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Audiobook Narrator

Zura Johnson

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Wicked Smart,
             
      Wicked Funny

...and just plain WICKED

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"Her impressive range of character voices and dialects make her a great choice for a wide variety of Genres..."

- Erick Black, Production manager, Dreamscape Media

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"... She finds the perfect timing for comedy and deftly handles the emotional nuances for dramatic pieces....She is an immediate go-to for almost any project and has my highest recommendation."

- Khai Dattoli

Scripts and Casting Coordinator, Deyan Audio

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"Zura has delivered performances that are nuanced, authentic, and carefully prepped.  She is a superb collaborator and a talented actress..." 

- Pete Cross

Producer at Dreamscape Media

Narration Samples
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Also records as Aria Holland

CURRENTLY WORKING WITH

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Home Recording Studio

- Neumann TLM 102

- Scarlett Solo Focusrite

- Reaper

- Custom Recording Booth

  

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2024 - Outstanding

Audiobook Narration - Fantasy

- Foul Days

- Until the Stars Fall

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2022 - Outstanding VO Website - English

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Best Female Narrator

Best General Fiction

Training and Skills

 MFA - Old Globe Theatre / USD
BS Theatre - The University of Evansville

 
Accents
British RP, London, Scottish, Irish,

Russian, French, German

US Regional Accents
Northern (Minnesota/Wisconsin),
Southern, Texas, New Jersey, Californian


Coaching 
PJ Ochlan, Johnny Heller,
Christina Rooney, Shannon Elizabeth Parks,
-Fall 2024 Deyan Institute Master Class
-Spring 2023 / Autumn 2023 Deyan 

Institute Masterclass
-New England Narrators Retreat 2022

-Spring 2021 / Autumn 2021 Deyan
Institute Masterclass
-New England Narrators Retreat 2021

BookCons and Panels

2025- ApollyCon
2024- ApollyCon:
Audiobook Panel w Rebecca Yarros, and Scarlet St Clair
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Featured Releases

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Me In A Nut Shell

With 30 plus years of experience in theatre and commercial VO, I began my full time work in Audiobooks in 2020. As an actor I've found it to be the perfect marriage of my two greatest loves: the storytelling of theatre, and voice acting. I hold two degrees in performance, including an MFA from the renowned Old Globe Theatre, in San Diego. My greatest strengths as a storyteller, are in my broad character range, comic timing, and accent work. It is no small task breathing life into another artists work. And I hope to always honor the story the author is telling.

 

My work was recognized in 2021 when I was an IAA Finalist for Best Female Narrator. Some of my favorite genres to narrate are LitFic, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, and Humor. I particularly love when I am handed a project I never would have dreamed of.

 

Out of the booth I am an accomplished artist and illustrator. I dearly love to travel, and experience new places and cultures with my husband and our two children. I do subversive cross stitch, and I am rather fond of cats.

I discovered my love of storytelling through "books on tape" at the age of four. After years of work on the stage and in  VO, I found my way back to audiobooks! It feels like coming home.

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