Dani Cutler

The Tech Phx Planning Season Is On!

2012-01-24T17:24:00.000-08:00

I am so excited to announce that a new season of conferencing has arrived! When last we spoke, the conference known as PodcampAZ was laid to rest, and a new name emerged... TechPhx! Which, well, is the only thing to change. It's still going to cover all the awesome topics, and have all the awesome panels it did before, but the name will now be more... fitting (and awesome*).

Although the types of sessions themselves are not changing, and we're keeping with our unconference theme, we do have some new ideas we'd like to incorporate into this years' conference. I don't want to reveal it all now- but what it involves is a way to spotlight all the great things the valley has to offer. And there are a ton of great groups, gatherings, and conferences in the valley.

However, we need your help to do it. Mark those calendars for Saturday, February 11th. 10:00 am, Room 203, at the University of Advancing Technology (where last year's conference was held). We are especially making an appeal to those who run other conferences, camps, and clubs during the year in the valley. You know, Ignite, Social Media Club, WordCamp, EPublish Unum... etc. All we need are one or two representatives to come out and hear what our big idea is. We think you'll like it. Of course beyond that, anyone and everyone is invited to get involved with this year's TechPhx. Something you loved last year? Help us make it better. Something you didn't love so much? Help us make it better.

RSVP Here!

I've said it before- I was blown away with what a group of 8 or 9 of us did last year with Podcamp. With 20 people, or 30... well I can't even imagine the degree of awesome and amazing TechPhx can reach.

Actually I can. So see you on February 11th!

*I've been watching a LOT of "How I Met Your Mother" lately.

The time is now. The place? PodcampAZ.

2011-09-06T13:01:00.000-07:00

A little something else I love to give my time to- helping organize PodcampAZ!

I use my voice a lot between the radio and podcasting. So, why has it taken me five years to gather up the nerve to speak at PodcampAZ?

I didn't think I had anything worthy to tell you. Sure, I blather on about politics and issues that concern me, hoping that through my reasoning they can concern you too. But what can I possibly teach anyone? Well, I've always been about different perspectives, and getting people to think about things from a different point of view. so that's what I'm speaking about- how you can talk about your extreme beliefs and still have people listen to you. It certainly doesn't have to be politics, this could be about anything that others might find a little bit crazy. My hope is sharing my strategies will start a discussion and get others engaged. Who knows, maybe the only thing keeping you from doing that podcast or writing that blog post is figuring out how best to present it.

See? I have an entire talk lined up and all I'm doing is taking my experiences and sharing them with you. I'm willing to bet you have something to share too, and we want you to share it with us this November at PodcampAZ. Click RIGHT HERE and register to speak. Or, register someone else you think should be sharing their experiences in this crazy, ever-changing tech world. Guaranteed you will be around people the entire weekend who want to know more. Don't be a chicken like me and wait five years- we want to know NOW. We are all worthy of speaking, and we all have something relevant to say.

Your community is calling, and we need you!

http://podcampaz.org/speakers/

Cleaning up

2011-05-17T13:40:00.000-07:00

Well hello there! I'm feeling a big of guilt that I haven't touched this page since 2008.

TWO-THOUSAND AND EIGHT.

What??

So, I'm dusting off cobwebs and changing things up a bit, as I prepare for a new endeavor. Sure, still voice acting. Yep, I'm still podcasting. Only now I'm throwing some writing into the mix. I recently had my first freelance assignment, and I LOVED it. It wasn't half bad either.

Please bear with my cleaning up over here.... of course I haven't touched the site in three years, so who's going to know anyway. If you do happen to end up here, you can see some of the audio work I've done!

Back to it soon!

Murder At Avedon Hill

2008-02-26T13:30:00.000-08:00

One of the nice things about being part of the cast in one pod-novel, is other writers hear you. Which is great for someone who just loves to voice act! PG Holyfield contacted me after hearing me in Billibub Baddings, and offered me a few roles in his podiobook. Like the true voice acting addict I have become, I couldn't say no!

