Hello AUDIO DRAMA LOVERSHere is the second ASTOUNDINGLY BRILLIANT panel from last year’s super inspiring AUDIO DRAMA HUB PODFEST!With a short pitchathon session to start we then join THE EFFERVESENT Naomi Clarke in the chair with panel guests Alasdair Stuart, Marguerite Kenner, Chloe Hendry and Pip Thorne with a silent Michael Ireland on the  powerpoint slides….ENJOYA reminder to have a look on audiodramahub.com for all competition entries info (deadlines are coming up!)  and chances to sponsor this event with YOUR LOGO FRONT AND CENTRE ON OUR BANNERS (or slightly to the left and right tbh), and also where to pitch your live show advert and send us your trailer which we will play during the day…AUDIO DRAMA HUB PITCHATHON PITCHERS:*NEIGHBOURLY    Kit Robson*ROGUEMAKER   Bonnie Calderwood-Aspinwall* ANKORR 643    Perry Then a panel chaired by the exuberantly effervescent Naomi Clarke, writer of The Secret of St Kilda…..With Pip Thorne (LEGEND) of Amelia Project with amazing tips on running PATREON and more! (Spoilers - at beginning do high effort - later minisodes you can fund once established)LISTEN PEOPLE - THERE’S AWESOME TIPS IN HEREChloe Hendry (PUBLICITY LEGEND FOR SECRET ST KILDA….Fundraiser and creative on ETHICS TOWN) talks top tips TUMBLR AND SOCIALS AND MOREALASDAIR STUART (ESCAPE ARTISTS & ACTOR WRITER OF AWESOME THINGS) Talks self care and creative freedomsMARGUERITE KENNER - (ESCAPE ARTISTS & LEGAL ADVISER AND MORE) talks collaborating effectively and more!In this panel, the team explore patreon top tips, why TUMBLR is the place to be, and why you need a team (possibly of 22 year olds!), and they delve into the crowdfunded potentials and limitations, and marketing marketing marketing. SeriouslySTOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING / MAKING/ EDITING and listen - unmissable brilliant tips learnt by experience in here...THANK YOUThe AUDIO DRAMA HUB PODFEST TEAMADH PODFEST WEBSITESPONSOR US DO WITH HEARTY THANKSSPONSOR US - GET YOUR LOGO ON OUR BANNER FOR £15 SPONSOR OUR LIVE STREAMSPONSOR OUR PANELS AND WORKSHOPS!PITCH US!We want your live show AND new show pitches - deadline 10 octWe want your live advert pitchesWe want your trailersPlease?!See you there on 4 th November, Oak Room, Wycombe Swan theatre, uk. 11am - 915 pmKeynote speaker the amazing MARIELE-RUNACRE-TEMPLEHuzzhas!Tickets avaiable on the Wycombe Swan website this weekSupport the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hello!Welcome to the first release of the AUDIO DRAMA HUB PODFEST LIVE EVENTS PODEPSHere we have Fiona Thraille beautifully chairing our WRITER’S PANEL with the super amazing Maxamillian John, Karin Heimdahl, Chris Gregory and Emily C A Snyder with UNISSABLE tips on improving your writing, developing your style,  we also fathom what Juvenalia is and how our panellists tackle it, and so much more!Fiona mentions 11th hour audio which has kicked off now - the 1st OCT so hunt down their website by clicking on the name above,  and join them in creating some horror fun!  24 HOUR HUBRIS is also mentioned and worth looking at for future audio making funtimes and collaboration. Please be aware there are mentions of suicide and strong scene drama.  THANK YOU HEARTILY TO ...THE PODCAST HOST ...FOR SPONSORING US FOR THIS PANEL EVENT LAST YEAR, ANDDDD THEY ARE SO AMAZING AND SO LOVED LAST YEAR THAT THEY ARE SPONSORING US FOR THIS YEAR TOO! We could not do this without support like this - THANK YOU THE PODCAST HOST!Want to help make this happen?Fill in this sponsorship formSponsor us doooo!https://forms.gle/MkoyMy4dmDbsyZg9AANDDon’t forget to pitch us your live shows and live adverts, send us your trailers and enter our fabulous competitions!Live show pitch formhttps://forms.gle/J9n4dow12b8PuqbY6New show showcase pitch formhttps://forms.gle/vdiwoTngsp7gdrk67Send us your trailerhttps://forms.gle/scV1eSdzsu2XcP9r6Live advert pitch form https://forms.gle/NxztGMgesLjGRtjN7Thank you!Support the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hello!Woah there hasn't been anything on the Quirky feed for a while - been so busy but oh my, here starteth a gentle deluge of things for hyping up THE PODFEST to go to this year - THE AUDIO DRAMA HUB PODFEST 2023!Yes, along with Fiona Thraille, Karim Kronfli, and Michael Hudson, we are excited AF to bring you this year's amazing programme choc full of panels and workshops, competitions, a true chance to network,  and one of the best KEYNOTE SPEAKERS EVERrrr!The full programme will be released very soon on our new website AUDIODRAMAHUB.COM made by our very own Karim THA LEDGEHerein find details of comps you can enter - SFX/BREATH ONLY/ORIGINAL MUSIC and DASHINGLY QUIRKY LIVE!Here are the links you need discussed in the show:Live show pitch formNew show showcase pitch formSend us your trailerLive advert pitch form We also would love to have your show front and centre at the event - help us pay our panellists and workshop folks by sponsoring a banner - £25 to get your logo on those - deadline Oct 13th - and there's also a chance to get your logo on our LIVESTREAM too - yes we will be live streaming this year you lucky folks of afar!Sponsor us!Thanks so much and please do share this ep so other folks can join us!HAPPY CREATING AND... come along to this year's ADHPODFEST to...GET INSPIRED!Sarah, Fiona, Karim and Michael🌞Support the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

