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Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 307 - The EscapeIn this episode, our brave colonial marines try to fight their way to safety and escape the horrible confines of the Project laboratory. Approximate runtime 18 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released July 31, 2023Captain Abigail Kelly - Voiced by Tiffany BelzarLt. Andrew Brady - Voiced by Mitchell ReederCorp. Hicks- Voiced by Dennis WinterhofferCorp. Perry- Voiced by Jess FischerCorp. McAllister - Voiced by Eryn AndrewsNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main Theme performed...
2025-11-1814 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 306 - the ArmadaIn this episode, we join Admiral Glenn D. Waterman as he accompanies an armada of ships from the SDSCM to answer the distress call of the DSCM Protector. . Approximate runtime 18 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released November 11, 2025Admiral Glenn D. Watermann- Voiced by Randall StandridgeArmada Deck Officer - Voiced by Cassandra ParkerArmada Captain - Voiced by Arthur BruerNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main Theme performed and recorded by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, John Walton...
2025-11-1118 min
band yapnever give up, never surrender: jason nitschby grabthar's hammer...what an episode! jason truly is a jack-of-all-trades. band director, administrator, composer, arranger, podcast host, lego-builder....the list goes on. jason hosts two podcasts of his own, composer chats and beyond the belt: adventures from the outer rim. luckily, he sat down to yap with us! we covered all of the bases on this one: stepping out of the band hall and into the role of a fine arts director, his love of sci-fi, which of his own compositions means the most to him, his lego collection (obsession?), and our shared love of the...
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Composer Chats2.20 - Matthew RecioAvid vocal composer Matthew Recio recently finished his post as Vanguard emerging opera composer with Chicago Opera Theatre. During his residency, he developed operas with librettists Royce Vavrek (2021) and Stephanie Fleischmann (2020). The concert presentation of his work with Royce, "The Puppy Episode," was premiered in March of 2021 through the Chicago Opera Theater (COT) and followed by co-production between Opera Columbus and Oberlin Conservatory for the staged premiere. This year he is thrilled to be collaborating with the LYNX project for their amplify series, creating a song cycle with living neurodiverse poets. He will also be featured on t...
2025-06-0352 min2025-05-271h 04Composer Chats2.18 - Felix JarrarFelix Jarrar is a multidisciplinary artist, distinguished as a composer, coach and conductor. His music has been praised for its "dreamlike" quality (Boston Globe) and "delightfully cruel" edge (Operawire). Jarrar's compositions have been noted to "flow from him in the most natural and lively way" (Tom Cipullo). Jarrar has had the privilege of collaborating with numerous esteemed organizations, including Santa Fe Opera, St. Petersburg Opera, OPERA San Antonio, The New School, Opera Naples, Opera North, Opera Ithaca, Penn Square Opera, Hogfish, University of Memphis and the ico...
2025-05-2053 minComposer Chats2.17 - -Jodi GobleCollaborative pianist and composer Jodi Goble is Senior Lecturer in Voice at Iowa State University, where she coaches singers, music-directs the ISU Opera Studio, and teaches diction and song literature. She received the Iowa State University Award for Early Excellence in Teaching in 2015. Before coming to Iowa, she was Lecturer at the Boston University College of Fine Arts, Senior Vocal Coach and Coordinator of Opera Programs for the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, diction faculty at the Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts, and the primary rehearsal pianist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Tanglewood Festival Chorus. During her tenure...
2025-05-1358 minComposer Chats2.16 - Emerson Eadsr. Emerson Eads currently serves as Director of Choral Activities at Minot State University. As a composer and conductor, he has devoted himself to music of social concern. His Mass for the Oppressed was written to support the Fairbanks Four, Alaskan Natives from the composer’s hometown who were wrongfully imprisoned for over sixteen years. His cantata “…from which your laughter rises” was written for the mothers of the Fairbanks Four. His opera, The Princess Sophia, premiered in Juneau, Alaska, on October 25th, 2018, to a rave review in Opera magazine. Recent work includes A Prairie Cantata and Black Wolf: A Pas...
2025-05-061h 08Composer Chats2.15 - Paul Leonard-MorganAward-winning composer Paul Leonard-Morgan has written music for the concert hall, the theater, public events, worked with pop and rock bands, and composed for the screen, both large and small. His experience and range are the epitome of the skill, versatility, and appeal of a 21st century composer—in a world where genres are less and less important, he’s a conservatory trained composer with a punk rock heart.Leonard-Morgan is one of the most notable contemporary soundtrack composers, in demand for his seamless use of the orchestra with electronics. Writing music for a variety of visual medi...
2025-04-291h 03Composer Chats2.14 - Kurt EricksonComposer Kurt Erickson specializes in creating innovative large scale, multi-year projects for multi-artist commissioning consortiums. His 2023-2025 Each Moment Radiant will include some 20-25 global arts organizations, including those in the US, Sweden, and Finland. The multimedia vocal work will honor the lives of the thirty-five Syracuse University students who perished in the Pan Am Flight 103 Tragedy over Lockerbie, Scotland. Erickson’s Seventeen Minutes and Twenty-Two Seconds for solo piano commemorates the 300th Anniversary of Bach’s Well Tempered Clavier and the memory of jazz great Chick Corea. The work was created from a 2020-2023 commissioning consortium led b...
2025-04-2252 minComposer Chats2.13 - Joseph JonesJoseph Jones is a dedicated, passionate, and consummate classical musician with a wide range of talents including composition, conducting, and orchestral playing. Mr. Jones studied at the Peabody Conservatory of Music and has been a conducting fellow at the Aspen Music Festival and Allentown Symphony. He has also been an assistant or apprentice conductor with the New York Youth Symphony, National Music Festival, and Gulf Coast Symphony. He’s guest conducted the Color of Music Festival orchestra and with the Trilogy Opera Company. In 2015 he founded Orchestra Amadeus, a New York City based project whose mission is to promote soc...
2025-04-1548 minComposer Chats2.12 - Marti EpsteinMarti Epstein (November 25, 1959) started studying composition in 1977 with Professor Robert Beadell at the University of Nebraska. She has degrees from the University of Colorado and Boston University, and her principal teachers were Cecil Effinger, Charles Eakin, Joyce Mekeel, Bunita Marcus, and Bernard Rands. Marti was a fellow in composition at the Tanglewood Music Center in 1986 and 1988 and worked with Oliver Knussen and Hans Werner Henze. As a result of her association with Henze, she was invited by the City of Munich to compose her puppet opera, Hero und Leander, for the 1992 Munich Biennale for New Music Theater. Sh...
2025-04-0858 minComposer Chats2.11 -Jessica RudmanJessica Rudman’s music inspires empathy for social issues through stories of myth, magic, and the modern world. Described as a “new music ninja” by the Hartford Advocate, she blends lyrical melodies and dramatic narrative structures with sensual harmony and vibrant color to draw the audience into the world she has created. Her works for the concert hall, dance, and opera often differ in musical language and approach, with the common thread always being expressivity. She believes that the ability to reach one’s audience is of extreme importance in our current social, economic, and political environment. Jessica’s w...
