Fadeyev
Ira
Irina V Info
Ivan D - Russian Info
Kaverin
Kira M
Masha P Info
Muzickiy
Nastya
Natasha V Info
Nik - Russian Info
Olga G Info
Pogrebnuk
Potehin
Sergei O Info
Sergey A
Sergey P
Serhiy Z - Russian Info
Serhiy Z - Ukrainian Info
Shinkaruk
Slava T Info
Taras - Russian Info
Vitaly
Vlad K Info
Vladimir M
Aleksandr
Alexey K Info
Alina
Andrew C Info
Andrew C - Ukranian Info
Andrew U
Andrey M
Dana R
Darya
Diana
Dmitriy G - Russian Info
Dmitriy Z
Dmytro K - Russian Info
Fadeev
Fadeyev
Ira
Irina V Info
Ivan D - Russian Info
Kaverin
Kira M
Masha P Info
Muzickiy
Nastya
Natasha V Info
Nik - Russian