“Elise worked with us as a contractor on Moss: Book II. She did all the in game emotive voice performances / animation tagging for Quill, as well as tagging for some supporting characters. Elise gave an extremely emotional, and dynamic performance throughout the game. She always kept a very positive attitude during production, and was always open to feedback / iteration. She was quite enjoyable to work with, and I would happily work with her again in the future.”

“For almost a decade now Elise Kates has been a reliable member of my overflow network and shortlist of freelancers I will recommend for projects. She has come through for me numerous times over the years when I’ve needed an extra hand to make great sounds often on short notice. Highly recommended. ”

“I had the utmost privilege to hire Elise for a 2+ month project to create several dozen voice-interactive soundscapes for Novel Effect. Elise joined a team of six as a sound designer and occasional VO artist. Elise did a fantastic job and was amazing to work with. Elise is organized, efficient, creative, skilled, passionate, hard-working, and a clear communicator. The entire team loved working with her. Elise is a skilled and gifted sonic storyteller. On those rare occasions where adjustments were needed, Elise took feedback exceedingly well—indeed, she sought it out and is clearly driven for continuous self-improvement. She cares deeply about her teammates, as well as the quality of her work and the end product. She really raised the bar with Novel Effect’s sound design. Elise is a consummate professional and I can’t wait to work with her again soon. ”

“I hired Elise to help with a large backlog of SFX recordings that needed to be edited, cleaned up and named. Despite lack of direction and disorganization on our end, Elise tore through giant folders of poorly slated recordings like a knife through hot butter. All the files she returned were edited and named perfectly. I would occasionally hit her with last minute randomizing edit requests and she always handled them with grace and professionalism. In addition to her editorial and organizational chops, she has great instincts for sound design and I look forward to seeing and hearing what she does in the future. Elise would be one of the first people I’d reach out to if I were building a new Audio Team, and I look forward to working with her again.”