WelcometoTHE TOYMAKERA chilling Christmas horrorBy Stewart J ClarkA church.Present day.A confident young man - Michael -  takes to the confession box to tell all to THE PRIEST, but what secrets lie in the hearing and telling of such an...exhibitionist, spectacular  confession?With the fantastic Fiona Thraille as THE PRIEST and Quirky's own Sarah Golding as MICHAEL, this promises to be a chilling, unnerving ride. ListenIFYOUDAREAges 16 and up#ItsScaryTRIGGER WARNINGS:PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS REFERENCE TO BODY HORROR MURDERS, PERIL AND SEWING OF BODY PARTS IS ALLUDED TO IN SOUND EFFECTS. SOMEONE IS IN PERIL IN A CONFINED SPACE AND UPSET WITH RISING ANXIETY BECAUSE OF BEING TRAPPED. *****'The acting is amazing. Totally amazing!' Shannon K Perry of Oz9*****'Actually gave me chills' Graz Richards of Audible Visions*****Stewart is a writer based near Scarborough and produces original works for stage and other media, and here are some links to his works - go give him some 5 star ratings on Amazon and Goodreads why dontcha! Hearty thanks to Stewart for giving us permission to make this fantastic horror script into chilling audio fiction.Facebook: Stewart J. Clark: Writer  Goodreads profile Amazon UK author pageFiona Thraille can be found producing for DASHING ONIONS, WIRELESS THEATRE and DASHINGLY QUIRKY LIVE, and writes, edits, produces and wears al of the hats! She can be heard being astoundingly good in many many audio fiction shows including Perfect Retreat, Edict Zero, Pixie,  Anyone F'Coffee, Cyclone, Amelia Project, Phantomwise and oh so much more - find links to her works here!Sarah loves to play with some experimental sound here and there  and would love any new scripts to play with - whether it be a two-hander for her and Fiona to play on or a whole group piece or monologue, feel free to send her your scripts with your production rates for the rights to make, produce and publish it with Quirky Voices. Please contact her on quirkyvoices@gmail.com AND OH, IF YOU DO REVIEWS...WE'D LOVE ONE! Thank you. Thank you to Quirky Voices Patreons who are consistently amazing in their support of quirky works. Join them to get eps earlier than others and new scripts and voice acting course discounts and updates from Sarah In a...Sarah-like way!Sarah Golding LinktreeTHANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENINGGo binge more Quirky works likeROSA KRANZ AND GILDA STERN AREN'T DEADBy Emily CA SnyderandBOGEYS AND GHOULIESANDLearn Support the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Ghost in space is a part Sci Fi part comedy part horror where in GHOST INNN SPAAAACE (Sarah Golding) encounters the hapless Astronaut Dave (Robert Cudmore) and the power hungry errant Cyber-human-hybrid Doreen Devillo (Fiona Thraille)  in a rocket ship carrying out her evil plans to take over the mooooonnn....This is the 2nd offering for this year's BOGEYS AND GHOULIES shows - make sure you enjoy them all!Thank you to JOHN BARTMANN for his fantastic music - find more here....And to my amazing cast - had mucho fun making this one!Please do send us ay pictures of moments you have loved or...what happened next or before or a gazillion years in the future.... I would LOVE to hear from you - or...ping us a review!Thank you for listening = pass it on!Trigger Warnings includeGhost innn spaaace, peril, crashing rockets, THE VASTNESS OF SPACE, People in peril, crashing ships and cars and hybrid-human cyborgs banging into things, being in accidents, inner head holograms, maniacal behaviours, gaffer tape, lack of mixing prowess😬😎😂🎉.. HAPPY HALLOWEEENNNNSarah🎉QuirkyVoices@gmail.comFionas TwitterRoberts TwitterQuirky Voices TwitterSound effects were either made by me or are from FREESOUND.ORG on a creative commons license. WOOHOOOSupport the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hello #KidsHorror Lovers👻☠️🧟🧛🏼‍♂️🧙🎃HAPPYYY HALLOWEEN!Here's a (quite scary) horror story for those 10+ (or parents, guardians ...listen first!) all about                  THE HAT MAN.It is Inspired by a nightmare my daughter had when she was 2 ..ish ...and all she could say was....'Man....Man...Hat man....Black Hat' - it terrified me that she thought a man in a black hat had been staring at her for half the night as she was paralysed in her cot. And so. This story...brewed.Trigger warnings include...Peril, Danger of soul being taken, Children being naughty. Child in peril, Paralysis, Whimpering child, Stair Stomping, Gurgling Tummy, Threat from an entity, scary deep voices (manipulated pitch).The narrator is speaking as if in the house in which this story takes place. Shut your eyes...be brave, and see....the story...The message to be kind is universal. Maybe do something kind every day to keep the HAT MAN away....And it goes without saying thatI hope none of you get a visit fromTHE HAT MANFeel free to review these BOGEYS AND GHOULIES STORIES or ping any artwork or your own stories inspired by this one toQUIRKYVOICES@GMAIL.COMAll Sound effects were made by me or are Creative Commons 0 from free sound.org.Thank you for listeningMAKE SURE YOU ALSO ENJOY SEASON 4 SHOWSGhost innn spppaaaace with Fiona Thraille and Robert CudmoreandPART 2 - A YEAR IN THE MAKING😬 OFFFThe Ghost who lost their scare.🌏🌍🌎💙👻👻👻👻STAY SAFEBE KINDMAKE STUFFSarah☠️👻💙Support the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

