Tal is a SoCal based voice actor, sound designer, and fiction podcast producer. They're the creator of Sidequesting, What Will Be Here?, Someone Dies In This Elevator, and several other productions that can be found hiding under rugs and around corners. Tal can be heard in audio fiction shows such as Tales of the Echowood, Circles, Deconstructive Criticism, and more. They do sound design for Seen and Not Heard, Surreal Love, Wizard Seeking Wizard, and their own podcasts. They also write about audio drama production on Medium, The Simplecast Blog, and Discover Pods. Tal has been called "a creative force to be reckoned with" and "one of the best sound designers currently creating." Find them on Podchaser here, on IMDb here, and follow them on Twitter @starplanes.
Listen To Tal's Podcasts
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Voice Work
Lead Roles
Supporting Roles
Starfall
Kio
The Path Down
Lucero Morgan
Tales of the Echowood
The Traveler
The Way We Haunt Now
Myrtle Grayson
Selected Guest Roles
• Zoo: Laura
• The Bloody Mess: Android
• Last Call at Bluebell Cafe: Piper
• Hauntingly Humdrum: Pumpkin
• Ace Audio Archive: Narrator
• Inkwyrm: Charity Marlene
• Cast of Wonders: Narrator
• Dreambound: Melon
• Out of Place: USDA Worker
• Take the Mass Pike: Harper
• Monsters Out of the Closet: Narrator
Selected Cameo Roles
Dreambreachers
Robot Person
Wizard Seeking Wizard
Astrophel
Startripper!!
Housekeeper
Margaret's Garden
Mish
VALENCE
Firecreek Barista
VAST Horizon
Trennan Prisoner Protester
The Pilgrimage Saga
Fiona Armstrong
Sage and Savant Firefighter
Resume
• Heart of Ether: 911 Operator
• Reignition Theory: Mishen Prast
• Quaralogues: One Step at a Time
• MTO: Free Zone Resident
• Disenchanted: Abney
• Forgive Me!: Jackson
• MTO Remixed: Roger
• Neon Shadows: Jewel
• Quest Friends: Angulan Knight
• Creep: Waitress
• Polaris: Alissa Thompson
• Desperado: Crusader
• Dining In The Void: Siren
• Listen Rinse Repeat: Néa
• If Leeches Ate Peaches: Chloe
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)
Want a website for your podcast?
Hire me!
I charge $35 for a simple website with show links, or $50 for a less simple website with show links & cast/crew info.
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.
THE WEBSITE WILL BE HOSTED ON CARRD.
Interested? Email me here.
Website Examples
ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES:
The Mistress Files
Sound Designs
First Of Its Kind
The LaFresian Chronicles
Laughably Dapper
The Audio Drama Shadow Network
Want a personal website?
I do that too!
I charge $60 for a carrd website with links to all your projects, set up however you'd like it.
The website will be linked to the email of your choice (so that you can make a carrd account and update it however you want as you have more projects to show off!). Expect a one-week turnaround.
Interested? Email me here.
Website Examples
Sound Design
Additional Work
Text-Based Adventures
Wizard Shower
The Cassie Monologues
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
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.
2500 word script ....... $200
5000 word script ....... $375Feedback on a piece of audio:
Send me your audio and I'll write up my comments with specific timestamps.
30 minute audio ....... $150
1 hour audio ....... $300"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 ....... $200
2 hour call or video chat....... $350Payment 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!
Press and Awards
Audio Experiments
2021 My Rode Cast High Commended Winner
Vogue 5 Audio Drama To Know
Discover Pods Most De(a)f Representation in Podcasting
Discover Pods Audio Drama Podcasts to get you Hooked on Fiction
Someone Dies In This Elevator
2021 New Jersey Webfest Winner
Nominee: Best Series Premise, Best Ensemble Cast, Outstanding Anthology, Outstanding Drama, Best Writing
Winner: Best Supporting Actor
Buzzfeed Here Are 15 Audio Fiction Podcasts For Every Kind Of Reader
Acast Fiction podcasts: Inspiring indies
Bello Collective 12 New Fiction Podcasts from April 2021
Falling Forward
Podcast The Newsletter
Earbuds Podcast Collective
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.
Looking for Voice Actors?
I can help you create and run a successful casting call and avoid common casting pitfalls.
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 ....... $200
2 hour call or video chat....... $350Payment 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 want assistance beyond a single discussion, this is absolutely doable, and we can land on a rate that works for both of us.
Shows I am producing:
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Podcasting Resources
Links to helpful articles for indie podcasters.
DiscoverPods Articles
Bello Collective Articles
Medium Articles
More Resources
Other
Twitter Threads
Videos
Hello! You've been given this link because you wanted to listen to my podcasts! Here's a bunch of my work :)
Audio Dramas I Produce:
A fantasy podcast about avoiding the main plot.
A sci-fi audio drama about living on a doomed earth and building things anway.
Can you make a podcast in 24 hours? We're sure going to try.
An anthology series where there is always an elevator and someone always dies in it.
Here's a Sidequesting Episode:
Here's a SDITE Episode:
Here's a Hubris Episode:
(What Will Be Here is still in production)
Here are some other shows I did sound design for:
Here are some podcasts I did voice acting in:
