SOVAS

2022 YALSA and SOVAS Awards Winners

2022 YALSA and SOVAS Awards Winners

🎉A few more outstanding titles to celebrate from 2022 🎉

The SOVAS awards celebrate excellence in all aspects of the Voice Over industry, from animation to tv shows to podcasts to audiobooks, and we were delighted to see that the long-running Captain Underpants series garnered a nomination in 2022 for “best Audiobook Perofrmance - Children.” Congratulations Ashton!

Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-a-lot - recorded for Scholastic,

Directed by Bryan Lincoln

We’d also like to show some love for the fantastic narrators and team members that worked on the following titles, recently named “Amazing Audiobooks for 2023” by YALSA, the Young Adults Library Services Association. These YALSA short lists are considered some of the top honors in the YA audiobook community and we couldn’t be more thrilled to be a part of these projects:

The Getaway - read by Karl T. Wright, Imani Parks, and P.J. Ochlan, full production for Scholastic

Executive Producer Melissa Ellard

Project Managed by Philip Miller

Directed by Eric Urban

Edited by Blake Honeycutt

QCed by Carol Vandegrift

Mastered by Edward Bridges

The Honeys - read by Pete Cross, full production for Scholastic

Executive Producer Melissa Ellard

Project Managed by Philip Miller

Engineered by Jack Heidelman

Edited by Terry Philmore

QCed by Carol Vandergrift

Sound Design by Steve Syarto

Mastered by Jeremy Kochis

The Last Cuentista - read by Frankie Corzo, full production for Recorded Books

Executive Producer Nick Robideau

Project Managed by Abby Marks

Directed by Sergio Martinez

Edited by Tristan Wright

QCed by Ana Teodora Popa

Mastered by Holly Burns

Loveless - read by Billie Fulford-Brown, Elizabeth Schenk, and Imogen Church, full production for Scholastic

Executive Producer Melanie Gagne

Project Managed by Philip Miller

Directed by Sebastian Badarau

Edited by Miguel Sanchez

QCed by Ana Teodora Popa

Mastered by Kandis Leiann Barker

Thank you again to the amazing narrators, terrific team members, and fantastic publishers who make this all possible. We look forward to keeping the bar high in 2023.

Finishing 2018 Strong!

Finishing 2018 Strong!

Wow, we can’t believe 2018 is already winding to a close, but what an exciting year it has been. We were fortunate to be a part of so many amazing audiobook productions and we couldn’t be more proud of the hard work many talented narrators, engineers, and producers put in this year!

The end of the year also means it’s time for many “best of” lists to start popping up, always an exciting time and we have some great news to kick things off below:

Two of our nominees took home SOVAS awards this year, Borne (narrated by Bahni Turpin for Blackstone Audio) and Don’t Let Go (narrated by the Steven Webber for Brilliance Audio.) Congratulations to both Bahni and Steven!

Also, AudioFile recently released their “Best Audiobooks of 2018” list and we had the pleasure of working on 5 of the featured titles:


Thank you to the terrific narrators and production teams for your excellent work, and thank you to the producers at Oasis, Harper, Brilliance, Scholastic, Macmillan, and Blackstone for your trust and friendship; Here’s to many more amazing audiobooks to come!

2018 SOVAS Nominations!

2018 SOVAS Nominations!

The Society of Voice Arts Award Nominees have been announced for 2018 and we are once again so excited to some familiar titles! We’ve had the honor of working on some truly amazing audiobooks this past year and it is wonderful to see these narrators and authors get the attention they deserve. We are especially excited to see 2 nominations for Spanish language titles we produced this year!

A big thank you to Blackstone Audio, Brilliance Audio, Shira Block, Macmillan Audio, Podium Publishing, and Lyric Audio for entrusting us with these productions, and a huge congratulations to all the narrators. We love working with you all!

(Click through to see the banners!)

