Familiar Strangers | Cara Jones | TEDxGrandePrairie
Career
As a singer and songwriter, she has sold over 1.2 million 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 (car), 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 (Nagoya) Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting.
Cara Jones is a Multilingual voiceover producer at Carasmatic Productions (www.carasmatic.com). There she has overseen voiceover productions for Google, Amazon, Motorola, Disney, E! and more.
Cara Jones voiced commercials, industrials, or documentaries for the following companies: 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; Gardena Chamber of Commerce; Planet Fitness, Time Warner and more.
Cara Jones wrote the liner notes to the Japanese release of Fat City (Shawn Colvin album) 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.
TV – Film – Games
Dawsons Creek: The song “Spit It Out” was featured in episode #511 "Something Wild"
Arc the Lad: The singing voice of Shante on “Musicman”
Shenmue: English voice of Hisaka Sawano/Mayumi Mishima/Lidia Bennett (Sega)
Fighting Vipers: voice of Jane (Sega)
Legend of Heroes IV: Vocals and lyrics on "One Bead of Scarlet"
Tobe Pegasus!: Lyrics on "The Simple Things"
Girl Play (2004 Feature Film): Original music
Give or Take an Inch (2003 Short Film): Original music