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Working languages:
German to English

Kate Northrop
Lyrics, literature & more

Switzerland
Local time: 10:58 CEST (GMT+2)

Native in: English Native in English

Account type Freelancer, Identity Verified Verified site user
Services Translation, Editing/proofreading
Expertise
Specializes in:
Poetry & LiteratureMusic
Advertising / Public RelationsIdioms / Maxims / Sayings
PsychologyMedical (general)

Preferred currency EUR
KudoZ activity (PRO) PRO-level points: 8, Questions answered: 4
Payment method accepted Wire transfer
Portfolio Sample translations submitted: 2
Experience Years of translation experience: 11. Registered at ProZ.com: Apr 2009.
ProZ.com Certified PRO certificate(s) N/A
Credentials N/A
Memberships N/A
Software Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop, Frontpage, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Powerpoint
Website http://www.songwave.ch
Professional practices Kate Northrop endorses ProZ.com's Professional Guidelines (v1.0).
About me
I am a native US-English speaker, and I have lived and worked in the German speaking area of Switzerland for over 15 years. I have been translating on a freelance basis for 11 years, and I speak and translate German every day in both professional and private environments. My main areas of expertise as a translator are music business, song lyrics, arts, entertainment, literature, psychology and medicine.

I studied English literature and music at Bennington College in Vermont, USA, and at the University College of Wales in Aberystwyth, UK. I have experience with both American and British English. I also studied herbal medicine at the School of Phytotherapy in East Sussex, UK. The course included botany, biology, anatomy and biochemistry, which gave me enough basic knowledge to translate successfully in these areas. I grew up with medical terminology: My father is a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Connecticut, and my mother is an emergency medical technician (EMT).

Most of my translation work has been in the music business area, including translations of entire artist websites, biographies, music industry communications, etc. I am also a songwriter and offer lyrics in English to German speaking artists, both translations of existing lyrics and original compositions. Several of my songs are currently in rotation on Swiss radio stations.

You are welcome to visit my website, SongWave, if you want to know more about my work.
Keywords: English to German, lyrics, music, literature, poetry, music industry, medicine, psychology


Profile last updated
Apr 24, 2009



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