AYANA HAVIV vocals
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FILM
ENSEMBLE Minions Walt Disney Pictures Funny characters, light classical 2015 ENSEMBLE Tomorrowland Walt Disney Pictures Classical crossover 2015 SOLOIST Need for Speed Dreamworks Rock, ethereal 2014 SOLOIST Seventh Son Warner Bros. Ethereal, classical 2014 ENSEMBLE Big Hero 6 Walt Disney Pictures Light classical, animation 2014 SOLOIST: DEMO The Book of Life Walt Disney Pictures Ethereal 2014 ENSEMBLE The Flintstones and WWE: Warner Bros. Animation Classic animation 2014 Stone Age Smackdown ENSEMBLE Godzilla Warner Bros. Light classical 2014 ENSEMBLE Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Twentieth Century Fox Light classical 2014 ENSEMBLE Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Paramount Light classical 2014 SOLOIST Agent Carter short film Marvel Ethereal, pop 2013 SOLOIST Charlie Countryman Voltage Pictures Indie rock 2013 SOLOIST: DEMO A Good Day to Die Hard Twentieth Century Fox Pop, alt-country 2013 ENSEMBLE Star Trek: Into Darkness Paramount Light classical 2013 ENSEMBLE Verdi: Messa da Requiem Bernard Fleischer Classical 2013 (DVD of live performance, LA Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel) ENSEMBLE Smurfs 2 Columbia Pictures Light classical, pop, animation 2013 ENSEMBLE Epic Twentieth Century Fox Light classical, animation 2013 ENSEMBLE The Conjuring New Line Cinema Light classical 2013 ENSEMBLE This is the End Sony Pictures Classical 2013 SOLOIST: DEMO The Hunger Games Lions Gate “Unpolished” 2012 SOLOIST: John Carter Walt Disney Pictures Middle Eastern (solo); 2012 GUIDE VOCALS; AND ENSEMBLE light classical (ensemble) ENSEMBLE The Lorax Universal Light classical, pop, animation 2012 ENSEMBLE Wreck-It Ralph Walt Disney Animation Light classical, pop, animation 2012 ENSEMBLE Ice Age 4: Continental Drift Twentieth Century Fox Light classical, pop, animation 2012 SOLOIST/ Legends of Oz: Dorothy Returns Box Office Productions Musical theatre; animation 2010-12 ENSEMBLE Mouse; other character voices; guide vocals for Lea Michele’s Dorothy songs SOLOIST The Next Three Days Lions Gate Balkan; ethereal/ambient 2010 SOLOIST Leave Visualeyes Productions Early music 2010 SOLOIST What to Bring to America USC student film “Unpolished” African folk 2011 ENSEMBLE Cowboys & Aliens Universal Light classical 2011 ENSEMBLE The Rite Sony Light classical, sound fx 2011 ENSEMBLE Hop Warner Bros. Family Light classical, characters 2011 ENSEMBLE Cats and Dogs 2 Warner Bros. Family Light classical, characters 2010 ENSEMBLE Avatar Twentieth-Century Fox Light classical; sound fx 2009 ENSEMBLE 2012 Twentieth-Century Fox Light classical 2009 ENSEMBLE Cirque du Freak: Universal Pictures Bulgarian women’s choir 2009 The Vampire’s Assistant SOLOIST Kick-Ass (Demo) Marv Films Opera; pre-teen pop punk 2009 SOLOIST The Hills Run Red Warner Premiere Middle Eastern, ambient 2008
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SOLOIST When Nietzsche Wept Millenium Films Classical 2008 Singing voice of lead character; End credits song ENSEMBLE Alpha Dog Universal Pictures Pop 2006 SOLOIST The Third Nail Stafford Films Middle Eastern & classical 2006 SOLOIST Richard III Basilisk Films Light classical, “ethnic” 2006 SOLOIST/ West Bank Story Magnolia Pictures Musical theatre 2004 ENSEMBLE awarded Oscar® in 2007 for Best Live Action Short Film
TELEVISION
