The Invisible Studios

We are thrilled that Pipeline won BEST AUDIO DRAMA last night! Produced by L.A. Theatre Works and recorded at The Invisible Studios. Sound design by our very own Mark Holden! Congrats to the entire team!!

We are DELIGHTED to share that two projects we worked on have been nominated for Audie Awards! Congrats to the teams from "WAKE" and "Pipeline" for Audiobook of the Year and Audio Drama, respectively. It's been a minute so in case you need a refresher, here's info on each project:

WAKE — Wake: The Hidden History of Women Led Slave Revolts. This imaginative tour-de-force chronicles scholar Rebecca Hall’s efforts to uncover the truth about these women warriors who, until now, have been left largely out of historical record. Creative producer Mark Holden and his team at The Invisible Studios bring this story to life in this immersive audio experience.

Pipeline — Nya, a mother desperately trying to provide for her troubled son, Omari, must protect him as she grapples with the education system to give her son a future. This powerful story written by Dominique Morisseau was expertly directed by Larry Powell and fully produced at The Invisible Studios as a part of our ongoing collaboration with LA Theatre Works ()

"Day 2 of recording the audiobook of THEY’RE GOING TO LOVE YOU. I’m in a glass case of emotion! (Also these headphones are amazing.)" Thanks for sharing, Meg ❤️

Can private investigator Sid Halley figure out what happened to his friend, or will he be the next one that the killer targets? Hands Down is the next gripping installation in the Dick Francis series by Felix Francis and Dick Francis.

Listen to the audiobook narrated at The Invisible Studios by Martin Jarvis!

Did you know that Frankinland was chosen as the best biography and history audiobook of the year? Thanks, AudioFile Magazine. Huge congrats to everyone who worked on this in 2022!

This project hails from the NYT bestselling master of suspense, Jeffery Deaver. Beautifully performed by one of our favorite guests, Kaleo Griffith, "Hunting Time" is part of Deaver’s Colter Shaw novel series that finds the reward seeker racing the clock in a case where nothing is quite what it seems.

Can we start by saying, what a cover? We're thrilled to have worked on this project with Tess Gunty and Penguin Random House Audio. "An online obituary writer. A young mother with a dark secret. A woman waging a solo campaign against rodents — neighbors, separated only by the thin walls of a low-cost housing complex in the once bustling industrial center of V***a Vale, Indiana. Welcome to the Rabbit Hutch."

So happy to have worked on this project performed by Tobias Forrest! "A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself in a hilarious and poignant debut from an exciting new voice.”

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/718272/the-first-thing-about-you-by-chaz-hayden/

Well-deserved Signal Awards win for Isha Sesay and the Wonder Media team! Honored to say that we worked on Season 2 of this podcast 🤩 "For acclaimed journalist Isha Sesay, being surrounded by news of activism was the norm. But becoming an activist herself was never a role she envisioned—until now. In this series, Isha sits down with an array of cultural icons who have also found themselves unexpectedly inhabiting a role as “activist.” She explores the motivating circumstances behind their passions, all while revealing the human condition that unites us all: a desire to make a difference in the world."

Let Marie Kondo guide you on this journey in "Kurashi at Home," read by Traci Kato-Kiriyama. "Inspired by the Japanese concept of kurashi, or “way of life,” Kurashi at Home invites you to visualize your best life from the moment you wake up until the end of each day. By applying Marie Kondo’s time-tested query—“Does it spark joy?”—to your mindset and behaviors, you are invited to take an even more holistic and personal approach to curating your environment by imagining what your life could look like full of connection and free from any limitations."

This was a super fun audio drama based on the new game, The Callisto Protocol 🎮 "In the year 2320, a skip tracer hunts down a dangerous escaped criminal on a derelict space station. In the process, she must confront murderous alien life forms, as well as unspeakable horrors from her past. Starring Gwendoline Christie and Michael Ironside. Presented by Striking Distance Studios [], creator of the game The Callisto Protocol."

It's all in the title! We loved working on this project with the author herself, Meg Howrey. Fellow author Jami Attenburg says, “They’re Going to Love You is my idea of a perfect book. It is about art, life, death, love, and family and it is beautifully and sharply written. I cried several times while reading it, and was sorry to let it go when I was done. I cannot recommend it enough.” The "They're Going To Love You" audiobook is out on Audible now!

The holiday season has come and gone, but we're still celebrating! We loved working on this project last year. Despite what they say, this one makes a great present 🎁

Season 2 of Fantasy Island () just came out! We had a lot of fun working with the team on this reboot. Who watched Season 1 and is ready for more Magical Realism?

We recorded this Earphone Award winner from Recorded Books! AudioFile Magazine writes, "This entertaining audiobook, narrated masterfully by Golden Voice Martin Jarvis, is more than the story of a jockey racing a horse down the icy slope known as the Cresta Run. It's a novel about jockey Miles Pussett's struggles with depression, dependency, heartbreak, love, and the legacy of his father, a famed jockey who died in an accident while saving young Miles's life."

"A sensational new novel from Bret Easton Ellis, the best-selling author of “Less Than Zero” and “American Psycho”. His new work tracks a group of privileged Los Angeles high school friends as a serial killer strikes across the city."

We’re proud to say we worked on this book, narrated by Bret Easton Ellis himself!

We had so much fun working on "The Return of the Christmas Witch". In case you missed it… it's out! Talk about a great holiday gift 🤶

Welcome new friends 👋 Curious about our name? Here's the author, the legend, the inspiration behind it all — William S. Burroughs. Inspired by Burroughs because of his ability to disappear into the shadows of big cities, “Los Estudios Invisibles” was born as an inviting space where creatives would escape the bustle of Los Angeles and feel welcome, safe, and comfortable to work in peace. Today, we invite the creative community with open minds and open doors, so that they may feel imaginative and inspired in our space.

Remember when he had Jeff in the studio for foley? Here's the L.A. Theatre Works project he was working on!

"In this darkly comic, poignant, and at times surreal play, two couples in Tunisia — one Muslim and one Jewish — share a deep and complicated friendship before the German takeover of their country in World War II. Now under a brutal regime, they face the truth about their long-simmering feelings about friendship and romance as they struggle to save themselves from a N**i commandant - named Grandma."

Don’t let its size fool you, this space packs a punch. Studio C is a world-class 3-channel room with one of the quietest booths in the city. It’s built for commercial VO, ADR, long-form audio books, small interviews, pop vocal sessions, and overdubs.

BTS of working with these two magnificent people! The audiobooks for Little Black Boy and Little Black Girl are out!

Hey Studio B 👋 Specifically built for ADR, interviews, multi-cast animation records, vocal sessions, and overdubs, Studio B is perfectly suited for folks with busy schedules interested in quickly getting down to business.

"You have sparks in your brain and fire in your heart.
You can decide where to stop and where to start.
You were born unique. None of us are the same.
Your only job: Make them remember your name."

We loved working with Kirby Howell-Baptiste and Larry Fields to record their upcoming children’s books, ‘Little Black Boy’ and ‘Little Black Girl.' What a fantastic project!

Have you met Studio A? Our flagship room has everything you need to produce your project with ease and precision. The studio is tuned for single-person ADR and voice-over, yet big enough for large-cast animation sessions, audio dramas, and full bands.

You're in front of the mic. What project do you want to bring to life?

"Production effects allow the listener to hear conversation in the distance… and generally feel as if they are in a theater and not just listening to a straight reading of the play. Adhir Kalyan as Rosencrantz and Matthew Wolf as Guildenstern carry the bulk of the play and do so ably, balancing the humor and pathos of the tale in bold tones."

That was us! So happy to work with L.A. Theatre Works on this production of “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead” and even happier to see that Booklist (.Booklist) chose it for their review of the day!

https://www.booklistonline.com/Rosencrantz-and-Guildenstern-Are-Dead/pid=9769822

We understand that you might be more comfortable recording off-site or at home. So we can come to you! We're so happy to be able to offer mobile and remote production.

Foley calls for a little organized chaos! We love having Jeff in the studio for these sessions. It's astonishing to watch him work his magic for our LA Theatre Works projects!

We talk about "ADR" — but, what is it?

One of our recurring sessions at TIS is for the popular kids’ podcast “Story PIrates” by Gimlet Media and Spotify. We love variety in our work, and sessions keep us smiling the rest of the day!