Nei Ito (China) Born in Koushu, China, Nei is fluent in Mandarin and Japanese. After graduating from the music department at Fujian Teaching University, she studied and received her masters in Dance at Tokyo Gakugei Univeristy. While a student in Tokyo, she began her singing career as an exclusive singer for a venue affiliated with legendary musician Koga Masao. There, her warm and translucent singing style received much praise from traditional Japanese music aficionados. Her reputation as the Chinese singer who could sing about the heart of Japan led her to perform in front of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, where she performed classics such as "Sakura" and "Hana." Nei continues to be active in the international and music communities in Japan. Languages: Chinese, Japanese Location: Japan

Rachel Ferguson (Scotland) A background in classical and choral singing gives Rachel's voice a pure tone and flexibility which was applied to bands of myriad genres including trip-hop, funk and rock in her native Scotland, where she also worked as a drama and singing teacher for the Royal Deeside School of Theatre Arts. Moving to Japan in 2005, Rachel embarked upon various projects as a vocalist, writer and editor, including acting in a ten-minute spoof shopping-channel sketch which was shown at Budokan as part of pop group HY's 'Kamakura Amae' 2006 concert. In September 2007 she joined the ranks of NHK, taking up the position of TV NEWSCASTER for their foreign broadcast. Other recent jobs have included singing on the TVCMs for SUNTORY, FANCL, and JRA and providing voices for a new children's cartoon. Rachel also enjoys singing at live events, solo or as part of a band. Recent events have included an exclusive party for Mikimoto, and regular appearances at dining bars and clubs, and weddings. Languages: English, intermediate Japanese Location: Japan

Isabelle Emmanuelle (France) Isabelle first performed at the age of four in "La Mascotte," an Operette produced by the Nancy National Theater & Ballet of France. She graduated at the age of 10 (the youngest) from the Nancy Academy of Music and the Dramatic Arts in 1987. She appeared in the TV Show on ARTE (French-German TV) in 1989, obtained First Prize from the "SACEM" (Society of Composers and Editors of Music) for a speech contest and again in 1994 from ESCP (French Business Graduate School). She has extensive experience in public speaking in several languages as well as in translation and interpreting. Isabelle looks forward to making the most of her acting and adaptation skills in Japan in a wide range of voice-over work. Languages: French, English, German, Japanese

Joanna Day (United States) Joanna's rich, clear, sophisticated tone is the ideal choice for commercials, news, educational materials, documentaries and video projects. A classically trained singer with an extensive background in musical theater, Joanna has established a wide range of narrative styles. In addition to her energetic and expressive voice, Joanna’'s friendly, professional attitude makes her very pleasant to work with. Joanna currently provides the vocals and narration for NHK's popular "Jukebox English" series, has appeared in recent video projects for Honda and Casio, and performs live regularly with the World Family Club. Languages: English, singing: French, Italian, German

Mel Ushikubo (Canada) Mel Ushikubo is a trained performer and will deliver an excellent performance, whether she is singing for a lively commercial or delivering clear, easy to understand learning materials. As well, she has over ten years of musical theatre experience. Currently she works in the Tokyo entertainment industry as a singer, actor, and voice-over actor for various TV commercials, dramas and movies. She was the principal English Teacher character in the Benesse World Wide Kids Live Stage Show for 3 months. Plus, she performs with her rock band G.O.F. and Pop duet project, Duel. She always has a positive and professional attitude, is very flexible and accurate. No matter what kind of project you have, you'll enjoy the process and be delighted with the results. Languages: English, French and conversational Japanese

Sachiko Hara (Japan) Sachiko is Japanese by birth but raised in Los Angeles. She is completely fluent in both English and Japanese. Using her bilingual skills, past TV commercial voice-over works include Mitsubishi Electronics, Sunstar, AEON, Marui Department store and more. Sachiko also narrates for corporate videos such as NTT and Meiji University. Chosen out of more than 8,000 contestants in the "AXIA Artist Audition 1997 Contest", Sachiko is a talented singer and has performed at events for the USO, the American Chamber of Commerce and embassies. She has also recorded English nursery rhyme CD's as well as English texts for YAMAHA and Benesse. Singer and narrator, her soothing clear voice, bilingual skills, and pleasant personality are sure to give you the results you want. Languages: Fluent English and Fluent Japanese

Sarsha Gorissen (Australia) Born in Sydney, Australia, Sarsha has been passionately developing her career as a narrator and model in Japan for over four years now. A teacher by profession with over 7 years experience, she has a wide-range of experience as a singer, reporter, MC, public speaker, performer and translator. Her voice is clear and light, with an comfortable International-Australian accent. Her narration work includes extensive experience in the field of Education, including TOIEC and IELTS tests; working with CNN and The Japan Times, and commercial web-narration. Languages: English, Japanese

Stacy Powell (United States) Stacy Lynette Powell is an American recording artist from San Diego, California. She is currently based out of Tokyo and Los Angeles. With over 15 year of experience with professional acting, she is well versed in many styles and a range of characters. Stacy is a singer by trade and currently travels Japan performing for children with a respected children's theater group as well as singing jazz and pop music in hotels and restaurants around the city. Her educational background is in English education and theater arts. She teaches seminars in formal business English and public speaking. As a hobby she performs improvisational theater at the Tokyo Comedy Store. Languages: English, Japanese