About VOICETRAX and SAMANTHA PARIS

When it comes to voiceover, Voicetrax founder SAMANTHA PARIS has done it all. In 1988—after establishing herself as a respected voice and on-camera actor in Los Angeles where she guest-starred on top-rated television series, voiced over a thousand national TV and radio commercials, and was featured as a main character in several animated series—Samantha relocated to the Bay Area and founded Voicetrax.

Since then, she has instructed and mentored thousands of students in the art of voiceover. Samantha inspires students to strive for nothing short of excellence in their craft. Through her unwavering passion and dedication, she has managed to consistently attract not only committed students, but a stellar roster of Voicetrax Guest Directors™—directors, actors, casting directors, ad agency producers, sound designers, talent agents—many of whom are recognized leaders in their respective fields. After completing a customized course of training, many Voicetrax students have gone on to achieve prominence at the highest level of the voiceover industry—providing voiceovers for national commercials, network promos, animated films, TV cartoon series, prime-time documentaries, reality shows and best-selling video games.

As an outgrowth of her training program, Samantha founded Voicetrax Casting in 1990. It has since achieved a national reputation among voiceover industry pros as the "go-to" source for locating undiscovered, distinctive, well-trained talent. Voicetrax Casting’s client list includes Chevron, Bank of America, Comcast, the Milk Advisory Board (“Got Milk?”), the U.S. Postal Service, Cisco, VISA, Macy's, Toyota, Kashi Foods, Fisher-Price, AT&T, Starbucks, Blizzard Entertainment, Sony, H-P and EBay.

Yet, despite all of Voicetrax’s professional success stories and industry recognition, Samantha’s proudest accomplishment remains having created a safe environment where students are nurtured and allowed to experiment and fail without fear of judgment. Even non-actors who have no interest in doing voiceover professionally, but come to Voicetrax for very personal reasons—to improve speaking skills, reduce stress, boost self-confidence—find themselves completely at home in this welcoming, creative atmosphere. And Samantha is no less proud of these students when they achieve their private personal victories than she is of those who go on to earn seven figures.