Audiobook Narrator & Singer
Storytelling + Technical Know-How
Bringing a singer’s voice and a technologist’s ear to every project.
Part techie, part songbird, and full-time sci-fi fan, I love bringing words and stories to life! My years as an IT leader taught me how to make complex ideas clear, engage an audience, and command a room (even when the meeting could have been an email!). Away from the keyboard, I’ve sung everything from barbershop harmony to opera, performed with church choirs and the Georgia Symphony Orchestra Chorus, and even picked up a few acting credits along the way. Add voice coaching and improv training to the mix, and you get a narrator who brings musicality, curiosity, versatility, and a playful spirit to the microphone. From business and science to fiction and far-flung galaxies, I’m ready to give every story a voice!
I am also a fan of all things science fiction, especially Star Trek. From cons to cosplay, I love participating in panels and sharing what I’ve learned and I love the chance to pay it forward by inspiring others to cosplay!
What I Narrate
I am a narrator who understands technical material, specializing in projects in genres such as these:
- eLearning and instructional content
- Technical training and technology narration
- Corporate and business content
- Software / SaaS / product explainers
- Science and educational content
- Science / Dystopian fiction
- Documentary and museum narration Technical / industrial narration
Voice and Performance
Music and performance have been a significant part of my life, including extensive choral experience, sight-reading, and performing with microphones. I have sung in a variety of ensembles and genres, including Gospel, Classical, and Opera, as well as in multiple languages. My acting experience includes stage productions, film, and improv, complemented by voice coaching. These experiences have strengthened my vocal versatility, performance skills, and ability to connect authentically with an audience.
Listen
I have an American English voice with a slight southern accent that I can increase as needed.
Excerpt from Spaceman by Mike Massimino
Excerpt from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Excerpt from Flawless Execution by James D. Murphy
Beyond Narration
Vocal Performance & Virtual Choir
My work as a vocalist with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra Chorus has included both traditional live performance and innovative virtual productions. During the COVID-19 lockdown, I participated in virtual choir projects that required each singer to independently record their part while reading the score, following a virtual director, and meeting the technical requirements of remote recording.
These productions brought together the things I enjoy most about vocal performance: musical interpretation, attentive listening, following direction, and the technical precision required to create an individual recording that becomes part of a larger ensemble.
Selected performances
Glory to God in the Highest
Georgia’s Home for the Holidays – Georgia Symphony Orchestra
I Have Had Singing
Symphony in the City – Georgia Symphony Orchestra
Georgia On My Mind
Georgia Symphony Orchestra Chorus – 360° Virtual Choir with adaptive audio in 8K
Let’s Connect
Interested in working together? I’d love to hear from you.
voicebytrekaren@gmail.com