Jack speaks to director, writer, producer and audio enthusiast MJ Cogburn from Darker Projects and Colonial Radio Theatre.
Author: Jack (Page 114 of 175)
Born to Teachers and Amateur Audio Enthusiasts in the small rural community of Belwood, Jack's first love was stories- writing, reading, telling, and singing. He developed his acting skills through High School, University, and through film and community theatre.
Jack writes the lion's share of Sonic Cinema Production's (previously Electric Vicuna) Audio Drama scripts and has his own writing site at www.jackjward.com. Jack also is the middle of book writing, screenplay production, and is the CEO of the Mutual Audio Network- where he and the best people in the world Listen & Imagine, Together!.
He's thrilled to co-host the Sonic Society with his wonderful, talented, friend David Ault as they enter their second decade in the medium!
If you grew up somewhere in late sixties to seventies in Ontario, Detroit or New York area chances are you would recognize Rocketship 7 or Commander Tom. However, if you grew up east of there, your childhood might be alit with the memory of Rex Trailer and Boomtown. Colonial Radio Theatre and Jerry Robbins new release of a six pack of episodes of The Adventures of Sergeant Billy and Corporal Sam will bring back the nostalgia in a glorious fun new way. Starring Billy O’Brien and Sam Donato of Boomtown fame, who says you can’t go home again? Grab your copy from any of your favourite places!
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Re-imagined Radio presents The Willamette Radio Workshop’s performance of War of the Worlds at the Kiggins Theater, Thursday, October 30, 2014. (Steven Lane/The Columbian)
Wilamette Radio Workshop and Re-imagined Radio have partnered again to bring back some seasonal holiday favourites from their version of War of the Worlds, to The Fall of the City, and R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) with Washington State University Vancouver.
Scott Hewitt provides the details in his article Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Radio plays scare up some chills at Kiggins for the Columbian.
As you can imagine, we listen to a lot of new audio drama here in the Sonic Society, and whatever we podcast/broadcast, the hosts listen to intently to try to find a place in the upcoming line up. We aren’t super fussy about levels of quality because what may not be something one member likes, could be another member’s favourite. But once in a while, we find some up and coming gold.
The Black Tapes Podcast is one of those nuggets. David Ault discovered this chilling little podcast tale stylized in a docu-drama format that might be reminiscent of serial. From the minds of Paul Bae and Terry Miles from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, this spooky show was the recent subject of a Vancouver Sun article Vancouver Teacher Scores a Hit with Spooky Podcast The Black Tapes.
Go have a read for yourself, and look forward to the Black Tapes coming up on the Sonic Society next week!
The incredible folks at Chatterbox Audio Theater have opened their doors to another season of scripts requests! We love the CAT here on the Sonic Society. Their high quality shows and performances have become a regular staple for audiophiles everywhere. So, pull out those pens, pencils, or word processors, follow the guidelines and get cracking to help bring another year of stellar shows for new ears.
Everything you need to know to hit your November 15th deadline can be found at the Call for Scripts page. Good luck!
This week we present 4077th “The Hangman’s Dozen” and Erik Kershaw’s “Room for Three”. Loads more news and Matt Leong. What more could you ask for?
From MPR News: The Old Log Theater on the shores of Lake Minnetonka will host an unusual show tonight.
The live performance of a radio drama called “Pirates of Harrison Bay” will feature a cast of senior citizens who are all coping with memory loss.
The actors are participants in Sojourn Adult Day Services, a Mound, Minn.-based provider of artistic and therapeutic activities for seniors and adults with special needs.
MPR News host Cathy Wurzer spoke with longtime Twin Cities broadcaster J.B. Eckert, the show’s director and writer.
Biff Straker, “The Haunted World” is on the air! Your narrator, Mark Bruzee, along with Kid Rocket (Colm Ward) brings you the next installment of the hero of the cosmos- Biff Straker, in the fabulous Spaceways!
David is on the microphone while Jack figures out gadgets with this incredible release from Jeffrey Gardner and Our Fair City Season One in its complete remastered golden towered audio visions!
Okay maybe “psycho-sonicstry” won’t be as popular as “satellite actors” or even “podjecting” and other terms we’ve come up with here in Sonic Society laboratories, but it’s hard not to consider the affect of audio dramatic storytelling on the psyche. Certain tales work especially well in different mediums. Television and movies have been excellent at adapting many novels, but some remain tantalizingly out of reach. Frank Herbert’s Dune series never really match on film the power and philosophy of the books.
But maybe audio drama could. There’s a strange hybrid feeling that audio has with stage (which we’ve mentioned before), film, movies, and the written word that almost bridges the gap. Maybe its because all the pictures are still manufactured in your head.
Not that HBO won’t try. Their success of Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin has emboldened the flick fairies of the cable realm to give a shot at Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy as a series.
But before we make “psycho-history” a buzz word again, check out OpenCulture’s homage to Mr. Asimov in the world of radio drama and our own psycho-sonicistry with Hear Radio Dramas of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation Trilogy & 7 Classic Asimov Stories.
Try it out a couple of times. It might grow on you.
Psycho-Sonicistry. Psycho-Sonicistry. Psycho-Sonicistry…