1 00:00:03,839 --> 00:00:08,400 Hey there, it's JD at Sonic Con and I'm here with the Doctor. 2 00:00:08,839 --> 00:00:13,919 I can't even talk. I'm here with Dominic Trice. Hello. And if 3 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,960 you're not familiar with him, where have you been? But he's an actor 4 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:21,559 and writer, sound asign our composer, I mean, he does a little 5 00:00:21,559 --> 00:00:26,760 bit of everything, and he's an Audio Drama Alliance member. And so we're 6 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,640 just gonna kind of recap day one here. We're on the morning of day 7 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:37,200 two here, but I know that you had some flight issues and you we 8 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:39,200 were we were like, oh, no, is he even gonna make it. 9 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,719 I was hoping to make it for the opening ceremonies at least, and 10 00:00:41,719 --> 00:00:47,359 thankfully we were rapped much earlier than that. So yeah, So one thing 11 00:00:47,359 --> 00:00:52,439 that I liked about this year was how we had a really long opening time 12 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:58,119 of just exhibition hall mingling and networking. For sure. Yeah, I really 13 00:00:59,359 --> 00:01:03,159 just being able to walk around talk to different people and meet different people, 14 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,400 introduce yourselves, hear what they're doing. You know, they want to know 15 00:01:07,439 --> 00:01:14,000 what you're doing. It's just that time is invaluable. That's that's probably the 16 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,319 most important thing you can do it Sonic On Yeah, I think so too. 17 00:01:18,239 --> 00:01:21,879 I should say, in case you're unaware, this is not a typical 18 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,799 audio Theater central episode. So if you're one, if you're confused, to 19 00:01:26,159 --> 00:01:30,920 go back and find a non sonic on recap episode. Who's this dominic guy? 20 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:37,040 Whore's the normal host other than j D. So, yeah, we're 21 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:41,959 just excited because of there's there's just an energy in the room when you have 22 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:46,079 all these people there, they are all they're talking about audio drama and well 23 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:49,959 and you get you see all these amazing people walk into the room. You're 24 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:53,719 like, oh, that Paul McCusker standing two feet away from me talking with 25 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:57,719 Todd Pastige and Jared de Pascal exactly, you know, and John Fornaff and 26 00:01:57,599 --> 00:02:04,159 all these industry that are you know, at least for me, I grew 27 00:02:04,239 --> 00:02:07,319 up hearing their stuff, grew up kind of idolizing them to a certain extent, 28 00:02:07,479 --> 00:02:14,039 just you know, my gosh, wouldn't it be great to be like 29 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,599 them someday? You know? Yeah, And then you get to see them 30 00:02:16,599 --> 00:02:21,560 in person and meet them and they're friendly, they're personable. There, that's 31 00:02:21,599 --> 00:02:25,639 it. Yeah, they really are down to earth And I mean we just 32 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:30,520 ran into Todd Bustied a few minutes ago here at breakfast at the hotel and 33 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:37,759 just a super cool guy. And speaking of Todd and Paul McCusker and Jered 34 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:42,240 deep a squall. They did a session where they went like deep dive into 35 00:02:42,439 --> 00:02:46,520 some of the behind the scenes of the victory of Joan of Arc from Air 36 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:51,960 Theater. That session, it was kind of the thing that sort of kicked 37 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:58,840 off the Holy event after Chris Nelson did his opening and I thoroughly enjoyed that. 38 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,639 Oh man, so good. And of course they start with the trailer, 39 00:03:02,039 --> 00:03:05,680 and the trailer is so well done, you know, and it makes 40 00:03:05,719 --> 00:03:07,319 you want to hear the drama, and then they play several scenes from the 41 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:13,520 drama and extendency ones. So we had like, you know, twenty thirty 42 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,319 minutes of listening to audio drama in there, and then they would break down 43 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:22,240 what they did in the scenes and how they approached it, both from or 44 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:27,680 all from music, sound design, writing perspectives, directing, you know, 45 00:03:28,719 --> 00:03:34,080 and their process there just their years of experience and knowledge, you know, 46 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:38,599 it really comes through. Yeah. And of piece, why am I having 47 00:03:38,879 --> 00:03:46,800 trouble with everybody's name Peaches my podcast? That's me? Yeah, So so 48 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:53,240 that was what's so cool to me is like you have three experts like master 49 00:03:53,479 --> 00:03:55,000 level, they're at the top of their game. With Paul, you have 50 00:03:55,560 --> 00:04:01,199 just an amazing writer, amazing sound designer with Todd Busty and Jeredypesco one