Best Sci-FI VO Narration — Mass Effect: Initiation // Blackstone Audio // Narrated by Fryda Wolff // Recording

Best Sci-Fi VO Narration — Borne // Blackstone Audio // Narrated by Bahni Turpin // Recording

Best Author Performance — Limerence // Glendale Press Audio // Narrated by Catherine Hunter // Post-Production

Best Thriller VO Narration — Don’t Let Go // Brilliance Audio // Narrated by Steven Webber // Recording

Best Business/Education VO Narration — Campaigning for Clean Air // Author’s Republic // Narrated by Pamela Almand // Post-Production

Best Teens VO Narration — Children of Blood and Bone // Macmillan Audio // Narrated by Bahni Turpin // Full Production

Best Classics VO Narration — 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea // Blackstone Audio // Narrated by David Linski // Recording

Best Fiction VO Narration — Next Year in Havana // Blackstone Audio // Narrated by Frankie Corzo & Kyla Garcia // Recording

Best Romance VO Narration — Taking Turns // Oh My Books // Narrated by Tad Bransen, Joe Arden, Ava Erickson, and Sebastian York // Recording

Best Romance VO Narration — Part-Time Lover // Lauren Blakely Books // Narrated by Shae East and Grace Grant // Post-Production

Best Spanish VO Narration — La batalla por el paraiso: Puerto Rico y el Capitalismo Del Desastre // Blackstone Audio // Narrated by Valentina Latyna // Full Production

Best Spanish VO Narration — Una Arruga en el Tiempo // Brilliance Audio // Narrated by Susana Ballesteros // Full Production

2017 SOVAS Nominees Announced!

2017 SOVAS Nominees Announced!

The Society of Voice Arts Award Nominees have been announced for 2017 and we are so excited to see many familiar titles. There have been some exceptional audiobooks produced this year and we are incredibly grateful and proud to have been a part of many of them. Thank you to Novel Audio, Harper Audio, Blackstone Audio, Graymalkin Media, and Lyric Audio for entrusting us with these productions. Here's to many more in the future, and we can't wait to see everyone in November!

2017 NOMINEES

Becoming Brilliant: What Science Tells us About Raising Successful Children / Narrated by Allyson Ryan for Novel Audio / Audiobook Narration - Self Help, Health and Fitness, Best Voiceover

Notes on Blindness: A Journey Through the Dark / Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith for Novel Audio / Audiobook Narration - Biography, Best Voiceover

Lost Gods / Narrated by RC Bray for Harper Audio / Audiobook Narration - Fantasy, Best Voiceover

The Kept Woman / Narrated by Kathleen Early for Blackstone Audio / Audiobook Narration - Mystery, Best Voiceover

Weddiculous: An Unfiltered Guide to Being a Bride / Narrated by Jamie Lee for Novel Audio / Audiobook Narration - Author Performance, Best Voiceover

Undoctored / Narrated by Dan Woren for Blackstone Audio / Audiobook Narration - Self Help, Health and Fitness, Best Voiceover

Take Me Back / Narrated by Andi Ardnt and Zachary Weber for Lyric Audiobooks / Audiobook Narration - Romance, Best Voiceover

The Hot One / Narrated by Andi Ardnt and Zachary Weber for Lyric Audiobooks / Audiobook Narration - Romance, Best Voiceover

Lucy and Desi: The Legendary Love Story of Television's Most Famous Couple / Narrated by Jim Frangione for Graymalkan Media / Outstanding Production, Audiobook

Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud / Narrated by January LaVoy for Graymalkin Media / Audiobook Narration - Biography, Best Voiceover / Also nominated for: Audiobook Narration - Nonfiction, Best Voiceover / Also nominated for: Outstanding Production, Audiobook

Dunkirk: The Complete Story of the First Step in the Defeat of Hitler / Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner for Graymalkan Media / Audiobook Narration - History, Best Voiceover

Without a Doubt / Narrated by Marcia Clark for Graymalkin Media / Audiobook Narration - Author Performance, Best Voiceover / Also nominated for: Audiobook Narration - Crime & Thriller, Best Voiceover

A Portrait of Joan: An Autobiography / Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan for Graymalkin Media / Audiobook Narration - Biography, Best Voiceover

Who Killed Joan Benet Ramsey / Narrated by Mikael Naramore for Graymalkan Media / Audiobook Narration - Crime & Thriller, Best Voiceover

A Marriage of Inconvenience / Narrated by Simon Vance for Graymalkan Media / Audiobook Narration - History, Best Voiceover

Satan's Harvest / Narrated by Will Damron for Graymalkan Media / Audiobook Narration - Metsphysical, Best Voiceover

Ghost Hunters: True Stories from the World's Most Famous Demonologists / Narrated by Todd Haberkorn for GrayMalkan Media / Audiobook Narration - Metaphysical, Best Voiceover

The Haunted / Narrated by Todd Haberkorn for Graymalkan Media / Audiobook Narration - Metaphysical, Best Voiceover

 

You can check out the full list of nominees here!