The value of pre production
You think I would?ve figured this out on one of my previous projects, but the fact stands: Good preproduction sense really helps you out when you?re trying to pull the project together at the last...
View ArticleOriginal Radio Drama in the 21st Century
Just wanted to let you all know that I’ve written a new article on my production company’s website: Original Radio Drama in the 21st Century.? In the article, I discuss the history of economic models...
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REVENGE OF THE GRUSEL-KRIMIS! A primer on supernatural horror in the German...
The inaugural column of Malleus kicks off a three part investigation of the seminal role of supernatural horror in the contemporary German audio drama explosion. Discover the first German radio drama,...
View ArticleWhat Every Radio Dramatist Should Know About SEO
As much as my passion is all things audio, my paid gig is internet marketing with a local firm, Hall Web Services. What that means is that on a daily basis I’m grilling websites, writing optimized web...
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Using Social Media to Promote Audio Drama
The second installment in the internet marketing for audio drama series came to me rather unexpectedly as I routinely perused the Google Analytics stats for the last three months. So back in March,...
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What was Hörspiel USA? Erik Bauersfeld’s 1984 KPFA Folio essay on “The Project”
Greetings all, My wife recently had surgery for appendicitis, and between doing my work, taking care of her, and looking after my 4 year old son, I’m just too beat to write from scratch this week. My...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Podcast a Podcast?
Paul Potts writes a great article on What is a Podcast — from an aesthetic/production/creative sense. In addition to espousing just about everything about podcasts that I love, too, he has also some...
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Reviving Radio Drama – 3 Years in Review
It doesn’t seem like so long ago that a chance opening at local radio station WMPG gave me a great opportunity: start my own weekly radio show dedicated to radio drama. My goal from the beginning:...
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5 Episodes You Should Listen to Again
Welcome to day two of our three year anniversary special and self-reflective analysis. Since Jan 2007, I’ve had a chance to feature a LOT of good work on the show. 75 hours and counting of audio...
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5 Most Memorable Interviews
Today we continue our three year anniversary special and self-reflective analysis. Today we focus on the most memorable interviews I’ve ever done. This was a really hard one to put together, because...
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Top 5 Best Things I’ve Done (And Will Continue to Do)
In our final installment of our three-year anniversary special, I look back at some of the experiences and strategies (intended or accidental) that have made this show what it is. Are you looking to...
View ArticleSound Design How To Video: Dreadgloom Swamp Scene from Spirit Blade
Another great sound design video via Paeter from Spirit Blade Productions. He explains how they created the “Dreadgloom Swamp” sequence from the audio drama “Pilgrim’s Progress: Similitude Of A Dream”!...
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