The Sonic Society

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The Sonic Society is a Broadcast/Podcast out of Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. We showcase the very best of Modern Audio Drama from around the world. We also showcase new releases of Audio works here on the site, give links for latest episodes, and look at new audio series. Please join Jack Ward and Shannon Hilchie in the Society...

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Posted By Jack on June 30, 2009

1. Sonic Summer Intro Music

2. Introduction with Jack Ward, Shannon Hilchie, Kristin Slaney, Ken MacAlpine, Schoel Strang, Eric Benson

Hey everyone this is Jack Ward with Shannon Hilchie, and the entire cast of “The Jack and Shannon Show” for our live Jack and Shannon Show Party.

Let’s get this ball rolling with the final episode of Season Two of The Jack and Shannon Show!

4.Jack and Shannon Show- Episode Six- Garage Sale Part. Two
Produced by Jack J. Ward

That was awesome! Now let’s turn on the phones and see who wants to talk to our fantastic cast!

(LIVE SHOW IS LIVE!)

Voting is Now Closed!

Posted By Jack on June 26, 2009

voting_closedVoting for the 2008-2009 Uni Awards is now closed! Thanks to everyone for participating!

The Uni Gala will be July 7th!

Jack and Shannon Gone Batty

Posted By Jack on June 23, 2009

1. Sonic Summer Intro Music

2. Introduction with Jack Ward and Shannon Hilchie

Hey everyone, I’m Jack with Shannon, and its another relaxed Sonic Summertime show- the season between seasons. This week its a super-fun-tastic interview with John Bell- from Bell’s in the Batfry! Those irascible jokesters in the Batfry get to have a vox-ala-vox chat with us! And afterwards, the first part of the two-parter season finale of the Jack and Shannon Show.

Speaking of the Jack and Shannon Show, Shan and I thought it might be fun to invite all the actors of this season up to CKDU next week for a live Jack and Shannon Show after party. You’ll be able to call in with your questions at 902-494-2487 at 8:30 PM Eastern until 9:30 Eastern (That’s 5:30 until 6:30 Pacific time!) And if no one calls in.. well, we’ll just have our own little live chat show. But PLEASE call in! We’d love to hear from you.. and we promise to answer all your questions about the show. Who is the hardest to work with? Who is the funniest? Who can’t hold their liquor? All will be revealed! But only if you call in!

And speaking of checking in… Have you voted for your Uni Favourite? If not.. time is running out! We’ve done the two weeks, and we’re just going to keep the voting open for another few days… Voting closes Friday July 3rd. So please vote if you haven’t! Remember the secret pass word is __________. That’s _________ all one word and lowercase!

The summertime is almost in full swing. As this posts, I’m put in my marks for my classes, and I’m free and clear for the next two months to spend time with my boys, get back into shape, and of course work with those great volunteers to get out audio drama. I’m SO excited!

So let’s get on with the show! Here’s that great interview with John Bell, we’ve been promising! See you on the other side!

4. Interview With John Bell
Edited by Jack J. Ward

And now… Episode #5 of Season 2 of the Jack and Shannon Show- “Garage Sale”

5.  Sonic Short- The Jack and Shannon Show- Episode 5- Garage Sale
Written and Produced by Jack J. Ward and Shannon Hilchie

6. Meeting Adjourned with Jack, Shannon and Zug

And before we close off tonight.. Let’s have a listen to good old Zug…

[Zug calls with Matt Leong and Chris Moody]

And that’s this week’s summer show this week! Shannon and I have a prom to go to… Yes, we’re all gussied up tonight, and headed out to where the chocolate runs on a fountain, and corsages droop and carnations wilt under nervous spot-lit dances.

Remember to place on your calendar to listen to the live show next week and CALL IN. The number is on the website in these notes as 902-494-2487!

You can also call in to Zug early with your questions or send questions if you’re shy to sonicsociety AT gmail.com. The Zug number is of course 206-984-2383 or 206-Zug Beud. Send us plenty of things to talk about in the After Jack and Shannon Show Party!

Sonic Summer Music this week was “Venus as a Girl” by Andy Mckee
Until next week with the Jack and Shannon Show After Party, I’m him and she’s her saying enjoy summer!

