Episode #93 – Simon Vance on Narrating Audiobooks




The Next Track show

Summary: <p>If you’re an audiobook listener, you will probably recognize this voice. We welcome Simon Vance, one of the most widely appreciated narrator of audiobooks. He discusses what it involves to record audiobooks, and how the audiobook industry works. </p> <p><strong>This week’s guest</strong>:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://simonvance.com">Simon Vance</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Show notes</strong>:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.audiofilemagazine.com">Audiofile Magazine</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/golden-voice/simon-vance/">Simon Vance’s award winning audiobooks (Audiofile)</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/audies/">Audies</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00NB86OYE/?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1485906643682&amp;_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=pf4&amp;tag=kirkmcelhearn&amp;linkId=422ce4528fbdcaf4d296b08eaa7b0e36">Audible.com (Try Audible and get two free audiobooks)</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Free-Trial-Digital-Membership/dp/B00OPA2XFG?tag=kirkmcelhearn0e">Audible UK (Free trial)</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://amzn.to/2sUNmu7">Anthony Powell: A Dance to the Music of Time (first of four volumes)</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://amzn.to/2Foibtp">A Dance to the Music of Time (DVD)</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://amzn.to/2HGpOMP">Alan Moore: Jerusalem</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://amzn.to/2GBfjsQ">William Boyd: Any Human Heart</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Nonfiction/Levels-of-Life-Audiobook/B00C27SNDA">Julian Barnes: Levels of Life</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Classics/The-Sea-the-Sea-Audiobook/B06ZYCZWDZ">Iris Murdoch: The Sea, The Sea</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/The-Unconsoled-Audiobook/B077SWPYYN">Kazuo Ishiguro: The Unconsoled</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/In-Every-Moment-We-Are-Still-Alive-Audiobook/B0796WWCZW">Tom Malmquist: In Every Moment We Are Still Alive</a> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Our next tracks</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>Kirk: <a href="http://amzn.to/2FoJvbd">Murray Perahia: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op.106 “Hammerklavier” &amp; op. 27/2 “Moonlight”</a> </li> <li>Doug: <a href="http://amzn.to/2EMkTI1">Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic</a> </li> </ul> <p>If you like the show, please <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-next-track/id1116242606">subscribe in iTunes</a> or your favorite podcast app, and please rate the podcast.</p><p>Special Guest: Simon Vance.</p>