Hello everyone!

It is finally March! Here's some info on what we have planned for the month!

TREASURE SEEKERS:
We are nearly finished with the mixing stage, and are currently working on composing music. We are still looking at a March release date, but are not sure exactly when yet. We will let you know when we know!  So excited to be reaching the end of this. We can't wait to share it with you guys!!

MUSIC:
​Yes, we are fully aware of the fact that it has been over 2 months since we have released any music . . . I know we keep saying this, but we are working remedying that very soon! Hopefully March will be the month!  We have so many ideas of different songs we want to do, just so little time. A couple of our ideas are a Disney parody music video (it is going to be epic!) and a Hawk Nelson song paired with a classic hymn. 

OUR FAVORITE THINGS | A CHATCAST:
This past month, Victoria flew solo as I (Sarah Grace) was out of commission. She discussed Les Miserables -- the book, the movie, the audio drama, and the music. Victoria did a great job; you don't want to miss this episode! 

ICHTHUS FAMILY PUBLICATIONS:
If you missed it, we opened a new branch of IFP! We are now branching out into published works, starting with Victoria's debut novel, London in the Dark. It is currently in the publishing stages, and we will let you now when it is available for purchase. Victoria also has another novel, Bound, that she is currently releasing as a serial on her blog.  

OTHER:
Our friends at Porchlight Family Media shared a new Verses in Vox featuring Victoria! You can check that out here.

Also, I (Sarah Grace) am hosting a writing contest called Stroke of the Pen! It is open to anyone to enter! You can find out more details and submit your entry if you decide to enter here.

I think that is all for now! Have a wonderful March!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
Sound designer\producer
Ichthus Family Productions 

Hello everyone!

​Here's some updates on what we cooking up in February! 

TREASURE SEEKERS:
We are currently looking at a mid-March release date. We just finished with the sound design, and are moving forward with mixing and composing. We are so excited to have accomplished another milestone in this project. Can't wait to share it with you guys!

MUSIC:
Due to work on Treasure Seekers and . . . ahem . . . another project that is in the works, we haven't very much time to devote to music production. But, we hope to get back to that within the next few months! We are also planning a fun, parody song that we hope to release sometime here in February. Just a few hints: it is about coffee, and the song is a popular Disney song. Give us your best guesses in the comments below!

OUR FAVORITE THINGS | A CHATCAST:
After a short hiatus, we are back with a review of a fantasy series of books, AND another author interview! You can check out that episode here. Going forward, we are planning more book reviews, and another episode about old movies.

OTHER:
In February, we are opening a new 'branch' of Ichthus Family Productions! But, that is all we are going to say for now! Subscribe so you don't miss that announcement! 

Also, Porchlight Family Media released a new Verses in Vox, in which our own Victoria did the reading! Be sure to check it out!

Thank you all so much for your support of IFP! God bless, and have a happy February!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
​Ichthus Family Productions

 to quote Charles Dickens. 2016 has been a crazy busy year, filled with good times, and hard times, but God has been faithful through it all!

Here is a recap of the things we have worked on in the last year:

In January, we released a song for the New year. It was a quiet month, as we wrapped up the final touches of our first audio drama.

In February, we released our first ever audio drama, Sarah, Plain and Tall. It was the product of a year’s worth of work, and a quite a few years’ worth of dreaming. We also released a short, 4-song “EP” about love, including Beautiful, How Deep the Father’s Love for Us, Live Like You’re Loved, and Even Me,  which featured the vocal talents of Elisa Yvonne and Isabella. Live Like You’re Loved has by far become our most popular production, reaching over 1000 plays on Soundcloud. We also celebrated the release of Do Unto Others, a short audio drama produced by Audio Drama Alliance, in which Sarah Grace assisted in post-production.

In March, we released a short-form audio drama skit entitled Lies and Otherwise. Isabella’s debut into the script writing world was quite a success.  We also released a piano duet version of Forever by Kari Jobe just in time for Easter.

We started a podcast in April, called Our Favorite Things | A ChatCast. The hosts, Victoria and Sarah Grace chat about their favorite media, everything from books and music, to audio dramas, and more! We have since released 12 episodes. We also released what is perhaps one of our favorite songs, A Jungle Book Medley. The Audio Drama Alliance released their second production in association with IFP.

We started our May with the release of Even When It Hurts, cover of Hillsong. It embodied some of our emotions as we struggled with the passing of a loved one. We also announced our next audio drama, Treasure Seekers, which is still in production. Also in May, we shared two piano solos, Midnight Rhapsody, and Moonlight Fantasy, by Sarah Grace and Victoria, respectively.

In June, we shared three songs, Times, cover of Tenth Avenue North, a piano solo No More Tears, and an a Capella version of It is Well, which we dedicated in loving memory of Sharon Felten. Mrs. Felten, who passed away on May 23rd, 2016, was an amazing wife, mama, friend, and musician, and we were honored to produce this song in her honor.

In July, we released a version of our country’s national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner. We also kicked up production on Treasure Seekers and really got rolling.

August, we also busily worked away on Treasure Seekers,  releasing one song, a Polonaise by Bach.

