Casting Directory Change Log

10/7/24

Listing Updates:

  • Brilliance Publishing: Added Kyle Willoughby to the producers list.
  • Curated Audio: Added Resources link to Jessica Kaye’s interview on the 9/23/24 episode of the Crafting Audiobooks podcast.


9/9/24

Listing Updates:

  • Brilliance Publishing:
    • Added Tanya Eby to the producers list.
    • Added Resources link to Tanya Eby’s interview on Narrator’s Cup of Joe.
  • Deyan Audio: Added Resources link to Tanya Eby’s interview on Narrator’s Cup of Joe.
  • Dreamscape Media:
    • Added David Bendena and Tanya Eby to the producers list.
    • Added Resources links to Pete Cross’s interview on Narrator Uplift and Tanya Eby’s interview on Narrator’s Cup of Joe.
  • Macmillan Audio: Added Chloe Nosan and Esther de Araujo to producers list.
  • Podium Entertainment: Added Resources link to Khai Dattoli’s interview on Johnny Heller’s and Don Baarns’s Ask Us Anything.


8/26/24

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Listing Updates:

  • Blackstone Publishing:
    • Added Resources links to Grover Gardner’s 8/15/24 interview on Narrator Uplift and his 2/18/18 interview on The VO Meter.
    • Noted the Contact Us page has changed to provide a pull-down menu option for Narrator Inquiry.
  • Hachette Audio: Added Post-Production Supervisor Tom Messina to the personnel list.
  • Penguin Random House Audio:
    • Added Kirby Crosby to the producers list.
    • Added heading for Argentina (South America) and listed Denise Menache as head of production.
    • Updated Amanda D’Acierno’s title to President, Penguin Random House Audio Global and added a Resources link to a Publisher’s Weekly article announcing this change.
  • Podium Entertainment:
    • Added Publisher Victoria Gerken to the personnel list.
    • Added a Resources link to a Publishers Weekly article about Podium’s rebranding and expansion into print distribution and changed logo image.
    • Updated their genres to include LitRPG and Horror.


8/12/24

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7/29/24

Listing Update:

  • Penguin Random House Audio: Iris McElroy and Brady Emerson were promoted to Executive Producer per Publisher’s Weekly 7/15/24.


7/15/24

Listing Updates:

  • Brilliance Publishing: Added Resources link to Jonathan Pennock’s interview on the 6/4/24 episode of the Starving Artist No More podcast.
  • Dreamscape Media: Updated description and added Resources link to press release announcing its acquisition by RBMedia.
  • Oasis Audio: Added link to Steve Smith as president and publisher and a Resources link to his interview on the 6/18/24 episode of Ask Us Anything: Heller and Baarns.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Added Resources link to Lucas Behrends’s interview on the 7/12/24 episode of Crafting Audiobooks.
  • Podium Audio: Added Resources link to Tamara Marston’s interview on the 7/1/24 episode of Crafting Audiobooks.
  • RBmedia: Added Resources link to press release announcing it is acquiring Dreamscape Media.
  • The Audio Flow: Added Resources link to Jocqueline Protho’s interview on Mike Lenz’s podcast.
  • Weston Woods/Scholastic: Added Resources link to Paul Gagne’s interview on the 7/9/24 episode of Ask Us Anything: Heller & Baarns and removed link to Melissa Ellard’s interview on Crafting Audiobooks since she left the company.


7/1/24

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6/17/24

New Listing:

Listing Updates:

  • Brilliance Publishing: Removed Jasmine Robb as she reportedly has left the company.
  • Dreamscape Media: Added Sean McManus as company president and 2 Resources links to articles about the business.
  • HarperAudio: Added Alison Elliott-Yarden to the producers list.
  • Weston Woods/Scholastic Audio: Removed Melissa Ellard Reilly as she apparently left the company. Added Executive Producer Melanie Gagne.


