Pendant Productions, (also known as Pendant Audio, or just Pendant) is an independent online production company that produces audio serials and radio dramas for podcast, digital download, and radio broadcast.
Pendant is considered part of the growing online revival of audio drama and audio theater. The company regularly holds open auditions for their shows, as well as director classes to train those interested in directing audio drama.
Nearly 1 million mp3s were downloaded from pendantaudio.com in 2007.
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History
Pendant Productions was created by Jeffrey Bridges, who serves as executive producer on all shows.
The internet based audio theater company got its start producing fan shows based on Star Trek, DC Comics, and Star Wars, among others. On May 29, 2012, Pendant ceased all production on fan shows, turning their focus to original programming.
Pendant's original shows include the Parsec Award winning anthology series Seminar and the long running science fiction crime drama The Kingery.
In August 2014, Valiant Comics partnered with Pendant to produce audio dramas based on their comic books. The first of these, Archer & Armstrong: The Michelangelo Code, was released in 2016.
Maps Pendant Productions
Podcast Productions
To date, Pendant has produced thirteen original podcast shows from a wide array of genres.
Prestige Productions
In 2013, Pendant began producing Audible programming as part of their new "Pendant Prestige" lineup. Each prestige show has a behind the scenes podcast featuring interviews with the actors, writers, and composers.
Other Projects
Pendant has been featured in The Sonic Society's Summerstock Playhouse.
In early 2012, a Kickstarter campaign for a Dixie Stenberg and Brassy Battalion Comic Book was successfully financed. Issue #1 was released to select donors in Fall 2012.
In the press
Pendant shows have aired on radio stations including CHLY-FM radio in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, KTDR-FM in Del Rio, Texas, Titan Radio at California State University, Fullerton, and Krypton Radio. Clips from Pendant shows have been featured on Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4.
Awards and accolades
See also
- List of podcasting companies
- 2014 Parsec Award Winners
References
External links
- Pendant Productions
Source of article : Wikipedia
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