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J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · Dec 31

For portfolio and more creative stuff, I keep a pretty regular blog!

Posts on Fridays at 9AM ✨

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J.M. Black - Media Shenanigans!

Sound Designer, Writer/Director, Storyteller

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J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · 4d

HERE WE GO, Y'ALL! 🎉🎉🧛‍♂️🩸🔥

#dracula #audiodrama #podcasts

Starstrider Productions @starstriderpods.bsky.social · 4d

Our first episode of Dracula: 2004 is out now!

Jonathan Harker, solicitor, arrives in Romania, listens to a voicemail from Mina, records his travel log, and meets his employer’s new client: Count Dracula.

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"The world is full of good men, even if there are monsters in it." - Bram Stoker, Dracula

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Re: Frankenstein | Re: Dracula | Re: Carmilla @redracula.bsky.social · 5d

Support indie art! We're crowdfunding for an audio drama adaptation of Frankenstein! Check out our page at igg.me/at/refrank and be sure to watch our crowdfunding video!

Re: Frankenstein crowdfunding now

"The different accidents of life are not so changeable as the feelings of human nature."

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Maddy Searle @maddyisabstract.bsky.social · 5d

Episode 1 features:
Tom Crowley @atomcrowley.bsky.social as Jonathan Harker,
Michelle Kelly @michellicopter.bsky.social as Mina Munjal,
Brad Oliver as Dracula,
@jmblacksounds.bsky.social as the Driver.
Dracula: 2004 is a Starstrider Production @starstriderpods.bsky.social.

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Maddy Searle @maddyisabstract.bsky.social · 5d

TOMORROW is release day for Episode 1 of DRACULA: 2004! I've been having a wonderful time conjuring up gothic soundscapes and 00s-era beeps and boops for this podcast. Subscribe here: pod.link/1822163973

Starstrider Productions @starstriderpods.bsky.social · 11d

The Man Himself... Count Dracula.

Only one week left until our first episode of Dracula: 2004 releases on the 4th of October! Are you ready for The Man Himself to slither into your ears?

Find our website here: dracula2004.wordpress.com

A piece of character art for Count Dracula in the podcast Dracula: 2004. In the top left corner, gothic script reads "The Man Himself". Dracula has long dark hair with a long beard and moustache. He wears a long, ragged black cloak and has red eyes. Behind him is a lit, old-fashioned lantern, and he carries a series of old-fashioned keys on a long red ribbon. The colour scheme of the art is black and dark red.

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Starstrider Productions @starstriderpods.bsky.social · Sep 1

🦇 Dracula: 2004 premieres on the 4th October 2025 🦇

Listen to episode one at Midday GMT 04/10/25 wherever you get your podcasts.

Find our website here: dracula2004.wordpress.com

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Fio Trethewey @fiotrethewey.bsky.social · Aug 29

Do I know anyone with a horror/ trans product, or similar, who might be interested in sponsoring mine and my partner’s audio fiction podcast The Holmwood Foundation? We’re currently trying to figure out ways of making sure we can get Season Two funded.

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J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · Aug 20

Happy birthday!!! 🎉🎉🎉

J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · Aug 16

Has been a great run over the last week! #LastFourWatched

Fr though go see Weapons in the cinema with a big audience, best cinema horror experience I've had in a while!!

A letterboxd screenshot of my last 4 watched movies. The Life of Chuck (5 stars). The Evil Dead (4 stars). Weapons (5 stars). War of the Worlds (unrated).

J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · Aug 15

Oh no!!! Ahh, will ping a discord message over as well haha - great to meet you again!

J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · Aug 15

You're approaching Nightvale I guess

The Nearish Meridian

Someone is Injured in this Elevator

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Starstrider Productions @starstriderpods.bsky.social · Aug 9

Check out Jon's blog post about our recording process here:

jblackportfolio2798.home.blog/2025/08/08/6...

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Lauren Shippen @laurenshippen.com · Aug 7

doing my quarterly brag about this - I'm genuinely so proud of the materials I put together that are offered here. the production handbook took 6 months of consistent work, and I update it about 5 times a year with new info! don't make me beg for you to take my free thing! just take it!

Atypical Artists @atypicalartists.co · Aug 7

We believe so strongly in making art accessible to everyone - one of the things we love most about the audio medium is how much you can do with a small team, or even on your own. Let our free resources help you make your audio dream a reality!

