Well here it is folks! After months of delay, I have up for your listening pleasure the very first recording done for Blood Code Radio. It isn't perfect, but I figure what better way to celebrate 100 posts than by officially launching my fledgling radio show? Hopefully I will be able to keep updates somewhat consistent, but for now we're gonna start at a relaxed pace of about once to twice a month. I don't want to overextend myself as I have in the past with other projects, so I think keeping things simple for the time being and working my way up to more bold avenues is the best approach.
For the inaugural installment I felt it was absolutely necessary to either go big, or go home. At Magfest 2016 I was able to do a sit down conversation with none other than the amazing voice-acting power couple that is
Ellen McLain and
John Patrick Lowrie. For those not in the know, they are prominent voice-actors who have performed in such games as Team Fortress 2, the Portal series, and Half-Life series. They are Valve regulars to say the least, but their respective bodies of work can be found all over the place. Not only do they provide their superb voice talent to videogames, both also perform numerous stage plays, on-screen roles, and even music. They are so cosmopolitan with their skills that John is even a sci-fi author
(his novel being Dancing with Eternity) to which he and Ellen also did the
audio-book version of.
Ultimately what I'm getting at is that they're super cool people, and once you hear them in a somewhat casual conversation, you'll see why I hold them in such high regard. I'm glad to be able to call them friends of the site, and especially now, friends of the show. With any luck I'll be able to do many more shows like this with them, as it's always a pleasure to simply sit down and talk with such a titanic duo of talent.
The topic discussed was how the presence/caliber of technology today is affecting the world of music and voice-acting. At the risk of coming off as slightly arrogant, I believe we had nothing short of a fantastic and insightful dialogue on the matter, and it brings me immense joy just knowing that I got to participate in such an incredible piece.
I do apologize in advance for the lackluster audio quality. Unfortunately I don't have the best of recording equipment at my disposal, but sometimes you've just got to work with what you have right? Clocking in at a run-time of about thirty minutes, we delve into the topic headlong, and I think by the end come to some reasonable conclusions. Hopefully you all enjoy listening to this as much as Clear and I enjoyed making it! Click the link below to see what we conjured up for all to hear!