2025-04-0154 minComposer Chats2.10 - Melissa DunphyBorn in Australia and raised in an immigrant family, Melissa Dunphy herself immigrated to the United States in 2003 and has since become an acclaimed composer specializing in vocal, political, and theatrical music. She first came to national attention in 2009 when her large-scale work the Gonzales Cantata was featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, National Review, Fox News, and on MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, where host Rachel Maddow described it as “the coolest thing you’ve ever seen on this show.” Other notable works include Totality, commissioned by The King’s Singers and VOCES8 and premiered at the BBC Proms 2...
2025-03-251h 09Composer Chats2.9 - Charles Booker Jr.Charles Booker (b. 1952), a native of Natchez, Mississippi, is a former U.S. Army Bandmaster, and Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith. He served the university as Director of Jazz Studies, Director of Bands, and Chair of the Music Department. During his tenure at UA Fort Smith he taught trumpet, band, jazz band, conducting, music theory, orchestration and composition. Mr. Booker was a student of Al Sturchio and Dan Schreiber and studied trumpet with Gary Rosenblatt and Jan Roller. He studied composition with Hank Levy (composer/arranger for Stan Kenton), Dr. Steve Strunk and Dr. J...
2025-03-181h 17Composer Chats2.8 - Catherine LikhutaCatherine Likhuta (b. 1981, Kyiv, Ukraine) is an Australian-based composer, pianist and recording artist. Catherine holds a bachelor's degree in jazz piano from Kyiv Glière Music College and a five-year post-graduate degree in composition from the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine (Kyiv Conservatory). She is currently [2018] pursuing a Ph.D. in composition at the University of Queensland. Her music exhibits high emotional charge, programmatic nature and rhythmic complexity. Catherine's works have been performed throughout North America, Europe and Australia by many prominent soloists and ensembles, such as Paul Dean, Peter Luff, The Australian Voices, U.S...
2025-03-111h 00Composer Chats2.7 - Jennifer RoseJennifer E. Rose (b. 1978) is an American composer, sound designer, and audio editor. A former band director and music educator of 15 years, Rose is passionate about engaging students through performance. Lately, her genre-breaking scores that incorporate 8-bit sound design and orchestral elements have garnered the attention of ensemble directors worldwide.Jennifer holds a Professional Artist Certificate in Composition and Master’s degree in Composition & Technology from the North Carolina School of the Arts as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from the University of Arkansas. www.composerose.com
2025-03-041h 08Composer Chats2.6 - Lauren SpavelkoFrom the serious to the lighthearted, Spavelko's work inspires deeper connections with one another and ourselves. In equal measure, listeners can find play, curiosity, joy, sensitivity, and empathy.Her works have been performed across the United States, as well as in Italy, Singapore, and Canada.She has been commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Central Ohio Symphony, the Johnstone Fund for New Music, and numerous artists & performing ensembles. She arranged Orphée+ with Opera Columbus.Spavelko has won multiple awards, including the 2017 Gian Carlo Menotti Young Composers Prize in Spoleto, Ita...
2025-02-2558 minComposer Chats2.5 - Katie JenkinsKatie Jenkins is a multi-award-winning Welsh composer and producer, now based in New York City. She is recognised for her ability to weave together sonic textures, influenced by her Celtic background. She draws on her ability as a vocalist and violinist to create her distinctive sound. Katie’s music can be found on stage, in the media and at the concert hall. She is renowned for her strength in collaborative work and ability to form supportive environments where she works closely with fellow musicians to maximize their creative output. Her choral and solo piano music has been published by Hal...
2025-02-1853 minComposer Chats2.4 - Nathan HerveyNathan Hervey (b. Texas) is an American composer and educator.Mr. Hervey grew up in Arlington, Texas. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from UT Arlington and his Master of Music in trombone performance from University of North Texas. He currently serves as band director at Arlington High School and also teaches beginners at Bailey Junior High in Arlington. Mr. Hervey currently serves a band director at Arlington (Tx.) High School. In that role he conducts the jazz ensembles as well as the concert band and assists with the marching band. Other duties include t...
2025-02-1152 minComposer Chats2.3 - David ShentonDavid Shenton is an English-born pianist, violinist, composer, and arranger based in New York City. As pianist/music director David has worked with renowned members of the music profession in all genres, including Vanessa Williams, Tony Bennett, Norm Lewis, Zach Levi, Sierra Boggess, Denyce Graves, Alfie Bøe, Renée Fleming, Sherrill Milnes, Marilyn Maye, Liz Callaway, Sir André Previn, Michael Feinstein, Amanda McBroom, Katie Couric, Alan Menken, and Stephen Schwartz.David's proficiency in multiples genres has allowed him to work at prestigious venues, in various guises, all over the world. He gave his Carnegie Hall début i...
2025-02-041h 06Composer Chats2.2 - Quinn MasonPraised as "One of the most sought after young composers in the country" (Texas Monthly) and “a composer who clearly understands the orchestra and knows how to take advantage of its many varied colors” (Tallahassee Democrat), composer and conductor Quinn Mason (b. 1996) has distinguished himself as an artist of national and international renown. He previously served a successful tenure as Artist in Residence of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra for the 2022-2023 season. He also served as the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Classical Roots composer in residence in 2022 (the youngest composer appointed to that role) and as KMFA 89.5’s inaugural composer in res...
2025-01-281h 03Composer Chats2.1 - Rachel J. PetersComposer/librettist Rachel J. Peters (she/her, b. 1977) writes all manner of works for the stage. Her operas include Lesson Plan (On Site Opera), Companionship (Virginia Arts Festival, Fort Worth Opera), Rootabaga Country (Sarasota Opera), Sketchbook for Ollie (Lyric Opera of Kansas City);The Wild Beast of the Bungalow (Oberlin Conservatory) and Three Amputators with Royce Vavrek (Arctic Chamber Music Festival); No Ladies in the Lady’s Book (Utah Opera), Staggerwing (Opera Kansas), and Men I’m Not Married To (Cleveland Opera Theater) with Lisa DeSpain; Steve (Boston Opera Collaborative), Everything Comes to a Head with Margi Preus and Jean Sr...
2025-01-211h 13Composer Chats1.50 - Randall StandridgeRandall Standridge (b.1976) received his Bachelor's of Music Education from Arkansas State University. During this time, he studied composition with Dr. Tom O'Connor, before returning to Arkansas State University to earn his Master's in Music Composition, studying with Dr. Tom O'Connor and Dr. Tim Crist. In 2001, he began his tenure as Director of Bands at Harrisburg High School in Harrisburg, Arkansas. He left this post in 2013 to pursue a career as a full-time composer and marching arts designer.Mr. Standridge's music is performed internationally. He has had numerous works selected for the J.W. Pepper's editor's choice...
