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Hunting for the Audio Book

August 4, 2014 / / 0 Comments

witchmusicThe fantastic folks at Audio Epics need your help!

They’ve begun an Indiegogo project to complete a ten hour audio book (that’s three times as long the original audio drama series). Domien deGroot, the miraculously creative fantasy writer promises a more complete story, including a new character and the full experience of the heights of his imaginative vision.

Take a moment and toss some money their way and let’s see the award winning Witch Hunter Chronicles in this beautiful new, complete, form! The campaign begins today! Armor up and join us!

The Gig Cast

June 28, 2014 / / 1 Comment

playing-on-air-radio-dramaWith apologies to my friends Scott and JT who’s beloved Gigcast has alas podfaded into the distance… Fred Greenhalgh is looking for a few good men, and women, to post, share and work on their Gigs at Radio Drama Revival. How about it Society Members? Who’s up to create some of their dreams in the Audioverse?!

Mark Time Awards 2013

June 24, 2014 / / 1 Comment

This yeMark-smar’s Mark Time Award winners have been announced!

Yes, it’s finally that time of year again, to announce the winners of the Mark Time Awards for Science Fiction Audio Theater, and the Ogle Awards for Fantasy/Horror Audio Theater. After seventeen years, still the ONLY awards given solely for audio theater, anywhere in the world. These are the winners for the 2013 Production Year.

Mark Time Award

GOLD
The Truth: Biological Clock
The Truth
Written by Ira Gamerman
Produced by Jonathan Mitchell
New York, NY
www.thetruthpodcast.com

SILVER
Alone in the Night
Electric Vicuna Productions
Written & Produced by Jack Ward
Halifax, Nova Scotia
www.evicuna.com

Ogle Award

GOLD
The Legend of Springheel’d Jack
Wireless Theatre Company
Written by Gareth Parker, Robert Valentine
Producers, Robert Valentine, Gareth Parker, Mariele Runacre-Temple
London, England
www.wirelesstheatrecompany.co.uk

SILVER
The Perhapanauts: Monsters Among Us
AudioComics Company
Written by Todd DeZago, w/Elaine Lee
Produced by William Dufris, Lance Roger Axt, Elaine Lee
Bellingham, WA
audiocomicscompany.com

There’s a lot of audio theater out there on the web. I tell people there’s probably more audio theater being made now than there was during the heyday, the Golden Age of Radio. Maybe that’s true. Maybe it isn’t. It’s certainly true that there’s a bigger variety of works available now. Science fiction and Fantasy are a very large percentage of what’s new in audio drama, partly because it lends itself so well to the medium.

We would like to thank the Geek Partnership Society (GPS) for their generous sponsorship for a dozen years or so, and thank CONvergence for their support in giving us a stage to present the awards and a chance to spread the word that there’s a lot of good audio stories out there. Please give it a listen.

 

Mark(ing this particular) Time

June 14, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Anyone 2. Alone_in_the_Nightwho knows me, knows I don’t often enter EVP shows for awards.

But in the case of Alone in the Night I am so grateful for the amazing work that Michael Stokes put into the production of this Wavefront episode last year. Over the year, Michael and I went back and forth over every moment of the recording performed by the incredible Genevieve Jones, Tanja Milojevic, David Ault, and John Bell.

The Wavefront Anthology has always had a special feel to its science fiction edge for me. I am very humbled to announce that “Alone in the Night” has won Silver in this year’s Mark Time Awards. Well done everyone!

Special thank you to Jerry Stearns for his rendition of the cover art of this show!

Wordless Audio

June 12, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Well perhaps not wordless, but paralingual. Monique Boudreau from the unsinkable Aural Stage Studios has an incredible blog post about adding texture and depth to your audio drama through the inclusion of all the additional noises made in conversation. One of the great ways of avoiding the “talking heads” is to keep the communication consistently bidirectional through what Monique identifies as paralanguage. Have a look see for yourself at the Aural Fixation Blog and don’t forget to grunt! mime

The End of Podcasting?

May 5, 2014 / / 0 Comments

Adam Corolla needs your help.

And so do we at the Sonic Society, and EVERY other podcast. Is that hyperbole? Maybe. But it’s also accurate. According to a recent patent filing, Personal Audio, a company represented by James Logan, claims that THEY created Podcasting, and they did it- according to the filed patent- in 2012.  This serious attack on podcasting has Corolla sued in court to the tune of three million dollars.  Patent Trolling is not new, but this does represent an existential threat to podcasts if it goes through. While currently, the EFF (Electric Frontier Foundation) has fought off the first salvo, the war isn’t over yet, and Corolla goes to court in September in an appeal. If you love podcasting, contact the EFF and help by donating to save podcasting!

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Can Audio Be Profitable?

March 20, 2014 / / 0 Comments

The talented and ever busy Audio Drama enthusiast, Frederick Greenhalgh- creator of Radio Drama Revival, the stellar showcase of modern audio theatre and Final Rune Productions his own high quality production company of “The Cleansed” and other works asks an important question. What is it going to take to have Radio Drama come out of the shadow of the popularity of Audio Books. His thoughtful opinions can be found under the title: Audio Drama Needs a 21st Century Business Model. What do you think? Any ideas for this age old conundrum?

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