of 51 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:06,800 the pre imminent composers in this space. And just hearing them talk through their 52 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:12,360 thought process, I mean it was just it was gold. Yeah. I 53 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,000 mean your IQ points to go higher when you're listening to them, Oh yeah, 54 00:04:15,079 --> 00:04:18,920 yeah there, and you're absolutely that's the other thing. They're also intelligent 55 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:24,800 too, oh yeah, And I just like listening to them talk. They 56 00:04:24,879 --> 00:04:32,279 just have so much good to say and insightful. Then the rest of the 57 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:35,519 day, I mean that, I'll say it, that was the highlight of 58 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:40,839 the day for me. There were some other cool stuff that happened afterwards, 59 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:45,079 but I just loved, loved that session. We can't forget about your your 60 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:49,000 cool event. Well yeah, we'll get second, but I think that that 61 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,759 was a really good choice to start off the event with her. Yeah. 62 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:58,680 Well, and that's the probably the biggest audio drama to be released this last 63 00:04:58,759 --> 00:05:05,360 year, and of course that they flew to London to record, so that 64 00:05:05,399 --> 00:05:11,199 the most amazing actors and all that stuff yeah, makes sense. Then we 65 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:15,839 had a live audio drama root Sticks that's Sound and Fury Entertainment, which we 66 00:05:15,879 --> 00:05:19,160 talked about on a previous episode, shared the synopsis of this new show that 67 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:25,839 Colton Grellier is working on. So so that was a really cool I mean, 68 00:05:25,879 --> 00:05:30,160 I heard lots of people talking about it. I unfortunately wasn't able to 69 00:05:30,319 --> 00:05:33,759 make it to that session, but I was backstage in the green room because 70 00:05:33,759 --> 00:05:38,360 I had two sessions right after that, back to back, and so I 71 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:42,079 just like, I've gotta I've got to just decompress for a little while and 72 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:46,040 chill. And so I missed it, but I could hear the singing in 73 00:05:46,519 --> 00:05:49,199 the backstage, and I'm like, man, that voice. Yeah, Mirky 74 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:55,519 Glavin, she did an awesome job. Is so beautiful. John Thornoff was 75 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:59,399 there. He played a role. Carol O'Brien was in it right now. 76 00:05:59,439 --> 00:06:03,360 Caro Obrian last minute. I think a good actress and she can change her 77 00:06:03,759 --> 00:06:06,480 look. I think she was not like she even looked at the script beforehand 78 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:12,160 or so she looked at it once. Yeah, they were talking to her 79 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:14,839 about it, yeah, and it was just she said, the colder to 80 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:21,639 read, the more fun because you have to be bold about how you put 81 00:06:21,680 --> 00:06:25,560 your put your all into it. I think she's like her she was in 82 00:06:25,639 --> 00:06:27,959 band I think years ago, to just said, you know, if you're 83 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,680 to make a mistake, make it a loud one. At least we're putting 84 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:34,879 her all into it. And boy I didn't hear any mistakes. Wow. 85 00:06:35,439 --> 00:06:40,959 Yeah, but is really great too, like the conversation in the car with 86 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:46,399 mom and dad and her daughter and the passenger they had there just like kind 87 00:06:46,399 --> 00:06:49,600 of And also it's really cool too because I know JD talked about this before 88 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:57,399 about silences and pauses like beats to not be afraid of the silences, and 89 00:06:57,439 --> 00:06:59,759 there was quite a few of that just to add to that, like the 90 00:07:00,079 --> 00:07:04,199 forness and that like that. That was great. Sean did a really good 91 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:09,759 job with playing that kind of dad. You know, he's just grumpy, 92 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,160 like, no, I don't know what I'm Also when he was attacked by 93 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:18,040 the dog or whatever that thing was, he's like and it went on for 94 00:07:18,079 --> 00:07:21,879 like what almost thirty seconds. Yeah, well they're all doing dialogue lines over 95 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:28,519 top of him, but he's like, what he got my shoe? Was 96 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:33,199 so much fun. Well, and then right after that we had the Retold 97 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:38,639 World War two panel or Q and a session, whatever you want to call 98 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:44,079 it. I moderated Dad with Darby kern And and Josh Rodriguez, and so 99 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:48,279 we played the teaser and the trailer and got some audience questions. So that 100 00:07:48,439 --> 00:07:55,639 was interesting. I enjoyed doing that, hearing people's reactions, like hearing them 101 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:58,519 laugh at the right points, you know, And so it was it was 102 00:07:58,560 --> 00:08:01,240 like, oh, that's nice. I wish I could have been there. 