DARE YOU GET PAST THE INTROTo enjoyThis kids gentle comedy horror story - THE GHOST WHO LOST THER SCARE???Join the Screamdents at the Great British Scare Sghoul on an original adventure by Sarah Golding (28% scary) AND NARRATED BY Fiona Thraille (30% scary😎)  with BOO! The scariest ghost in the sghoul(98% scary)  - summoned to the Giant Head Teacher's (Karim Kronfli )(48% scary)  office (in total darkness, no...candles...allowed) After being talked to by the coolest meanest Head Ghoul (Meabh De Brun) (33% scary) and her demons, Red, and Blue, Boo whizzes on their way to ....possibly try to scare the Head Teacher. On the way, Boo's darker, naughtier conscience - Blue Boo - speaks, and....they fall out, and the Blue Boo  leaves...to cause chaos in another part of the sghoul. There's a dark dark blue bluer than blue itself (SCREAM) vortex that has started to swallow up the school - and all of year 5, the prefects and...everyone - and Boo knows who exactly is to blame. Can Boo work with all their other inner thoughts  - Happy, Energetic, Tired, Silly and Loving to save the school, and ..themselves? Listen and...FIND OUT!Thanks to Fiona, Karim and Meabh for jumping on to play such wonderful fun characters, and to the students - screamdents? of St Clement Danes School for doing some of the walla and crowd scenes. Such fffunnnnn!Find links to all the folks below and feel free to help me make more of this kind of fun by contributing to the Quirky Voices ko-fi here or....feel free to become a valued Patreon, They get shows first and new scripts and sometimes even a song and....mmmmore! Thanks to THE FABULOUS John Bartmann for sharing one of his glorious musical creations - check out his wares and utlislise his music for your audio drama by visiting his website here. Listen to his HOW I MAKE MUSIC podcast, or become a Patreon to support his awesome do!WE WOULD LOVE to have your artwork inspired by any of the characters - the giant and their office, the head ghoul and her demons, the narrator  - all of the Boo's!! The first years fainting, Blue Boo in the - you know what its called -  (scream) vortex attaching folks to the far away growing glowing blue walls of doom, the school custard evaporating, the suitcase opening - oh wait - thats in part two!! Feel free to send us any - or even your own thoughts or scripts  on what happened next or before or inbetween (What DID the head teacher chat to the Head Ghoul about in the corridor existing outside of time and space that was a plot hole that was never explained?) Anything you send may well be displayed on the Quirky Voices Website.HUZZAHSHappy listening! Please share, rate and reviewSarahxMVOICE ACTOR LINKSFiona Thraille WEBSITEMeabh De Brun WEBSITEKarim Kronfli WEBSITE AND MOOOREPART TWO OUT...SOOOONNNNNNSupport the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

HideA short horror story full of tension and ....horror for the BOGIES AND GHOULIES short season - Season three......by Sarah GoldingTom, a young boy cannot get to sleep - he hears something...someone breathing in his bedroom late at night. His mum, trying to get her work done tries to comfort him. Tom convinces her to look for the 'monster'. What she finds will shock her to her very core.Inspired by the two sentence horror story - Daddy, theres a boy under my bed, I wrote this to scare the most....hardy and brave of horror loving souls to listen to. For the over tens - and parents/guardians/carers...do listen first - it might be...too...scary MWAHAHAHAHAAALISTEN   IF     YOU       DAAAAARRRRRE!All voices, music, editing and script by Sarah Golding - some sound effects from Freesound.org on Creative Commons licenses or made by Sarah!Hope you enjoy this first...offering - more to come from Quirky Voices - keep an eye on the feed!Please do share, rate and review - we'd love more ears on our works, and hope other folks enjoy our love of storytelling too! If you would like to help Sarah make more groovy audio fun, please feel free to become a Patreon of audio loving joy - there's so much great stuff coming from Quirky voices as Patreon exclusives....early listens, and new....crazy...scripts! Join us ...and HUZZAHS FOR ALLL CURRENT AMAZING PATREONS OF AUDIO LOVING JOY, without whom, this pod would not have released! HAPPY LISTENINGandHAPPYYY HALLOWEEENNNNSarahx👻☠️🎃🎉Support the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hello!I have some exciting new content to share with you! Yes! Today we introduce you to ANOTHER GROOVY AF...QUIRKY VOICES SHOWCASE - NEW VOICE ACTING STUDENTS OF AUDIO JOY INTRODUCING JOEY HERNANDEZin- EXISTENTIAL DREAD - GORY MONSTER HORROR - Here launcheth the first of 8 groovy pieces as a showcase vehicle for some of my brilliant last cohort of voice actors from the latest Quirky Voices Voice Acting Course of Audio Joy!Today I release 6 of these wonderous students out into the world to be cast in allll of the things! Every one of them has been a pleasure to work with, and would be very much at home in any genre of audio drama!This piece features the fantastic talents of Joey Hernandez  - enjoy the warm, happy, boy-next door vibes he creates in Dane, a fiancee about to find out more than he bargained for from his intended bride....CASTDANE - Joey HernandezJAMIE - Taylor Garcia Van-BiljonPOLICE OFFICER - Justin PricePlease be warned this does contain a monster attacking and eating someone lovely, and someone witnessing their own demise. No melons were harmed during the making of this, but some were eaten afterwards.Please find links to finding and contacting Joey below, and....employ him doo!Massive thanks also to John Bartmann for his wonderful music for all of these pieces - you can find his works here, and also become a Patreon for his works here, And here is a link to his fabulous podcast with interviews with other amazing musicians working in audio drama - How I Make Music!All sounds were either made by Sarah, from her growing libraries or found from freesound.org on Creative Commons 0 licenses.Enjoy!I wrote these pieces bespoke for the students to showcase their wares. I truly hope you enjoy dipping in, and, feel free to tweet out your fave performances or let me know on @quirkyvoices