Cara Jones is an American singer, songwriter, and a voice actor. Married name is Joan Dans.
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, CBC Radio Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting.
Personal life
She has one child, born on February 28, 2007, and one husband, born on April 12, 1977
Cara Jones is a Multilingual voiceover producer at Carasmatic Productions. 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.
Chage and Aska: Narrator on album "Yin & Yang".
Cara Jones wrote and co-hosted a weekly radio program with Barry White.
Cara Jones announced the medalists of all outdoor events at the 1998 Winter Olympics at Nagano.
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 bandThe 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.
singer-songwriter
TV – Film – Games
Dawsons Creek: The song "Spit It Out" was featured in episode No. 511
Arc the Lad: The singing voice of Shante on "Musicman"; lyricist on "Musicman"
