Dagaz Media originated with the combination of two Maine-based pioneers in American audio drama, William Dufris (Mind’s Eye Productions) and Fred Greenhalgh (FinalRune Productions).
Greenhalgh and Dufris’s first collaboration was the epic, 13.5 hr location recorded audio adaptation of Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez’s Locke & Key for Audible Studios, followed by their work together as Director and Assistant Director for X-Files: Cold Cases and X-Files: Stolen Lives, also for Audible Studios. Thereafter, they combined the forces of their two respective companies to form Dagaz Media, a company which stands at the threshold of the 21st century revival of audio entertainment.
During an era dubbed “Bill and Fred’s Excellent Audio Adventures” the duo worked with Podium Publishing to develop Expeditionary Force: Homefront, a lavish audio movie based on the franchise by NYT-Bestselling author, Craig Alanson, featuring the talents of RC Bray, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, and Zachary Quinto, as well as launching their original weird fiction podcast series The Dark Tome.
Tragically, Bill lost a valiant fight with cancer in spring of 2020 (In Memoriam). Bill’s buoyant spirit, enthusiasm for developing new talent, and dedication to the craft of immersive audio storytelling lives on with co-founder Fred Greenhalgh at helm, supported by an incredible team.
Today, Dagaz Media is the nexus of a robust team of top-notch vocal performers, sound designers, editors, and other audio professionals here to help publishers, brands, app developers, creators, and others unlock the full potential of “movies for the mind.”
Fred Greenhalgh – Dagaz Media Principal and Co-Founder
Fred is best known for pioneering field recording techniques for radio drama and writing/producing his own original work (including award-winning apocalyptic saga The Cleansed, The Mayan Crystal, Of Fae and Fiends, and Dark Tome: Undertow) as well as being host of the audio drama anthology podcast Radio Drama Revival for 9 years. Fred is a sought-after speaker and educator with a ceaseless passion for the possibilities of modern audio storytelling.
Fred lives with his wife and family in an off-grid house in the woods of Maine. They have many goats.
See Fred’s complete artistic resume at his personal website, FinalRune Academy. If the idea of audio movies intrigues you, Fred has a free 5-week online course available.
Career highlights:
- Getting Stephen King to drop the “F” bomb for a cameo appearance in LOCKE & KEY.
- Jamming to David Duchovny’s original music while waiting for lunch post-recording for X-FILES: COLD CASES.
- Getting someone at Audible to drop their appetizer plate in astonishment when Fred appeared in a tux (he is more readily recognized barefoot).
- Lunch at City Diner with Kate Mulgrew.
Bill Dufris (In Memoriam) – Dagaz Media Co-Founder
The original voice of Bob the Builder, Bill started his career in audio drama with legendary BBC Director Dirk Maggs in the early 1990s, before starting returning to the US to found his own audio studio, Mind’s Eye Productions, as well as co-founding Dagaz Media and Pocket Universe Productions. Bill directed a wide variety of top performers including Alfred Molina, Tatiana Maslany, Haley Joel Osment, Kate Mulgrew, Zachary Quinto, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, and Stephen King. Bill passed of cancer in Spring, 2020.
Casey Turner – Dagaz Media Producer
Casey Turner is an actor, VO artist and Emmy nominated producer in Portland, Maine. In various producing roles, Casey has worked on documentary specials and series for History Channel, Smithsonian Channel, Animal Planet and PBS. Casey began working in audio as an actor in the audio dramas LOCKE & KEY and X-FILES. She became a regular part of the Dagaz production team after Associate Producing HOMEFRONT featuring Kate Mulgrew and Zachary Quinto.
Jack Bowman – UK Collaborations
We love a good collaboration, and allowing us to architect some unique trans-Atlantic team-ups is Jack Bowman, London-based audio producer.
Jack began his audio career as a founder member of The Wireless Theatre Company. Nominated for Best Radio Creative in 2011, his notable credits include directing Stephen Fry in We Are The BBC, Juliet Stevenson in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Brian Blessed and Jo Brand in the Life At Death’s Door documentary series, and co-creating and co-scripting the multi-award winning audio epic, The Springheel Saga, and the award-winning Dead London. Outside of Wireless Theatre, he wrote two binaural productions for 3D Horror-Fi, and produced Moving Theatre’s Carmen. More recently, he worked on Audible UK’s Treasure Island, before producing Murder On The Orient Express, Arabian Nights, The Soul-Breaker and The Darkwater Bride for Audible Originals. He lives in London, UK with his young family.
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