Stephen James
Voice actor, coach, director
Voice actor, coach, director
Exquisite Voice Talent with a "Flavour" of England
BIO
Stephen James (full name Stephen James Smith) is a versatile voice-over actor, coach, director, and writer originally from Birmingham, England, and now based in the heart of New Orleans, Louisiana, where his studio and offices are located.
Stephen has run his own PR, marketing communications and business solutions consultancy since 1987 and, having been involved with occasional voice-over since the 70s, he launched his performing career in earnest in 1999, when he became a leading light in The Talent Pool in Las Vegas, as well as being an active member of the board of Media Guilds International.
Stephen coaches voice actors and produces demos as well as directing and producing voice and other productions, including movies. He has also coached American actors in voice over and, as a writer, he provides occasional consultancy to authors, in particular, by providing advice and guidance on "British-English" usage, and has edited a number of works on behalf of their authors.
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Located in the creative heart of New Orleans, Louisiana, Stephen James is a highly-active member of the city's voice-over and performing community. He is founder and president of The NOLA Voice Talent Foundation, a non-profit organization providing educational resources for performers, actors and voice talent.
Stephen has also worked on a number of voice productions, including the annual NOLA benefit 'behind the mic' radio play of the classic movie It's a Wonderful Life for which he has been producer, director, and voice actor (as Clarence); and The GooNOLAs, a variety radio-play on-stage production based on the 1950s British comedy radio-play The Goon Show, for which Stephen is producer and director.
Stephen also runs NOVA:The New Orleans Voice Agency, believed to be the only specialist voice talent agency in Louisiana and, in 2012, launched Pink Hat Productions to produce audio-books and voice-over demos as well as producing radio-plays, stage performances, and movies.
Current Activities
Founder and Executive Director: The NOLA Voice Talent Foundation - a non-profit organization to provide affordable education, resources, and opportunities for actors and voice-over talent.
Volunteer reader: WRBH 88.3 FM New Orleans (Reading Radio for the Blind and Print Handicapped)
Producer and Director: The GooNOLAs, New Orleans' #1 comedy troupe (Reverbnation.com)
Producer and Director: It's a Wonderful Life (The NOLA Voice Talent Foundation - New Orleans annual benefit on-stage radio-play, December 2009 - 2013)
Clarence: It's a Wonderful Life, December 2009, December 2010, December 2011, December 2012, december 2013 (Radio-play, The NOLA Voice Talent Foundation)
President: NOVA:The NEW ORLEANS Voice Agency
President: Pink Hat Productions, LLC
Lipton: Lipton and Bruce - Englishman in the Hood (audio comedy series, with Anthony Melancon as Bruce).
Director: My Choice is Clear (movie)
Producer and Director: Bad Water
Producer and Presenter: Chat 'n' Sip with Stephen James (radio-style chat-show)
Co-Producer and Director: The Season of Lent (live theatre)
Memberships
Founder/President: The NOLA Voice Talent Foundation, New Orleans, LA.
Chairman/Organizer: New Orleans Actors MeetUp Group, New Orleans, LA
Assistant Organizer: Baton Rouge Film, TV, Theater, and Music Industry MeetUp Group, Baton Rouge, LA.
Assistant Organizer: Louisiana Produces, New Orleans, LA.
Member: Louisiana Filmmakers MeetUp Group, Mandeville, LA.
Former memberships
Board member: Media Guilds International, Las Vegas, NV.
Member: The Talent Pool, Las Vegas, NV.
Member: The Actors Centre Midlands, Birmingham, England.
Fellow: Royal Society for the Arts (RSA), London, England.
Assistant Organizer: New Orleans Voice Actors MeetUp Group, New Orleans, LA.
Founder-member and director: Louisiana Film Coalition (LFC, since defunct)
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