Marilla Wex - the Official WebsiteActress, comedian, award-winning voice artist2012-02-02T18:31:15Zhttp://marillawex.com/feed/atom/WordPressMarillaWexhttp://feedburner.google.comRillhttp://www.marillawex.com<![CDATA[Back in the studio…]]>http://marillawex.com/?p=29742012-02-02T18:31:15Z2012-02-02T18:16:36Z0It’s been a couple of years since I recorded a radio commercial. It felt good to be back in the studio. I love working at Pirate Radio. It was there that I recorded the Philips Body Groom series that swept the board at the Crystal Awards. Those commercials were brilliantly written – a series of descriptions of [...]<p>Post from: <a href="http://marillawex.com">Marilla Wex - the Official Website and Blog</a><br/><br/><a href="http://marillawex.com/2012/02/back-in-the-studio/">Back in the studio…</a></p>
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