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Two Groups. Two Days. One Rare Opportunity.

                                                        Paul Ruben Directs                                                          The Narrator's Audiobook Workshop 

Saturday and Sunday, April 6-7, 2013   VoiceTrax Studios, Los Angeles

                                                                                    This Workshop is For Professional Narrators and /or Professional Voice Actors                                                                   Limited to a Total of 10 Participants (two groups of 5) 

  • Maximize learning, focused attention, and the all-important booth time.
  • Each participant will be personally coached and directed by Paul Ruben.
  • Unique narration coaching to help you quickly become a more compelling, and more employable, storyteller.
  • Plenty of Practice Time, in and out of the booth.
  • At least Five recording opportunities. Work on your projects, choose excerpts for demos, refine techniques and skils...
  • Learn to self-direct. 
  • A "nuts & bolts" guide to generating employment. 
  • Audio tracks of your recordings, including Paul's coaching, will be sent to you.
  • A Sample Narrator CD; Audiofile Magazine; Narrator Worksheet.
  • Personalized pre-event assistance with excerpt selections.
  • A Healthy Snack and Bottles of Water to keep you alert and hydrated!

When:

SATURDAY - April 6, 2013                                                 Group 1 - 9AM to 1PM                                                       Group 2 - 2PM to 6PM 

AND

SUNDAY - April 7, 2013                                                       Group 1 - 9AM to 1PM                                                           Group 2 - 1PM to 6PM


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Cost:                                                                              $695.00                                                                               Easy Payment Plans Available! 

Please contact me with your questions:

Denise Chamberlain
LD3 Productions
denise@ladyd3.com
760-802-0037

Where:

VoiceTrax West
12215 Ventura Blvd #205
Studio City, CA 91604

818-487-9001

 
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About Paul Ruben:
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Paul is a highly sought-after producer/director in the audiobook industry by audio book publishers. As a teacher/coach, narrators - from beginners to experienced professionals - continue to solicit Paul's expertise to acquire and refine the performance tools that will assist them in becoming more compelling, and more employable, storytellers. He has produced and directed award-winning audio books for every major publisher since 1990. Among his prestigious achievements, Paul is a two-time Grammy Award winner for Best Spoken Word Album: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, written and narrated by Al Franken/2003 and Always Looking Up, written and narrated by Michael J. Fox/2009. His Audio Publishers Association Audie Awards include: It's Not About the Bike, Raymond and Hannah, Brimstone, The World is Flat, and A Slight Trick of the Mind. Paul's productions have been graced with dozens of Audiofile Magazine Earphone Awards.  Although Paul has worked with numerous celebrity talent, including Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, and Michael J. Fox, he is most gratified by the success of his students, whom he has cast for their first audiobook, and others who now enjoy careers as award-winning audiobook narrators.


"The key for me in all my recorded projects is developing a close artistic collaboration with my director. Together we find the critical arcs that elevate the text to its new level of storytelling.
Paul Ruben has always known how to connect with his talent thereby forging a very fresh and vital platform from which to create audio book “magic."

- Barbara Rosenblat

Paul Ruben had directed and produced many of the very best audiobooks that have consistently won rave reviews and Earphones Awards from AudioFile. Paul’s keen understanding of the elements of storytelling that create fine audiobooks is coupled with his ear for perfect casting. Paul is also devoted to discovering new voices for audiobooks, and teaching actors who have established skills the specific art and craft of audiobook narration.

-Robin Whitten
Publisher,  AudioFile magazine

Paul Ruben is a highly valued producer/director. I'm always confident that when he collaborates with an actor, a wonderful performance will result, and we'll get the best possible program for our company.

- Laura Wilson
Executive Producer
Macmillan Audio