5/20/24

Listing Updates:

  • Brilliance Audio: Added a Resources comment about the April PANArama with David Andrews.
  • Deyan Audio:
    • Removed Leah Kleyhans from the listing as she has left the company.
    • Added Resources link to Tanya Eby’s 2/13/24 appearance on Johnny Heller’s and Don Baarns’s Ask Us Anything show on YouTube.
  • Dreamscape Media: Added Resources link to Erick Black’s interview on The Nomad Narrator podcast.
  • OrangeSky Audio:
    • Changed name to Spotify because Orange Sky no longer has a web site and barely continues to have a social media presence with no posts in 2024.
    • Updated Twitter account and web site.
    • Added Leah Kleynhans and Kim Rutherford to the list of producers.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Added a Resources comment about the November PANArama with Dan Zitt.
  • Podium Audio: Added Resources link to Tamara Marston’s 3/19/24 appearance on Johnny Heller’s and Don Baarns’s Ask Us Anything show on YouTube.
  • Simon & Schuster Audio: Added a Resources comment about the February PANArama with Allison Light.


5/6/24

Listing Updates:

  • Dreamscape Media: Added Hayley Taylor, an engineer who also produces, to the employees list.
  • Hachette Audio: Removed Lisa Cahn from the producers list since she has left the company.
  • Pink Flamingo Productions: SAG/AFTRA has issued a Do Not Work order against this company.
  • Spectrum Audiobooks: Added comment that SAG/AFTRA has filed for arbitration due to this company’s non-payment of narrators, as well as union pension and health plans.


4/22/24

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3/25/24

Listing Updates:

  • Blue Nose Audio: Added links about allegations of sexual misconduct and predatory business practices along with the company’s response.
  • CamCat: Removed founder Sue Arroyo from the contact list and linked to an article about her passing. which also stated the company name was based on her daughters’ names.
  • Hachette Audio: Updated job positions for Ghenet Harvey and Michelle Figureroa and added Charles McCrorey as studio manager.


3/11/24

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2/26/24

Listing Updates:

  • Ladbroke Audio: Added link to Facebook post explaining their new approach in remote production.
  • Mosaic Audio: Added Resources link to Amy Rubinate interview on 11/20/23 episode of Crafting Audiobooks podcast.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Added Resources link to Julie Wilson interview on 2/5/24 episode of the Atlanta Voiceover Studio podcast.


2/12/24

Listing Updates:

  • Berrett-Koehler Publishers: Added Resources link to RBmedia news release about acquiring Berrett-Koehler.
  • John Marshall Media: Removed previous talent sign-up form and added a link to the current one.
  • RBmedia: Added Resources link to RBmedia news release about acquiring Berrett-Koehler.


1/29/24

New Listing:

Listing Updates:

  • Hachette Audio: Added Resources link to Melanie Schmidt’s interview on Crafting Audiobooks podcast.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Added Resources link to Lucas Behrends and Ashley Kooblall interview on 1/23/24 episode of Audiobooks Industry Chat.


1/15/24

Listing Updates:

  • Penguin Random House Audio: Added to PRH Canada employees:
    • Coordinator Ankanee Lagunarajan
    • Producers Nathaniel McKenzie and Maureen Simpson


1/1/24

Listing Updates:

  • Deyan Audio:
    • Added Andrei Tosta’s last name and reference.
    • Added Amanda Gosio and Giovanni Cenna to the producers list.
  • John Marshall Media: Added Vassilya  Dainwood to the producers list.
  • Ladbroke Audio: The Croydon studio is closed as of 12/13/23. I’m not sure if that means the company is defunct.
  • Macmillan Audio: Added Resources link to Steven Wagner’s interview on Don Baarns’s and Johnny Heller’s Ask Me Anything YouTube series.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Added Resources links to:
    • Julie Wilson interview on Don Baarns’s and Johnny Heller’s Ask Me Anything YouTube series.
    • Publisher’s Weekly stories about PRH buying Hay House and PRHA buying Playaway.
    • Dan Zitt interview about creating Dolly Parton’s audiobook Behind The Seams: My Life in Rhinestones.
  • Simon & Schuster: Added Resource link to Publisher’s Weekly  article about KKR buying S&S.


