As you know if you have been following my blog for the last year, I've been sharing lots of short-form audio content here. One of the micro audio dramas from early this year, "Another Year O… Read More
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The blog of J.D. Sutter, Podcaster, New Media Consultant, Voiceover Artist, and Founder of Porchlight Family Media.
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As an audio producer who has worked on audio dramas and audiobooks, and as a fan of audio dramatizations of novels, the topic of adaptation is one that I think about often. Most people will… Read More
This piece was originally written for a 5-minute audio production challenge but even though the script was only 4 pages, the final produced runtime ended up being too long for that purpose… Read More
I have been dealing with a severe cold for about a week now and I was very hesitant to record anything for this year's Hobbit Day, but I decided to go ahead. I hope the slightly froggy voice… Read More
Well, my next micro audio drama is in the works. And I'm nervous.Nervous because I'm trying some different things. Pushing myself outside of my comfort zone as a creator and voice actor.Nerv… Read More
This past winter, I auditioned to play the role of Adam in an audio drama about The Fall in the Book of Genesis that was being produced by a non-profit organization called HeartMatters. I co… Read More
It is Independence Day here in the ol' U S of A so I decided to share a little patriotic piece with you. Every American knows the National Anthem, but many do not realize that those eight li… Read More
I’ve known some folks who considered reading fiction to be a waste of time. They would only read nonfiction. I very much disagree with this point of view. While I do read nonfiction, t… Read More
You know, I have been involved in a lot of different creative projects over the years, and in the years since this show has begun, that scope of different types of projects has expanded quit… Read More
Back in 2021, I had an idea for a t-shirt design for people, like me, who are coffee lovers. I made a mockup and sent it to a couple friends as a joke, ended up ordering one for myself, but… Read More
I have had a few tidbits of story and character ideas in my notes for quite some time. As I began to brainstorm about a story that I could write for an audio production challenge, I started… Read More
Almost 25 years ago, I wrote a short, 8-line worship song and sang it a few times when leading worship at a church in eastern Oregon. I have not written many songs, but the ones I have writt… Read More
I referenced an audio production challenge in my last post, which prompted that audio essay. After deciding not to use that project for the challenge, I went back to the drawing board and to… Read More
As a little gift for my family for Christmas, I decided to produce an audio version of a holiday-themed short story. After a few days of research and digging around the public domain, I foun… Read More
Originally intended to be a submission for a short-form audio production challenge, this piece was written based on the prompt, "Lost And Found", and is one of the most personal things I've… Read More
A few days ago, I was trying to do some reading, but my mind kept wandering from the book. Not because it wasn't any good, but because for some reason, there was a scene playing out in my mi… Read More
As I was looking for some documents in my office yesterday, I stumbled across a sheet of notebook paper from my high school days in a folder of random papers. On it was a poem I'd written so… Read More
This 100-word story thing has not left me alone since I gave it a go the other day. So I decided to scratch the itch in my brain once again. This time, rather than trying to think of an idea… Read More
I've long been fascinated by the art of the short story. A few years ago, I tried my hand at flash fiction and enjoyed the experience. But today, I was listening to the Grammar Girl podcast… Read More
If you have an interview show, or a show in which you have a smaller segment or two that leads up to the main body of content, make sure that you are treating those introductory sections as… Read More
Released in 1992, Heart of the Young by Age of Faith is very dated in its sound now. But, I love it. It's not an album that I listen to very often but when I do it's one of a handful of reco… Read More
September 22nd is Hobbit Day, a day to celebrate the masterful literary creations of J.R.R. Tolkien. I first read The Hobbit as a high schooler and loved the story from the very beginning. B… Read More
In the fall of 2020 I was cast in a full-cast audiobook production of a novel. The post-production was recently completed and the audiobook is now available! I had a great time playing the s… Read More
Zoom North America, the electronics company not the video conferencing tool, has been making great audio equipment for ages. Many podcasters have used their digital audio recorders for a lon… Read More