For September, we again released one song, The Acceleration of Time. The voice track editing for Treasure Seekers drew to a close, and we started working on Foley and sound design. Audio Drama Alliance released their 3rd production, also in association with IFP

In October we celebrated IFP’s first anniversary with a huge giveaway. We also shared the trailer and cover art for Treasure Seekers on World Audio Drama day. Audio Drama Alliance released their 4th production, written by none other than Victoria herself.

November 1st we released a song that was very dear to our hearts, More of You, cover of Colton Dixon. Also, we produced Still the One in honor of the 28th anniversary of two of the most important people in our lives, our parents, Brian and Michelle.

We kicked off December with our first ever music video! ‘December Song’ was a ton of fun to work on, and it was a pleasure working with our videographer, Matthew. We also shared a unique piano solo arrangement of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
 
That wraps up our 2016 year in recap! Thank you all so much for being on this journey with us. Without your support, we couldn’t continue doing what we are doing. You guys are the best! Here’s to 2017! God bless you all!
 
By God’s grace alone,
The team at Ichthus Family Productions. 

Happy December! Are you all ready for Christmas? We are super excited, and already consuming a TON of Christmas music! ;)

TREASURE SEEKERS:
We are still cracking away at the sound design for Treasure Seekers. We are more than halfway done, and getting very excited for you all to hear it! To wet your whistle, check out the promo we released.

MUSIC:
This month, we will be releasing our first ever music video! We are beyond excited! We have put a lot of work and effort into it, and we hope you enjoy it! It is Christmas themed and will include some drone footage as well. Be looking for it on December 14th, 2016.
Also, we plan to release a piano solo of one of my (Sarah Grace's) favorite Christmas songs.
In November, we released a cover of More of You, and, in honor of our parent's 28th anniversary, we covered Still the One by Shania Twain. If you haven't already, check it out!

OUR FAVORITE THINGS | A CHATCAST:
This month we released a two part episode of our favorite Christmas media! It was so much fun for us to put together, and if you haven't already, you should check them out! We shared some of our favorite Christmas music, books, audio dramas, and movies. Christmas Extravaganza Pt. 1 and Part 2. 
We decided to take December off, as the next episode would release the week after Christmas. So enjoy our Christmas two-parter, and we will talk with you again in January 2016! 

We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and enjoy spending time with friends and loved ones! God bless!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
​
Ichthus Family Productions
Sound designer\producer

Happy November! 

TREASURE SEEKERS:
We are hard at work on this! We have been set back a bit in the past two months or so, but we are making a ton of progress now! I am about a third of the way done with the sound design, and it is going very well! This afternoon, in order to record the perfect sound effect, I climbed a tree . . . one-handed. Wouldn't really recommend it. I had my recorder (my amazing, uber-expensive Zoom H5) in my left hand, and climbed the tree with my right, recording the sound of someone climbing a tree. Despite it being a bit windy, they turned out pretty well and will fit perfectly into the scene I need them for. 
Also, in case you missed it, we released the trailer and cover art for Treasure Seekers! Check it out on the "Treasure Seekers" tab under the "Productions" tab on our menu bar. The cover art was a lot of fun to do; I painted it with the help of 4 people over my shoulder, directing me. It was really a group project. ;)

MUSIC:
We FINALLY jumped back into the music production world with the release of More of You and Still the One.  Both were a ton of fun to do, and we are pretty pleased with the way they turned out! Check them out on our Music page. We are going to be working on a pretty epic Christmas music video for our next song, so we might be into the new year before we get back to regular programming. 

OUR FAVORITE THINGS | A CHATCAST:
In October, we released Episode 10 of Our Favorite Things, about our top 5 favorite musicals. We had a ton of fun in that episode, be sure to check it out if you haven't! We are not sure yet what we are going to talk about this month. What would YOU like us to talk about for the next episode?  Books, movies, music or audio dramas? Let us know! 

Well, I think that is all for this month! Thanks for all your support, and God bless!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
​
Ichthus Family Productions
Sound designer\producer

On October 30, 2015, Ichthus Family Productions was launched. We are so excited to be celebrating our one year anniversary! It seems crazy to think that we have been doing this for one year already! Time flies! In honor of the day, we decided to do an epic giveaway! Here's the details:

We are giving away one 2 CD copy of In Freedom's Cause, produced by Heirloom Audio, one physical copy of Down Gilead Lane season 1 produced by Keys for Kids Ministries, one physical copy of Candle in the Window by Lamplighter Theatre, AND our very own Sarah, Plain and Tall on CD, as well as 7 of our favorite songs produced by IFP on CD. 

To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment on this post, subscribe to our website via email, and share our website and this giveaway with 3 friends. Super easy, and that gets you three entries into the giveaway, no strings attached. But if you want more entries, you can:

-Follow us on SoundCloud,
-Follow Our Favorite Things | A ChatCast via email
-Share this giveaway and our website on at least one social media platform
-Share this giveaway and our website on your blog, website or newsletter

​See down below to tally your entries.

​Even if you already own some of these items, you can still enter! It is always nice to have another copy on hand to loan to friends or give away.

We will be announcing the winner on Monday, October 31.
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That's it! And on October 30, we are going to be releasing the cover art and the audio trailer for our next audio drama,Treasure Seekers, as well as a post about IFP in the past year. Check back then!

 Hello everyone!

Seems like it's been awhile, even though it has only been a month. September seemed to drag on, yet fly by all at once! 

Here's what we got planned for this month:

TREASURE SEEKERS:
We are still working hard on this! We are still planning on heading up to a local bike trail to record some Foley for certain scenes. We will be sure to take a ton of pictures to share with you all!
​We are full steam ahead on this for the next 3 months! In October, we plan to release a trailer\promo, and the official cover art. So stay tuned for that!

MUSIC:
Yet again, we still haven't been able to work on any music, but trust us, it is still our goal to do so! Unfortunately, before we were able to do anything, most of us came down with colds, and are still recovering. So here in October, we will try again to make that happen! We did release a piano solo, which you can check out here.

OUR FAVORITE THINGS | A CHATCAST
​In September, we released TWO episode of Our Favorite Things! An episode featuring our 4 top four indie artists, plus a bonus episode with a "get to know the hosts" Q&A for International Podcast Day! Those were both a ton of fun to do, and if you haven't already, go check them out!

OTHER:
If you haven't already, the poll we mentioned last month is still open, and we would love to hear your thoughts! We would love it if you would head on over and fill it out. It will only take a couple minutes of time. You can find it here.

I think that's about it! Are you guys excited for Treasure Seekers? What is a song you would like us to do a cover of? Thanks for your support of IFP! God bless!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
Sound designer\producer
Ichthus Family Productions

Hello everyone!
 
Happy first day of Fall! I am so happy for the cooler weather, gorgeous trees and of course, apples!
 
On this first day of Fall, I hope you enjoy this piece, called The Acceleration of Time. I just seemed appropriate for the first day of Fall.

This piece is beyond fun to play. The original sheet music is from David Nevue’s new album called “Winding Down”. All his pieces are so beautiful, and this one was no exception. I had a lot of fun arranging it, and changing it up. I hope you enjoy it was much as I enjoyed arranging and playing it.

​Also, a quick note: September 30 is International Podcast Day. So, in addition to the regular episode of Our Favorite Things | A ChatCast, (released September 28) we are also going to release a bonus episode on Sept. 30! It is going to be a fun episode! Stayed tuned! Sign up for email updates so you don’t miss it!

Thanks so much for your support of IFP! God bless you guys! Leave a comment and let us know what you thought of this song!
 
Blessings,
Sarah Grace
Ichthus Family Productions

Hello everyone! 

Welcome to September! Only 4 months left in the year! Crazy! Here's what we've got planned for the month of September.

AUDIO DRAMA:
We are still in the sound design stage of this production. It is coming along swimmingly, and we are so excited for you guys to hear it! In September, our composers (Victoria, Isaiah and Isabella) will begin working on the score, as I (Sarah Grace) continue working on sound design.

​MUSIC:
In August, due to some unforeseen circumstances (aka, being sick for two straight weeks) we weren't able to work on any music. We definitely are going to try to release at least one vocal piece, as well as one to two piano pieces. We plan to release a fun piano solo commemorating the first day of Fall, on September 22. 

OUR FAVORITE THINGS | A CHATCAST:
If you missed the last episode of Our Favorite Things, we talked about an audio drama series we love! You should definitely go listen to it! Check out the previous episode here, where we chatted with an Indie author, and reviewed an amazing book series! Also, we did a bit of re-branding on how we hosted our podcast, and you can now subscribe on Stitcher Radio or follow us on Kiwi6!

OTHER:
Also, we put together a survey that we would love to get your feedback on. It is only 4 simple questions, and we'd love to get your thoughts on how we can make IFP better! Please check it out below:

Thank you so much for your support of IFP and have a wonderful September! God bless!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
​Ichthus Family Productions

Hello everyone!

Welcome to August! Here is what we have going on this month.

TREASURE SEEKERS:
The bad news is, the actor we had planned to act a minor character was unable to do it. We are still working on getting this characters lines recorded. The good news is we are finished (except for slotting the aforementioned character’s lines in) with the voice track editing. We are getting closer to the finish line by the day! I am so excited to work on the sound design\Foley. We hope to make a big dent in getting this project finished these next two months.

MUSIC:
This month we plan to do more music. We have been so busy with Treasure Seekers this past month, we haven’t been able to work on anything else. We are excited to jump back into music. We will have a piano solo or two, plus Victoria has a song very dear to her heart she can’t wait to work on.

OUR FAVORITE THINGS | A CHATCAST:
July’s episode was a ton of fun! We chatted about a series of books we love, and we also got to interview the author! It was a blast to be able to “meet” the author and get to chat with her. You can check out that episode here if you haven’t heard it yet.  For August’s episode, we plan to talk about audio dramas!
Also, Our Favorite Things is now on Stitcher! You can listen and subscribe there!
 
That’s pretty much it for this month! Thanks so much for your support of Ichthus Family Productions!
​
Blessings,
Sarah Grace