SOLOIST Agent Carter (2 episodes) ABC Ethereal 2015 SOLOIST All Hail King Julien (1 episode) Netflix Funny character 2015 SOLOIST Chicago Fire (1 episode) NBC Ethereal 2015 SOLOIST Galavant (1 episode) ABC Ethereal 2015 SOLOIST Defiance (3 episodes) ScyFy Pop, rock 2014 SOLOIST Helix ScyFy Classical, Middle Eastern 2014 SOLOIST Beware the Batman (4 episodes) Cartoon Network Ethereal, pop, indie 2013 SOLOIST The Green Lantern Animated Series Cartoon Network Ethereal, Balkan 2011-12 (6 episodes) SOLOIST America’s Next Top Model CBS Top-40 pop 2011 SOLOIST Supernatural (2 episodes) The CW Opera 2011 SOLOIST The Philanthropist NBC Baltic/Middle-Eastern 2009 SOLOIST My Super Sweet Sixteen MTV Alternative rock/pop 2008
COMMERCIALS
SOLOIST Lexus: 2 holiday TV spots Robot Repair Classical 2014 ENSEMBLE Promo trailer for House of Cards Netflix Jazz, choral 2013 ENSEMBLE Promo for “Roast of Roseanne Barr” Comedy Central “Bad” singing 2012 On-camera ENSEMBLE Commercial: San Rafael Turkey Mexican television Gospel-style jingle 2005 On-camera
VIDEO GAMES
ENSEMBLE World of Warcraft : Blizzards of Draenon Blizzard Classical, ambient voices 2014 ENSEMBLE World of Warcraft : Mists of Pandaria Blizzard Classical, ambient voices 2013 SOLOIST James Bond: Quantum of Solace Activision Opera 2008 ENSEMBLE Fight Night EA Sports Classical style 2005 SOLOIST The Punisher THQ Opera 2004
SOUND RECORDINGS
ENSEMBLE Nate Ruess: Nothing Without Love Atlantic Records Boy soprano 2015 ENSEMBLE Josh Groban: Stages Reprise Opera/musical theatre 2015 ENSEMBLE Back in Time… 1985 Varese Sarabande Light classical 2015 SOLOIST The Woman Astronaut Penka Kouneva Ethereal/ambient 2014 ENSEMBLE The Gospel According to the Other Mary Deutsche Grammophon Contemporary classical 2014 (by John Adams; LA Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel) SOLOIST Aroma Foliado, Music of Gabriela Ortíz Southwest Chamber Music Contemporary classical 2013 Nominated for Latin Grammy, Best Classical Album, 2013 AYANA HAVIV SAG - A FTRA/AGMA PHONE (310) 714 - 4 2 6 6 • E - M A I L [email protected] • WWW.AYANAHAVIV.COM
ENSEMBLE Die Gezeichneten, LA Opera Bridge Opera 2013 ENSEMBLE Ghost: Infestissumam Rise Above Records Swedish death metal 2012 ENSEMBLE Music of Górecki (LA Master Chorale; Decca Modern classical 2012 Grant Gershon) ENSEMBLE Shostakovich’s Orango (LA Philharmonic; Deutsche Grammophon Classical 2012 Esa-Pekka Salonen) SOLOIST/ Great Voices Sing John Denver G.V. Records Opera/classical crossover 2012 VOCAL CONTRACTOR/ ENSEMBLE ENSEMBLE/ A Synphony of Hope: The Haiti Project Hollywood Helping Film music 2011 ADDITIONAL VOCAL CONTRACTOR Haiti ENSEMBLE/ In the Beginning Ekklesia Records Contemporary Christian 2011 VOCAL CONTRACTOR ENSEMBLE A Good Understanding (LA Master Chorale; Decca Contemporary classical 2010 Choral music by Nico Muhly) SOLOIST Camp Rock 2 Singalong Walt Disney Records Teen pop 2010 (sub for Demi Lovato) ENSEMBLE Adam Lambert: For Your Entertainment RCA Pop, gospel-style 2009 SOLOIST Disney Holiday Magic Walt Disney Records Pop 2009 SOLOIST Disney on Broadway Singalong Walt Disney Records Character voices 2009 SOLOIST Cheetah Girls 3: Karaoke Walt Disney Records Top-40 pop 2008 ENSEMBLE Padilla: Sun of Justice (with Cappella) RCM Renaissance 2007 awarded 2007 Grammy® for Best Small Ensemble Performance
STAGE
SOLOIST Aleih Neiri (Israeli folk song) Los Angeles Master Chorale 2012, 2015 SOLOIST Suite from Agent Carter Golden State Pops Orchestra 2015 SOLOIST Tavener, Western Wind Mass Los Angeles Master Chorale 2014 SOLOIST Gabriela Ortíz, Baalkah Southwest Chamber Music, Summer at the 2013 Huntington SOLOIST Austin Wintory, Suite from Journey; Gamer Jams, Ford Amphitheatre, YMF 2013 Christopher Lennertz, Suite from Mass Effect 3 SOLOIST Fernandes, Dame Albricia Mano Anton Los Angeles Master Chorale and Orchestra 2013 SOLOIST Gabriela Ortíz, Elegia Southwest Chamber Music, 2013 International 2013 Festival of New Music SOLOIST Middle Eastern soloist, ongoing Yuval Ron Ensemble (Middle Eastern music) 2012-14 