Audio Academy

The hard-sell announcer voiceovers that once dominated radio and television ads have gradually been replaced by something much more conversational. Today, audiences don't want to feel like they're being sold to - they want to feel like someone's talking directly to them. After more than two decades behind the microphone, Anna has voiced everything from national ad campaigns to corporate narration...

If you've spent any time around radio advertising, podcast advertising, or commercial audio production, you've probably come across Ralph van Dijk. As the founder of Eardrum, Ralph has spent more than three decades helping brands create audio that captures attention, changes behaviour, and drives results. We sat down with Ralph to talk about listener psychology, copywriting, voice casting, sonic b...

As Head of Production Coordination at Abe's Audio, Britt oversees a team that handles 100+ incoming projects daily, manages voiceover casting, coordinates production workflows, and helps ensure everything is delivered on time and on brief. We talked with Britt to talk about building team culture, managing remote teams, casting voiceovers, handling client briefs, and what it takes to keep a team ru...

From regional WA radio through to some of the country's biggest breakfast and drive shows, Jeza has built a career around creating audio that grabs attention and tells stories. Today, he's also building tools that are helping audio producers save hours every week. We sat down with him to talk about these tools, his experience in audio production, creating great commercials, and breaking creative r...

Prithi Dey has an extensive background in music, publishing, and branded content. Currently Head of Podcasts AUNZ at Spotify, she plays a pivotal role in shaping creator strategies and driving podcast growth for one of the world's largest streaming platforms. We sat down with Prithi to talk about podcast audience growth, video podcasting, monetisation, discoverability, creator strategy, and why po...

Chris Gregson is one of Australia’s most experienced commercial audio creatives, with more than 30 years across radio, copywriting, production, and creative leadership. Today, he leads the creative division at Tapt Media, overseeing teams across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth. We sat down with Chris to talk about radio copywriting, producing effective audio campaigns, creative leadership,...

The Key to Podcast Success: Insights from Claire Murphy. Discover insights on building a successful podcast community, balancing content and production quality, and understanding your audience. Podcasting has become a staple of modern media, but with so many shows available, what makes one podcast stand out from the rest? In this post, we explore key insights from Claire Murphy, a seasoned podcast...

Yannick Lawry is an experienced voiceover artist who began his career in the UK. We talked to him about how he got started in the industry, what makes a VO performance cut through, and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

We spoke with legendary producer (and SCA’s National Head of Audio Production and Sound Design) David Konsky to unpack the small things and creative decisions that can take your audio production from good to great.

Sam Cav has done it all.  From EPing Hamish & Andy to overseeing LiSTNR’s Original Podcast Content for SCA – he’s a guy who knows what he’s talking about. We spoke with him about his career, what makes successful podcasts stick, and the realities (and challenges) behind building successful audio content today.