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Old Wounds- The Sound Track

Posted By Jack on June 22, 2009

oldwounds It’s HERE! It’s HERE! It’s FINALLY HERE!

BROWNCOATS STEP UP AND GET YOUR FULL LENGTH CD OF FIREFLY OLD WOUNDS MUSIC!

Straight from the Composer/Songwriter- Sharon Bee!

FOURTEEN TRACKS OF ORIGINAL MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE AMAZING FIREFLY SERIES BY JOSS WHEDON!

Check out the music

Buy the CD!!!

Bring back the great memories of the first Firefly Audio Drama with Sharon Bee’s inspiring ode to Browncoats everywhere!

Jack and Shannon Texas-Style

Posted By Jack on June 16, 2009

1. Sonic Summer Intro Music

2. Introduction with Jack Ward and Shannon Hilchie

Hi Folks, I’m Jack with Shannon and this week it’s another Sonic Summertime show- the season between our regular season and today we have a funtastic interview with Texas Radio Theater’s Rich Frohlich and the fourth installment of this Season’s short season of the Jack and Shannon Show.

I guess lots of folks are getting ready for their summer vacations, because Zug has been fairly quiet this week with one important exception, and the mailbag seems mostly empty. Perhaps everyone is saving their missives for the Uni Awards! Only a week longer to go and put your “X” on your favourite shows. The finalists are all listed on the Sonic Society homepage and remember to add the secret password ________ all one word and lowercase to properly fill out the form!

More folks have signed up to edit more shows from our Summer Clearinghouse… the famous John Bell from the funniest show on podcast “Bell’s in the Batfry” has volunteered to edit some of our shows as well. In fact, I think he wrote in to say he was insulted that we didn’t ask him! That’s two we owe John and Artie and the rest… We’ll make it up to him in our phone call next week. That’s right, we speak to John, Artie and Brad on next week’s call in, but this week we’ve got the amazing Rich Frohlich, Audio Drama’s hardest working Live Producer from the South. I hadn’t spoken to Rich for almost two years vox ala vox so it was great to dial him up and get a chance to see exactly what’s been going on in his life, and the life of the Texas Radio Theater.

So let’s go to that interview now… See you on the other side!

4. Interview With Rich Frohlick
Edited by Jack J. Ward

And now… Episode #4 of Season 2 of the Jack and Shannon Show- “On Location”

5.  Sonic Short- The Jack and Shannon Show- Episode 4- On Location
Written and Produced by Jack J. Ward and Shannon Hilchie

6. Meeting Adjourned with Jack, Shannon and Zug

And from listener Matt Leong, some great picks you might have missed for some great Audio Drama in the summer. Take it away Zug!

[Zug call with Matt Leong]

And that’s this week’s summer show this week! Make sure you vote in the code for the Unis! That’s ___________ all one word and lowercase to enter your picks!
Send Zug a note at sonicsociety AT gmail.com or give us a call at 206-984-2383 or 206-Zug Beud.

Sonic Summer Music this week was by…
Until next week with another interview and another fun show, I’m Jack Ward with Shannon Hilchie saying enjpy your summer! Listen to more stories!

Final Ballot for the Uni Awards!

Posted By Jack on June 9, 2009

Here it is folks Uni Awards.

PLEASE vote if you’re a regular listener to the Sonic Society.

You’ll need a code word to properly fill out the form. Listen to the Sonic Society shows and

GOOD LUCK TO OUR FINALISTS!


Summer Chat Deux

Posted By Jack on June 9, 2009

1. Sonic Summer Intro Music

2. Introduction with Jack Ward and Shannon Hilchie
Hi Folks, I’m Jack with Shannon and we’re back for another Sonic Summertime show- the season between our regular seasons during the year.
And today we have a great interview from Broken Sea’s Bill Hollweg, and of course Episode #3 of the Second Season of the Jack and Shannon Show.

But first!
The 2008-2009 Uni Award’s Nominations are over! Voting is closed for our first stage of our second award’s show. Thanks to everyone who took the time to go to the website and make your selections!
Tonight we open the form for the finalists. Please make certain you go and vote. Even if you didn’t vote for the nominations, voting for our finalists is so important so we get a great cross-section of our listeners.
Who can vote? Anyone listening to our broadcast/podcast. You’re all members of the Society, and all we ask is that you just don’t try to enlist people who do not listen to the show regularly to vote. That’s hardly fair to the over 50,000 listeners worldwide!

