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No, this is not more in an endless debate about how to pronounce something like the word: PRESTIGIOUS

press-teej’-us    –or–     press-tij-us

It’s more about artist vs. artiste.

Now, I know there are minor deviations in spellings between Brits and Yanks (colour, checque, etc).  And since India was for many years a British Colony, and they still speak the Queen’s English there…I guess I can chalk-up the spelling ‘artiste’ to that influence.

I’ve been trying to get some straight answers to easy questions about the website  “Voice Artistes” from the person I suppose is the director/manager of the site:  NEERAJ M. MEHRA.

“Voice Artiste” strikes me as a sort-of Vedic V123, I guess. (heh)

I wanted to know whether there might be value in authentic American English voices submitting for auditions to their (what appears to be) busy enterprise.  Do their clients need, say, a midwest accent, or a Southern drawl?

I wanted to better understand his business model.

I sent my request about 10:30pm PST, which is probably — I dunno — 3 in the afternoon tomorrow in India.  I got an almost immediate response.  And while it wasn’t quite what I was looking for, it did provide some basic information, and I appreciate him taking time out of his busy day to write.

Here’s Neeraj’s e-mail response: