Meet Alana Marie Cheuvront | Voice Actress and Narrator

We had the good fortune of connecting with Alana Marie Cheuvront and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Alana Marie, is there something that you feel is most responsible for your success?
Although my wide vocal range has been a great factor in my overall success as a voice actor and narrator, I believe that most of my voice over work and my brand has primarily been focused on awakening the “inner child.” We live in overstimulated society that demands a lot from us and so much of my audiobook work and some of my voice over work caters to our need to center ourselves, relax, and take time away from our noisy world. I love connecting listeners with the more child-like parts of themselves. I feel that my voice has been instrumental in aiding listeners of all ages with calming their nervous systems, grounding themselves, and taking time out of their demanding lives. An angel reader friend told me during an intuitive reading that my voice has a healing frequency. After looking at my body of voice over work, I fully believe her! My intention is always to offer a calming and joyful respite away from the chaos of the world and I believe that is one of my gifts.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I have had to evolve into so many different versions of myself to find my place in the voice acting and audiobook world. I have had to work through a lot of other work-related obligations to live my dream as a voice artist. For instance, when I was a traveling Latin and ballroom dance competition videographer and junior broadcasting director after college, I loved my job for years until I began running into various difficulties. Not to mention, the work schedule was running me ragged. I realized one of my favorite parts of the job was performing the voice over scripts for our promotional videos that played in the lobbies of the hotels at the competitons. When I was done with work late at night, I would record my voice over jobs and auditions I received until the AM hours of the night. I arranged pillows in my hotel room closets and set up my microphone, preamp, and laptop in order to record different voice over jobs efficiently (namely the Shopkins Happy Places web series where I had to play at least ten different characters). I was determined to focus and work on my dream while planning my exit from the job.

When I had any time off, I would take as many voice acting classes as I could afford and work on any gigs I had. Eventually, I had so much voice over work that I began to work full-time on various voice acting jobs and audiobooks and I was able to quit my traveling job. My favorite voice over performance (and personal bucket list item) so far has been playing the cute and magical Charlotte in “Trials of Mana.” A lot of the characters I have been able to play a plethora of different characters in video games and animation productions including children, animals, creatures, ghosts, and other quirky characters. I quickly found my niche in the audiobook world when the pandemic hit. I began narrating books pertaining to “new age” subjects, holistic healing, and meditations. I also perform as several characters for all of the Dr. Suess toys for Tonies, which is a line of storytelling toys for children.

I’ve been lucky to bounce from one job to another ever since along with other fun performance-based gigs “out in the real world.” Having a varied work life has always been important to me.

I have learned that there is a level of detachment one must have to navigate the voice over and acting industry. It helps one to remain flexible and ease the flow of your reading in voice work. Listeners can hear the tension in your voice, so just keeping yourself relaxed and your imagination open helps the work to flow. You never know what a director or production team is looking for if you aren’t picked for a gig. It could be anything, so don’t attach yourself emotionally to any one part or character. Keep yourself busy with other types of work or volunteer opportunities. I personally serve as a community election worker during election season among other activities. There is also so much inspiration out in the world to feed your creativity! There is a part for each and every one of us. Even if it is a part you never thought you could play! The quote I think of is “What you are seeking is seeking you.”- Rumi

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I proclaim myself to forever be a spokesperson for the Magnolia Park neighborhood of Burbank! It is my favorite place to go on my days off. I would take anyone that is coming from out of town to the awesome vintage stores, coffee shops, and various film/pop culture memorabilia shops. I would first visit the fun shops on the strip. The Mystic Museum is always fun if you love horror movies and oddities. I love their various exhibits and fun witchy items they have for sale. Catnip Coalition is a fun cat-centric shop carrying all kinds of vintage items where proceeds help cats in need and they even have kittens in the store window that are up for adoption, so you can get your kitten fix! Other vintage and vintage style stores that I love there are Playclothes, Vixen by Micheline Pitt, and That’s a Wrap! I would take my guests to lunch at Brews Brothers or Romancing the Bean, which has scrumptious brunch items and great coffee. I love the royal ambiance of the decor (I’m constantly scheduling coffee meetings there)!

Outside of that area, I love the Studio City area and Ventura Blvd side of the valley. Aroma Cafe is lovely and I love the little shops nearby on Tujunga Avenue. On another day, I would visit the west side and go to the La Brea Tar Pits and The Broad. Maybe hit the beach and boardwalk in Santa Monica. Near the Pasadena area on the opposite side, I would go to Urth Caffe and then visit the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. It’s beautiful there!

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Although there are many voice over professionals who have shaped my work over the years, I have to thank the many directors at Compost Productions in North Hollywood. Mainly Bill Holmes and Dana Powers. They helped me break through my shyness when I first entered the voice acting world and gave me so many wonderful tools to use in my voice acting arsenal. The studio has been my favorite voice over playground to return to (and love love love the karaoke outings too)!

I also have to thank my best friend and fellow voice actress Liana Bassior for being my constant collaborator and cheerleader. We have been through so much together and the tapestry of our friendship has become so colorful and varied. Fellow voice actors/directors J.W. Stafford, Jack Hunisett, Kal-El Bagdanove, Shane Salk, and Bill Kates have expanded my network greatly and have been amazing pillars in my voice acting journey.

There are literally hundreds of people (even directors located across the world in places like Mexico, Spain, and Italy!) to thank as I have had hundreds of gigs and each person I have worked with has made this journey wonderful.

Website: https://www.alanamariecheuvront.com

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Image Credits
Liana Bassior
Jordan Letson
Susie Delaney