So who are the finalists this year? Our finalists were chosen by popular votes. We picked the top five, and in some cases six if there were a tie, and four if there were no obvious fifth contenders. We removed all spoiled and fraudulent ballots before totaling the list and put all in a spreadsheet to tally the numbers.
This year’s finalists in alphabetical order are:
For Best Show:
Broken Sea- Gaia’s Voyages
Electric Vicuna- Dead Line- The Replacement Show
Gypsy Audio- TamLyn P.I.
Kung Fu Action Theatre- Twin Stars
Northern Rain Studio-Shadow of the Bear
Sinister Properties- Episode 1

The Best Audio Drama Short:
Cephalopod Productions- Genesis- Episode #1
Electric Vicuna- The Dead Line Shorts
Neohoodoo Studios- The Unspeakable and the Inhuman
Zombie Astronaut’s Frequency of Fear

Best Sound and Editing:
David Witz- Microwave Mambo- Martha and Dottie
Jerry Robbins- The Bozeman Trail- Colonial Radio Theatre
Regina Doman- Shadow of the Bear- Northern Rain Studio
W. Ralph Walters- Zombie Astronaut-Keep Your Nose to the Tombstone

Best Script:
Brent Hinks and W. Ralph Walters- Zombie Astronaut’s Frequency of Fear- Dark Night of the Cheesy Chelsea Dolls
Elaine Barrett- Gaia’s Voyages- Episode 1
Gregg Taylor- Red Panda- The Field Trip
Jack Ward- Electric Vicuna- The Dead Line- The Replacement Show
Regina Domain- Shadow of the Bear

Best Actress:
Ara Pelodi- Dr. Candice Undomo- Gaia’s Voyages- Ep. 1
Clarissa der Nederlanden- Kitt Baxter The Flying Squirrel- Red Panda- The Field Trip
Grace Gonglewski- Martha- Martha and Dotty- Microwave Mambo
MJ Cogburn- Tamlynn Lostfynder- Gypsy Audio - TamLyn P.I.
Theresa Ford Fisher- Blanche Brier- Northern Rain Studio- Shadow of the Bear
Shannon Hilchie- Shannon- Electric Vicuna- The Jack and Shannon Show

Best Actor:
Alex Fedoryka- Northern Rain Studio- Shadow of the Bear
Gregg Taylor- Red Panda- Red Panda Adventures- The Field Trip
Jack Ward- Doctor Peter P. Picklepepper- Zombie Astronaut’s Frequency of Fear- Dark Night of the Cheesy Chelsea Dolls
Jerry Robbins- Dibble - Colonial Radio Theatre- The Dibble Show- The Dibble Halloween Show
Jules Ismail- Doyle Hammond- Gypsy Audio- TamLynn: PI

Best Music:
Howl-O and Others- Knights of Dragonshire
Kevin MacLeod and David Alexander MacDonald- Broken Sea- Gaia’s Voyages
Kevin MacLeod- Colonial Radio Theatre- Kidnapped
Sharon Bee- Electric Vicuna- The Dead Line Shorts
W. Ralph Walters and Others- Zombie Astronaut’s Frequency of Fear-Keep Your Nose to the Tombstone

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE FINALISTS. Again, please vote! Voting begins tonight and continues until June 23rd. Look on the Sonic Society website for the voting link. The only difference is you’ll need to add an additional code. That code can only be heard here on the show and its _______. That’s _______. All one word (no spaces) and in lowercase. I’ve tested the form, so it does work. And if you get a white page with an error message after you’ve voted, it will only be because the code was not entered in properly. So make sure you put it in, and please don’t pass it around as we really only want us, the regular listeners to have a say. After all, you should be the ones right? You trade an hour of your time every week to be a part of the Sonic Society. Here’s one of the benefits! So closed ballots beginning tonight! Good luck!

