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Going Where No Audiobook Has Gone Before

February 11, 2019 by Becky Parker Geist

We’re expanding into new frontiers at Pro Audio Voices. We love doing complex, challenging projects such as the multi-voiced audiobook of The Naked Truth About Hedonism II – 3rd Edition: A totally unauthorized, naughty but nice guide to Jamaica’s very adult resort by BAIPA member Chris Santilli. We’re also about to launch a fascinating project called The World Codex that crosses boundaries of non-fiction and poetry about the Titanic that incorporates music and sound effects, and Ten Seconds That Changed My Life by Iain MacLeod, a Scottish author’s memoir with poetry and music.

And topping the list of boundary-pushing is the upcoming Cosmic Cowboy, the Musical – the first-ever full-cast musical screenplay in audiobook format. This project opens the doors and leads the way to a powerful opportunity for screenwriters who are challenged in getting their work to their audience — since film industry gatekeepers keep most screenplays from rarely getting further than a place in a pile on someone’s desk.

Not anymore! In the groundbreaking “musical screenplay” — Cosmic Cowboy, the Musical — my company Pro Audio Voices has collaborated with the multitalented songwriter/producer/author JD West, in this zany musical comedy, touching love story, and fast-paced adventure thriller, that is all rolled into one rollicking, intergalactic romp.

More than 50,000 screenplays are written each year. And though audio screenplays are beginning to appear on platforms such as Audible,Cosmic Cowboy is the first to go full production and with full songs. It’s dynamite! And the music ROCKS! With 11 of JD West’s original, fully produced songs (“UFO” and “Don’t Offer Me the Moon and Stars,” for example),Cosmic Cowboy, the Musical goes far beyond the scope of the typical “radio play.”

An award-winning and Emmy-nominated TV producer, Maureen Millen, calls it “a funny and joyful masterpiece with fantastic songwriting,” predicting that it will “set the stage for a new genre”!

This project has also involved the marketing and PR expertise of BAIPA members Bob Heyman and Rosina Wilson. Watch for Cosmic Cowboy, the Musical by JD West, The Naked Truth…by Chris Santilli, The World Codex by RW Gates, and Ten Seconds That Changed My Life by Iain MacLeod at your favorite audiobook retailers or libraries.

More audiobooks of BAIPA member books coming very soon: Lies That Bind by Craig Smith, My Life Has No Purpose by David Weber, and Gold Bay by William McGinnis.

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About Becky Parker Geist

An audiobook producer and narrator with 37+ years of experience in the industry, Becky is the CEO of Pro Audio Voices Inc. Typically working with authors and publishers who are challenged in reaching their widest audience, our Pro Audio Voices team provides audiobook production, including complex and unusual projects, and the marketing options including podcasting services to help increase impact.
Committed to leadership, Becky serves as President of BAIPA. She is also a member of NFAA (NonFiction Authors Assn), IBPA, and APA (Audio Publishers Assn)I. She is the author of 5 titles, including Audiobook Toolkit for Authors; Selecting a Narrator for Your Audiobook: Insider's Guide to Choosing a Narrator You'll Be Thrilled With!; Game Plan for Educators; and two children's books: Rock-a-Bye Wiship and Grandmother Moon and Other Mother Stories: Book One (co-authored with Vlatka Herzberg). Becky's passion is to help great stories come alive!

Becky Parker Geist (recording/stage name Becky Parker) came to the audiobook world from the acting side of things. After receiving her M.F.A. in Acting, Becky began narrating Talking Books for the Blind through the Library of Congress, narrating over 70 titles in two years, and became one of their most popular narrators and one of only 2 full time narrators. As a professional stage actress, she has toured internationally, regionally and locally.

Becky Parker Geist of Pro Audio Voices

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