Murder at Avedon Hill is a murder-mystery story taking place in the fantasy world known as Caern.
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Lord Avedon has a problem. Generations of Avedons have watched over Avedon Hill and controlled the only pass through the Lantis Mountains. Traditions are important to the Avedon family, but one tradition has tragically come to an end. Gretta Platt, Housemistress of Avedon Manor, has been murdered. A member of the Platt family has always served the Avedons as Housemistress… until now.Only a handful of people live at Avedon Hill, and most are suspects. Arames Kragen, retired Aarronic Advisor and scholar of prophecy, arrives at the gates of Avedon Hill, hoping to gain access to the mountain pass. Lord Avedon is not in a giving mood, however…This is the story of Arames Kragen and his attempt not only to discover who killed Gretta Platt, but also to uncover the truth about a town that apparently has more secrets than inhabitants.
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I play Jilly, the baker's daughter, and childhood friend of the murdered Gretta Platt. I have a brief introduction in Chapter 14, part 2, but the bulk of my role is in Chapter 15, where Jilly is questioned by the ones investigating the murder.

Website: http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah
RSS Feed: http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/?feed=rss2

Chapter 15: A Baker's Dozen
http://www.pgholyfield.com/maah/podpress_trac/web/170/0/MaAH_Ep17_022608.mp3

Escape Pod

2008-02-01T20:41:00.000-08:00

I guess I did something right, because Steve Ely asked me to read another story! This particular one allowed me to revert back to the teen years...

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I look at the calendar hanging on the wall above my bed. I reach up, lift it off its nail with one hand and snuggle back under the covers, taking the calendar with me and running a finger over all the red Xs marked over all the days leading up to this one. It’s a little cold out, and the last thing in the universe I want to do is catch an effing cold the week of my birthday, so I snuggle down into the warmth of my flannel sheets even more. I know there’s going to be parties this weekend, and I’m going to want to go.

This is what I’ve been waiting for all these months. All these years, I guess, though before my friends started getting theirs, it didn’t seem like such a big deal. We were all No-Knows then.

Tomorrow, I’m finally going to feel like I belong.

Tomorrow, I’m going to find out how I die.

Rated PG. Contains allusions to profanity and some sexual implication.

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Website: http://escapepod.org
RSS Feed: http://escapepod.org/podcast.xml

Episode 143: Flaming Marshmallow And Other Deaths
http://media.rawvoice.com/escapepod/media.libsyn.com/media/escapepod/EP143_FlamingMarshmallow.mp3

Robotz of the Company

2008-01-28T20:23:00.000-08:00

We are well into the next season of Dream Realm's hit series, and if you go to the site you can either download individual episodes or subscribe to the podcast. I want to post one particular episode from the season that I especially love. The 'botz become human for a day!

Website: http://www.dregold.net/
Podcast: http://robotzofthecompany.blogspot.com/
RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/RobotzOfTheCompany

Episode #405: The Pinocchio Effect
http://www.dregold.net/ROTC/ROTC405-PE.mp3

Metamor City: Making The Cut

2008-01-13T21:46:00.000-08:00

I was thrilled when I was asked by author Chris Lester to bring his character Sasha to life in his pod-novel. I'm not going to post each episode since Sasha is a key character in the book (really, every character has a key role in this book. It's not so much about one or two characters as it is about a group.), so I will give you all the feed information so you can check out this story for yourself!

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The Metamor City Podcast features short stories and novels set in an urban fantasy world where spells and cyberpunk collide. 1300 years have passed since the Dark Wizard Nasoj placed a curse on the people of Metamor Valley, twisting their bodies and minds in the hope of making them his servants. They didn't bow so easily. Now, Metamor governs a benevolent empire that spans half a continent. What was once a rural valley with one large castle has become a towering metropolis of fifteen million people, with four layers of magically-suspended roads and buildings that rise hundreds of meters into the sky. The Curse is under control -- mostly -- but the people of Metamor are far from safe. In the shadows of Metamor's glittering spires, beneath the glamour and glory of the Jewel of the North, dark things are stirring. The battle for the future is beginning, and more and more people are learning the one eternal truth about Metamor City: No one who comes here ever leaves unchanged.

