Meet Zara Ramm, narrator of Jodi Taylor's books on Audible
Hello all you lovely Jodi Taylor fans out there.. My name is Zara Ramm and I am the reader of all those wonderful tales from St. Mary’s.
Jodi has asked me to say a little about how I bring her brilliant words to your eyes and ears.
So where to start?
Well…..I have been an actor for twenty seven years doing mainly theatre and television. In the last ten years I have also been recording audio books as well which I sort of fell into and found I really enjoy. Which is lucky as I do quite a lot of them.
It’s a funny old job as you sit and prep the book (i.e make tons of notes and decisions about what voices and accents you are going to give all the different characters) and then spend two or three days sitting in a tiny studio with a producer in the next room making sure you don’t talk total rubbish and letting you out for a cup of tea every few hours.
You could of course risk not reading it before you record it and just wing it in the studio. Not a great idea though as you might get to the end of the recording and find out that all the characters were French!
I love a dialect so am very happy to give characters all manner of them but sometimes a change of pitch or pace is all that is needed to distinguish one character from another.
Unless specifically requested by the author I will always narrate in my own accent and then add different voices for lesser parts as I get to them, as sustaining a voice that isn’t your natural voice for a whole book is pretty demanding. I did do that with a Geordie accent once and also Glaswegian but it was quite hard work!
Reading and recording The Chronicles of St. Mary’s is always a treat...here’s to many more! Thanks Jodie for giving me the opportunity to record them and thank you readers and lovers of audio books for continuing to read and listen to them.
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Readers Q&A's
Just listened to my first of the series and I am the happiest person under the starry sun until I have finished with the series. Your reading is marvellous. Thank you. There are, sadly, quite a few readers out there who are, for my ear at least, not coming up to scratch. In fact if they ever make films of the series, close to the books of course, not some strange and disconnected adaptations as so common these days, again sadly, I advocate you would be the perfect Max. Should you choose to be…… Keep well and stay safe!
I want to thank you and let you know that your voice returns me to sanity and serenity. I have a few “issues“ and I have found that if I listen to any of your Jodie Taylor books that I am almost instantly calmed and settled. I honestly believe you have one of the most beautiful, perfectly pitched, delightful and engaging voices and resulting performances I have found in roughly 500 audiobooks. You are spot on.
As previously mentioned, one of my minor anxieties is that you might one day stop narrating, especially the St. Mary’s series. I seem to be unable to enjoy other performers.
As another person has commented, I listen almost every night – smiling and serenely slipping off into slumber. ( yes a bit of alliteration there)
Gratefully,
a more well adjusted human.
Stay safe, stay sane and Be well!
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