103 00:08:01,279 --> 00:08:03,399 I had I had to go to a Newark's rehearsal, and so I was 104 00:08:03,439 --> 00:08:07,000 like, oh, I'm gonna miss the at least I've heard the trailer, 105 00:08:07,079 --> 00:08:09,519 right, But I wanted to get some more insight into that project. So 106 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,279 yeah, I was listening back. Yeah, I was able to be there 107 00:08:13,279 --> 00:08:16,240 for most I missed some of the beginning and some of the end, but 108 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:22,360 yeah, I was cool, you're here in production there Jonathan Cook on the 109 00:08:22,399 --> 00:08:28,360 big speakers screen and uh yeah, and hear the questions about the writing process. 110 00:08:28,439 --> 00:08:35,679 And part way through it, I was sitting here the back and somebody 111 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:41,200 involved in the project was in the audience too, and Ben Camp made a 112 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:45,879 surprise appearance. I hate the sound designer for the I think the teaser and 113 00:08:45,919 --> 00:08:50,120 the trailer right yeah, oh that's right. Yeah, and boy it's well 114 00:08:50,159 --> 00:08:54,320 produced that trailer, it really is. And a lot of ADA members right 115 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:58,120 in there. How do you Drama Alliance? I think Peter Pasari makes an 116 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:05,399 appearance. Jonathan Cook j JD. Yeah, our very own back voters, 117 00:09:05,799 --> 00:09:09,840 did we Yeah, I think that's right. I think John John Total the 118 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:13,320 Throad maybe too, if if I'm not mistaken, But yeah, that was 119 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:16,360 cool. I I know I was read. I didn't hear this first time 120 00:09:16,399 --> 00:09:20,519 of Derby post Is on his Facebook this morning that I think some of the 121 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:22,799 audience was I think a veteran, and they said that the dialogue that he 122 00:09:22,799 --> 00:09:28,240 had written for the conversation, I think in the planers like that was very 123 00:09:28,279 --> 00:09:31,080 realistic. It felt like it it's true to how they would probably talk or 124 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:35,519 something like that. So that's that was a big compliment. What a compliment? 125 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:37,600 Yeah, yeah, he said. I was thrilled when I heard that, 126 00:09:37,799 --> 00:09:41,960 of course. Yeah. Yeah. So I'm really looking forward to where 127 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:46,159 they go with that show. It's it's amazing, it's amazing concept. It 128 00:09:46,240 --> 00:09:52,000 is it's genius. You know. We don't know when we'll hear more from 129 00:09:52,039 --> 00:09:58,480 that, but hopefully hopefully it's soon. Oh yeah, it seemed like ice 130 00:09:58,519 --> 00:10:03,679 machine. It seemed like everybody was really into it, like they were really 131 00:10:03,759 --> 00:10:07,559 enjoying the whole idea of it. And oh it's some good questions too, 132 00:10:07,879 --> 00:10:13,320 well written, and just so fascinating because these are the stories you don't hear 133 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:18,679 normally, and you can only hear them from these people who tell them as 134 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:24,279 they remember them. Yeah, and these veterans and you and they they're very 135 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:30,159 they mix in the real narration from these interviews they recorded right mm hm with 136 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:35,159 these stories and dramatized things, and it was really nice too. Oh. 137 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:39,320 I was just going to say, retold podcast dot com if you haven't heard 138 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:41,080 the trailer or the teaser, they're both there and you can listen to them. 139 00:10:41,279 --> 00:10:45,039 I think the first I think the first question that was asked is somebody 140 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:48,480 is saying, how can I give money? It's not don't That's a really 141 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:52,120 really great reaction to get from someone exactly. Yeah, that says a lot. 142 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:56,639 Yeah, yeah, Well, and then we capped off the night with 143 00:10:56,720 --> 00:11:01,080 the ATC podcast recorded Oh yeah live. It wasn't live streamed. It was 144 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:05,360 recorded in front of a live audience with clarify that because It was a little 145 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:09,559 confusing to Todd Busteed because he's not in the audience. No, you know, 146 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:13,919 he wasn't there, but he yeah, he thought he thought it meant 147 00:11:13,919 --> 00:11:16,639 that we were live streaming the show, but no, we did not do 148 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:20,759 that. It is recorded and it will be on the feed at at some 149 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:24,600 point. But I think it went really well. Austin. You did a 150 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,360 great job. Oh, thank you. It was It was a lot of 151 00:11:26,399 --> 00:11:31,720 fun and a lot of just