More great news, as I just got off the phone last night with Sharon Bee- for those who do not know, is our composer for the old Sonic Cinema and now Electric Vicuna productions. Sharon is a dear old friend of mine, and she’s just finishing the final touches on the album art for a CD of music you’ve long been waiting for. She’s put together the great tracks from our Firefly Old Wounds series, and she’ll put it up on her site as soon as she can for people to purchase.
Now, she never mentioned this to me, but as her friend, and a fan of her music, I’m making a personal appeal that everyone go out and buy a copy. It’ll be reasonably priced, and if you love Firefly and you know you do, this is an absolute MUST HAVE item. I know Sharon’s really struggling with the value of making this music for audio dramas. She loves it, don’t get me wrong, but she also needs to make ends meet and I think if she had some people order this excellent CD of Firefly music, she’d see the kind of community we are all about. So put a note on your fridge to scrape together a couple of bucks, and we’ll let you know when the CD is out and where to get it.

And my gratitude extends as well to the people who stepped up this week and offered THEIR valuable time to edit more of our shows for the Sonic Summer Clearance House. Thanks to Alexa Chipman, Taylor Kent, Stephen Nelson, and John Kyle and Paul Campbell. ANYTIME I feel alone in this world of Audio Drama, I am humbled by the numbers of people who raise to the call. THANK YOU SO VERY VERY MUCH.

This will be an exciting Summer if we all get our homework done- Finally some Consortium Comics! Biff Straker reboots! Wavefront and Dead Line Anthology stories and of course we’re going to finish with the Jack and Shannon Season 2. Tonight one of the cast is gone forever! Who could it be?!?!

Before that, we’ve got the follies and foibles of Shannon and I at the station. I’m including in tonight’s clip, the hilarious technical malfunctions we had the night we interviewed Bill Hollweg, the world’s biggest audio drama enthusiast. Listen as we begin with Shannon giving the Halifax Weather and doing a little solo vamping while I make the call….

4. Interview With Bill Hollweg
Edited by Jack J. Ward

And now… Episode #3 of Season 2 of the Jack and Shannon Show- “Get Along Little Oddities”

5.  Sonic Short- The Jack and Shannon Show- Episode 3- Get Along Little Oddities
Written and Produced by Jack J. Ward and Shannon Hilchie

6. Meeting Adjourned with Jack, Shannon and Zug
And just a couple of quick Zug calls from the amazing Matt Leong of the Doubledork Meter and a look into the Mailbag before we head out.

[ZUG CALLS]
1/2/3- Matt Leong, Doubledorkmeter Podcast

[MAILBAG]

And that’s the summer show this week! Thanks so much for everyone who’s involved and as thrilled as we are about the upcoming season, the Unis, and Audio Drama in general! Remember to look on the sonicsociety.org website for the link to vote for the finalists in the Unis! You only have till June 23rd so don’t put it off! Remember you’ll need the code ________ that’s ___________ all one word and lowercase to enter your picks!
And if you think that NOW there must be no more no shows left to edit… there’s still tons. Yes, I am nothing if I am not a prolific Jack with a ton of scripts half finished. So if you’re an editor and haven’t sent the call yet to get a show done for the summer season. I promise to have it recorded, rough edited and sent out to you! And heck, if you want to talk to us about anything at all. The Unis, the last season, Summer, or just let us know how you’re doing, send us an email at sonicsociety AT gmail.com or give us a call anyway and let us know how you’re doing at the Zug Beud line that’s 206-984-2383 or 206-Zug Beud.

Sonic Summer Music this week was by…
Until next week, I’m Jack Ward with Shannon Hilchie saying your summer and listen to more stories!

Summer Begins with a Chat….

Posted By Jack on June 2, 2009

1. Sonic Summer Intro Music

2. Introduction with Jack Ward and Shannon Hilchie

[Jack and Shannon on the Beach]

Hi folks, I’m Jack Ward with Shannon Hilchie… and we’re just slowing it down a little. It’s summer after all, and after the pace of Season 4 of the Sonic Society, its time to take a break and just enjoy the sound of the surf, and the beautiful skies here in Halifax.

Shannon: Say Jack… remember when we played “Lara Bond”?

Jack: Yeah, I love that show… Waitaminute-

Shannon: And when we played “Crumping the Devil by 19 Nocturne Blvd”

Jack: That’s another good show.. but we played the “Thrice Tolled Bell” and “Where are you Now?” from Nocturne not-

Shannon: Apparently we played those shows too!

