Commercials with Susan Palyo
Susan Palyo has been working for Voice Trax West since 1990, and has been the resident demo producer since 1996. Growing up in Springfield, Illinois, her passion for music led her to believe that pursuing a degree in Commercial Music from Millikin University in Decatur, IL would be a great idea since she wanted a job where she didn't have to wear a dress! Shortly after graduating, Susan packed up her car and drove to Los Angeles to pursue a career in recording.
Susan landed at the famed Cherokee music studios as an assistant engineer, where she got to meet lots of cool celebrities (and didn't have to wear a dress), but eventually landed as the head engineer at Voice Trax West. After engineering loads of commercial sessions and assisting in demo production under Thom Pinto and Cindy Akers, Susan became the full time demo producer in 1996. Since then, she has produced almost 1000 demos, though we haven’t officially counted. Her demos are respected by all of the top VO agencies in town for their quality and contemporary style.
Susan also has a great reputation as an instructor and director, and teaches workshops and private studies in commercial and animation voiceover. Susan lives in the San Fernando Valley with her daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter Ruby. She even wears a skirt once in a while now. Oh, and don’t forget GO KINGS GO!!!!