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Website to "Making The Cut": http://www.metamorcity.com/category/making-the-cut/
RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/metamorcity

Escape Pod

2007-10-18T20:03:00.000-07:00

The original science-fiction story podcast- it was honored (and very excited) to read for them!
This particular story was fun to read, as I was able to play with my voice a bit.

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Tina tugs on Kindred’s bullet-tattered red cape. “What kinda tricks do you do?”

Kindred shakes her head as if bewildered by the question. “Tricks?” She glances back at Megaton, who now juggles three Jersey barriers about a hundred meters out in the devastation.

“Let it go Kindred. We’ve been through a lot.”

“Well that’s good. So now you’re free to put on a carnival. Get everyone together and onto the jet now. And I mean now!” Her voice is so loud it draws everyone’s attention away from the show.

Megaton drops the Jersey barriers and the ground shakes.

Kindred lowers herself to one knee beside the little girl. “My trick is special,” she says, “I can make the whole circus disappear. Abracadabra‚Äî”

Rated PG. Contains superhero violence and organizational politics.

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Website: http://escapepod.org
RSS Feed: http://escapepod.org/podcast.xml

Episode 128: Send In The Clowns
http://media.rawvoice.com/escapepod/media.libsyn.com/media/escapepod/EP128_SendInTheClowns.mp3

Pseudopod

2007-10-12T15:45:00.000-07:00

A spin-off of the ever-popular science-fiction story podcast Escape Pod, Pseudopod is a horror-story podcast that I was definitely happy to read for!

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The sisters sat in the back seat, bundled up against winter, as the car idled in the driveway. Julie hunched low, staring at the seat in front of her; Emma slumped against the opposite window, staring at the snow that blanketed the world, staring at her friends, lying silently asleep.

“You’re such a freak,” Julie snarled. “You’re always causing such problems. Why can’t you just be normal.”

“I’m hot,” Emma croaked.

“Well, it’s like thirty degrees out there, have at it,” Julie said, and unclicked Emma’s seat belt.

Emma bounded from the car and ran to join her friends, feeling the refreshing rush of snow on her face. They cheered as she rubbed the ice into her skin, feeling weight lift from her lungs. She breathed in the cold deeply, and became more alive: she noticed the tang of pine in the air; smelled the dirty heat of the car’s exhaust.

She felt a deep hatred for her sister rise. Her friends felt it too. They didn’t need to be told what to do.
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Website: http://pseudopod.org/
RSS Feed: http://feeds.pseudopod.org/Pseudopod

Episode 59: Fever
http://pseudopod.org/podpress_trac/web/82/0/Pseudo059_Fever.mp3

Podiomedia Chat

2007-08-22T12:22:00.000-07:00

Host Chris Moody was kind enough to ask me to join him on his interview show. It was another good time- and he interviews all the cool kids. Why did he want me then? Who knows... but hey another excuse to do what I do best- talk!

Website: http://podiomediachat.chrismoody.net/
RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/podiobookchat

Season 2 Episode 4:
http://media.blubrry.com/pmc/http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-23252//TS-41232.mp3

Robotz of the Company

2007-05-02T23:38:00.000-07:00

A show that never failed to make me giggle since I began listening. So to be a regular on the cast- well, it's just so much fun I can't even begin to tell you. Just call me Kika, and she debuts in the Season 3 finale', which is HIGH-LARIOUS in itself.

It is possible to listen to episodes out of sequence, but to familiarize yourself with the characters I would certainly suggest going back and catching up.

Which you will totally want to do when you hear this episode. :-)

Website: http://www.dregold.net/
RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/RobotzOfTheCompany

Episode 312: Banana Republic:
http://www.dregold.net/ROTC/ROTC312SXE.mp3

Variant Frequencies

2007-04-20T23:07:00.000-07:00

This is an awesome science-fiction/suspense/fantasy/horror story podcast. This was a short and sweet "flash fiction" piece that I absolutely loved to read. I enjoy the darker side of things... At least with a short story you get right to the point. ;-) I definitely hope to be asked again to read for them.

Website: http://www.variantfrequencies.com/
RSS Feed: http://www.variantfrequencies.com/feed/

Episode 47: Slumber Party
http://www.variantfrequencies.com/podpress_trac/web/96/0/VF_Ep047_slumber-042007.mp3

Billibub Baddings and the Case of the Singing Sword

2007-04-18T14:32:00.000-07:00

This was a fun jaunt for me. Not a huge role, but a bit pivotal come the end, in a plot-supporting sort of way. My role is Daphne, the hat-check girl, who is a little more than she lets you see from the outside appearance. The best part for me, in this role, was how I exited. :-D

It was also the first time I heard a podiobook recorded in this fashion. Half-book, half-audio drama. Full-cast, sound effects, the whole shabang. Bravo, Mr. Morris, Bravo.

Website: http://teemorris.com/billipodcast/
RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/billi

(Note: Although these chapters contain Daphne's role in the book, I highly suggest listening to the entire story all the way through. Trust me, it will be entirely worth it!)

Chapter 9: Any Friend of Lou's (Daphne's first appearance):
http://www.teemorris.com/billipodcast/podpress_trac/web/34/0/BBSS-09.mp3

Chapter 15: Hell, Hell, The Gang's All Here (Daphne's exit):
http://www.teemorris.com/billipodcast/podpress_trac/web/47/0/BBSS-15.mp3

The Dark Building Lounge

2007-03-02T14:33:00.000-08:00

My first interview!

A chat I did for Dream Realm Enterprises' interview series "The Dark Building Lounge" The way they set it up, it's an audio cinema experience in itself! You feel like you are sitting in a big comfy chair drinking coffee with the host! This was recorded before Season three of Robotz of the Company began, and the clip played in the interview is from the role I played as the Ghostbot of Santicon Past in the spoof of A Christmas Carol (mp3 forthcoming).

Season 1 Episode 3:
http://www.dregold.net/DarkBuildingLounge/DBL103-Dani.mp3

Barfly

2007-01-26T19:14:00.000-08:00

Barfly is a now "pod-faded" short story show, which has a great mix of read stories, poetry, and acted dramas. I was honored to be in two episodes.

The nice thing about podcasting is although the show is faded, the episodes are still available, and are never outdated.

Website: http://barfly.libsyn.com/
RSS Feed: http://barfly.libsyn.com/rss

Episode 9: The Kiss (poetry)
http://media.libsyn.com/media/barfly/barflyepisode9.mp3

Episode 11: Figment (story I happily paired with Phil Rossi to read!):
http://media.libsyn.com/media/barfly/barflyepisode11.mp3

The Sonic Society Season 2

2006-09-12T17:00:00.000-07:00

Since I am no longer affiliated with The Sonic Society, rather than making separate posts for each appearance, I list them all here with a link to the episode's mp3. I gained tons of experience in writing up my segment scripts and recording, as well as with the work I did producing their podcast from January 2006 through March 2007.

Website: http://www.thesonicsociety.org
RSS Feed: http://sonic.libsyn.com/rss

Click here to go to Season Two

(Note: Review segment is usually around halfway through the show, after the main featured audio play.)

Season 2, Ep 1: 7th Son Review:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/sonic/episode34pod.MP3

Season 2, Ep. 2: A Different Point of View Review:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/sonic/episode35pod.MP3

Season 2, Ep. 3: Small World Podcast Review:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/sonic/episode36pod.MP3

Season 2, Ep. 5: Wrap-up of 2006 Podcast Expo:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/sonic/episode38pod.mp3

Season 2, Ep. 7: All Axis Radio Review:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/sonic/episode40pod.MP3

Season 2, Ep. 9: Podcasting 101
http://media.libsyn.com/media/sonic/episode42pod.MP3

Season 2, Ep. 12: Taken Liberty Podiobook Review:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/sonic/episode45pod.MP3

Season 2, Ep 21: Barfly Review:
http://media.libsyn.com/media/sonic/episode54podupdated.MP3