Tal Minear
Podcast Producer, Voice Actor, Sound Designer, Writer
Tal is a SoCal based podcaster who cannot be stopped from making things. A Mechanical Engineer by day, they can be found working on audio fiction by night. Tal is the producer of Sidequesting, What Will Be Here?, Light Hearts, and Someone Dies In This Elevator, and is working on several upcoming projects for Parazonium Podcasts and The Shadow Network. Their voice can also be heard in audio fiction shows such as Novitero, Circles, The Path Down, Deconstructive Criticism, Arden, and Inn Between. Tal does sound design for Seen and Not Heard, Dining In The Void, their own podcasts, and more. They occasionally write for other audio fiction shows, including The One Stars and The Ace Audio Archive. Find them on Podchaser here and follow them on Twitter here.
Listen To Tal's Podcasts
Tal is part of these podcast networks
Parazonium Podcasts
Sound Escape Collective
The Audio Drama Shadow Network
Goose Thunder Podcasting Network
Voice Work
Lead Roles
Supporting Roles
Arden
Isabelle
S2 Ensemble
The Path Down
Lucero Morgan
The One Stars
Reviewer
The Way We Haunt Now
Myrtle Grayson
Guest Roles
Inn Between
Lydda
Inkwyrm
Charity Marlene
Last Call at Bluebell Cafe
Piper
The Pilgrimage Saga
Fiona Armstrong
Anthology Roles
Cameo Roles
Polaris
Alissa Thompson
Solutions to Problems
Letter Writer
With Caulk and Candles
Tarot Reader
Sage and Savant Firefighter
• If Leeches Ate Peaches: Chloe
• Inn Between / The Beacon: Rogue
• Moonbase Theta, Out: Free Zone Resident (S3E1)
• Disenchanted: Abney (Bonus Ep)
• The Bloody Mess: Android
• The Sound Of Your Name: Fae (Ep 2)
• A Ninth World Journal: Pirate Crew
• MTO Remixed: Roger (Ep 13)
• InSpectre: Sam (Ep 2)
• Paradigm Horror: Mara (Ep 2)
• Seminar: Tye (Ep 95)
• Dice Tower Theater Crowd (S3E2)
• Listen Rinse Repeat: Néa
• Screw Humans: Background Voices
• Counterbalance: Background Voices
Demo Reels
Voice Acting
Sound Design
Demo Reel Highlights
Arden Hallway of Traps (1:16)
Sidequesting Sword Fight (0:35)
A Ninth World Journal Combat (1:43)
Sidequesting Dragon Impersonation (0:57)
Seen and Not Heard Muddled Concert (1:14)
Dining in the Void Stealing a Spaceship (1:50)
For $10, I'll make you a simple carrd site for your podcast.
For $20, I'll include cast and crew information.
The website will be linked to the email of your choice (so that you can updated it however you want when it's finished). I'll send you a spreadsheet to fill out with all the information you'd like to include on the site. Expect a one-week turnaround.
Interested? Email me here.
Website Examples:
Sound Design
Guest Work
Coming Soon
Additional Work
Dining in the Void: The Cassie Monologues
Audio Experiments
Ungifts
Storytellers: Trailers 1-3
Demo Reel Highlights
Arden Hallway of Traps (1:16)
Sidequesting Sword Fight (0:35)
A Ninth World Journal Combat (1:43)
Sidequesting Dragon Impersonation (0:57)
Seen and Not Heard Muddled Concert (1:14)
Dining in the Void Stealing a Spaceship (1:50)
Writing
Guest Work
Coming Soon
I'm available for sound design consultation!
From an idea to the final cut of an episode, I can help you make your project better.
Just getting started? I can help you write for sound, tell you what parts of your idea/script are going to be hard to do, and help you get your vision across in an audio medium. I can also give you tips for how to create the actions and ambience you want, including suggestions on where to find the SFX you need.
Have a near-finished episode? I can give you feedback on your sound balance and levels, use of silence, incorporation of SFX and music, and give suggestions on what effects could be added.
Specific questions about your work? Tell me what type of feedback you're looking for and I'll see what I can do!
Rates:
Annotations on a script:
Send me your script and I'll annotate it, commenting on specific sections.
3000 word script ....... $40
6000 word script ....... $80
Feedback on a piece of audio:
Send me your audio and I'll write up my comments with specific timestamps.
30 minute audio ....... $40
1 hour audio ....... $80
"In person" discussion:
We'll talk about your idea/read over your script/listen to your audio together, and discuss it.
1 hour call or video chat ....... $50
2 hour call or video chat....... $100
Payment will be through Paypal.
If you're interested in a consultation, email me with some info about your project and what type of feedback you're looking for. If you have budget or time constraints, let me know that too. I'll get back to you within a day or two!
If you're interested in hiring me to do sound design for your show, email me with some info about it (including number of episodes, length of episodes, show genre or topic, and your budget), and we can discuss!
I'm available for production consultation!
I can help you find the best way to make your podcast!
Just getting started?
I can help you figure out the best path to bring your idea to reality.
Have Scripts?
I can help you determine the best way to take your scripts from page to audio.
Have things already recorded?
I can help you find the best route from raw audio to a finished podcast.
Rates:
"In person" discussion:
We'll talk about your podcast and how to best produce it via call or video chat.
1 hour call or video chat ....... $50
2 hour call or video chat....... $100
Payment will be through Paypal.
If you're interested in a consultation, email me with some info about your project and what you're looking for. If you have budget or time constraints, let me know that too. I'll get back to you within a day or two!
If you're interested in hiring me to produce your show, email me with some info about it (including number of episodes, length of episodes, show genre or topic, and your budget), and we can discuss!
Shows I am producing:
