Tanya has spent most of her career in Istanbul, Turkey, for 16 years as a professional Language Linguist and Journalist, she ran her own private education business, was a Teacher Trainer for Cambridge University Press and an expat Journalist for the Press Office at the British Consulate. Just some of her professional experience covered a wide range of academic fields in English language and literature, Shakespeare, poetry analysis, memory association technique and theory and knowledge. Tanya also speaks fluent Turkish and she still sometimes produces professional voice over in Turkish on request in this complex second language. Through her teaching she worked with the family of Osman Sinav, one of Turkey’s prominent Film Directors, which inspired her to step into the world of voice over.
When Tanya returned to the UK she opened British Voice Over UK and she hasn't stopped since! She has extensive experience recording for all voice over genre. Producing voice over for TV/Radio commercials, corporate videos, video game characters, TV dubbing, documentaries, newscasts, audio books, children's apps, radio imaging, concert promos/events, e-learning and much more besides.
Tanya, 'Lyrics' produces for worldwide brands and clientele, just to name a few: Vogue, Ralph Lauren, Godiva Chocolate, Burberry, Vero Moda, Pandora Jewelry, Vodafone, Microsoft, Unilever, Puma, Yonex, Jaguar, Landrover, Google, American Express, Kinder Surprise, Weight Watchers, John Frieda, Curvissa, Claireabella, McVities, Just Eat, Antica Sambuca, Heineken, IKEA, Holiday Hypermarket, The Fairtrade Organisation, The Alliance Org, France 24 News presenting, Pizza Express Restaurants, Brewers Fayre Restaurants, Cambridge University Press, Warwickshire County Council, Highways England, various airlines and the Smile Train Charity.
With dynamic sophisticated approach, Tanya also works for certain clients as an, 'on camera' presenter and can be booked with advance notice. She loves what she does and cannot think of an industry she is more passionate about!
The only other times she is not in front of her favourite microphone is when she is walking her much loved dogs, Echo, who is also bilingual in English and Turkish by the way… and Wilson who is her studio assistant.