or email me on quirkyvoices@gmail.com. I would LOVE to hear from you - and if you feel so inclined - leave a review for these Groovy AF students!I would love your support to help make more of these groovy workshops - and Quirky Voices VA courses. If you are an audio creative and would like to sponsor a space on a future course for a budding VA of colour, or from a marginalised community, please email and let me know - and thank you! I also try to help by varying the price structure for certain students depending on circumstance, and also offer a sponsored Quirky place FOR FREEEE!New courses start in NOVEMBER! Keep an eye on QUIRKYVOICES@WEEBLY.COM for more information, or click here to find details on the NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021 course. THANK YOU FOR LISTENINGCasting directors, take note of the talent coming out of these shows doooo!EMPLOY THEM ALL.....!SarahxxLINKS TO JOEY'S SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: @IJUSTCRITFAILEDSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/QuirkyVoices)Support the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hello!I have some exciting new content to share with you! Yes! Today we introduce you to...QUIRKY VOICES SHOWCASE - VOICE ACTING STUDENTS OF AUDIO JOY INTRODUCING ASHLEY BAKER ! in- DETECTIVE DUCK - A WHODUNNIT SOLVED - Here launcheth the first of 8 groovy pieces as a showcase vehicle for some of my brilliant last cohort of voice actors from the latest Quirky Voices Voice Acting Course of Audio Joy!Today I release 6 of these wonderous students out into the world to be cast in allll of the things! Every one of them has been a pleasure to work with, and would be very much at home in any genre of audio drama!This piece features the fantastic talents of Ash Baker  - enjoy the masterful, melodramatic play-on-words panache of Ash's revealing detective, in this gently comic whodunnit reveal. CASTDETECTIVE DUCK - Ashley BakerTHOSE PRESENT  - Kayla Rivera, Taylor Garcia Van Biljon, Justin Price, Jeff TaylorPlease be warned this solved whodunnit contains melodrama and maniacal laughter, and revealed revenge - death by poisoning.Please find links to finding and contacting Ashley below, and....employ him doo!Massive thanks also to John Bartmann for his wonderful music for all of these pieces - you can find his works here, and also become a Patreon for his works here, And here is a link to his fabulous podcast with interviews with other amazing musicians working in audio drama - How I Make Music!All sounds were either made by Sarah, from her growing libraries or found from freesound.org on Creative Commons 0 licenses.Enjoy!I wrote these pieces bespoke for the students to showcase their wares. I truly hope you enjoy dipping in, and, feel free to tweet out your fave performances or let me know on @quirkyvoices or email me on quirkyvoices@gmail.com. I would LOVE to hear from you - and if you feel so inclined - leave a review for these Groovy AF students!I would love your support to help make more of these groovy workshops - and Quirky Voices VA courses. If you are an audio creative and would like to sponsor a space on a future course for a budding VA of colour, or from a marginalised community, please email and let me know - and thank you! I also try to help by varying the price structure for certain students depending on circumstance, and also offer a sponsored Quirky place FOR FREEEE!New courses start in NOVEMBER! Keep an eye on QUIRKYVOICES@WEEBLY.COM for more information, or click here to find details on the NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021 course. THANK YOU FOR LISTENINGCasting directors, take note of the talent coming out of these shows doooo!EMPLOY THEM ALL.....!SarahxxLINKS TO ASHLEY'S SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: @MrAshBakerSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/QuirkyVoices)Support the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hello!More, New, exciting content to share with you! Yes! Today we introduce you to.....QUIRKY VOICES SHOWCASE - VOICE ACTING STUDENT OF AUDIO JOY INTRODUCING TAYLOR GARCIA VON- BILJON ! in- 5 TEETH?!! A KIDS TOOTH FAIRY ADVENTURE  - Today I release 6 of these wonderous students out into the world to be cast in allll of the things! Every one of them has been a pleasure to work with, and would be very much at home in any genre of audio drama!This piece features the fantastic talents of Taylor Garcia Von-Biljon  - enjoy the quirky, happy cheeky tones of Fairy Grumptious in this fun kids tale. CASTTOOTH FAIRY FAIRY GRUMPTIOUS - Taylor Garcia Von BiljonMAYBUG  - Justin Price,KID ASLEEP - Kayla Rivera, TFHQ  HELP - Sarah GoldingPlease be warned this gentle kids story involves an insect - MAYBUG - getting stuck in someone's sleeping mouth, and a flying insect and tooth fairy.Massive thanks also to John Bartmann for his wonderful music for all of these pieces - you can find his works here, and also become a Patreon for his works here, And here is a link to his fabulous podcast with interviews with other amazing musicians working in audio drama - How I Make Music!All sounds were either made by Sarah, from her growing libraries or found from freesound.org on Creative Commons 0 licenses.Enjoy!I wrote these pieces bespoke for the students to showcase their wares. I truly hope you enjoy dipping in, and, feel free to tweet out your fave performances or let me know on @quirkyvoices or email me on quirkyvoices@gmail.com. I would LOVE to hear from you - and if you feel so inclined - leave a review for these Groovy AF students!I would love your support to help make more of these groovy