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Twilight Zone Appears Over England

February 22, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

twzone The BBC has made arrangements to carry the famous Twilight Zone Radio Dramas from producer Carl Amari. For those of us familiar, Stacy Keach’s rich voice fills the role of narrator once held by the iconic Rod Serling for the original television series. In an io9 article, we discover that ten episodes will be released featuring the voice work of such well known actors as Jane Seymour, Jim Caviezel, Michael York, Malcolm McDowel and many others.

Curiously, the first episode An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge was originally a silent French short film that Rod purchased the rights for and modified for the Twilight Zone. So fascinating to see how the voiceless is given voice in a new generation. But that’s the power of the Twilight Zone, and the power of radio drama. Look for the episodes on BBC 4 coming soon!

Dramatic Students

February 16, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

The Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch School of the Arts has an exciting opportunity for students to create professional radio drama. HarperAudio worked with Goldberg to create a contest for burgeoning audio dramatic writers.

According to this NYU News article:

Undergraduates, graduate students and alumni who graduated no earlier than 2013 can submit their pieces to the NYU Radio Play Contest via email by March 1. Submissions will be judged based on narrative quality and writing style, among other criteria.

Ana Maria Allessi, Vice President of Digital Innovation and Publisher at HarperAudio believes that the submissions should be natural extensions of the students’ current work. The winner will receive 25 percent of net profits of total digital recordings sold and 10 percent of total CD units sold. HarperCollins, a publishing company since the 50’s has all the specified terms and conditions and exclusive rights distribution rights to the winning piece.

Episode 459- Spring Fever-2

February 16, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

We’re back to Sandbox Radio Live to complete our “Spring Fling” with their live performance. How goes your work in NADSWRIM? Have you completed your writing quest this year? Only 2 weeks more to go!

Master of Mayhem in Warner Brothers

February 15, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

treg The genius of Carl Stalling has long been accepted. Often considered to be one of the most innovative composers of the 20th century. Sometimes forgotten is the Costello to Stalling’s Abbott- that of Tregoworth Edmond Brown . “Treg” as he was called (although I’d be tempted to call him “Doc Brown” myself), was a brilliant composer himself, and an article from Neatorama called The Sound Effects Genius Behind the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies will give a look at the amazing man and his inventive work. As audio drama producers everywhere tinker with the right sound, imagine Treg recording live bits, placing sounds together from Foley in his cabinet or rummaging through old film clips. However you put it, the success of the Warner Brother Cartoons had as much to do with the sound of the shorts as it did with the visuals!

A Valentine’s Present from You!

February 14, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

valentine-heart1 Dear Sonic Society Members,

You rock! David and I know you rock. For over a decade you’ve been the most patient, dedicated, and growing fans sharing the explosion of modern audio drama or radio drama, or pulp audio or sonic cinema whatever you’ve wanted to call it to people you love.

And you’ve done it again. We rarely look at our stats. We’re not interested in how much we’re growing, but rather that we keep bringing you the best that is out there. However, this past show, we noticed a massive spike. How much of a spike? After a pretty low January over all, we’ve had over a hundred thousand downloads from our podcast in in less than a week all surrounding Valentine’s Day.

So with apologies to a murdered saint, we love you too. Thanks so very much!

Jack and David

xxx ooo

Gear Month!

February 13, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

Last month we shared that EVP we purchased a new R24 Zoom Recorder for in-house and live recording mixing. This week we have 2 new 415B Apex three pattern wide diaphragm studio condenser microphones and a brand new set of studio headphones to help complete the upgrade of the studio system.

We’re very excited to give the new mikes a whirl! What are you using today?

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Episode 458- Spring Fever-1

February 9, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

In the doldrums of winter, it’s time for a little Spring Fling or rather Spring Fever! Part one is here fromSandbox Radio Live. Where are you in NADSWRIM? Jack and David chat up the benefits and challenges of writing mystery fiction and it all begins here on the Sonic Society.

Sonic Speaks- 0207- David Benedict

February 7, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

David Benedict from ARTC.org the Atlanta Radio Theatre Company sits down with Jack to speak about their more than three decades dedication to live and studio recorded audio theatre. Huzzah!

Apologies for Jack’s recording the new system still has a few kinks!

Escape for More Audio!

February 5, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

escape_velocity As we continue our NADSWRIM journey, we highly urge the Society members to look into Christopher Jarvis’ Elite: Escape Velocity.

Mr. Jarvis explains the science fiction epic:

Hey everybody. When I produced series one and two of Elite: Escape Velocity I was overwhelmed by your reception to the series. Not just as a faithful fan adaptation of a game world you all loved as much as I did, but to the characters, stories, performers and music that made it such a success. Nearly every week I get messages asking for Escape Velocity to come back. And I really want to be able to make it for you and continue the story we all started together.

That’s where you come in. However much you can pledge provides funds to get the series made. Whether you want to contribute $1 and be a part of things, or pledge $8 per episode and join in with private post-show discussions, I appreciate each and every donation that helps get this show on the air. It’s not going to be exclusive – Escape Velocity will still be released as a free podcast. But every supporter at $4 and above will have access to a download of a high bitrate version of the show. (The podcast is released as 128kbps mp3, while the private downloads are 320kbps).

Head on over to the Patreon Page for Elite: Escape Velocity and begin the adventure!

Keep At It!

February 4, 2016 / Jack / 0 Comments

thekeep As we continue in the NADSWRIM challenge for the year of Audio Scripts, we at the Society would like to highlight some projects that are worth supporting. As we move into getting more folks into experiencing the wonder of the Audio World, consider The Keep Official Audio Drama from the novel by F. Paul Wilson.

From the Gofundme project:

What is The Keep?
In 1981 author F Paul Wilson released his novel The Keep. The Keep tells the story of a platoon of German soldiers during WWII occupying a small fortress in the Romanian mountains. Unknown to them, they have released an ancient evil from deep within its walls, the only few who may be able to solve the mystery and stop the slaughter of the soldiers are a crippled Jewish professor, his daughter and a mysterious stranger.

Now go out there and help get another great project off the ground!