Episode 66: Oliver Wyman

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01/26/20 • 70 min

Joining me in the Speakeasy tonight is long-time narrator Oliver Wyman!

Oliver tells me about getting into both voice acting in general and audiobooks specifically after meeting Paul Alan Ruben (a guest here in the Speakeasy back on episode 38), and shares some of his favorite books and characters from 20 years of narrating audiobooks. Ollie also talks about how great it is to get completely emotionally attached to the story you're telling, and explains why sometimes it's important to just "let the sentence go." All this and more over a whiskey sour and a caipirinha!

You can find Oliver on Twitter at @MrKawfy, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mrkawfy.

Tonight's Audiobook Speakeasy chat is being brought to you by Squeaky Cheese Productions: http://www.squeakycheeseproductions.com.

Joining me in the Speakeasy tonight is long-time narrator Oliver Wyman!

You can find Oliver on Twitter at @MrKawfy, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mrkawfy.

Tonight's Audiobook Speakeasy chat is being brought to you by Squeaky Cheese Productions: http://www.squeakycheeseproductions.com.

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Episode 65: Michael Kinsey

My guest tonight is audiobook engineer Michael J. Kinsey!

Michael describes how important the drums were to him growing up, and how his experience digitizing music tapes helped open the door to audiobook engineering at Recording For The Blind And Dyslexic (now Learning Ally). Michael also talks about his approach to mastering an audiobook, and how important it is to get recording levels (not to mention your recording environment) right. All this over a shot of Patron tequila and a Tropical Lifesaver!

You can find Michael on Twitter at @VOCommunity, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/michael.kinsey.2112, and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-j-kinsey2112/.

Tonight's Audiobook Speakeasy chat is brought to you by Squeaky Cheese Productions: http://www.squeakycheeseproductions.com.

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Episode 67: Roy Yokelson

My guest tonight is audio producer extraordinaire "Uncle Roy" Yokelson!

Uncle Roy tells me how sound has always been a passion of his, and how he made that passion a career when he got into music and other audio production. Roy also talks about what to look for in a good voiceover demo producer, and what his process is for creating a "killer demo." All this and more over an Egg Cream and a Salty Dog!

You can find Uncle Roy at http://www.antlandproductions.com and on Twitter at @antland.