Video Show Reels
BIOGRAPHY
I’m a highly experienced Japanese voice-over artist in the UK and Japan. Having worked as a TV / radio presenter and a voice-over artist for 13 years in Japan, I gained more experience for another 13 years in London. With my wide range of delivery, I experienced commercials, documentaries, corporates, audio guides, e-learning, character voices and TV presenting. My clients include the BBC, British Airways, Mercedes-Benz, Netflix, Unilever, NHK, Microsoft and Specsavers among many others.
PROFILE GALLERY
DEMO REELS
Commercials & Promos
Documentaries
Corporate Narration
Character Voices
Audio Book
English with Japanese Accent
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Email: yukari.snapes@gmail.com Business number: Mobile number: |
Gender: Female Location: Japan Description of voice: Authoritative, engaging, clear, warm, fresh, friendly, sexy, and credible to appeal to an audience. Comments from my clients: ‘Her narration is easy to understand’, ‘Her delivery is close to the audience’, ‘She quickly understands the voice required and deliver it.’ Sounding Age(s): 5 - 10, 21 - 30, 31 - 40, 41 - 50, 51 - 60 Languages: Japanese Accents: Standard Japanese (RP), Hokkaido accent, English with Japanese accent Expertise: Commercial, Corporate, Documentary |
AGENT(S)
CREDITS
SKILLS
| Singing | I had vocal lessons and won quite a few local singing contests. (Pop song singing) I have been one of competitors of a singing show which was on the nationwide TV in Japan. |
| Interviewing and script writing for reports / article writing | With rich experiences of interviews for reports on a variety of topics for the radio and TV programmes, I have written numerous reporting scripts. Besides, articles for magazines (especially on gardening). |
| Gardening | Studied garden design and gardening at Capen Manor college in London. Obtained Gateway Qualifications Level 3 Diploma in Garden Design and City & Guild Certificate in Level 2 Gardening. Worked for a well-known Japanese landscape architect, Mr Kazuyuki Ishihara as his gardener and interpreter at the RHS Chelsea Flower show held in London. Enjoyed getting involved in Heath Hands, which is an organization of conservation, and worked as a volunteer gardener in Hampstead Heath in London. |
| Making proposals for media and gain approvals | I made proposals for radio stations, TV productions and magazines. I gained approvals and they were broadcast with me presenting and published with my articles. |
Yukari's Home Recording Studio
| Software: | Adobe Audition, Other |
| Video Sync Available: | No |
| Remote connectivity: | ipDTL, Skype, Zoom |
| Microphones: | Sennheiser MK4, Apogee Mic plus |
| Studio demo sample |
TRAINING
| TV presenting | Studied in a course of TV presenting at City Lit, London Learnt talking a piece to a camera, presenting TV shows, news reading with a teleprompter and conducting a vox pop. |
| Voice-over and Radio Presenting | HBC (Hokkaido Broadcasting Co. Ltd) Announce Academy, Japan Studied basic to advanced level of voice-over & radio presenting |
| Radio reporting | Studied professional reporting at Sapporo TV Co., Ltd, Japan. |
| Home recording studio and compressing vocal recordings | Studied how to run a home studio and how to compress vocal recordings with Gravy for the Brain. |