2024-11-121h 03Composer Chats1.49 - Erin Keeton-HowardErin Keeton-Howard is a Seattle-based educator, conductor, and composer. Community music, and the formation of community through making music, is at the heart of her research interests, educational philosophy, and personal passion. Erin is delighted to engage in this adventure through her work as a guest conductor/composer/clinician and through her recently released book: “Women in Wind Band” published in December 2023 by GIA Publications, Inc. This text is written from the experience of women to foster a more authentic and inclusive future for everyone in the field.Serving as Director of Upper School Bands at The Nort...
2024-10-1559 min
Composer Chats1.48 - Laura EstesAfter 36 years as a middle and high school band director, Laura Estes (b. 1959) retired in 2018 from the Cobb County School System (GA) and began composing. Her first piece, Kvetchers (Surprises in Controversial Time), was published in Excelcia Music Publishing’s 2020 catalog, and with her composition Walking on Air, Estes was named the winner of the 2021 Women Band Director’s International (WBDI) Composition Competition. Along with original music performed at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Estes’ concert works are frequently featured at state music conventions, All-State events, and regional honor bands throughout the United States. In addition to appearing on state f...
2024-10-0855 minComposer Chats1.47 - Rob SmithThe innovative and highly energetic music of Rob Smith is frequently performed throughout the United States and abroad. His music has received numerous awards, including those from the Aaron Copland House, ASCAP and the National Band Association. Commissions have come from the Texas Music Festival Orchestra, the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program, the American Composers Forum (as a part of their Continental Harmony project) and several nationally renowned university wind ensembles, among others.In 1997, he was the recipient of a Fulbright Grant to Australia, which led to a teaching position at the University of Wollongong in...
2024-10-011h 01
Composer Chats1.46 - Larry ClarkLarry Clark (b. 1963) is the founder and President of Excelcia Music Publishing as well as President of Wingert-Jones Publications, Kendor Music Publishing, and RBC Publications. His company focuses on educational music for band, choral, Jazz ensemble and orchestra along with related methods and books. Prior to Larry starting his own publishing company he served for nineteen years as Vice President, Editor-in-Chief for Carl Fischer Music, and before that an Instrumental Music Editor for Warner Bros. Publications. He travels the world presenting clinic/workshops and guest conducting appearances. His diverse background as a former middle school and university band director...
2024-09-2455 min
Composer Chats1.45 - Z. Randall StroopeZ. Randall Stroope is an American composer and conductor, having conducted concerts in 26 countries and published over 200 musical works. Randall is the Artistic Director of two international summer music festivals and has directed music for Vatican Mass 12 times. Recent guest conducting engagements include Rome, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Dublin, Stockholm, Berlin, and Vienna. In the United States, Randall has directed 56 performances at Carnegie Hall and Chicago Orchestra Hall, 48 all-state choirs, and numerous other conducting workshops, clinics, and performances at universities and festivals.Randall is the founder/conductor of The New American Voices, a professional recording/performing ensemble based in...
2024-09-1756 min
Composer Chats1.44 - Robert SheldonRobert Sheldon (b. Feb 3, 1954) has taught instrumental music in the Florida and Illinois public schools and has served on the faculty at Florida State University where he taught instrumental music education classes, conducting, and directed the university bands. Following seventeen years as Director of Concert Band Publications for Alfred Music, he now maintains an active composition and conducting schedule, regularly accepting commissions for new works. Sheldon received the Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Miami and the Master of Fine Arts in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Florida. In 2020, VanderCook College of Music presented hi...
2024-09-101h 03
Composer Chats1.43 - Tyler ArcariTyler Arcari (b. 1989) is a composer, arranger, author, and clinician whose music is played around the world. He received his B.A. and M.S. degrees in music education from Troy University where he studied with composer Ralph Ford and Euphonium under Dr. Mark J. Walker. As a teacher, Tyler has taught at both the middle and high school levels. Tyler’s primary focus when writing has been for the young musician. He became passionate about and interested in the needs of developing musicians as a classroom teacher and finds writing for musicians at this level to be very re...
2024-09-0359 minComposer Chats1.42 - Brooke PiersonBrooke Pierson (b. 1987) is a multi-award winning composer, multiple ASCAP+ Award Recipient, conductor, and teacher of the year nominated educator out of Ypsilanti, Michigan (USA). Brooke’s music has been performed throughout the United States and abroad by groups such as the West Point Band, the Dallas Winds, the Appalachian Wind Ensemble, and the Banda Musicale Città di Seriate, as well as renowned solo and chamber musicians including Craig Knox (Pittsburgh Symphony). In 2018 his piece for brass ensemble “Rise Up” was selected as a winner of the Dallas Winds fanfare competition. Since 2019, his music has been regularly featured...
2024-08-2742 min
Composer Chats1.41 - Steven RosenhausSteven L. Rosenhaus (b. Brooklyn, NY) is a composer, lyricist, arranger, conductor, author, educator and clinician, and performer. His concert music has been called “clever, deftly constructed and likable” by The New York Times; the Sächsiche Zeitung (Dresden, Germany) declares it “expressive....Its song-like melodic sequences and balladic aspects give it a lyrical beauty, within a newer soundworld.” Back Stage magazine called his music and lyrics for the off-Broadway show "Critic" “sprightly, upbeat, and in the ballad repertory, simply lovely.” His original works and arrangements are performed by such musicians as the New York Philharmonic, the Kansas City Symphony, pia...
2024-08-201h 07
Composer Chats1.40 - Arthur BreurArthur Breur started seriously studying piano as a child of eight after his grandmother Jocelyn passed away. The two had been very close, and his weekend stays at her home inevitably included him asking her to play piano.At ten he started taking lessons, having already taught himself a variety of music in those two years, including various movie score themes and ragtime pieces. He gradually discovered that he enjoyed composing and playing his own music more than playing what was assigned to him by his piano teacher.From the start, his compositions were very...
2024-08-1356 min
Composer Chats1.39 - Alan TheisenLAN THEISEN (b. 4 October 1981) is a composer, saxophonist, author, and educator. Influenced in his youth by the careers of Leonard Bernstein and Quincy Jones, Theisen soon established his personal ethos of creating and sharing new music with joyous enthusiasm across multiple artistic endeavors. He continues this commitment to comprehensive musicianship by tirelessly combining the disciplines of composing, performance, scholarship, conducting, advocacy, and pedagogy.Theisen's compositions encompass a wide array of genres and instrumentation including chamber music, art song, solo piano, concerti, jazz, pop song, musical theatre, symphonies, improvisational music, and more. Praised as coming from “an extraordinarily talen...
