Thank You for Your Service?
It’s memorial day, but there will be no brats fired up on the barbecue. No sales celebrating the rise of summer. And for fuck’s sake, there will be no thanking living, breathing veterans for their service.
On Being Lost
I went missing when I was in kindergarten. I walked to the babysitter’s house after school, but when I got there she wasn’t home. I was a confused and a little scared. So I walked back to school and told the principal I didn’t know what to do. She was unable to reach my parents …
Old Sidewalks
I told a friend that I was leaving for my first trip to Europe. She told me to have fun “standing on old sidewalks”. I smiled at the statement. It was the type of response I expect from her and why I love her so. I didn’t think about the meaning until I walked out …
Where the Buffalo Roam
“Today is the first day…” The phrase is so tired and hackneyed that I can’t bring myself to regurgitate the ending. It carries echoes of lost causes. You’ll hear this fortune cookie wisdom oft imparted by folks with nothing left to say as they settle back into their armchairs and dream of wistful yesterdays and …
Gimme Some Well-Written Critique
A good critique is an acquired taste. You have to deal with a lot of bad experiences that lead you to those good ones happen along the way. So what makes a good critique.
That Time I Did a Friend a Favor
I once took a job for a friend as a dialogue editor on a pretty major production. What I didn’t anticipate was getting screwed over by a friend.
What Microphone Defines Me a Person?
The secret to good podcasting is good content and taste, not in the flimsy hope that some microphone with gold flecking is going to make you sound like a superhero.
Tips for Podcast Editing
Keep a tight rein on your production with these tips for podcast editing.
Podcasting in the Key of C
I was recently compiling some of my old articles for a portfolio when I noticed something funny about them. All of my articles had lengthy paragraphs added to them endorsing a one-button recording solution that I outspokenly would not and cannot endorse.
Locke and Key
My first Audible gig. Matt got the opportunity to edit talents like Tatiana Maslany, Kate Mulgrew and Haley Joel Osment and of course, Joe Hill and Stephen King.
5 Levels of Fear
This production was our first foray into a fully-realized, immersive indie production. We had the opportunity to work with legendary Harry Nile writer, Sable Jak, formerly of Jim French Productions. The show was recorded and cast in Seattle, where Matt got to direct actors, Jonathan Lee-Vroman, Anjelica McMillan, Tadd Morgan, who brought the characters to …
Azrael – from Otherworldlies
A track from the audio drama Otherworldlies