HEAR Now: The Audio Fiction and Arts Festival: Full Schedule

10:00am PDT

Workshop 102: Connecting Creators and Audience

Workshop 102 meets daily from 10:00am - 5:00pm.

Thursday June 7, 2018 10:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Holiday Inn - Sennheiser Listening Room

For Program Information: http://www.hearnowfestival.org/workshop-102-faculty-2018.html
Order Festival Passes & Show Tic http://www.hearnowfestival.org/2018-tickets--schedules.html

12:00pm PDT

PODCAST PALOOZA BEGINS

PODCAST PALOOZA on-line programs! Running June 7 - August 1, 2018.

While at HEAR Now network and meet with other featured festival artists who are being heard on this year's Podcast Palooza's GOLD, SILVER, and BRONZE pages.

NATF Playhouse Featured Artist's PLATNIUM PAGE opens Monday June 11, 2018 and runs through August 1, 2108.

Thursday June 7, 2018 12:00pm - 11:59pm PDT
Holiday Inn - Sennheiser Listening Room

For Program Information: www.hearnowfestival.org

12:00am PDT

Midnight Listening -- Nairobi Jack: The Lost Gold of the Atlantimengani

Nairobi Jack Rackham has a boatload of debt and not enough business coming in to pay it off. Can the Martin Expedition help him and Dusty Jim Slayback out of their jam? Or is the threat of the Zandari too much for the intrepid explorer?

The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company was founded in 1984 by radio personality William L. Brown and actor/director Patrick Stansbury. They incorporated ARTC as a non-profit educational corporation, dedicated to the production and distribution of quality audio drama.

Friday June 8, 2018 12:00am - 1:00am PDT
Holiday Inn - Sennheiser Listening Room

Listening Session, Guest Passes

For Program Information: http://www.hearnowfestival.org/natf-playhouse-2018.html
Order Festival Passes & Show Tic http://www.hearnowfestival.org/2018-tickets--schedules.html

9:00am PDT

Narrator'sNarrators of the Round Table: The Audiobook Anti-Panel

Limited Capacity seats available

Hosted by P.J. Ochlan and featuring Scott Brick, Steven Jay Cohen, Tavia Gilbert, Dion Graham, Neil Hellegers, Eric Martin, Robin Miles, Donna Postel, and Julia Whelan
Join Audie Award winner and Deyan Institute co-founder P.J. Ochlan as he presents an experimental and innovative twist on the traditional “panel” with an extraordinary all-star lineup of guests. In a candid conversation, these audiobook luminaries will openly discuss the changing audiobook world, and the creative and technical challenges they face. Sit in on this unique opportunity to engage with virtually all of our special guest narrators.P J Ochlan of the Deyan Institute of Voice Artistry and Technology in Los Angeles hosts a roundtable for all interested audio performers and narrators. This session is open to your questions and areas of interest including voice performance and narration training. PJ will be joined by guests narrators.

Moderators

PJ Ochlan

Narrator / Producer / Educator

Blood Cotton 6/9; ShakesRumble 6/9; AUDIO Tonight 6/9An actor since 1986, P.J. Ochlan has enjoyed a diverse career across virtually every aspect of the entertainment industry - from critically acclaimed feature films and television series regular roles to innovative new media projects... Read More →

Speakers

Scott Brick

Narrator / Educator

Mark Twain Mentor; A STORY WELL TOLD: CELEBRATING THE HUMAN VOICE 6/9Scott Brick has recorded bestsellers and Pulitzer-Prize winners for every major publisher, over 800 titles, including MYSTIC RIVER, FAHRENHEIT 451, IN COLD BLOOD and HELTER SKELTER. In addition to over 50 Earphones... Read More →

Steve Jay Cohen

Spoken Realms

Workshop 102 (Connecting With Your Audience) Lead FacultySteven has been telling stories his whole life. Professionally, since 1991.A narrator, engineer, director, and educator, he work swith students holistically; helping them find an authentic read, streamlining their production... Read More →

