This column is going to make some wild turns, but please trust that I’ll tie it all together…mostly. Hah! Herewith is the setup: Two buzzards are sitting on a tree branch, watching and waiting, with their stomachs grumbling because it’s been a long time between roadkill buffets. Unable to deal any longer, one says, “To hell with this. I’m gonna kill something!”
It’s been 10 years since RAP interviewed Lowell Christensen about his journey to build a home based radio production and voiceover business. After setting up his SpotWorks Radio Production website in 1997 and leaving his radio job in 2004, things were going well in 2008, thanks to a growing client base. Then a global market crash and mortgage crisis hit the United States. In this 10-year update, what was yet to come was another “life lesson” in what it means to be out on your own after leaving the rat race.
Promos, commercials and imaging from Dave Foxx, Z100, New York, NY; Colin McGinness, UKRD Group, Bristol, UK; C.J. Goodearl, Clear Channel, Orlando, FL; Dave Cockram, Rogers Radio, Calgary, AB; Andrew Frame, BAF Soundworks, Lehigh Acres, FL; Mike Vuckovich, KOOL/KFUN, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; Jesse Simon, Rogers Radio, Calgary, AB; Pascal Standaert, Imaging Dogs Beveren Leie, Belgium and more!
Commercials, promos and imaging from Lee Rugen, Moody Radio, Chicago, IL; Jerimiah Busniak, Fox FM, Melbourne, Vic., Australia; Ryan Keith, Zimmer Radio; Matt Innes, SEAFM, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia; Adam Venton, UKRD Group, Bristol, UK; Heikki Wichmann, NRJ, Helsinki, Finland; Ryan La Via, Dougall Media, Thunder Bay, ON; Steve Thompson, KFUN/KOOL, Waterloo, ON; Russ More, Rock 106/107.7 The River, Lethbridge, AB and more!
Promos, imaging and commercials from Sean Bell, Sounds Good Studios, UK; Jay Ginsberg, KZST/KJZY/KTRY, Santa Rosa, CA; Alan White, Citadel Broadcasting, Colorado Springs, CO; Mark Murphy, FIVEaa, Adelaide, South Australia; Rod Schwartz, Grace Broadcast Sales, Pullman, WA; Rick Andrews, TownSquare Media, Amarillo, TX; Bill Jackson, JRfm/The PEAK; Matt Wallace, CHWK-FM, Chilliwack, BC and more!
9-11 ten year anniversary tributes, plus promos, imaging and commercials from Aaron Bischoff, CFXO/CHRB High River, AB; Ross McIntyre, 100.3 The Q, Victoria, BC; Colin McGinness, UKRD, UK; Deborah Hopkins, KOOL/KFUN, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; Bill Jackson, The PEAK/JRfm, Vancouver, BC; Amit Sharma, 92-7 The Bounce; Dave Cockram, Rogers Radio; Mark Fraser, Q104, Halifax, NS and more!
Promos, commercials and imaging from Steve Cook, Five Talents Audio, Atlanta, GA; JJ Elliott, Harvard Broadcasting, Regina, SK; Rick Harrington, CHAT 94.5/My96; Eddie Bye, Nova919, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Jay Helmus, Rogers Broadcasting, Vancouver, BC; Gary McClenaghan, Harvard Broadcasting, Regina, SK; Jerimiah Busniak, Southern Cross Austereo, South Melbourne, Australia; Christopher O'Brien, WMWX, Philadelphia, PA and more!
Promos, imaging, commercials and more from Ben Thorgierson, SAIT, Calgary, AB; Zach Parkscott, Island Radio, Nanaimo, BC; John Rocchetta, KOOL / KFUN, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; Ben Malcolm, Rogers Radio, Vancouver, BC; Doug Newman, KOOL/KFUN, Kitchener-Waterloo, ON; Amos McSwain, DMG Regional Radio, Albury, NSW, Australia; Jay Rose, Digital Playroom, Brookline, MA; Jay Ginsberg, KZST, Santa Rosa, CA and more!
Soundly, an audio technology company and maker of the popular cloud-based sound effects (SFX) library and workflow tool by the same name, has released Soundly collections. Soundly collections streamline search while inspiring creativity when creating audio soundscapes for common scene locations and environments such as kitchens, car chases, offices, horror, outer space and more.
As musicians, producers and engineers are looking for ways to improve their mixes, TC Electronic has announced Clarity M Stereo, a hardware meter with a very appealing price tag.
Great for home recording, mobile musicians, guitarists, podcasters, and live streaming, the PreSonus Studio 24 2x2 USB-C bus-powered audio/MIDI interface can record up to 24-bit, 192 kHz audio. Equipped with PreSonus XMAX-L solid-state preamps and high-end converters, the newest member of the company’s Studio series delivers professional quality audio in a rugged, compact, all-metal enclosure that can withstand the stresses of travel.
Eventide is proud to announce availability of the SP2016 Reverb plug-in — perfectly recreating a classic collection of reverb algorithms from its history-making SP2016, pro audio’s first rack-mount multi-effects processor.
Mackie announces the all-new MC Series Professional Headphones and CR-Buds Series High-Performance Earphones. Building on the success of the MP Series In-Ear Monitors, these two new series offer high-quality, affordable solutions for both studio monitoring and personal listening on the go.
Following in the footsteps of its successful single-channel predecessor, the HA-73 EQ Mic Amp/ Equalizer, European pro audio manufacturer Heritage Audio is proud to announce availability of its HA-73 EQX2 Dual Mic Amp/Equalizer — equipped with two mic pre/equalizers in the same rack unit to tender twice the mojo for less than twice the cost as the latest addition to the premium processing excellence-exhibiting Elite Series.
By Dave Foxx
Back to the syllabus! Our last few installments have been about writing, music and the creative process. This time, we discuss another power tool in your production toolbox, sound effects, both electronic and natural.
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