We can’t wait for you to hear the new Penguin Random House audiobook by Holly Trantham! We recorded the author reading her new book: Beyond Getting By: The Financial Diet’s Guide to Abundant and Intentional Living. Holly is the creative director at The Financial Diet, who pride themselves as "the place where (hopefully) you will start talking about money for the first time in a way that doesn’t feel scary, judgmental, or boring as hell.” We learned so much about living a life of financial freedom and can’t wait to get the word (and the audio) out there.
McKinsey and Company Record Their Podcast
We recently recorded multiple podcasts for global consulting firm McKinsey & Company. McKinsey's experts provided key insights into multiple spheres of workplace management and leadership. These conversations can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
Jessica Chastain records a dramatic work at Dubway
Dubway hosted Jessica Chastain for a couple of days during her read for an audio production for Topic Studios, directed by Stephen Winter for First Look Media.
The Academy Award winning actress read her character in studio (her co-stars participating remotely) for an upcoming episode of the dramatic podcast, “The Space Within,” wherein she plays a psychologist making a startling discovery that suggests humankind is not alone in the universe.
Karyn Fry Records Voice-over for ONE.org
We recently welcomed Karyn Fry into the studio to record voice-over for ONE.org. Founded by Bono and other activists in 2004, ONE is dedicated to educating and increasing public awareness of global issues such as education, job security, safe housing, and medical access for those that need it most, in addition to lobbying for the passage of global health and development programs worldwide. We are excited to have a role in aiding such important, lifesaving work!
Comedian Jared Freid Joins us in the Studio to Record Voiceover
Comedian and podcaster Jared Freid joined us in the studio to record voiceover for an unannounced production. We can’t say more but we’re excited for everyone to see the finished product! While you wait in anticipation go check out some of Jared’s current projects like his recent Netflix standup special 37 & Single. In addition to his stand up career, Jared is also the host of the JTrain Podcast and the U Up? Podcast.
Kalen Allen Records ADR for Meet Me Next Christmas
Actor and Comedian Kalen Allen, known for his social media personality and subsequent guest appearances on the Ellen Degeneres Show, joined us in the studio last year. With Kalen we recorded ADR for Netflix’s Meet Me Next Christmas, written by Molly Haldeman and Camilla Rubis and directed by Rusty Cundieff. We’re excited to see how this project develops. Keep an eye out for next holiday season!
Dubway Takes on the Mix for A Stab At Heaven
A Stab At Heaven is the latest film from acclaimed fine arts/fashion photographer and director Mark de Paola, co-written by and starring artist Ema Mckie and edited by Sage Backstrom. We were assigned the responsibility of audio post-production for this film, focusing on dialogue editing, cleanup, and sound design, culminating in the final mix by lead engineer Nathaniel Reichman. Without saying too much, A Stab At Heaven is a clear work of passion and a beautiful film to have been able to work on. If you want to know more you’ll have to go see it! Keep your eyes peeled for film festivals in 2024 for a chance to check out A Stab At Heaven.
Johnny Simmons Joins Us in the Studio to Record Young Neil for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Acclaimed actor Johnny Simmons, best known for his work in Jennifer’s Body, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, joined us in the studio earlier this year to record voice-over and motion capture reference video of his performance as Young Neil for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. We are so happy to see the glowing praise the show is receiving from audiences and critics alike. If you haven’t checked out Scott Pilgrim Takes Off on Netflix yet, don't miss out—bump it to the very top of your must-watch list!
Rachel Cargle Records Audiobook at Dubway
Dubway was honored to have academic, public speaker, and feminist Rachel Cargle recording the audio version of her upcoming book, “A Renaissance of Our Own: A Memoir and Manifesto of Reimagining.” The Dubway crew worked alongside the team from her publisher, Penguin Random House, to execute the audiobook smoothly and assist with the production of some promotional materials.
This book is centered around unpacking what feminism means, and who is systemically marginalized from that umbrella. Cargle also is the founder of The Loveland Group, an organization that provides free therapy and mental healthcare for Black women and gender non-conforming individuals.
We are thrilled to be a part of this project and will look forward to its release on May 16th, 2023.
Dubway Records ADR for Comedy-Drama 'Funny Birds'
Dubway was happy to have actress Morgan Saylor in the booth recording ADR for an upcoming comedy-drama, Funny Birds. Saylor stars in the film alongside revered French actress Catherine Deneuve, and Andrea Riseborough, who was recently nominated for an Academy Award.
The film marks directorial duo Hanna Ladoul and Marco La Via’s English language debut, with Martin Scorsese serving as an Executive Producer. Dubway liaised with Belgian post-production company, SLM Media and connected with the directorial team overseas using Source Connect.
We look forward to seeing the film upon release - at the Cannes Film Festival!
Dubway on the Team for Netflix's Scott Pilgrim Anime Revamp
Over the past couple of months, Dubway has been working alongside Los Angeles based Bang Zoom! Studios on voice over for the recently announced Netflix anime remake of the hit film and graphic novel Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. The entire original cast from the 2010 film will be reuniting for the new series.
The team at Dubway has been recording audio with several cast members, but also capturing video of each actor’s face as a reference for the animation team. We are thrilled to be part of the production of this project and look forward to the show’s release!
Back for "Days of Our Lives," it's Louise Sorel at Dubway!