12/4/23

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Listing Updates:

  • Blackstone Publishing: Added Resources link to 11/21/23 press release announcing distribution deal with Dreamscape.
  • Dreamscape Media: Added Resources links to:
    • 11/21/23 Press release announcing Blackstone distribution deal.
    • Erick Black 11/21/23 interview on Don Baarns’s and Johnny Heller’s Ask Me Anything video.
  • Hachette Audio:
    • Added Michelle Figureroa to Hachette personnel list.
    • Rearranged text and added link to their Narrator Database form.
  • Orange Sky: Added Resources link to 11/28/23 interview with Rinn Kraus on Don Baarns’s and Johnny Heller’s Ask Me Anything video.


11/20/23

Listing Updates:

  • Dreamscape Media: Added Resources link to Erick Black’s interview on Don Baarns’s and Johnny Heller’s Ask Me Anything on YouTube.
  • Penguin Random House Audio:
    • Added links to their web site Work With Us and Production pages, as well as an email address for casting.
    • Added Olivia Langen as Associate Producer US.
    • Added Jack Beattie, Charlotte Davie, Kate MacDonald, Alexandra Morris, Rosemary O’Dowd, and Michael Pender to the list of UK producers.
    • Added Pema Monaghan as Studio Assistant UK.
    • Added Chris Thompson as Head of Audio Production UK.
    • Added Hannah Cawse as Head of Audio Content UK.
    • Added Resources links to:
      • Iris McElroy’s interview on Don Baarns’s and Johnny Heller’s Ask Me Anything on YouTube
      • PRH UK’s LinkedIn article Meet the Penguin Audio Production Team.
    • Removed comment about potential Simon & Schuster acquisition.
  • Simon & Schuster Audio: Updated the job titles for Mike Noble and Louisa Solomon


11/6/23

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Listing Updates:

  • Audible: Added Lisa Hintelmann as head of talent and casting and added Resources link to 11/1/23 NY Times article about casting celebrities for audiobooks in which she is quoted.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Updated Karen Dziekonski’s title to VP Audio Production and added Resources links to:
    • 11/1/23 NY Times article about casting celebrities for audiobooks with quotes from Sarah Jaffe and Karen Dziekonski
    • 10/26/23 video in which Lauren Klein tells how to give your Ahab profile higher visibility
  • Weston Woods/Scholastic Audio: Added Resources link to Melissa Ellard’s 10/11/23 interview on Crafting Audiobooks


10/23/23

Listing Updates:

  • Audible: Updated Kat Lambrix’s name to Kat Lambrix Jackson and her position.
  • Berrett-Koehler Publishers: Added Edward Wade and Catherine Lengronne as contact people and removed Courtney Schonfeld and Maria Jesus Aguilo, who have left the company.
  • Macmillan Audio: Added Resources link to Elishia Merricks interview in the 10/17/23 Audiobook Industry Chat.


10/9/23

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9/25/23

Listing Updates:

  • Audible: Added links to Sara Pagluica’s talks on Clubhouse and the Crafting Audiobooks podcast to the Resources.
  • Deyan Audio: Added Resources links to interviews with Tanya Eby on NarratorsRoadmap.com Pit Stop and Tanya Eby and Philip Miller on Audiobooks Industry Chat.
  • John Marshall Media: Added link about their announced merger with Lantern Audio. Added Ryan Jones as Project Manager.
  • Lantern Audio: Added link about their announced merger with John Marshall Media. Added Ryan Jones as Technical Director/Producer and Logan Stearns as Producer.
  • Podium Audio: Added Resources link to Khai Dattoli’s interview on Narrator’s Cup of Joe.


8/28/23

Listing Updates:

  • Audible: Added Neil Rosser to the UK producers list.
  • Blackstone Audio: Added Resources links to Jesse Bickford’s interviews on the 8/22/23 Audiobook Industry Chat and 6/9/23 episode of the Audiobook Lovin podcast.
  • HarperAudio: Added Mandi Ogle to the producers list.
  • Podium Audio: Added Resources link to Podium’s press release about being named to the 2023 Inc. 5000 list.
  • Penguin Random House Audio:
    • Added Resources link to Linda Korn’s interview on the 8/14/23 episode of the Crafiting Audiobooks podcast.
    • Added Resources link to Julie Wilson’s YouTube 8/18/23 video about the 3 things she wants to see in your Ahab Talent profile.