2024-08-061h 12
Composer Chats1.38 - Ryan FraleyRyan Fraley (b. 1973) is an accomplished composer, arranger, producer, music engraver, and engineer. Ryan's compositions and arrangements have been performed worldwide by jazz ensembles, orchestras, and bands of all levels. His work is published by The FJH Music Company inc. (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and his own imprint, HXmusic, LLC. He is the co-founder of Wave Mechanics Union, a studio jazz orchestra with two albums released. Ryan has provided orchestrations for Jon Anderson (vocalist from the band Yes) for Jon's various solo projects, and music for media of all types. Ryan is a member of The American Society of Composers, Author...
2024-07-3047 min
Composer Chats1.37 - Katherine BergmanKatherine Bergman (b. 1985) is a Minnesota-based composer who draws on environmentalism, literature, and found materials to create music that has been described as hypnotic and visceral. She has received commissions and performances from leading ensembles throughout the United States and abroad, including the U.S. Coast Guard Band, Estonian Police and Border Guard Orchestra, Hub New Music, Zeitgeist, Seen/Heard Trio, The Dream Songs Project, and many others. Her works have been presented at ISCM World Music Days, The Midwest Clinic, North American Saxophone Alliance Biennial Conference, College Band Directors National Association Conference, and The Upper Midwest Chamber Winds Sy...
2024-07-2347 min
Composer Chats1.36 - Jorge VargasJorge Luis Vargas was born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila in 1971 and currently resides in Eagle Pass, Texas. His full time job is a band director at Memorial Junior High, where he teaches beginner band, concert band, and Mariachi. His writing career started when he was asked to arrange several mariachi mariachi songs for the local high school. After several years of honing his skills as a mariachi composer and arranger, He wrote his first marching band show for CC Winn High School in Eagle Pass. After a few years of writing for marching band, he decided to take a...
2024-07-1653 min
Composer Chats1.35 - Emily RiceEmily Rice is an LA-based, British-born composer for film and TV, known for her dark, post-classical score to the Netflix series "The I-Land"(executive produced by and starring Kate Bosworth) and for creating an introspective, bluesy-cello based score for "Miss Juneteenth" starring Nicole Beharie ("Sleepy Hollow", "Black Mirror"), which premiered to critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival and was nominated by the Satellite Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Gotham Awards and Austin Film Critics Association among others; the soundtrack was released by Lakeshore Records. Emily's other recent projects include the Netflix action-adventure anime film "Sol Levante" and documentaries "100 Years From Home"...
2024-07-091h 06
Composer Chats1.34 - John PasternakJohn M. Pasternak is an active composer, conductor, and teacher. John attended Kent State University (KSU) where he pursued a Bachelor of Music Education degree and served as President of the Kent State Chapter of the Ohio Collegiate Music Education Association (OCMEA). Mr. Pasternak was a Staff Arranger at Kent State University, where he focused on composing and arranging for the music department while conducting his works with many of the KSU music ensembles. He has composed repertoire for many Independent Films and is an elected member of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
2024-07-021h 12
Composer Chats1.33 - Jon BubbettJon Bubbett, a native of Dothan, AL, graduated from Dothan High School (1977). He received his BMEd from Troy State University in Troy, AL, in 1981 and his MMEd in 1989 from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago, IL. His career spanned thirty eight years with the last twenty six at Thompson High School in Alabaster, AL. His previous schools were Washington-Wilkes Comprehensive High School in Washington, GA, Demopolis High School in Demopolis, AL and Erwin High School in Birmingham, AL. His bands have performed in a variety of venues across the southeast, most notably the Thompson High School Wind E...
2024-06-251h 02
Composer Chats1.32 - Murat SelcukMurat Selçuk is a composer, music producer, and classical clarinetist originally from Turkey and currently based in Los Angeles. Murat's most recent project is the highly anticipated upcoming Netflix series 'Dead Boy Detectives’ co-composed with Blake Neely.In his music, he experiments with orchestral and electronic instruments to create unique textures and compelling sonic worlds. Growing up in Istanbul, Turkey, Murat developed a very eclectic taste and sensibility towards music and film. Influenced by the electronic music scene of the 80’s and 90’s, he started producing music on his first synthesizer as a teenage...
2024-06-181h 07
Composer Chats1.31 - JaRod HallJaRod Hall (b. 1991) is a Texas-native composer, educator, and performer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of North Texas where he studied conducting with Nicholas Williams and Dennis Fisher. JaRod's bands have received consistent sweepstakes awards at the Texas University Interscholastic League Concert and Sightreading Evaluations, as well as being recognized at the state level. In 2018 and 2019, JaRod's bands at Griffin Middle School earned the Citation of Excellence award, honoring the top two non-varsity bands in the state of Texas. Under his leadership, the R. L. Turner Marching Band in Carrollton, TX received 1st...
2024-06-111h 03
Composer Chats1.30 - Harrison CollinsHarrison J. Collins (b. 1999) began composing at the young age of thirteen. Since then, he has made a name for himself across the United States as a skilled composer. He combines his musical studies in academic settings with years of self-teaching and a strong intuition to write music that challenges and connects to performers and listeners alike.Their works for wind ensemble, orchestra, and chamber ensembles are published by Murphy Music Press, C. Alan Publications, and more, and have been performed across the United States and internationally. They are a winner of numerous composition competitions, including the...
2024-06-041h 04
Composer Chats1.29 - Mark AdlerMark Adler brings to his work as a composer a broad background in both film and music. At age 16 he created an award-winning animated short which the New York Museum of Modern Art acquired for its permanent archive collection. A year later, he was the recipient of an American Film Institute grant for his original screenplay. He studied piano privately for fifteen years, and was initially a music major. His return to music followed graduation from film school at UCLA, where he studied film scoring with David Raksin. In the early '80s Mark played keyboards for a number o...
2024-05-281h 17
Composer Chats1.28 - The Octopus ProjectThe Octopus Project has been releasing joyous party music since 2002, following a musical path that veers through blown-out rock’n’roll, vibrant electronics, surreal pop and expansive psych landscapes. Based in Austin, TX, the group of multi-instrumentalists has released six studio albums, starting with 2002’s Identification Parade. Touring venues and festivals worldwide (Lollapalooza, Coachella, All Tomorrow's Parties) both on their own and as handpicked support for artists as diverse as DEVO and Aesop Rock, they’ve earned a reputation for explosive live shows and immersive audio-visual experiments. Also active as composers for video games and film, they were awarded...
2024-05-2154 min
Composer Chats1.27 - Dominik ScherrerJoin Jason as he welcomes composer Dominik Scherrer to the Podcast!Dominik first won the prestigious British Ivor Novello Award and received a Royal Television Society (RTS) nomination for his riveting score on Ripper Street. He earned two additional Ivor Novello nominations for Amazon’s The Collection and the British crime series Agatha Christie’s Marple.Dominik recently reunited with the Williams brothers to score Amazon’s thriller series The Widow, starring Kate Beckinsale. He also scored the landmark dramas An Inspector Calls and Monroe.Equally accomplished in film scoring, Dominik’s credits include...