SOLOIST Vivaldi, Gloria Los Angeles Master Chorale and Orchestra 2012 VOCAL League of Legends World Championship USC Galen Center, Riot Games 2012 CONTRACTOR SOLOIST / Solos in Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project Benefit concert, Grand Performances 2012 ADDITIONAL VOCAL CONTRACTOR SOLOIST Händel, Messiah Los Angeles Master Chorale 2006, 2009, 2011 SOLOIST / Solo from A.I. by John Williams Benefit concert for Education Through Music 2011 VOCAL CONTRACTOR SOLOIST Bach, St. Matthew’s Passion Los Angeles Master Chorale and Orchestra 2010 SOLOIST Haydn, Heilig Mass Los Angeles Master Chorale and Orchestra 2009 SOLOIST Third Swallow (bit role), Die Vögel Los Angeles Opera 2009 SOLOIST Nest (original alt/indie rock band) Hotel Café, Molly Malone’s, Genghis Cohen, etc. 2002-08 SOLOIST Brahms, Ein Deutsches Requiem Concordia University MasterWorks Concert Series 2008 SOLOIST Resident Soprano, Synergy: Affiliated chamber ensemble 2004-08 New Music Collective of the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity Concerts included Shulamit Ran, O The Chimneys; Betty Olivero, Zima’ar; Daniel Levy, Yedid Nefesh (premiere), Shostakovich, From Jewish Folk Poetry
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CHORUS
PROFESSIONAL Los Angeles Opera Chorus; AGMA Los Angeles 2006-15 PROFESSIONAL Los Angeles Master Chorale; AGMA Los Angeles 2004-15 PROFESSIONAL Los Angeles Chamber Singers and Cappella Los Angeles 2004-15 SEMI-PROFESSIONAL UCLA Women’s Bulgarian Choir Los Angeles 2000-02 SEMI-PROFESSIONAL Vukani Mawethu (South African folk singing) Berkeley 1994-98 SEMI-PROFESSIONAL Artists in Resonance (a cappella jazz & pop) Berkeley 1996-98
TRAINING
Tim Davis’ Studio Singer Intensive Los Angeles 2014 Operaworks! Summer Intensive Program Los Angeles 2004 M.A., Sociocultural Anthropology, UCLA, summa cum laude Los Angeles 2003 Emphasis on Jewish culture and on ethnomusicology Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, Mellon Fellowship in the Humanities B.A., Comparative Literature (Hebrew, English, & Spanish), minor in Music, Berkeley 1998 UC Berkeley; summa cum laude, Valedictorian, Phi Beta Kappa, Chancellor’s Scholarship, Distinguished Senior Award (runner-up to University Medal)
Semester abroad at Universidad de Granada, Spain, studying Spanish language, Granada, Spain 1997 literature and music Van Nuys Performing Arts High School Van Nuys, California 1994
VOICE TEACHERS COACHES SIGHT-READING
Classical: Renee Sousa William Vendice; Ann Baltz; Lisa Edwards; Gerald White Pop: Gerald White Tali Tadmor; Jeremy Frank; Cathy Miller Popovic
SPECIAL SKILLS
SINGING: Soprano/First Alto: Choral / Choir; Classical: Opera, Art Song, Oratorio, Chant, Boy Soprano, Atonal, Renaissance / Baroque, Contemporary; Gospel; Jazz; Standards; Musical Theatre; Animation Characters; Soul / Motown; R&B; Alternative Rock; Soft Rock; Pop; Country Western; Spanish; Brazilian; Jewish: Israeli Pop, Jewish Cantorial, Traditional, Yiddish, Klezmer, Ladino; Folk: American, Jewish, Bulgarian, Balkan, Yiddish, Slavic, African, Celtic/Irish. Range: F3 to D6. MUSICAL: whistling, yodeling, songwriting, choral arrangement, excellent sight-reading and improvisation in all musical styles DANCE: Choreography, Improvisational ACCENTS: New York City, American Jewish, Russian, Israeli SPORTS: Bicycling, Hiking, Ice Skating, Jump Rope, Roller Skating, Snorkeling, Swimming, Yoga LANGUAGES: Fluent in: English, Hebrew, Spanish. Know diction for: French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Yiddish, Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), Latin.
AYANA HAVIV SAG - A FTRA/AGMA PHONE (310) 714 - 4 2 6 6 • E - M A I L [email protected] • WWW.AYANAHAVIV.COM