Louise Sorel was in the studio, recording VO for her latest stint on Day of Our Lives. Having started with the show in 1992, Sorel's performance as villainous Vivian Alamain on the NBC daytime serial garnered her five Soap Opera Digest Awards as "Outstanding Villainess" in 1994, "Outstanding Showstopper" in 1997 and again in 1999 as "Outstanding Scene Stealer.” She seemed way nicer in person.
Louise has graced a cornucopia of TV shows, from a Star Trek episode in ‘69, to the present, as well a slew of movies.
Violette Furton engineered the session.
Isabella Rossellini Records ADR at Dubway
Celebrated Italian - American actress Isabella Rossellini came into Dubway Studios this past week to record ADR for an upcoming Italian film.
Best known for her roles in David Lynch films such as Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart and her role in the comedic fantasy film Death Becomes Her, Isabella is a veteran of the industry. The Dubway team was able to patch in her directors in Italy, and seamlessly execute the session. We were honored to have her in the booth here, and are looking forward to the public announcement of the film.
Matthew Modine talks UFOs at Dubway
Ron James, filmmaker, writer, and researcher is in post-production on his new film, “Accidental Truth ,” adding to the resurging interest in UFO lore of late.
On hand to add his voice talent to the documenatry was Matthew Modine - lately of TV fame for his part in “Stranger Things,” but a star since his 1987 breakout role in Stanley Kubrick's Vietnam War movie, “Full Metal Jacket.”
Dubway’s Violette Furton manned the control module for the session.
Kyle Spenser records "Raising Then Right" for Harper Collins Audio at Dubway
Award winning journalist Kyle Spenser spent the week at Dubway recording her new audiobook, “Raising Them Right: The Untold Story of America's Ultraconservative Youth Movement and Its Plot for Power,” for Ecco/Harper Collins.
Like much of her work (for the New York Times, Frontline, The Washington Post…), the book deals with the intersection of education, culture, and politics.
Sydney Fuqua engineered the session for Dubway.
Complex Podcast on “Pop Out Boyz” Recorded at Dubway
Complex Media podcast producer, Shiva Bayat, interviewed Hip-Hop quartet, “Pop Out Boyz” (Instagram: @popoutboyz) in Dubway’s Mezzanine recently.
Members of “Pop Out Boyz” were interviewed for Complex Media at Dubway Studios.
Pop Out Boyz
Members of the Hip-Hop group answered questions about their group’s inception, childhoods, and how their music careers began.
Notably, the Pop Out Boyz had recently been released from jail on charges related to credit card scheme, inspiring many of Bayat’s questions.
Dubway engineer Mark Tully used Electro-Voice RE-20 and Shure SM7 microphones to record this interview. Both microphone models are considered an industry standard for podcast recording.
This session exhibited Dubway’s ability to re-arrange its recording spaces into ideal podcast set-ups.
Randi Zuckerberg's crypto covers record at Dubway
Randi Zuckerberg–tech entrepreneur, Web3/crypto evangelist, and sister to Mark Zuckerberg–joined staff engineer Sydney Fuqua in our NYC studios last month to record a few covers extolling the values of cryptocurrency. The session was a freewheeling one–our engineer guest featured on one of the songs, and jumped in to sing backup during the choruses–and it produced a number of covers, which you can find on Zuckerberg’s Twitter or all over the internet; you can also find her cover of “We’re Not Gonna Take It”, originally by Twisted Sister, below.
CITIZENARTS premiers dramatic podcast play, "March"
Educational documentary arts organization CITIZENARTS has released MARCH, a two-part podcast in the style of a radio drama, which we had the pleasure of recording last year. The piece was tracked live in-studio, with CITIZENARTS producer Jeff Lewis in the control room and writer/director James Isaiah Gabbe directing the proceedings in the live room with the actors. Engineer Keenan DuBois tracked the recording with Dubway in NYC, keeping as much isolation between actors as possible while also making sure they had the space and flexibility to react off of one another in any given scene–especially necessary for dynamic material like March, which deals frankly with issues of nationalism and the history of Nazi Germany (and may not be suitable for small children). The piece follows a dramatized dinner party at a turning point in Germany’s 20th century history, in which an unexpected guest changes the trajectory for the evening and eventually the country.
The podcast is available on all major podcasting platforms (here’s a link to Apple’s version) and is out now!
Author Aiden Taylor featured on CBS News with "Me And My Afro"
Author Aiden Taylor (credit TAYLORMADE PUBLISHING, INC).
Aiden Taylor, the young author of Me And My Afro, was recently featured on a CBS News segment, showcasing his remarkable drive and talent in publishing two original children’s books at age twelve. We had the pleasure of hosting Taylor for the audiobook recording of Me And My Afro, and he was a delight to work with during the reading, which we tracked in-studio in New York.
You can hear the entire story behind his writing this book and his publishing plans for the future at the above link, or the embedded video below. You can also learn more about him here.
Tape restoration: before and after
We do many types of audio project at Dubway Studios, including a large variety of work in the audio restoration and preservation fields. These types of jobs are constantly ongoing quietly in our studios–we have a room dedicated to tape transfers and audio restoration–but rarely get a shine publicly. What better time to show the process in action?
The above tape came to us with a few different molds on the outside, as you can see from the discoloration on the tape. Tapes in storage can get dry over time, becoming brittle and cracked, or moldy if the storage location is too damp.
If you’re curious (or have tapes of your own that need some TLC), check out the process below, and see before/after pictures at the bottom!
