Almost 20 years in the technology industry, and who would have thought I’d become an actor?
Don’t worry – I don’t plan on giving up my day job. I’ve simply found a new hobby. Recently, I’ve discovered a group of people online who share a love for audio theater in the old-time radio style. I discovered this group, Pendant Productions, while looking for Star Trek fanfiction – they produce an audio drama called Star Trek: Defiant, along with several productions based on the DC Comics universe and a number of original dramas. After listening to Defiant, I started listening to their other productions and got quickly hooked…
What does this have to do with my new hobby? Well, the last few places I’ve worked have asked me to take on additional duties over and above those of the geeky variety – namely record telephone system and voicemail greetings. My wife jokingly refers to me as the “voice of the city” since I record the greetings for the phone system at our city hall building.
I mentioned my new interest to my wife, and how I thought it was pretty cool that people were doing this for fun, simply for the love of the art. She suggested that with my voice I should do some auditions and see what comes out of it. Well, I did and got a role in an upcoming audio drama yet to be named, for now known only as “Project Muzak”. I’m looking forward to doing a few more auditions with some of their other projects.
If you are interested in checking out Pendant Productions, their dramas can be downloaded either from their website at pendantaudio.com or via iTunes if you prefer that method.
My thanks to Jeffrey Bridges, Kristen Bays, and the rest of the group at Pendant for giving me a chance and allowing me to play in their sandbox for a little while. :-)
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