workshops - and Quirky Voices VA courses. If you are an audio creative and would like to sponsor a space on a future course for a budding VA of colour, or from a marginalised community, please email and let me know - and thank you! I also try to help by varying the price structure for certain students depending on circumstance, and also offer a sponsored Quirky place FOR FREEEE!New courses start in NOVEMBER! Keep an eye on QUIRKYVOICES@WEEBLY.COM for more information, or click here to find details on the NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2021 course. THANK YOU FOR LISTENINGCasting directors, take note of the talent coming out of these shows doooo!EMPLOY THEM ALL.....!SarahxxLINKS TO TAYLOR'S SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: @tayvanbiljon and for her online show of grooviness - BACKWATER BASTARDS - @bwbastards tpaigegarcia@gmail.com BIOTaylor Garcia van Biljon is a designer, human, and voice over artist. She is a cast member and co-producer of the comedy improv actual play podcast, Backwater Bastards. This project has led to involvement in many live and recorded collaborations in the ttrpg sphere over the past few years, and has even spawned a secondary Patron exclusive show, Backwater Bastards: SideArm. She can be found regularly guesting on tabletop streams, talk channels, and live charity gaming events. She plans to continue to grow herSupport the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hello!I have some exciting new content to share with you! Yes! Today we introduce you to...QUIRKY VOICES SHOWCASE - VOICE ACTING STUDENTS OF AUDIO JOY INTRODUCING JEFF TAYLOR ! in- ARE YOU AWAKE - Here launcheth the first of 8 groovy pieces as a showcase vehicle for some of my brilliant last cohort of voice actors from the latest Quirky Voices Voice Acting Course of Audio Joy!Today I release 6 of these wonderous students out into the world to be cast in allll of the things! Every one of them has been a pleasure to work with, and would be very much at home in any genre of audio drama!This piece features the fantastic talents of Jeff Taylor  - enjoy the gently intense, emotional  tones of a versatile VA here as Dad, a man who has to leave his son to save him...from himself. CASTDAD - Jeff TaylorSON - Kayla RiveraPlease be warned this gentle audio horror has bat sounds, and a father torn between the love of his son and the desires and pressures of his new found form. Please find links to finding and contacting Jeff below, and....employ him doo!Massive thanks also to John Bartmann for his wonderful music for all of these pieces - you can find his works here, and also become a Patreon for his works here, And here is a link to his fabulous podcast with interviews with other amazing musicians working in audio drama - How I Make Music!All sounds were either made by Sarah, from her growing libraries or found from freesound.org on Creative Commons 0 licenses.Enjoy!I wrote these pieces bespoke for the students to showcase their wares. I truly hope you enjoy dipping in, and, feel free to tweet out your fave performances or let me know on @quirkyvoices or email me on quirkyvoices@gmail.com. I would LOVE to hear from you - and if you feel so inclined - leave a review for these Groovy AF students!I would love your support to help make more of these groovy workshops - and Quirky Voices VA courses. If you are an audio creative and would like to sponsor a space on a future course for a budding VA of colour, or from a marginalised community, please email and let me know - and thank you! I also try to help by varying the price structure for certain students depending on circumstance, and also offer a sponsored Quirky place FOR FREEEE!New courses start in NOVEMBER! Keep an eye on QUIRKYVOICES@WEEBLY.COM for more information!THANK YOU FOR LISTENINGCasting directors, take note of the talent coming out of these shows doooo!EMPLOY THEM ALL.....!SarahxxLINKS TO JEFF'S SOCIAL MEDIAWebsite: jeffreyedwardtaylor.comTwitter: @J_EdwardTaylorSupport the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hello!Hurray! Some more new content to share with you! Yes! Today we introduce you to...QUIRKY VOICES SHOWCASE - VOICE ACTING STUDENTS OF AUDIO JOY  - INTRODUCING KAYLA RIVERA...IN ...KIDSPLAY!Here launcheth the second of 8 groovy audio pieces, as a showcase vehicle for some of my brilliant last cohort of voice actors from the latest Quirky Voices Voice Acting Course of Audio Joy!Today I release 6 of these wonderous students out into the world to be cast in allll of the things! Every one of them has been a pleasure to work with, and would be very much at home in any genre of audio drama!This piece features the fantastic talents of Kayla Rivera - enjoy the bouncy, enthused tones of a versatile VA here as Lizzie, a 5 year old kid just learning what death is about...and living life to the fullest possible maximum fun!CASTLIZZIE - Kayla RiveraPlease be warned this audio dramedy deals with a near death experience, near loss of a beloved grandpa through the eyes of a child, and plenty of mischievous sass. I think we'd all love a playful, storytelling grandpa like Lizzies huh?Please find links to finding and contacting Kayla below, and....employ her doo!Massive thanks also to John Bartmann for his wonderful music for all of these pieces - you can find his works here, and also become a Patreon for his works here, And here is a link to his fabulous podcast with interviews with other amazing musicians working in audio drama - How I Make Music!All sounds were either made by Sarah, from her growing libraries or found from freesound.org on Creative Commons 0 licenses.Enjoy!I wrote