Tavia Gilbert

Workshop 101 Faculty; A Story Well Told; Celebrating The Human Voice 6/9Winner of the 2017 Best Female Narrator Audie Award, Tavia Gilbert is a producer, writer, and acclaimed narrator of more than 500 full-cast and multi-voice audiobooks for virtually every publisher in the... Read More →

Dion Graham

Voice Actor / Director

Director Blood Cotton National World War One Museum and Memorial 6/9Dion Graham from HBO's The Wire, also narrates A & E's The First 48. An award-winning actor and narrator, he has performed on Broadway, off-Broadway, internationally, in films, and in several hit television series... Read More →

Neil Hellegers

Voice Actor / Producer

Director ShakesRumble 6/9; A Story Well Told; Celebrating The Human Voice 6/9Neil is an actor and educator who lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife, son, and orange mutt. Neil has acted with The Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Trinity Repertory Company, Aquila Theatre Company... Read More →

Eric Martin

Narrator's Roundtable 6/8, Producer's Meet & Greet 6/8 & Producer Pitch Panel 6/9 Eric Martin is the Earphones and Audie Award winning narrator of over 150 audiobooks. He narrated and directed the NY Times Monthly Bestselling Audiobook Stinker Lets Loose, also starring Jon Hamm... Read More →

Robin Miles

Voice Actor / Director, Voxpertise

Blood Cotton - National World War I Museum and Memorial 6/9; ShakesRumble 6/9With more than 200+ audiobook titles, director and Golden Voice, Robin Miles, seems born to do voice work and brings tremendous talent and experience to both sides of the glass. Her awards include multiple... Read More →

Julia Whelan

Voice Actor

A Story Well Told; Celebrating the Human Voice 6/9, Host AUDIO Tonight! 6/19Julia has appeared in many films and television series, including ABC’s Once And Again. After receiving a degree in English and Creative Writing at Middlebury College and Oxford University, Julia began... Read More →

Friday June 8, 2018 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Holiday Inn - Sennheiser Listening Room

Artist Meeting, All Welcome

Order Festival Passes & Show Tic http://www.hearnowfestival.org/2018-festival-schedule.html

2:00pm PDT

Binaural Theater

Among the artists whose work will be heard in binaural are Tom Lopez of ZBS and Tony Winner Gareth Fry of Broadway's The Encounter.

Friday - 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday - Noon - 5:00pm

Making this year's binaural listening special will be dedicated wired headphones for the audience. Curated by Marta Olko (NYU PhD student in sound design) the program has been created to give audience members an opportunity to hear drama, sound design, and music via the more immersive binaural listening experience.
The Binural Theatre is available to those with an ALL ACCESS (or FEATURED ARTIST) pass. Tickets are $5.00 for the general public and can be purchased on-line in advance or at the door
Special thanks to Sennheiser-Neumann for their additional support of this program.

Friday June 8, 2018 2:00pm - 5:30pm PDT
Holiday Inn - Sennheiser Listening Room

Listening Session, Festival Pass, Guest Passes, Ticketed

Order Festival Passes & Show Tic http://www.hearnowfestival.org/2018-tickets--schedules.html

12:00pm PDT

Binaural Theater

Among the artists whose work will be heard in binaural are Tom Lopez of ZBS and Tony Winner Gareth Fry of Broadway's The Encounter

Making this year's binaural listening special will be dedicated wired headphones for the audience. Curated by Marta Olko (NYU PhD student in sound design) the program has been created to give audience members an opportunity to hear drama, sound design, and music via the more immersive binaural listening experience.
The Binural Theatre is available to those with an ALL ACCESS (or FEATURED ARTIST) pass. Tickets are $5.00 for the general public and can be purchased on-line in advance or at the door
Special thanks to Sennheiser-Neumann for their additional support of this program.

Saturday June 9, 2018 12:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Holiday Inn - Sennheiser Listening Room

Listening Session, Festival Pass, Guest Passes, Ticketed