8/14/23

Listing Updates:

  • CamCat: Added a link to the Twitter thread from the author about the AI cover art question.
  • Leonardo Audio: Added a link to the Resources for the 7/19/23 interview with Chris Ciulla on Pit Stop.
  • Mosaic Audio: Added a link to the Resources for the 8/2/23 interview with Amy Rubinate on Pit Stop.


7/31/23

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7/17/23

Listing Updates:

  • Deyan Audio: Removed Kristina Miller-Weston who has left the company and added Andrei to pre-production casting.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Resequenced Resources section to list Clubhouse Ahab Talent House at the top, update its Clubhouse link, and add to its description.


7/3/23

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6/19/23

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6/5/23

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5/22/23

Listing Updates:

  • Deyan Audio: Added Tanya Eby as Producer/Casting Director and added 2 links about her to the Resources List.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Several changes:
    • Added title of Casting Associate and moved links for Lucas Grace Behrends and Ashley Kooblall to that heading.
    • Added Narrator Uplift show with producer Iris McElroy to the Resources.
    • Added LinkedIn link for associate producer Lauren Klein.


5/8/23

Listing Updates:

  • HarperAudio: Removed Caitlin Garing as she left Harper. Updated titles for 4 employees who were promoted:
    • Brad Hill was promoted to associate publisher.
    • Nathan Rosborough was promoted to director of production.
    • Suzanne Mitchell was promoted to creative director.
    • Almeda Beynon was promoted to executive producer.


4/24/23

Listing Updates:

  • Deyan Audio: Removed Khai Dattoli as casting director, as well as the link to her interview on Narrator Uplift in the resources.
  • Podium Audio: Added Khai Dattoli as casting director, as well as the link to her interview on Narrator Uplift in the resources.


4/10/23

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Listing Updates:

  • Blackstone Publishing: Added link to the PANA-Rama with Jesse Bickford to the Resources.
  • Dreamscape Media: Added link to PANA web site in Resources bullet about PANA-Rama with Producer Pete Cross.
  • GraphicAudio: Added Duane Beeman to the producers list.
  • HarperAudio: Added Hayley Silverman to the producers list.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Added a link in the resources to an interview with producers Linda Korn and Amber Beard about adapting graphic books to audio.
  • Spiegel and Grau: Added link to Publishers Weekly article about Fast-Growing Independent Publishers to the Resources.


3/27/23

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3/13/23

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2/27/23

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2/13/23

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  • Pro Audio Voices: SAG/AFTRA issued a “Do Not Work” notice for its members.


1/16/23

Listing Update:

  • RBmedia: Added press release of its acquisitions of Ukemi Audiobooks and Dharma Audiobooks to the Resources.


1/2/23

Listing Update:

  • RBmedia: Added an announcement of its contract with Lee & Low children’s books to the Resources.


12/5/22

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11/21/22

New Listing:

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  • Hachette Audio: Added reference to PANA-Rama interview with Lisa Cahn to the Resources.
  • RBMedia: Added an announcement of its contract with Chronicle Books to the Resources..


11/7/22

Listing Updates:

  • Andrews McMeel: Added a Publishers Weekly profile about producer Charlie Upchurch to the Resources.
  • Common Mode: Added link in the Resources to the Jess Escalona interview on the Narrator’s Cup of Joe show.
  • Hachette Audio: Added Lisa Cahn interview on the Audiobook Speakeasy podcast to the Resources.
  • Leonardo Audio: Added link to FB post that shows narrators should have 20+ audiobook credits before submitting.
  • Macmillan Audio: Added link to AudioFile Magazine interview of Guy Oldfield to the Resources.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Added quotes from their FAQ page about becoming a reader for them and the explanation of their imprints. Also added info about their deal with Peachtree Publishing to the Resources. Finally, added a link to the Clubhouse replay of Linda Korn and Cassandra Campbell discussing character voices.