This is not the kind of stuff I normally post on this blog, but I don't have any other place to post about this and I figured it's my site so I can post it here if I want to. :) Carman… Read More
We're all familiar with the holiday music of Mannheim Steamroller, Mariah Carey, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, and Pentatonix. But sometimes you want something a little bit different or new ar… Read More
A few days ago marked the thirteenth anniversary of the launch of my first podcast. Back in August of 2007, I didn't know much about podcasting. In fact, I hadn't even listened to very many… Read More
This is not usually the kind of post I publish on this website so if this doesn't interest you, feel free to just skip this one. :)I saw the musical, Godspell, a handful of months ago and lo… Read More
I heard about this inexpensive lavalier mic and decided to give it a try as I occasionally do on-location recordings and interviews for some of the podcasts on my network and I am always int… Read More
What I do at the beginning of the theme music process is really give a lot of thought to the feel of the podcast.What style of music would be most appropriate for that specific topic?What so… Read More
I decided to take advantage of some Prime Day discounts and pick up the 2017 edition of the Fire 7, Amazon's budget-friendly 7-inch tablet. This is the 8GB model with the Amazon "Special Off… Read More
Here is my workflow for using a mobile device to create a solo podcast. This is just to show how easy it can be to get a show going. I use audioBoom for this show.1. Write episode… Read More
This episode began as a blog post so instead of a transcript, here is a link to the post which contains all the applicable info and links. Send your feedback to [email protected] or po… Read More
Have you ever wanted to visit Israel? How about a fully immersive audio tour of courtesy of podcast, The Rusty Humphries Rebellion? Rusty visited many sites throughout the Jerusalem and th… Read More
Amazon just unveiled two new devices today which use the Alexa Voice Services. They are the Echo Dot and the Echo Tap and are both smaller than the original Amazon Echo and seem to be intend… Read More
Do you want your podcast and brand to be taken seriously? Or go a step further; if your podcast is for your business don’t you want it to come across to potential clients/customers wit… Read More
Mobile PodcastingThere has been a lot of conversation in the podcasting world lately about podcasting outside of the studio. Mobile podcasting has become easier in recent years because of ad… Read More
I would have never believed that one small piece of gear would make such a big difference in my podcasting studio. But the Roland OP-MSA1 has made a huge positive impact on my podcastin… Read More
listen to ‘Do you follow other creators in your niche? - CCM003’ on Audioboo Are you familiar with the term "market research"? It's a pretty common phrase in the business world… Read More
listen to ‘Should a podcast cover art design be more like a logo? - CCM004’ on Audioboo If you've been podcasting for very long, you've probably realized that you need several di… Read More
listen to ‘What Can I Do For National Podcast Day? - CCM005’ on audioBoom You may have already heard that September 30th has been named as National Podcast Day. Steve Lee from ne… Read More
listen to ‘What's The Big Deal with New and Noteworthy? - CCM006’ on audioBoomIt seems like over the last several months there has been a huge focus on iTunes New and Noteworthy… Read More
listen to ‘CCM001: What is Content Creation Musings all about?’ on AudiobooIn each episode JD will dive into one single topic regarding podcasting, blogging, new media, and onlin… Read More
listen to ‘CCM002: Does your email list have a name?’ on AudiobooI was recently privileged to have a coaching session with Erik K. Johnson, the Podcast Talent Coach, regarding my… Read More
I have been using the HTC One (M8) as my daily phone for two weeks now and I thought I'd share a few thoughts on this device. This is not intended to be an exhaustive review of every aspect… Read More
Whether you are a podcaster or a blogger, one of the challenges you face is the issue of building your following. It is often one of the first questions clients ask me. So what do I tell the… Read More
I’m often asked for recommendations for Android applications by friends and family. Many times these inquiries are regarding apps for a specific use case and so I respond accordingly… Read More
Image Credit: morguefile.comIdeas & How To Capture Them Earlier today I had an idea for (what I thought would be) a killer blog post...then the telephone rang. I assisted the client with… Read More
As you can probably tell, I love talking about technology and podcasting. These topics (among others) are ones that I’m hugely interested in and passionate about. Since my podcast netw… Read More
This past Friday, Google announced their decision to kill off their official podcast application, Google Listen. I feel like this is an absolute mistake by Google. With Google having the inf… Read More