these pieces bespoke for the students to showcase their wares. I truly hope you enjoy dipping in, and, feel free to tweet out your fave performances or let me know on @quirkyvoices or email me on quirkyvoices@gmail.com. I would LOVE to hear from you - and if you feel so inclined - leave a review for these Groovy AF students!I would love your support to help make more of these groovy workshops - and Quirky Voices VA courses. If you are an audio creative and would like to sponsor a space on a future course for a budding VA of colour, or from a marginalised community, please email and let me know - and thank you! I also try to help by varying the price structure for certain students depending on circumstance, and also offer a sponsored Quirky place FOR FREEEE!New courses start in NOVEMBER! Keep an eye on QUIRKYVOICES@WEEBLY.COM for more information! Or click here !THANK YOU FOR LISTENINGCasting directors, take note of the talent coming out of these shows doooo!EMPLOY THEM ALL.....!Sarah xxLINKS TO KAYLA'S WARES & BIO!KAYLA ON TWITTERKayla Rivera has a youthful, friendly, bubbly voice that is well-suited to a variety of voiceover projects. She first started performing on stage at age five in dance recitals, and she began exploring acting at age 11. Her voice acting training includes workshops with Laci Morgan and Kira Buckland, as well as classes and individual coaching with Lau Lapides Company and the Quirky Voices course with the wonderful Sarah Golding. Being part of the Quirky Showcase is very exciting foSupport the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hello!I have some exciting new content to share with you! Yes! Today we introduce you to...QUIRKY VOICES SHOWCASE - VOICE ACTING STUDENTS OF AUDIO JOY  - INTRODUCING JUSTIN PRICE! IN.....SPINNING.Here launcheth the first of 8 groovy pieces as a showcase vehicle for some of my brilliant last cohort of voice actors from the latest Quirky Voices Voice Acting Course of Audio Joy!Today I release 6 of these wonderous students out into the world to be cast in allll of the things! Every one of them has been a pleasure to work with, and would be very much at home in any genre of audio drama!This piece features the fantastic talents of Justin Price - enjoy the warm, assuring tones of a versatile VA here as Adam, an astronaut adrift in space just...spinning.....spinning....alone...CASTADAM - Justin PriceSUIT / ASTRONAUT - Sarah GoldingPlease be warned this audio horror deals with facing death, isolation, panic, and suffocating spaces. Is SUIT even real?Please find links to finding and contacting Justin below, and....employ him doo!Massive thanks also to John Bartmann for his wonderful music for all of these pieces - you can find his works here, and also become a Patreon for his works here, And here is a link to his fabulous podcast with interviews with other amazing musicians working in audio drama - How I Make Music!All sounds were either made by Sarah, from her growing libraries or found from freesound.org on Creative Commons 0 licenses.Enjoy!I wrote these pieces bespoke for the students to showcase their wares. I truly hope you enjoy dipping in, and, feel free to tweet out your fave performances or let me know on @quirkyvoices or email me on quirkyvoices@gmail.com. I would LOVE to hear from you - and if you feel so inclined - leave a review for these Groovy AF students!I would love your support to help make more of these groovy workshops - and Quirky Voices VA courses. If you are an audio creative and would like to sponsor a space on a future course for a budding VA of colour, or from a marginalised community, please email and let me know - and thank you! I also try to help by varying the price structure for certain students depending on circumstance, and also offer a sponsored Quirky place FOR FREEEE!New courses start in NOVEMBER! Keep an eye on QUIRKYVOICES@WEEBLY. COM for more information! Or, click here for more information!THANK YOU FOR LISTENINGCasting directors, take note of the talent coming out of these shows doooo!EMPLOY THEM ALL.....!SarahxxLINKS TO JUSTIN'S SOCIAL MEDIAJustin PriceVoice Over ArtistE justin@justinpricevo.comJustin Price Twitterwww.justinpricevo.comSupport the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hello AllSo huzzahs! Here we have the aftershow chat! Yes! The whole cast and crew chilled on zoom to put the world to rights, share more insight into audio drama creation, and life as a voice actor and audio drama writer, foley artist and composer....and more!Hearty thanks to all who supported the fundraiser. If you too would like to contribute to support more new writing events like this one, feel free to contribute to the Quirky Voices KO-FI here, or of course 0 become a Quirky Patreon! If you do, you'll also receive my new podcast INDIE AF A whole MONTH before anyone else. WOOHOO - Yes that new pod is interviews with stellar Indie Audio Drama Creatives in a conception to production season, with clips showcasing awesome good practice and oodles of advice from folks like KC Wayland, Lauren Shippen, Shannon K Perry, Jon Grilz, Oliver Morris, David Beck, Tau Zaman, Tal Minear and Colin J Kelly, Faith McQuinn, AND OH SO MANY MOOORE!Thank you to my current patreons, without whom I almost certainly would have stopped at MADIVA S1. SO HUZZAHS for supporters of all audio drama creatives. Everywhere.Feel free to share this episode of this HUGELY IMPORTANT CHATTARAMA - it gives top tips on Casting, on writing for characters not in your own wheelhouse of experience, and the black perspective on casting practices and how we still need to be ....better. Here's links to all involved in the show - follow them , cheer them on and feel free to contact them and tell them HOW AMAZING THEY ARE IN THIS NEW INDIE AUDIO FICTION! Thank youpLINKS TO DASHINGLY QUIRKY FOLKS 2021Fiona Thraille TwitterFiona Thraille WebsiteEle Matelan TwitterKarim KronfliEvan TessTanja MilojevicAngelique LazarusPaul SpencerNathan BladesKatie SeatonTom Rory Parsons - who has also released the sound track for Locked Out here...Also thanks to the brilliant SCRAPNIK for our FABULOUS ARTWORK! Find more of their works on Twitter...here. We do hope this show has inspired you to just crack on and write, and make and enjoy creating new audio drama!Thank you SO MUCH for listeningHAPPY CREATINGSarah and Fiona xxDASHINGLY QUIRKY LIVE 2021Support the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hello people of the world!And so begins a new gentle deluge of Quirky related audio drama content for your delectation and delight!This week we start with the release of DASHINGLY QUIRKY LIVE! A wonderous celebration of new writing - new, uplifting, comedy writing - from our winners of this years comp! This year for the 'LIVE!' aspect, we were delighted to gain a spot on the Edinburgh Festival's Laughing Horse Online stream, and also were live on zoom via a link from their site. We present            Locked out By the BRILLIANT Paul Spencer             A journey exploring one woman's way of dealing with and overcoming grief and loss            This has a ...Hope punk feel to it and has an all star cast consisting of some of the most            talented folks in audio drama today           Tanja Milojevic as            Evan Tess Murray as The Doctor           Angelique Lazarus as The Meditation CD Voice            Karim Kronfli as Billa              INTRODUCING Méabh de Brun as JANET (our walk-on part!)            LIVE FOLEY By Ele Matelan and the cast            Music by the fabulous Tom Rory Parsons           Delivery of an alarm clock by the BRILLIANT Fiona Thraille           Jeremy and Jean take delivery of....a Llama and a Cockerell...and try to fathom the true            recipient of these unusual... unexpected packages, to find something even more           fantastical is afoot.           This has a trad sitcom vibe of funnn, with a loving couple trying to deal with the absurd,            and some  wonderful performances from folks as various animals!            Jeremy - Karim Kronfli           Jean - Sarah Golding           Lllama - Angelique Lazarus           Neighbour - Nathan Blades\           INTRODUCING - Bridget Guziewicz  as THE COCKERELL           LIVE FOLEY By Ele Matelan and the cast            Music by the fabulous Katie Seaton                     and           THE WONDERFUL AUDIENCE as a variety of farmyard animals.          ALLLLL of the tech on the day was run by the wonderful Paul Spencer.          Coming soon is the after show chat wherein I thnk lovers of audio drama will find         a lot of inspiring chats, advice, insight and discussion!Thank you for listening, and, if you do enjoy the show and still want to support the artists involved, or to help ensure future productions of DASHINGLY QUIRKY LIVE to celebrate even MORE new writing, feel free to pop some pennies to our KO-FI, or of course would always love some more Quirky Patreons!HAPPPYYYY CREATING ALLWe truly hope this inspired YOU to get writing too!Sarah  Golding and Fiona ThrailleQuirky Voices    /   Dashing OnionsSupport the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hello and WELCOME to the final episode of this MADIVA season - woohoo!I feel a bit emoshe!Thanks muchly to Zachary Fortais-Gomme (also of The Orphans and Quid Pro Euro)  Maddy Searle (also of Snazzy Tapir Productions and Rusty Quill) who wax lyrical about their new show and what it was like finding the characters and working with their brilliant cast and crew. Some great insights in here from the pov of VA and director - AND THERE'S EVEN SINGIN!Also wanted to draw your attention to the DASHINGLY QUIRKY LIVE SHOW - LINK HERE - I do this this week with some AMAZINGGG creatives - AUGUST 21 8:30 PM ONLINE AS PART OF EDINBRUGH FESTIVAL - thanks to the Laughing Horse venues!Here's a link to join us - it's freee! Be prompt  as latecomers might not be admitted! Find out about how you can support our fundraiser here on this link!]And IF you want to have a walk-on part, well - HERE YA GO - Join us and pop a credit on your cv as a performer at Edinburgh fest 2021.... sign up and wait to see if you are randomly selected! https://t.co/INmi2b1cks?amp=1THANK YOU as ever to my amazing Patreon supporters for supporting me and my works - I work - like most podcasters - crazily hard and appreciate VERY MUCH the help these folks give to all Quirky fun - if you want to join them do, as in the autumn there's an exclusive patreon only series happening! EXCIITTTIINNGGGGHappy listeningSarahxxLinks to Zachary’s works of audio joyZach’s TwitterRealms podcast Zach’s The OrphansQuid Pro Euro with Felix TrenchJoyous links to Maddy’s works of glorious audio Maddy’s twitter Maddy’s Snazzy Tapir showsMaddiy’s Rusty Quill adventuresMaddy's Spotify playlist link for IsSarah’s links to quirky fun Sarahs TwitterSarah's Quirky WebsiteFiction Podcast News WeeklySarah's KO-FI account of funding alllll her projects for TRYING to pay her actors n crewLink to Audio Drama hub virtual pub on foley this Friday 23 JulyEMAIL Sarah if you would like to book a 1-2-1 session for creating character voices / accent / audition help,  or kicking off your indie VA AF career! QuirkyVoices@gmail.comSupport the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

