Deyan Audio

Deyan Audio is one of the world's largest independent producers of audiobooks, having produced in excess of 12,000 titles.[1] The company, based in southern California, was founded in 1990 by Bob and Debra Deyan.[2][3] Deyan Audio works with the major publishers including Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette, Audible and others. They handle all aspects of production, including casting and directing.[4][5] In 2014 the company created two additional businesses, Game Changer Studios, for video game audio, and The Deyan Institute of Voice Artistry and Technology, an institute that teaches how to make audiobooks.

Branches

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The company operates Game Changer Studios out of its Northridge location. Game Changer is a production studio specializing in ADR, video game production, interactive toy production, voiceover and dubbing. Game Changer clients include Weston Woods, LeapFrog, Mattel, Insatiable Press, Audible, etc.[6]

The Deyan Institute for Voice Artistry and Technology, also operates out of the Northridge location. The Institute began offering classes in April 2014 in audiobook performance, direction, production, voiceover and editing.

Corporate history

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Deyan Audio was started by Bob and Debra Deyan in their home in Van Nuys, California in 1990, producing their first recordings in a bedroom clothes closet that had good acoustics.[3] The company grew and moved to a larger location in Tarzana California in 2007. They expanded again in 2013, adding their Northridge location. In a 2015 article in Publishers Weekly they were describde as "legendary in audiobook circles". [7] Bob died of complications from ALS in 2014. [8]

Awards

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Deyan Audio has won four Grammy Awards[9] and been nominated eleven times, in addition to numerous Audie Awards,[10] ListenUp, Benjamin Franklin, and Earphone Awards.[1]

Bob and Debra Deyan won the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 from the Audio Publishers Association, for their work in helping to pioneer the audiobook industry. They were the first individuals to receive the award, prior recipients were publishing houses.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Whittin, Robin F. (June–July 2014). "Deyan Audio: The Sound of Success". Audiofile Magazine. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  2. ^ Mary Burkey (July 29, 2013). "Voicing a Cause: Debra & Bob Deyan". Booklist. Archived from the original on June 6, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Hughes, Robert J. (November 9, 2004). "Behind a Book on Tape Is a Good Dictionary And a Glass of Water". The Wall Street Journal. A year ago, Bob Deyan set Mr. Brick up to record the book out of a semiconverted bedroom closet, next to hanging clothes and shoe rack. That's the sort of recording studio independent producers often have, and the acoustics aren't bad. But the session was interrupted repeatedly by deliveries, neighbors and -- at one point -- by the producer himself who needed a sweater from the closet.
  4. ^ "Deyan Audio Credits". Deyan Audio. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Deyan Audio Reviews". Deyan Audio. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  6. ^ "Game Changer Clients". Game Changer Studios. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  7. ^ Joe, Ryan (June 26, 2015). "The Indie Authors Guide to DIY Audiobooks". Publishers Weekly.
  8. ^ "Obituary: Audiobook Producer Bob Deyan". Publishers Weekly. August 22, 2014.
  9. ^ "Grammy Awards". Deyan Audio. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  10. ^ "Audie Awards". Deyan Audio. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  11. ^ Joe, Ryan (May 16, 2014). "Audio Education: Focus on Audio 2014". Publishers Weekly.
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