sitting back and laughing and yeah, serving in 152 00:11:31,759 --> 00:11:35,639 the brilliance of Andy Harvey and Daniel Cross. That was someone. Man. 153 00:11:35,759 --> 00:11:39,879 Those those scripts that they read were just awesome. They're just bouncing off each 154 00:11:39,919 --> 00:11:43,559 other. You can tell they're really good friends, and they just nailed both 155 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:46,159 of those pieces and I was just blown away. I mean I knew they 156 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:50,799 were doing, yeah, but just to be there right next to them as 157 00:11:50,799 --> 00:11:54,519 they're pulling this off, it's just like, guys, you're brilliant. Yeah. 158 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:56,960 Yeah. And did Daniel Cross and he's very I guess he's I don't 159 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:00,559 know if he's a method actor or not. I know for the one he 160 00:12:00,639 --> 00:12:03,759 did, it's a wonderful life from George. Just to come out of the 161 00:12:03,799 --> 00:12:07,840 river like he took his hoodie off so he'd be cold. His the air 162 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:13,240 was blown up there and instead of just acting like some people I know him 163 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,960 do that, but sometimes it's easier just to feel cold. And you can 164 00:12:16,039 --> 00:12:20,279 really tell in his voice because he was actually shivering at that point, like 165 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:24,440 he got so into the character. Yeah, Yeah, he's like and he's 166 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,600 like, hold on, Daniel's got to get ready and he starts pulling off 167 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:31,440 his hoodie in and I'm like, what are we doing here? Yeah, 168 00:12:31,759 --> 00:12:35,879 And he had a Witnesses T shirt underneath. I believed he had that little 169 00:12:35,879 --> 00:12:39,440 fish logo with like the sound waves on the left side, like he should 170 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:43,759 have been covering that up he ship and repping Witnesses while he was there, 171 00:12:43,519 --> 00:12:46,759 and they and they did, which he'll hear in the podcast, but they 172 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:50,039 both mentioned how much they enjoy Witnesses. Yeah. Yeah, And that's a 173 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:54,320 production I I've heard several clips of and have been so impressed, but I 174 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:58,759 haven't actually listened to all of them whole. I need to. Yeah, 175 00:13:00,039 --> 00:13:07,679 especially Andy Harvey's performs at Semi and that one. Yeah, is Kara O'Brien 176 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:13,000 in that one too. I think she plays either Mary Magdalene or Jesus Mother, 177 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,600 Mary and the Lamb. Oh, okay, okay, I think Tracy 178 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:18,960 van Deldor, she plays one of the Mary's. Oh right, okay, 179 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:24,360 yeah, she's She's gotten some amazing talent on there recently. Oh. I 180 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:28,720 mean she started off with amazing talent with Phil Lawler and Nathan carl Nathan Carlson 181 00:13:28,759 --> 00:13:31,399 and yeah, Mike at Touchet, and but lately, like just she's branching 182 00:13:31,399 --> 00:13:35,200 out into a lot of these other people that have been working with Lamplighter for 183 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:41,039 a while and and and Jonathan Cook has been in several of the Lamb and 184 00:13:41,039 --> 00:13:43,320 and yeah, it's just it's just amazing what she's doing. So and there's 185 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:48,600 another podcasts going on at the same time. It was at the same time 186 00:13:48,639 --> 00:13:52,120 I wasn't able to go to that one, the how to Get Rich Quick 187 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:56,200 Fast, how to Become Successful, Rich and perfect or else. It's kind 188 00:13:56,240 --> 00:14:01,080 of yeah. Yeah. So I felt terrible because at the end of the 189 00:14:01,159 --> 00:14:07,879 retold session, I was supposed to announce a you know, fifteen minutes we'll 190 00:14:07,879 --> 00:14:11,559 have the ATC podcast and this other podcast. But Chris told me that right 191 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:16,039 right before we went on, and then he said the room number that it 192 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:20,080 was going to be in. I mean, I spaced it like I think 193 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:22,879 I got the room number correct, but I did not remember the title at 194 00:14:22,919 --> 00:14:24,360 all, and I felt bad for the people who were doing that. So 195 00:14:24,639 --> 00:14:28,840 if you're listening, I apologize that I didn't remember the title of your show, 196 00:14:30,279 --> 00:14:35,399 How to Become Successman. Yeah, but anyway, that's Day one. 197 00:14:35,159 --> 00:14:39,759 And then we ended up at the hotel and just sat in the lobby for 198 00:14:39,799 --> 00:14:48,120 a little while. Dominic and Darby and Josh and Darby's daughter Elizabeth and just 199 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:52,320 chatted for a little while. And it's always such an amazing time. And 200 00:14:54,159 --> 00:14:58,159 here we're getting ready to roll into day two and we'll be back and share 201 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:03,080 some of our thoughts on that. But Day one has been an amazing success, awesome