2024-05-1459 min
Composer Chats1.26 - Jeff ToyneJoin Jason as he welcomes composer Jeff Toyne to the podcast!https://jefftoyne.com
2024-05-071h 03
Composer Chats1.22 - Steve DanyewJoin Jason as he welcomes composer Steve Danyew to the podcast!www.stevedanyew.comteve Danyew’s music has been hailed as “startlingly beautiful” and “undeniably well crafted and communicative” by the Miami Herald, and has been praised as possessing “sensitivity, skill and tremendous sophistication” by the Kansas City Independent.Danyew (b. 1983) is the recipient of numerous national and international awards for his work, and his compositions have been performed throughout the world in venues such as the Sydney Opera House, the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, and the steps of the US Capitol. Danyew’s recen...
2024-04-3059 min
Composer Chats1.25 - Marie Antoinette DouglasJoin Jason as he welcomes composer Marie Antoinette Douglas to the show!Atlanta bred composer Marie A. Douglas mixes and layers genres and textures as a means to inject unprecedented relate-ability and excitement into pieces intended for concert stages. Her compositional choices portray her varied experiences creating a product that is highly artistic, gorgeous yet gritty, robust with innovation and familiarity. Marie’s compositions and arrangements have been performed throughout the United States and Canada, she as been noted for the memorable melodies, multi faceted rhythms, compelling textures, and the complimentary orchestrations present within her works. ...
2024-04-231h 03
Composer Chats1.24 - Ryan GeorgeJoin Jason as he welcomes composer Ryan George to the podcast!RYAN GEORGE currently resides in Austin, Texas where he is active as an arranger and composer. His work, ranging from music for the concert stage to music for marching ensembles is performed regularly throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Ryan completed his first work for concert band in 2007 and since then his works have received performances at the American Bandmasters Association Convention, the MidWest Band and Orchestra Clinic (Chicago), W.A.S.B.E., the Music For All (Bands of America) Concert Band F...
2024-04-1648 min
Composer Chats1.23 - Quincy HilliardJoin Jason as he welcomes composer Quincy Hilliard to the podcast!Quincy C. Hilliard’s compositions for wind band are published by several major music publishers, and are performed throughout the world where there are wind bands of British-American instrumentation. His stature as an outstanding composer is apparent as conductors frequently commission him for new compositions.Dr. Hilliard has been a recipient several times of the distinguished American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) award recognizing the numerous performances of his works and was chosen as one of a select group of composers to wri...
2024-04-0959 min
Composer Chats1.21 - Nicole PiunnoJoin Jason as he welcomes composer Nicole Piano to the podcast this week! Nicole Piunno (b. 1985) is a composer who views music as a vehicle for seeing and experiencing the realities of life. Her music often reflects the paradoxes in life and how these seeming opposites are connected as they often weave together. Her harmonic language and use of counterpoint mirrors the complexity of our world by acknowledging light and dark, past and present, beauty and brokenness, confinement and freedom, chaos and order, spiritual and physical, life and death. Nicole holds a Doctor of Musical A...
2024-03-261h 03
Composer Chats1.20 - Dara TaylorJoin Jason this week as he welcomes composer Dara Taylor to the show!Dara Taylor is an American composer for film and television scores. An HMMA-nominated composer, she has composed music for a number of Independent films including thrillers, dramas, and comedies. She has contributed additional music to ABC's Agent Carter, Galavant and Lifetime’s Child Genius as well as arrangements and score production for studio productions like Bad Moms, Baywatch, Smurfs The Lost Village, Sausage Party, and more. In 2015, she was nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award for her score for the Together Magic film Undetectable...
2024-03-1947 minComposer Chats1.19 - David BiedenbenderJoin Jason as he welcomes composer David Biedenbender to the podcast!David Biedenbender (b. 1984, Waukesha, Wisconsin) is a composer, conductor, performer, educator, and interdisciplinary collaborator. David’s music has been described as “simply beautiful” (twincities.com), “striking” and “brilliantly crafted” (Times Argus) and is noted for its “rhythmic intensity” (NewMusicBox) and “stirring harmonies.” (Boston Classical Review) “Modern, venturesome, and inexorable…The excitement, intensity, and freshness that characterizes Biedenbender’s music hung in the [air] long after the last note was played.” (Examiner.com) “Clearly, this is a composer to watch out for.” (Fanfare Magazine) He has written music for the concert stage as well...
2024-03-1252 min
Composer Chats1.16 - Gordon GoodwinJoin Jason as he welcomes THE Gordon Goodwin to the podcast! Even for a successful composer and arranger in Hollywood, Gordon Goodwin’s numbers are impressive: A 2006 GRAMMY Award for his Instrumental Arrangement of “Incredits” from the Pixar film The Incredibles, three Emmy Awards, and thirteen GRAMMY nominations.Here’s another impressive number to add to the list: eighteen. As in the number of musicians in Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, one of the most exciting large jazz ensembles on the planet. Populated by L.A.’s finest players, the Big Phat Band takes the big band...
2024-02-201h 08
Composer Chats1.15 - Daniel Montoya Jr.Join Jason as he welcomes composer Daniel Montoya Jr. to the podcast!Daniel Montoya Jr. is a proud and rare native of Austin, an ’80s, ’90s, & ’00s music aficionado, and fully embraces his unstoppable rise to “zaddy” status. He also, occasionally, writes music (since being musically moved by his first viewing of the James Cameron film Titanic and wanting to write the music to the sequel, Titanic 2: Jack of Spades: Jack Dawson’s Revenge: This Time It’s Personal). His oeuvre spans several genres, including original pieces and arrangements for wind band, percussion ensemble, and the marching arts. His works, w...
2024-02-131h 02
Composer Chats1.14 - Alexandra GardnerJoin Jason as he welcomes composer Alexandra Gardner to the podcast! Praised as “highly lyrical and provocative of thought” (San Francisco Classical Voice) and “mesmerizing” (The New York Times), the music of composer Alexandra Gardner is thrilling audiences and performers alike with a “particular alchemy of craft, whimsy, and sensual appeal” (The New Yorker). She composes for varied instrumentations and often mixes acoustic instruments with electronic music and field recordings, drawing inspiration from mythology, the natural sciences, and contemporary literature.Alexandra’s compositions are regularly featured at festivals and venues around the world, including the Aspen Music Fe...
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Composer Chats1.13 - Rossano GalanteJoin Jason this week as he welcomes composer Rossano Galante! Born in Buffalo, New York, Rossano Galante received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Trumpet Performance from SUNY Buffalo in 1992. That same year he was one of nineteen people from around the world to be accepted to the University of Southern California’s Film Scoring Program. He studied with the late Jerry Goldsmith, who won an Academy Award for his film score for The Omen. In 1999, Mr. Galante moved to California to pursue a career in composition and film orchestration. Since then he has worked with two-time Os...
