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ASHAKI AYOKA

AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR

Ashaki Ayoka (she/they) has a vast and unique background.


A first generation Jamaican-American, Los Angeles native, narrator, voice actor, podcast host, writer and tech industry leader. 

Ashaki is fluent in Jamaican Patois having learned her family history as far as 100+ years back via oral storytelling. She could say that her whole life is a never ending audiobook. 


Raised in a melting pot of culture and diversity, her unique background gives her an ease with many languages, accents and she conversant in Spanish, French and German. Her academic and professional background includes medicine, anthropology, sustainability, aerospace and wellness/yoga. Ashaki specializes in creative, scientific and technical writing.


Ashaki’s vast array of experiences is clearly heard in genres such as non-fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery and thrillers. She also enjoys narrating middle grade, YA, folklore, mythology, and cultural stories.


Ashaki Ayoka means, beautiful princess that brings joy to all. Through her narration she dreams to empower, inspire, thrill and bring joy to all of her listeners. 


She also narrates under the pseudonym
Rowan Au for the very spicy genres. 


ASHAKIAYOKA.VO@GMAIL.COM

Contact Ashaki

EQUIPMENT


Microphone: Shure SM7B


Cloud Microphones: Cloudlifter CL-1 Mic Activator


Audio Interface: Scarlet2i2G3 2x2 Scarlett


DAW: Audacity


Punch and Roll

TRAINING


Elise Arsenault's The Great Audiobook Adventure, Momentum Club and The Global Actor



LA's The Pack Theater



Table Read Tuesday's



Sunday Table Read

 

Accents & Dialects


American, California, Western, Pacific Northwest, English, Jamaican Patois, Midatlantic, American Southern, Received Pronunciation, New York, New Jersey, Scottish.

 

LANGUAGES


Fluent: English, Jamaican Patois


Conversant: Spanish, German, French.

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