Cara Jones
Cara Jones is an American singer, songwriter, and voice actress.
Career
As a singer and songwriter, she has sold over 1.2 million physical copies of her songs in Japan. In the United States and elsewhere, her music can be heard on the popular syndicated television series Dawson's Creek, as well as a number of feature films.As a voice talent, Cara is heard worldwide as the English voice of the GPS car navigation systems of the Jaguar, models of the Cadillac, Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover, Ford and more. She announced the 1998 Winter Olympics at Nagano, voiced hundreds of commercials, as well as popular PlayStation and Sega games. In addition, Cara spent 7 years as a prime time DJ on Tokyo's popular FM station, J-Wave. Also helmed radio shows at FM Yokohama, Bay FM (Japan), CBC Radio Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting.
Personal life
She has one child, born in 2007, and one husband.Voice talent
Games
Shenmue: Hisaka Sawano, Mayumi Mishima, Lidia BennettTekken 3: Julia Chang Einhänder: Hyperion's Computer VoiceArc the Lad II: Shante's Singing VoiceFighting Vipers: JaneOther
- Cara Jones announced the medalists of all outdoor events at the 1998 Winter Olympics at Nagano.
- Cara Jones was the US English voice of the Denso GPS car navigation system of models of the Jaguar, Land Rover, Cadillac, and Mercedes Benz.
- DJ at J-Wave 81.3 FM in Tokyo on programs "Tokio Cold Cuts", "The Essential Love Collection", "Optune Midnight Faces", “Behind the Hits”
- Got start in radio at WHRB at Harvard University. Hosted "Folkways" show.
- Cara Jones voiced commercials or industrials for PNC, Pampers, Sony, Xerox, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Agnes B., Shick, Toyota, Phillip Morris, Japan Air Lines, Harry Winston, Volvo, Canon, Deutsche Telecom, Ansett Australia Airlines, Kirin Beer, Toshiba EMI, Coca-Cola, Tokyo Electric Power Co, Land Rover, Komatsu, Shiseido, Suntory, NHK, Panasonic, Paralympics, ANA Airlines, Hustler Casino, BBQs Galore, Planet Fitness, Time Warner.Chage and Aska: Narrator on album "Yin & Yang".
- Cara Jones wrote and co-hosted a weekly radio program with Barry White.
- Cara Jones is known for radio interviews with Harry Connick Jr.; The Manhattan Transfer; Charlie Watts; Shaggy (musician); David Sanborn; Karla Bonoff; Suzanne Vega; Shawn Colvin; Mary Chapin Carpenter; Jellyfish.
- Cara Jones wrote the liner notes to the Japanese release of Fat City by Shawn Colvin.
- Cara Jones was asked to write original English lyrics to the classic Japanese song Miagete Goran Yoru no Hoshi o by Rokusuke Ei and composer Taku Izumi. Her version was recorded by Jazz singer Harumi Kaneko and R&B singer Melodie Sexton.
- Cara Jones wrote the lyrics for English-language versions of hits by Japanese rock band The Yellow Monkey, including "Bulb" and "Sugar Fix".
- Cara Jones sang the song "You Are My Sky" from "Pandora's Box" at the wedding of actress and singer Yū Hayami.
- Cara Jones is a Multilingual voiceover producer at Carasmatic Productions.