2024-01-3049 min
Composer Chats1.12 - Robbie TeehanJoin Jason as he welcomes composer Robbie Teehan to the podcast!www.robbieteehan.comRobbie (Rob) Teehan is a JUNO-award nominated Canadian composer, known for his nuanced and melodic scores to film, TV, and video games, and broad musical experience. He scored the critically-acclaimed Canadian film SCARBOROUGH, hailed by NOW Magazine as “A New Canadian Cinema”, and winner of 8 Canadian Screen Awards including “Best Motion Picture”; BELOW THE BELT, which recently premiered in New York City with Executive Producer Hillary Rodham Clinton in attendance; and BOTTLE CONDITIONED directed by Academy Award nominee Jerry Franck. Robbie’...
2024-01-2352 min
Composer Chats1.11 - Erika SvanoeJoin Jason this week as he welcomes composer Erika Svanoe to the podcast!Dr. Erika Svanoe (b. 1976) is a conductor and composer for wind band, known for her lyrical melodies, nods to classic literature, musical deconstruction, humor, and pastiche. Her works have been performed by "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, the United States Navy Band, the National Concert Band of America, featured at the Midwest Clinic, the American Bandmasters Association National Conference, and the Boston New Music Festival, and on Wisconsin Public Radio, in Bandworld's Top 100, and the Teaching Music Through Performance in Band series. Her fir...
2024-01-161h 06
Composer Chats1.10 - Adam GorbJoin Jason as he welcomes composer Adam Gorb to the show!Adam Gorb was born in 1958 and started composing at the age of ten. At fifteen he wrote a set of piano pieces – A Pianist’s Alphabet – of which a selection was performed by Susan Bradshaw on BBC Radio 3. In 1977 he went to Cambridge University to study music, where his teachers included Hugh Wood and Robin Holloway. After graduating in 1980 he divided his time between composition and working as a musician in the theatre. In 1987 he started studying privately with Paul Patterson, and then, from 1991 at the Royal, Ac...
2024-01-0954 min
Composer Chats1.9 - Johan de MeijJoin Jason as he welcomes Dutch composer and conductor Johan de Meij to the podcast!Dutch composer and conductor Johan de Meij (Voorburg, 1953) received his musical training at the Royal Conservatory of Music in The Hague, where he studied trombone and conducting. His award-winning oeuvre of original compositions, symphonic transcriptions and film score arrangements has garnered him international acclaim and have become permanent fixtures in the repertoire of renowned ensembles throughout the world. His Symphony No. 1 The Lord of the Rings was awarded the prestigious Sudler Composition Prize and has been recorded by myriad ensembles including The Lo...
2023-12-191h 00
Composer Chats1.8 - Laura StricklingJoin Jason as he welcomes world renown, Grammy nominated soprano, Laura Strickling!Two-time GRAMMY® award nominee for Best Classical Vocal Solo Album for Confessions (2022) and 40@40 (2024) – Laura Strickling’s recordings make, “a strong statement about the status of contemporary art songs and her commitment to them,” (Schmopera). Recognized by The New York Times for her “flexible voice, crystalline diction, and warm presence,” she is celebrated for her work performing and promoting art song, with an emphasis on new additions to the canon. She curated The New Music Shelf Anthology of contemporary art songs for soprano and recently announced The 40@40 Project...
2023-12-121h 06
Composer Chats1.7 Catherine JoyJoin Jason this week as he welcomes composer Catherine Joy to the podcast!With a passion for music and collaboration, Catherine Joy is a composer for film, media and live performance. She recently won Best Documentary Score for the uplifting feature documentary Gold Balls, and in 2014 won the Independent Music Vox Pop Award for her soundtrack for the film All Things Hidden. Catherine is the Executive Director for the Alliance for Women Film Composers. She plays many instruments including violin, piano, and guitar.Catherine has scored award-winning films, including the feature documentary Gold Balls which...
2023-12-051h 05
Composer Chats1.6 - Anne McGintyListen in as Jason welcomes composer Anne McGinty to the podcast!Anne McGinty is known throughout the world as the most prolific woman composer in the field of concert band literature, having written more than 225 pieces, with more than 50 of those commissioned by bands across the United States. Thousands of people have played her music and discovered the joy and beauty of playing music that is both educational (helping instrumentalists learn basic musical skills) and also musical, engaging their imagination and encouraging them to stay in the instrumental music program. In addition to concert band, she has...
2023-11-281h 04
Composer Chats1.5 - Jennifer JolleyListen in as Jason welcomes composer Jennifer Jolley to the podcast!Jennifer Jolley (b. 1981) is a composer, conductor, and professor person. Her work is founded on the belief that the pleasures and excesses of music have the unique potential to engage political and provocative subjects. Addressing a range of topics such as climate change, #MeToo, feminist history, and the abuses of the Putin regime, Jennifer strives to write pieces that are equally enjoyable and meaningful.Jennifer’s works have been performed by ensembles worldwide. She has received commissions from the National Endowment for the Arts, th...
2023-11-2152 min
Composer Chats1.4 - Jim StephensonListen in as Jason welcomes composer Jim Stephenson to the podcast!Leading American orchestras, instrumentalists, and wind ensembles around the world have performed the music of Chicago based composer James M. Stephenson, both to critical acclaim and the delight of audiences. The Boston Herald raved about “straightforward, unabashedly beautiful sounds,” suggesting “Stephenson deserves to be heard again and again!” A formal sense of melody and tonality characterize his music, each embedded in a contemporary soundscape. These qualities, coupled with the composer’s keen ability to write to each occasion, have led to a steady stream of commissions and ongoing pr...
2023-10-3148 min
Composer Chats1.3 - Paul DooleyJoin Jason as he welcomes composer Paul Dooley to the podcast!aul Dooley is one of the most prolific and performed composers in America today. His path has embraced not only his Western Classical heritage, but also a cross-cultural range of contemporary music, dance, art, technology and the interactions between the human and natural worlds. His music has been described as "impressive and beautiful" by American composer Steve Reich.Dooley’s orchestral music has been commissioned and performed by, among many others, the Nashville Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Singapore Symphony, Macau Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Ca...
2023-10-2453 min
Composer Chats1.2 - Dana WilsonJoin Jason Nitsch as he welcomes composer Dana Wilson to the podcast!The works of Dana Wilson have been commissioned and performed by such diverse ensembles as the Chicago Chamber Musicians, Formosa Quartet, Xaimen Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Memphis Symphony, Dallas Wind Symphony, Voices of Change, Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Syracuse Symphony, Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, the trio STRATA, and Canadian Brass. Many college ensembles and faculty members have performed and recorded his music.Solo works have been written for such renowned artists as hornists Gail Williams (international soloist, formerly with the Chicago Symphony) and Adam Unsworth...
2023-10-1740 min
Composer Chats1.1 - Alex ShapiroTag along with composer Jason Nitsch as he spends some time with some of his favorite composers. There will be a little talk about music, a little talk about life, and a whole lot of whatever happens to come up! Find Alex on the web at https://www.alexshapiro.orgComposer Alex Shapiro aligns note after note with the hope that at least a few of them will actually sound good next to each other. Her persistence at this activity, as well as non-fiction music writing, arts advocacy, public speaking, wildlife photography, and the shameless in...