Resources For Making Audio Dramas — ATYPICAL ARTISTS

Download free resources about how to make your own audio drama, from development and scripting to recording and releasing. Use our budget templates, episode formats, and more to make your own fiction…

www.atypicalartists.co

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J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · Aug 8

Always come back to this and the Development+Scripting handbook, such fantastic resources!! 😍🎉

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Starstrider Productions @starstriderpods.bsky.social · Aug 3

In the booth recording the content warnings and credits for Dracula: 2004 today, with the lovely @jmblacksounds.bsky.social as sound engineer! Don't forget to subscribe to the show on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Damsels In Dicestress @damselsdnd.bsky.social · Jul 25

Demons & Daughters is a tale of family and female rage, set amidst the backdrop of 1820s England. It has a fully award winning cast, sound design, editing, depiction of queer themes, costume & makeup and set design.

The three players dressed as their PCs of Demons and Daughters in varying Regency costume stand outside an old brick building crawling with purple flowers.

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Julius Soundman I Sound designer, Composer @juliusound.bsky.social · Jul 15

WeTransfer just when full techbro psychopath mode :D Hilarious arrogance

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Georgia Cook @georgiacooked.bsky.social · Jun 30

Unfortunately I am in desperate need of assistance with rent this month.
Please consider taking a look at my commission prices, if my artwork might be of interest to you!

#commissionsopen #commissions #characterdesign

A commission sheet for bobble sticker designs. Pricing: Lineart £30-£40 each. Colour £50-£60 each. Full body only. Fandom/ocs/couples welcome. Full sheets also available. Extra character +50%

Commission sheet info
Sketches: Portrait £20+, Half Body £30+, Full Body £50+. Lineart: Portrait £60+, Half Body £70+, Full Body £80+. Colour Painting. Full Body + Background £150-£200+

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Starstrider Productions @starstriderpods.bsky.social · Jun 11

Dracula, but set in 2004, everyone is bisexual and it's all compiled into a found-footage audio drama 🦇🧛‍♂️

Dana, 🌒 Night & Gale 🌬️ @danaenight.bsky.social · Jun 1

Oh right, pride month

Hi my dear queer creative kin. Please quote post this and share what you're working on. I'd love to know about your art and writing and crafts and music and games. 💞

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J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · Jun 11

TTRPG adventures over at @15minadventurespod.bsky.social !! Short n sweet side quests, silly fun with friends, and the new season is releasing very soon! 🌈🎉✨

Dana, 🌒 Night & Gale 🌬️ @danaenight.bsky.social · Jun 1

Oh right, pride month

Hi my dear queer creative kin. Please quote post this and share what you're working on. I'd love to know about your art and writing and crafts and music and games. 💞

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J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · Jun 11

Hell Yeaaaahaww 🎉🎉

J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · Jun 2

YESSSSSS!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

#dracula2004 #audiodrama #dracula #audiofiction #podcastreccs

Starstrider Productions @starstriderpods.bsky.social · Jun 2

CAST AND CREW REVEAL!

It's here! After a long wait, it's finally time to announce our updated cast and crew list. Along with our previously announced cast, you can see new castmembers added in!

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J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · May 23

And the best thing I learned at 23... there's time lol. There's always time to do the thing, so go do cool stuff n enjoy the ride! ✨

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J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · May 23

Happy Birthday!!! 🎉🎉
Wishin every opportunity and smile in your year ahead, and an awesome day in the meantime! 🔥🔥🎉✨🎉✨

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J M Black 🏳️‍🌈🎧✨ @jmblacksounds.bsky.social · May 13

Excited to be at The Media Production & Technology Show tomorrow!!

Come say hi if you see me, ping a message, lets talk about mics n stuff!

#mpts #postproduction #filmmaker #technology

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VampirElla Watts @gejwatts.bsky.social · May 5

Hey all! I am currently available for work. I'm a freelance Voice Director, Casting Director, Podcast Producer, Writer and TTRPG designer. My previous clients have included Doctor Who and Marvel Entertainment. My rates are on a sliding scale for indies. Want to work together? Message me!

A graphic with a photo of Ella - a white woman with brown hair and glasses wearing a rainbow lightning bolt necklace. To the left is a block of text which reads: "Available for Work: Ella Watts is an experienced, multi-award winning Voice Director, Casting Director, Producer, Writer and Consultant who specialises in fiction podcasts, indie games and TTRPGs.

She has over 7 years experience in the media industry, working with major brands like the BBC, Doctor Who, Marvel Entertainment, Audible and Disney.

One of The Radio Academy’s 30 Under 30, and most recently Head of Production at Six to Start (Zombies, Run!), Ella is an industry leader who will make your project exceptional.

Her portfolio includes: Doctor Who: Redacted (season 1), Camlann: An Audio Drama, Upriver Downriver, Re: Dracula, Re: Carmilla, Marvel Move and Zombies, Run!" Beneath this is a link to ella-watts.com

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