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Laurie L.

Cape Town, South Africa

$30/hr
5.0
15 jobs

I am a South African Music Awards (SAMA) nominated singer-songwriter, composer, and producer with three decades of experience in the music industry. With a 100% Job Success score on Upwork, I have consistently delivered high-quality work that exceeds client expectations across a wide range of musical genres. Whether you need a compelling composition, professional songwriting, polished production, or audio editing, I bring creativity, expertise, and attention to detail to every project. I pride myself on being easy to work with, highly communicative, and committed to delivering music that enhances your vision. 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒 & 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒: ✅ SONGWRITING • Jingles for advertising • Full songs (lyrics, music, or both) • Songs for TV, YouTube, and film ✅ COMPOSITION • Library music • Film scoring ✅ VOCALS • Lead and backing vocals ✅ PRODUCTION • Producing songs and compositions • Arrangements and instrumentation ✅ POST- PRODUCTION • Mixing • Mastering • Audio editing 𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄: • Written and released eight albums • Composed jingles for major advertising campaigns • Created music for Africa’s largest music library, Mama Dance • Had songs placed in numerous films and TV series • Written and recorded albums for various campaigns • Mixed and mastered a wide range of projects • Done audio editing on a wide range of projects I’d love to hear more about your project—let’s chat!

  • Music Composition
  • Singing
  • Music Production
  • Sound Mixing
  • Audio Mastering
  • Songwriting
  • Jingle
  • Film Scoring
Bronwyn M.

Rustenburg, South Africa

$40/hr
4.7
147 jobs

From Poetry & Lyrics which portray Emotion to Stories from Beyond. Articles, Blogs, Reviews and SEO all well structured and researched with timely delivery. As we grow older, we realize that it is not all about what you have accumulated or where you find yourself, your status, or your wealth. The truth be told to be alive is all about the experience, the challenges, opening that new door, living to your full potential! What makes each of us unique is our creativity, how we perceive people, and our surroundings! I have a passion for writing, a deep love of reading, and a burning sensation to learn. I have worked in the advertising market for more than ten years, and I am proficient in using MS Word and Corel Draw. Plus, I have been writing for more than 20 years and still love it. I have been actively working on blogging, SEO and brand building, and article writing in various medical fields, along with other areas. I have published five poems in different anthologies from 2004 to 2011 through the Poetry Institute and won third place in a lyrics writing contest.

  • Lyrics Writing
  • SEO Writing
  • SEO Backlinking
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Copywriting
  • Nutrition
  • Children's Writing
  • Content Creation
  • Content Writing
  • Article
  • Ghostwriting
  • Business Writing
  • Poetry
  • Fiction Writing
Sunieda K.

Pretoria, South Africa

$60/hr
5.0
6 jobs

I will write an energetic, action-driven kids' song for your lyrics, lines or vocabulary. I've written songs for children of all ages and specialize in writing for children learning EFL (English as a Foreign Language). My rich imagination has led to many years of creative song writing experience. I started out as an English teacher more than 20 years ago, and my creative spirit soon bloomed. I can assure you of a 100% original work delivered on time. I am passionate about music across the genres, from House to Country - as you will be able to hear in my portfolio. I have done extensive voice-over work, particularly character voices for television productions for children's television channels, as well as some English infomercials. I believe that clear and timeous communication is integral to delivering your next hit-kids' song within the set deadline.

  • Lyrics Writing
  • Creative Writing
  • Scripting
  • English
  • Singing
  • Proofreading
  • SEO Writing
  • Blog Writing
Jamez G.