Jack: But how… was it a time stream incursion?

Shannon: Nope

Jack: Parallel Dimension shattering this reality?

Shannon: Nope.

Jack: Dopplegangers hijacking the stream again.

Shannon: Not this time!

Jack: Then what?

Shannon: Uni Frauds gaming the system.

Jack: Oh that’s so not cool… I thought we asked people not to do that.

Shannon: We totally did.

Jack: I suppose it could be an innocent mistake, but we should reiterate.

Shannon: For the upcoming Uni awards, Jack has put up a form. The form is for ANYONE WHO LISTENS TO THIS SHOW-

Jack: -Via podcast or broadcast, streaming, or direct downloads-

Shannon: -to put on their nominations. We’ll take the top five picks from people to short list them, like we did last year for the actual voting in a week.

Jack: And thanks to Alexa Chipman’s suggestion, we’re going to put on a special key word to fill out the final voting form. Consider it our only little protection, to make sure that folks don’t try to enlist a pile of people to vote for their show.

Shannon: While I can understand how much of an honour it is to have the Uni… it’s just not cool to cheat.

Jack: And knowing is half the Battle! To kick off our Summer Show.. we’ve got a delightful interview with the man who could be easily called the Number One Sonic Society Fan. This guy has been listening from almost the first podcast. He’s stuck through us through thick and thin. He’s given us promos and mini-audio dramas, this year he sent us a full show of his own. He’s donated his phenomenal skills in drawing to give us logos, and pics for all our podcasts, and more. He’s the host of Doubledork Meter Podcast, and the father of my own Mini-Me- Jack.

He’s the one, the only… MATT LEONG…

Shannon: Jack can you get my shoulders with the coco butter?

Jack: Shannon you hate tans, and besides that we’re under an umbrella.

Shannon: RUB MY SHOULDERS!

4. Interview With Mat Leong

Edited by Jack J. Ward

And now… Episode #2 of Season 2 of the Jack and Shannon Show!

5.  Sonic Short- The Jack and Shannon Show- Episode 2

Written and Produced by Jack J. Ward and Shannon Hilchie

5. Meeting Adjourned with Jack, Shannon and Zug

And just a couple of quick calls here before we sign off today.

ZUG CALLS

1- Mari from Michigan

2- Chris from Podiomedia Chat and Steam Pod

And that’s our summer show. Make sure you Sonic Gold folks have a listen to the feed, as we just put on the amazing “Perry Mason and the Case of the Velvet Claws” and “CinderDibble” and the next installment of the amazing “Captain Blood” all from the fantastic Colonial Radio Theatre.

Also a huge thanks to Stevie K. Farnaby, Sean Creasy, W. Ralph Walters, Elaine Barrett, David Boul, Bill Hollweg, and Matt Leong who all jumped up to help out with the Summer Sonic Clearinghouse of shows. I’m really grateful for your time. And if you think that there’s no shows left to edit… Seriously? There’s still tons, so if you are an editor and want to give a shot at finishing a show this summer for our Summer Season, send us an email at sonicsociety AT gmail.com or give us a call anyway and let us know how you’re doing at the Zug Beud line that’s 206-084-2383 or 206-Zug Beud.

Music this week was by…

Until next week, I’m Jack Ward with Shannon Hilchie saying… enjoy your summer. Listen to more stories.

6. Sonic Summer Extro

The Uni Nominations!

Posted By Jack on May 26, 2009

Come vote for the Unis! The 2nd Annual Sonic Society Awards you vote for, for our year of Audio Drama. Voting begins today with the ending of our final regular season.

Anyone who is a regular listener of the Sonic Society (podcast, radio broadcast, direct download or internet streaming) is encouraged to put your thoughts to the page. Please do not ask people who do not listen to the show to vote. We’d really want to keep this as honest and fair as possible!

THANKS SO MUCH. Your Nomination form is HERE.

Good luck to ALL who contributed! Our thanks to you!