2023-10-101h 11
Studio ClassEpisode 102: Masterclass - Jason NitschJason Nitsch is a composer for the concert stage, feature and short films, and other media. In the world of podcasting, he is the writer, producer, and composer for Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer Rim, a science fiction drama podcast with a dedicated cult following. In the film world, he has scored the short film Passing By directed by David M. Chandler, Edward J. Delaney’s feature length documentary Library of the Early Mind, and the celebrated horror short Bedtime produced by Joint Concept Productions.
He has released multiple albums, including Poem at the End of...
2023-07-241h 12Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 305 - More Questions Than AnswersIn this episode, Lt. Rachel Meyers finds herself in unfamiliar surroundings, separated from her squad, and has to face the worst that the Project has to offer.Approximate runtime 16 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released July 17, 2023Dr. Robert West- Voiced by Allen DonnellyLt. Rachel Meyers- Voiced by Victoria WhitsonNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main Theme performed and recorded by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, John Walton - conductor.
2023-07-1717 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 304 - DSCM ProtectorIn this episode, our brave Colonial Marines head to the surface to pursue the crew of the mysterious ship...what will they find when they get there? Approximate runtime 18 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released July 10, 2023"Jess" - Voiced by Emma HarropProtector Deck Officer - Voiced by Robert KempProtector Executive Officer- Voiced by Maria BloodlineProtector Navigation Officer- Voiced by Katlynn MNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main Theme performed and recorded by the Cape...
2023-07-1017 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 303 - CharlieIn this episode, we join Charlie company as they have been cut off from the rest of the squares from the DSCM Protector. Approximate runtime 15 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released July 3, 2023Corp. John Stanton - Voiced by Marcus AndersonCorp. Harper - Voiced by Catherine DivarisCorp. Brown- Voiced by Michael BrownCorp. Spencer- Voiced by Steven Cazort Narrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main Theme performed and recorded by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, John Walton...
2023-07-0317 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 302 - BetaIn this episode, we join Beta company as they have been cut off from the rest of the squares from the DSCM Protector. Approximate runtime 15 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released June 26, 2023Lt. Rachel Meyers - Voiced by Victoria WhitsonCorp. Collins - Voiced by Roberto JolliffeCorp. Murphey- Voiced by Emma LCorp. Woods - Voiced by Nick Van NotNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main Theme performed and recorded by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra...
2023-06-2614 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 301 - AlphaIn this season 3 opening episode, we join Alpha company as they have been cut off from the rest of the squads from the DSCM Protector. Approximate runtime 16 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released June 19, 2023Captain Abigail Kelly - Voiced by Tiffany BelzarLt. Andrew Brady - Voiced by Mitchell ReederCorp. Hicks- Voiced by Dennis WinterhofferCorp. Perry- Voiced by Jess FischerCorp. McAllister - Voiced by Eryn AndrewsNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main...
2023-06-1916 min
Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 208 - The FacilityIn this episode, our brave Colonial Marines head to the surface to pursue the crew of the mysterious ship...what will they find when they get there? Approximate runtime 18 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released November 7, 2022“Captain Abigail Kelly” - Voiced by Tiffany Belzar"Jess" - Voiced by Emma HarropProtector Deck Officer - Voiced by Missy Sumoski"Lt. Andrew Brady "Scout" - Voiced by Mitchel Reeder"Lt. Rachel Myers "Wizard" - Voiced by Victoria Whitson"Corp. John Stan...
2022-11-0718 min
Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 207 - The New Team Part 2In this episode, we return to the DSCM protector in pursuit of an unknown vessel in the vicinity of the downed colony ship. The chase is on, and the race for answers has begun! Approximate runtime 15 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released October 24, 2022“Captain Abigail Kelly” - Voiced by Tiffany Belzar"Jess" - Voiced by Emma HarropProtector Deck Officer - Voiced by Missy Sumoski"Lt. Andrew Brady "Scout" - Voiced by Mitchel Reeder"Lt. Rachel Myers "Wizard" - Voiced by V...
2022-10-2414 min
Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 206 - The DoctorIn this episode, we drop in on a Colony Ship headed to the outer rim to ferry hundreds of hopeful colonists to a new life of prosperity and happiness. This trip, however, was about to experience...an anomaly. Approximate runtime 18 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released October 17, 2022“Dr. Harrison Miller” - Voiced by Simon JacksonProject Enforcer - Voiced by David ThornburgLab Doctor - Voiced by Loran SmithColony Ship Attendant - Voiced by Miri BluebeardNarrator - Voiced by A...
2022-10-1718 min
Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 205 - The GirlIn this episode, we follow a little girl who has unexpectedly awakened from her slumber in route to the outer rim. How could a stranger she meets change her future? Approximate runtime 12 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released October , 2022“Gia” - Voiced by Payton NitschProject Enforcer - Voiced by David ThornburgProject Soldier No. 2 - Voiced by Shanice OnikeNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Cello solos performed by Carolyn Regula "The Cello Doll"Main Theme performed and...
2022-10-1012 min
Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 204 - The PassengerIn this episode, the passenger is woken out of stasis sleep early and thrown into an emergency on the ship! Can she get to the bottom of what's happening in time to save herself? Find out! Approximate runtime 16 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released October 3, 2022“Sidney Cooper” - Voiced by Nicole Nitsch"Passenger" - Voiced by Gavin Smith"Sam"- Voiced by Emma HarropNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main Theme performed and recorded by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orch...
2022-10-0315 min
Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 203 - The AssistWe spend this episoden catching up with Dr. Robert West. Fresh off the trial of Lt, not Captain, Kelly, just what is the doctor up to...and what evil plan is he hatching behind the scenes? Approximate runtime 18 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released September 26, 2022“Dr. Robert West” - Voiced by Allen Donnelly”Captain Abigail Kelly” - Voiced by Tiffany Belzar"Dr. Harrison Miller - Voiced by Simon JacksonNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main Theme performed and recorded by the C...
2022-09-2613 min
Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 202 - The AnomalyIn this episode, we drop in on a Colony Ship headed to the outer rim to ferry hundreds of hopeful colonists to a new life of prosperity and happiness. This trip, however, was about to experience...an anomaly. Approximate runtime 24 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released September 19, 2022“Chief Engineer DiMarco” - Voiced by Michelle Miller”Jess” - Voiced by Emma HarropProject Enforcer - Voiced by David ThornburgNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main Theme performed and recorded by the Cape...