10/24/22

Listing Updates:

  • Audible: Removed Joy Smith from the producers list as she has left the company.
  • ECW Press: Added comment that they are only working with Canadian narrators.
  • HarperAudio: Removed Tommy Harron from the producers list and a podcast interview with him from the Resources as he has left the company.
  • Macmillan Audio: Added the PANA-Rama interview with Ally Demeter to the Resources.
  • RBMedia: Added press release about their acquisition of John Verlag German audiobooks to the Resources.


10/10/22

Listing Updates:

  • Dreamscape Media: Added Michael Jones and Sarah Jacobsen to producers list.
  • Hachette Audio: Removed Katherine Carroll and Robert Van Kolken from the producers list as they left the company. Changed Jen Patten’s name to Patten from Patten-Sanchez and replaced the link to Twitter with her LinkedIn page.
  • HarperAudio: Added Carly Katz to the producer list and Nate Hunter as Production Manager.
  • Lyric Audiobooks: Removed Marni Penning Coleman from producers. Katie Robinson is now executive producer, and Andi Arndt is only listed as Founder.


9/26/22

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9/12/22

Listing Updates:

  • Scribe Media: Added warning note about the similarly-named business Scribe Audio.


8/29/22

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  • Audible: Added info about demo submissions to a generic email address.


8/15/22

New Listings:

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  • Audible: Added production manager Chealsea Pita, studio manager Neil Baczek, and director of Audible Studios Chris Jones to personnel list.
  • One Audiobooks: Added link to webinar on their site as the source of Cory Verner’s casting director title.
  • Pink Flamingo Productions: Added link to Sarah Puckett’s interview on Audiobook Speakeasy podcast and Joe Hempel’s appearances on Audiobook Narration for Beginners podcast to resources.


8/1/22

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7/18/22

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  • Dreamscape: Added Pete Cross to producers list.
  • RBMedia: Added acquisitions of Éditions Thélème for French audiobooks and Upfront Books to resources.


7/4/22

New Listing:

Listing Updates:

  • Deyan Audio: Added Leah Kleynhans to producers list.
  • Penguin Random House Audiobooks: Added section for UK producers and added UK producer Roy McMillan, added Jaclyn Gruenberger to Canadian Producers list, and added Holly Toohey as Australian audio director.
  • Podium Audio: Added Stephanie Cicatiello’s Audiobook Speakeasy episode to resources.
  • RBMedia: Added Roseann Lake as publisher for BookaVivo, the Spanish-language unit, and related article to resources.
  • Spectrum Audiobooks: Added acquisition announcement to their resources.


6/20/22

Listing Updates:

  • Macmillan Audio: Removed Callum Plews from the producers list as he now works elsewhere.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Added Lauren Klein to the list of producers and deleted Ann Jansen from the Canadian group as she left the company. Also added 2 resources:
    • Nick Martorelli’s appearance on PANA-Rama
    • the Ahabtalent Clubhouse link


6/6/22

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5/23/22

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5/9/22

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4/25/22

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4/11/22

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3/28/22

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  • Penguin Random House Audio: Added the Publishers Weekly article about Listening Library’s collaboration with Mattel to produce “American Doll” books to Resources.


3/14/22

Listing Updates:

  • Hachette Audio: Added Ghenet Harvey as the Associate Production Manager and added new title for Thomas Mis of Senior Production Manager/Senior Producer.


2/28/22

Listing Updates:

  • Macmillan Audio: Added Alison Demeter to the producers list and removed Matie Argiropoulos’s APA interview from the resources.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Added Matie Argiropoulos’s APA interview from the resources.
  • Podium Audio: Added Gina White’s podcast interview to resources.
  • Tantor Media: Removed Gina White’s podcast interview from the resources.


2/14/22

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1/31/22

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1/17/22

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  • HarperAudio: Added Almeda Beynon to the producer list and added her appearance on the APA “The Professional Ear” to the resources.
  • Penguin Random House Audio: Removed Aaron Blank from the producers list. He is now a freelance producer/director.


1/3/22

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