Craftsman Audio Books produce unabridged recordings of fiction for listeners of all ages. Every title added is the result of a very careful process of selection. The emphasis is on quality not quantity. This is no corporate sausage factory where producers are indifferent to the books they are recording. In the years that Craftsman Audio Books have been publishing they have only ever adapted books that they care passionately about, and these are books with strength of writing that marks them out immediately. By combining this writing with a wonderful group of actors they are able to produce audio books that demonstrate a clear understanding of what the author is trying to achieve. Craftsman Audio Books are proud to be different.
An interview with Craftsman Audio Books
Craftsman Audio Books was founded in the 1990s as a family company, and is now an associate of the Pelican Group of Companies. Publisher Tim Cook began his career producing radio commercials and later founded the audio list at Orchard Books working with many of the industry’s best-known readers on productions integrating sound effects, music and songs. In total, Tim has 20 years experience in book publishing, editing numerous titles. His devotion to the audio book medium is reflected in the care with which each Craftsman title is produced
All new Craftsman titles include a bonus Data CD containing profiles of the author and the reader, a detailed Track Listing cross-referenced with page numbers of the original book, as well as details of other titles available including trailers. Original music has always been a feature of their titles; as important to their recordings as the cover design is to a printed book. Currently Craftsman Audio Books are commissioning music from the East Anglian composer Leigh Odlin who’s atmospheric and richly-textured orchestral pieces add a new dimension to many of our recent recordings including Catherine Fisher’s Snow-Walker Trilogy.
Craftsman Audio Books selects its readers with great care - you could almost say that they were the Craftsman rep company. Not only is each one a highly accomplished audio book reader (a very rare and special skill in itself), they have also worked extensively in theatre, television and film. We look for actors who bring subtlety, nuance and, where it is needed, humour to our recordings.
Posted: August 20th, 2008 by Lee | | Filed under J.K. Rowling