George, South Africa

$50/hr
5.0
35 jobs

Standing OUT in the noise of the global marketplace and connecting the virtual to the physical requires more than just AI and social media. AI helps, but some "A"ctual" "I" is needed -- Imagination, Inspiration, Intuition and Insight. I use differnt AI tools to CREATE content that MIGHT go viral, but WILL have value. SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE. I subscribe to Envato elements which uses: - Veo3.1 - Kling, - Luma Ray - Seedance and other video gen AI models to generate videos. Envato uses smart model routing to match the best model for specific prompts and visual styles. Envato also has excellent text to voice for voice overs. I use Googles NotebookLM to generate storyboards with voice over which then can be used as input for AI video generation. I have the (on my computer) the Synium VectorAI AI graphic generator which produces high quality 'photographs' or vector illustrations that can be animated. I make use of various sound/music libraries for sound design, and often do (copyright free) custom music composition. I have extensive business (sales and marketing) experience and a technical background. My partners and I took a software development startup to IPO in six years, I then worked as a customer facing Digital Transformation Consultant for IBM for over a decade. My book "Sell with Passion BUT Manage by Process" is available on Amazon. I am a musician / composer/ producer with a recording studio. I have an album (Jazz/Fusion Instrumental) on I-Tunes and Spotify. I combine my business/technical/creator experience, knowledge and skills to focus on creating audio/visual messaging for business developement and tech trends. - Documentaries - Explainers - Promo's - Audio/Visual Branding - Graphic design and animation Service's offered: - Value Proposition Distillation -- Simplifying Complexity for Effective Marketing and Differentiation. - Content Creation: : Sonic Branding - Sound and Music for podcasts etc... : Custom Music Arrangements : Song Remixing / Mastering : Video Explainers : Video Editing : Graphic Animation : Pitch Deck Content - Business Development Coaching: : Pitch Deck Story Telling : Social Media Strategies Tools of the trade: - Different AI services depending on the application. - Final Cut Pro X for video editing, - Motion5 for graphic animation. - Pixelmator Pro for graphic design and image editing, - Logic Pro X for music production, audio editing, sound design, mixing and mastering. - Yamaha Synth/Instrument Samples/Midi Controller. Having worked with an experimented with various AI video generation services I find them inconsistent when it comes to synchronizing, facial expression, lip sync to audio, movements, unwanted background and staying in character from video to video The issue is to get everything correctly described in the 1st prompt. Then every correction or change burns more tokens or credits. Many are finding that to produce a 60 second corporate video is : - Time consuming and frustrating. - Expensive with credit burns. Especially if there are images/videos to be created of people, avatats or mascots etc. The process I follow to keep in character and brand consistency from one video to the next. - Create the avatar (person / character) or brand mascot standing facing the camera as an image. - Use the template to create the same character in different ‘poses / postures’. - Build a library of photos and scenes I have a special app on my laptop, that keeps ‘character’. - Create scenes or collect stock video to support the storyboard. - Use AI voice over services to create speech from a script. - Use AI video gen services to to ‘string’ the various character poses together into a smooth flowing video (maybe with captions, if that’s what we want) without music, sound effects, text and text effects and without background. - Hire an experienced video editor (like me) to bring it all together and get EXACTLY what you want. It takes a little longer but will cost less.

  • Marketing
  • Sales Coaching
  • Presentations
  • Startup Pitchbook
  • Video Editing
  • Marketing Strategy Report
  • AI Content Editing
  • AI Content Writing
  • AI Music Generator
  • AI Image Generation
  • Motion Graphics
  • Audio & Video Sync
  • Brand Development
  • Documentary
  • SaaS
  • Explainer Video
  • NotebookLM
  • AI Video Generation
Andrew O.

Pretoria, South Africa

$25/hr
5.0
24 jobs

I'm a music Engraver and Typesetter with over 10 years experience in Sibelius notation software. - Music engraving and typesetting - Score preparation - Part preparation and parts extraction - Proofreading engravings/typesettings - Orchestral, piano and voice, solo instruments, parts extraction and creation when needed, choral typeset with or without lyrics - Transcription from printed or neat handwritten scores - Please note, I do NOT perform theoretical analyses; I will however enter analyses to engravings as received from you (Roman numeral analysis only - these will be billed as separate hours after engraving has been done) - Template or house style preparation for Sibelius projects

  • English
  • Error Detection
  • Research Methods
  • Academic Research
  • Writing
  • Content Writing
  • Blog Content
  • Online Research
  • Company Research
  • Editing & Proofreading
  • Sibelius
  • Google Docs
  • Blog Writing
  • Proofreading
  • Music Engraving
Jonathan S.

Kempton Park, South Africa

$20/hr
5.0
3 jobs

I'm a multi-talented music creator with experience in writing, producing, and delivering fully finished songs across genres like R&B, Pop, Hip-Hop, and Indie. Whether you need: -Help finishing lyrics -A custom instrumental tailored to your vision -Backing vocals or toplines -A pre-made beat ready to go I'll be able to help. I work primarily in FL Studio, can work well in BandLab if needed and can handle everything from rough concept to radio-ready final track. I value collaboration, honest feedback, and working closely with clients to create something unique and emotionally honest. No idea is too small; every great song starts with a spark.

  • Music Production
  • Singing
  • Guitar
  • Piano
  • Songwriting
  • Music Composition
  • FL Studio
  • Sound Mixing
  • Audio Mastering

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