HELLOOOOOOh my oh my - stop what you're doing and listen to this brilliantly inspiring team - collaborators Tim Krause and Sarah Rhea Werner - partners in real life - have made for your delectation and delight OMEN PODCAST (links below). This is a swashbuckler of a groovy show, and yeah, I gots me a cameo In the rather nasty pirate NAT (WOOHOO - Baddies are the best roles, right!) We talked all things Directing Voice Actors on Tim's first project, and how he worked in collaboration with Sarah, and worked through lockdown in our crazy new world...The ep opens with SOME AMAZING VA'S sharing their experience of working on Omen Podcast....please follow these folks and share rate and review the podcast - and this one if ya wanna! thank youp to Sophie Fae, Charlie Wes and Sarah Doreen McPhee.THANK YOU TO MY PATREONS FOR HELPING ME GET THESE EPISODES OF AUDIO JOY MADE FOR YOUUUUU - LEGENDS ALL. Thank you for listening too - would love any feedback - feel free to fill in the MADIVA SURVEY HERE - with grateful thanks - £10 amazon voucher to a randomly chosen listener  who fills this in before 31/08/2021 who helps me to potentially shape any future seasons! If you want them, I will make them - but I need to hear from you tbh to shape how the next season goes! Muchos thanks!Tim and Sarah's links of audio joyyyTim's Omen Podcast TwitterTim's show Omen PodcastSarah's TwitterSarah's Write Now PodcastSarah's Girl in Space PodcastSarah's grooviest links to work and blood and sweat and tears!Sarahs TwitterSarah's Quirky WebsiteFiction Podcast News WeeklySarah's KO-FI account of funding alllll her projects for TRYING to pay her actors n crewLink to Audio Drama hub virtual pub on foley this Friday 23 JulyEMAIL Sarah if you would like to book a 1-2-1 session for creating character voices / accent / audition help,  or kicking off your indie VA AF career! QuirkyVoices@gmail.comSupport the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

Hey folksWoahWhat a hot week for hot folks doing hot things? Can you breattttthe?  Well, hey, hope you are taking breaks in those booths for air and water and food and rest in these extreme temps if you're in a country that seems unusually hot atm, and STRAP IN for an ep all about BREATH CONTROL.TODAYS DELIGHTFUL KNOWLEDGABLE GUEST IS Jessica Dennis - VA, COACH AND ALL ROUND AWESOME EVERUTHING. We talk about what breath control is, give some exercises to help understand it, and showcase some works from Jessica and Wireless Theatre productions - The Woman on the Bridge by Marty Ross and Amok, aired with kind permission of Mariele Runacre-Temple of Audible and Wireless Theatre. Thanks so much to Jessica for sharing her experience and advice, and if you wanna groovy coach, or VA, employ her do!Very excited to share this with you, and hope you enjoy! Please do rate and review, or ping out a tweet extolling how awesome Jessica is! Happy listening and thank you hugely to my amazing PATREONS without whom, this pod would not have been released. I was also interviewed in typed words rather than spoken ones by Kate Retout of Wireless theatre and you can read that grooviness here.If ya wanna join them and see what groovy future Quirky shows I have in store, please do! Links belowHAPPY VOICE ACTINGGGGGSarahxLINKS TO JESSICAS SOCIAL MEDIA GROOVINESSJessica's TwitterPieces I mentioned: The Woman on The Bridge and Amok.Jessica's WebsiteWireless TheatreAnd a little plug for my latest voice project, which has just been nominated for a Student Bafta: The Night of the Living Dread.LINK TO THE MENTAL POEM WITH LOTS OF PRONUNCIATIONS OF UK LANGUAGEPOEMSarah's links of audio JOYYYYYYSarahs TwitterSarah's Quirky WebsiteFiction Podcast News WeeklySarah's KO-FI account of funding alllll her projects for TRYING to pay her actors n crewLink to Audio Drama hub virtual pub on foley this Friday 23 JulyEMAIL Sarah if you would like to book a 1-2-1 session for creating character voices / accent / audition help,  or kicking off your indie VA AF career! QuirkyVoices@gmail.comSupport the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!

HELLOOOWelcome to EPISODE 412 of this voice acting podcast made with love and passion for the medium of audio drama JUST FOR YOUUU! Yeh YOUUU! Hallo! I'm Sarah Golding and I love making stories come to life as a voice actor m'self n'all. Feel free to cast us both! We won't minddd....In this episode I talk to the lovely ANDREW JACK all about going pro as a VA!WOOT WOOAndrew Jack is a wonderful voice actor working from New Zealand with his gawwwjus accent, vocal talents and kind natured self. We discuss all things going pro in the world of voice acting, getting work, SELF CARE, best practice for brilliant recordings and some wonderful advice on tech, useful resources and MMOOORE!Thanks to Andrew, who can be cast and contacted by looking here! Andrews Links of audio joyANDREW TWiTTERANDREW WEBSITELinks to shows and folks we mentioned!NANCY WOLFSON COACHVOICE OVER BODY SHOP - TECH TALKGEORGE THE TECH WHITTHAM - VOICE OVER BODYSHOPHEYER TODAYSource Connect Reckon One accounting progXeroSarah's links of audio groovySarahs TwitterSarah's Quirky WebsiteFiction Podcast News WeeklySarah's KO-FI account of funding alllll her projects for TRYING to pay her actors n crewEMAIL Sarah if you would like to book a 1-2-1 session for creating character voices / accent / audition help,  or kicking off your indie VA AF career! QuirkyVoices@gmail.comSupport the showPing Sarah on @QUIRKYVOICES or send a message to quirkyvoices@gmail.comFeel free to review and of the shows herein, and if you want to support Quirky Voices works, become a Patreon! You get early works and earlybird eps and discounts for any courses.....HAPPY CREATING!