The Coveted Uni Award for 2009

Final Messages

Posted By Jack on May 26, 2009

The Dead Line Audio Anthology1. Sonic Society Theme and Intro Music

2. Introduction with Jack Ward and Shannon Hilchie
Hello Members and Listeners to the final official episode of the Sonic Society for Season 4. I’m your host Jack Ward with Shannon Hilchie and tonight’s the night. The end of our tour de force of this fourth season of the Sonic Society. But we’re not going to be going anywhere really. We’re just going to be moving into our summer digs and enjoying a little more of a relaxed format. We’ll be playing interviews with some of our friends, and going through the clearing house of old archives of Sonic Cinema- now owned by Electric Vicuna as we make way for brand new series! Which brings me to one of my thoughts. Anyone who would like to edit one of 15 minute shows we’re hoping to put out this summer should get in touch with us at sonicsociety AT gmail.com. I know there’s some folks who love to edit together  audio drama, and we’ve got a pile we’d love to have out there. I promise you, I’ll have my hands full with editing this summer myself, but it would super cool if many hands made some little work and more audio drama for everyone else. So here’s the offer. I’ll make sure that all the actors are recorded. Shannon and I will edit the lines so that they are in order. I’ll save each of the actor’s tracks as an mp3 which means you can either bring them up as separate tracks or mix them together in one, its up to you! I’ll also provide the music when I can, and all you need to do is edit for timing, and add in the sound effects. I know that’s certainly enough as it is. Just send us the files, and I’ll make sure the credits roll your name! We could make this a real clearing house! Wavefront episodes! Consortium Comics! More Dead Lines! The rest of the Jack and Shannon Show and Biff Straker! What a summer this will be! So anyone who’s interested- Random listeners with names that could be anyone… anyone like Bill? Stevie? Alexa? Matt? Elaine? Jeffrey? Adam(s)? Anyone who loves good old audio drama and thinks you would be up for producing anything! We’ve got five minute Dead Line’s still, and 25 minute ones, and of course the 10-15 minute Consortium Comics and Wavefront episodes. Send us an email! Let’s make this the summer of Audio Drama production!

This week our finale feature is another Electric Vicuna world premiere, “Messages”.

But first, let’s listen to the love of the Zug Beud calls!

3. Zug Beud and Mail

Calls

[Responses]

Keep sending in those calls and requests at 206-984-2383 that’s 206-Zug Beud or email us at sonicsociety AT gmail DOT com!

For those who are interested in actually putting in their first round choice to the Unis. Please go to our website and click on the UNIS FORM link in the show notes! In fact, I’ll even give it, its own entry in the Society site as well. So go look over this year’s crops and find your favourites and nominate them!

Tonight’s feature is… seriously, one of my absolutely favourite scripts- The Dead Line episode “Messages” recorded originally in Nova Scotia Community College four years ago. It’s not been released for a couple of reasons. The original production had some problems, and we also recast a couple of people. Chiefly among them was this terrible actor who was the lead. He was horrific. Thank goodness for Eric Benson. Eric took this role and really dove into it. Thanks also to Kristin Slaney who played the role of Audry- you’ll recognise her from last week’s Replacement show and in this season’s Jack and Shannon Show. Speaking of Shannon, this was her first role for Sonic Cinema… playing a bit part as teenager. Awesome work… and playing next to my son Aedan in his first role. Other amazing performances by Caitlin MacIssac as Helen, Helen Jonz as the Spirit Phone operator, and Howard Beye as Greg. So without further ado, and wasted time, let me present the world premier of “Messages” from our Dead Line Anthology…. here, on the Sonic Society.

4. Feature Show- Electric Vicuna- Messages

Written and Produced by Jack J. Ward

5. Meeting Adjourned with Jack Ward and Shannon Hilchie

And that’s our show this week and Season 4! So, where’s the Jack and Shannon Show? We were going to give a Jack and Shannon-athon, but actually, I think it would be more fun if it was a weekly occurence, for the summer. So starting next week, expect the continuation of Season 2. So pull out the tanning butter and bring out the lawn furniture. Sonic Stock Summertime begins next week.  Make sure you vote in the preliminaries for the Unis with the form for our 2nd Annual award show in July! Until next week, I’m Jack Ward with Shannon Hilchie saying goodbye from Halifax Nova Scotia and thanks so much for another STELLAR season!!!

6. Sonic Society Theme