helen@HQvoice.com | @HQvoice | @soundliness
Creative Audio Production
AUDIO DRAMA and AUDIO FICTION
Starting with Eleanor of Aquitaine: Mother of the Pride in association with Tara Arts in 2018, I’ve co-produced docudrama The Space Race, the podcast drama The Effect (both for Audible), a radio soap series Greenborne (B7 Media), Venna’s Planet (AUK); one-off legal drama Barred and the nine-part series Mahabharata Now (BBC Radio 4). Also available is Theatre of The Damned, a B7 Media co-production with Metal Rabbit Productions from Audioteria and Bandcamp.
Most recently I directed The Truth About Phyllis Twigg for BBC Radio 4, available now on BBC Sounds. You can read about the story and production here.
PODCAST PRODUCER
Podcasts I currently produce or work on include the Iceworld podcast for The British Antarctic Survey via Boffin Media, and for Fresh Air Production, Hakluyt’s Principal Navigations and The English Heritage podcast.
Past work as editor includes the award winning podcast series The Big Steal also from Fresh Air Production, and audio content for Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place app.
As a podcast producer for Comedy Central I made Robin Ince’s Show & Tell and Utter Shambles – probably one of the UK’s first branded podcasts – in 2006.
Under my owner banner, Soundliness, I produce part-chat/part-audio drama podcast series, Hot Flashes: The Menopause Monologues
VOICEOVER
I’ve been voicing professionally since 1997 when I started in radio as a traffic reporter. Since then I’ve voiced everything from commercials to continuity, though I’m probably best known for the viral video, Porn Sex vs Real Sex: The Differences Explained with Food which has had nearly 20 million views – so far! It’s funny, it’s informative and it’s definitely not suitable for work.
I’ve recorded for dozens of clients including high-end car manufacturers and software companies. To hear work from some of these, visit the DEMOS page.
HOME RECORDING STUDIO
I’m a freelance audio and podcast producer working from my purpose-built office and recording space in Chelmsford, within easy reach of London.
STUDIO SPECS
Source Connect (Standard and Now)
Cleanfeed
Purpose-built VOICEOVER BOOTH
Neumann TLM 193/U87, SENNHEISER MKH416
Fireface UCX interface
PORTABLE KIT
H6 / H4N Zoom Recorder
SENNHEISER MKH416
Rode Lav mics x 3
RODE WIRELESS LAV MICS x 2
AUDIO PROMOS / TRAILS PRODUCER
I’ve worked as one of BBC Creative’s freelance radio producers for more than a decade. I produced high profile national trails for Gentleman Jack, Poldark, The Great British Bake Off and The Green Planet, plus Promax award-nominated and winning promos for The Apprentice and the BBC’s Make a Difference campaign. Click here for examples.
My trail for Audible UK’s The Effect won Bronze at the Promax North America Awards 2022, up against trails from CNN, Disney+ and Hulu.