2022-09-1923 min
Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 201 - The New TeamIn the Season 2 opener, Captain Kelly meets her new team on board the DSCM Protector. They set off on their first patrol and hope for a quiet tour of duty. They may not be that lucky. Approximate runtime 22 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released September 12, 2022“Captain Abigail Kelly” - Voiced by Tiffany Belzar”Jess” - Voiced by Emma HarropProtector Deck Officer Victoria Ransom - Voiced by Missy SumoskiLt. Andrew Brady "Scout" - Voiced by Mitchel ReederNarrator - Voiced b...
2022-09-1221 min
Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 111 - The Trial (Special Season 1 Bonus Episode)In this special Season 1 Bonus episode, we'll head into the courtroom where the LT faces her most daunting task yet...proving her innocence and exposing the Project to the world! Approximate runtime 16 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released September 6, 2021“LT” - Voiced by Tiffany Belzar”Jess” - Voiced by Emma HarropTribunal Judge - Voiced by Kevin CaseyJAG lawyer Mark Turner - Voiced by Chris LynchDSCM Prosecutor - Voiced by Adam WoolleyDr. Robert West - Voiced b...
2022-02-2816 min
Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 110 - The Unwelcome Home (Special Season 1 Bonus Episode)Following the conclusion of season 1, the LT heads for home. What kind of reception will she receive, and will she get the answers that she is seeking. Find out in this special Season 1 bonus episode! Approximate runtime 9 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released February 21, 2022“LT” - Voiced by Tiffany Belzar”Jess” - Voiced by Emma HarropCommodore Norman J. Russell - Voiced by Ingamar MediaNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main Theme performed and recorded by the Cape Town Philharm...
2022-02-2108 min
Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 109 - The Derelict (Season 1 Bonus Episode)In a special Season 1 Bonus episode, a mystery surrounding the fate of one of our season 1 characters is revealed. Approximate runtime 13 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released February 14, 2022Captain Chester Paulson - Voiced by James JohnsonShips Crewman - Voiced by Pat GolebiowskiNumber One - Voiced by Chris DalekNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main Theme performed and recorded by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, John Walton - conductor.
2022-02-1412 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 108 - Any Port in a Storm - Part 2 (Season 1 Finale)In the season 1 Finale, LT must find her way back on board the DSCM Protector while planning for the total destruction of the infected space station. Bring the excitement to a close as we complete our story on the season 1 Finale. Approximate runtime 21 minutes.Original story and music by Jason K. NitschOriginally released September 6, 2021“LT” - Voiced by Tiffany Belzar”Jess” - Voiced by Emma HarropAlpha Squad Hargrave - Voiced by Sean Michael SmithNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Main Theme performed and reco...
2021-09-0621 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 107 - The LabWorking late in the laboratory, a lone researcher…helplessly behind schedule and needing a breakthrough, works alone long after midnight. Fighting fatigue and exhaustion, this single individual will set off the chain of events that will effect everyone on the station. Unfortunately for this scientist, his breakthrough discovery would come at the most inopportune time. Approximate run time: 19 minutesOriginal story and musical score by Jason NitschDr. Jack Robertson - Voiced by Matt SindtNarrator - Voiced by Aizaac S. Cello - Michelle PackmanOriginally released August 30, 2021
2021-08-3019 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 106 - Cold StorageDeep within the lower levels of station Hotel Tango, a lonely supply clerk named “Smith” works alone each day managing the storage of the long=term supplies of the station. Each day for Smith is the same, walk the corridors, verify the stores, and count every box until it’s used. Today would not be the same. Smith was about to receive a special shipment for storage that was not what it seems…Approximate Runtime 16 minutesSupply Clerk Smith - Voiced by Jacob L. SkrapkaLab Tech - Voiced by Craig StorrodCentra...
2021-08-2316 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 105 - The Project - Part 2After docking with the station, personnel from “The Project” enter the station to determine what may have happened and to attempt to recover the research data from the experiments which led to the disaster. Armed to the teeth, and accompanied by multiple squads of colonial marines, the station is breached by the boarding party. They may not be prepared for what they find waiting inside…Approximate running time: 19 minutesDr. Robert West - Voiced by Allen DonnellyPaul Wagner - Voiced by John BrattinJake Raznor - Voiced by Ben AyersN...
2021-08-1620 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 104 - The Project - Part 1Following an unknown accident at a secret deep-space…and very secret military laboratory, the now darkened station is approached by a strange ship. On board is the head of the mysterious group known only as “The Project” who oversees all of the secret sites across the galaxy just like this one. The ship seeks answers, but also information…about what happened here and what clues may be gleaned from the accident on the station. Run time approximately 17 minutesDr. Robert West - Voiced by Allen DonnellyPaul Wagner - Voiced by John Brattin Jak...
2021-08-0918 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 103 - The Backup's BackupSomeone always has to mind the ship while the big dogs are away hunting. This week we meet Charlie Squad on the DSCM Protector. Led by their veteran squad leader, known to all as “Bingo",” the squad is the last line of defense on the ship. While always at the ready, Charlie Squad regularly finds themselves in the position of being prepared for action, but rarely being needed. Today they would experience much the same, and although they itch to get in on the action, they hope that they are once again not needed.Episode runtime approximately 18 minu...
2021-08-0218 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 102 - The New GuyIt was just another day at the office for the new guy on the station. Far from home, hating his job, and lacking in many of the comforts that he desired, our lowly accountants day was about to get turned on its head by some unexpected adventure. A sudden emergency at the station descends his world into chaos and he, and everyone around him, tries to make sense of what is happening around them. Runtime approximately 17 minutes. Story and original musical score by Jason Nitsch. Andrew Harper “The New Guy” - Voiced by Jason NitschSara...
2021-07-2617 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimEpisode 101 - Any Port in a StormWhile on a routine patrol of the outer rim territories, the DSCM Protector encounters trouble and is forced to dock at a mysterious station for repairs. Receiving no communication from inside the station, LT leads Alpha Squad into the station to investigate and what they find could put them all in jeopardy. Runtime approximately 18 minutes. Story and original musical score by Jason Nitsch. Musical score recorded by the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra - John Walton, conductor.“LT” - Voiced by Tiffany Belzar”Jess” - Voiced by Emma HarropDr. Emelie Rogers - Voiced by Holly...
2021-07-2619 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimMusic Trailer No. 2 - Kate Amrine!Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer Rim - Music Trailer No. 2 featuring trumpet master Kate Amrine (www.kateamrine.com)! The podcast launches on Monday July 26, 2021 on all platforms!
2021-07-2002 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimMusic Trailer No. 1 - The Cello DollTake a sneak peak at the music from Episode 6 "Cold Storage," composed by Jason Nitsch and performed by Carolyn Regula!
2021-07-1503 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer Rim - Trailer No. 2Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer Rim - Episode 1 releases on Monday, July 26, 2021! Listen free on your streaming service of choice! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @jasonnitsch!
2021-07-0601 minBeyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer RimSeason 1 Trailer!Enjoy this first look at season one of Beyond the Belt: Adventures from the Outer Rim, a new sci-fi podcast from Jason Nitsch! www.jasonnitsch.com
2021-07-0302 min