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!
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Blessings,
Sarah Grace
 

Hello everyone!

A few days ago, I noticed we had reached 100 plays on Sarah, Plain and Tall. I think some thanks are in order.

In February of 2015, Ichthus Family Productions started out with the simple idea to make an audio drama. We had no hopes of anything big, we just loved audio drama, and wanted to try our hand at making it. We didn’t think very many people would listen to it, just family and a few friends. We decided to do an adaptation of a book that is a family favorite of our’s.
We wrote this on a whim, recorded it with a borrowed copy of Ableton and a borrowed microphone. Ableton wasn’t working for us, so we ended up waiting 3 months for a new, free software to come out. A friend gifted us with a copy of a similar free software, and we were back in business.
By now it was July, and we hoped to have a release date of sometime in September. At this point, after a brain storming session at the dinner table, we came up with the name Ichthus Family Productions. We decided to start a website, but that didn’t happen until the end of October. We all worked really hard, but were still a long way off from the September deadline we hoped for. That deadline got pushed to October 1st, then November, finally we hoped for the beginning of January 2016, but that too got bumped back to February 9th, 2016.

We finally finished Sarah, Plain and Tall and released it on February 9th.

We were so thrilled at the feedback we got so quickly! We started out with the hopes of maybe 20 people listening to it, but, thanks to you guys’ help, it grew so much bigger!

We would like to thank all of you who listened to Sarah, Plain and Tall, but specifically those who listened and told us what they thought.

Thank you to Roy, Tobin, Colton, Nathan, JD, Christopher, HelloItsMello, and Auterey.

We would also like to thank specifically JD Sutter and the team at Audio Theatre Central for their amazing review of Sarah, Plain and Tall,  Christopher Green for promoting it, and Auterey for sharing it on his online radio station.

We wouldn’t be doing what we are doing without you guys! Thank you so much for your overwhelming support! God bless you guys!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
Ichthus Family Productions

Hey ya'll!

Happy July! It is hard to believe it's July already! Seems like just yesterday it was still Winter!    

Here's our July News!

TREASURE SEEKERS:
We are full steam ahead with Treasure Seekers. I am nearly halfway through the VT edit, and after that comes sound design, which I hope to start by the end of the month. This project is coming along swimmingly! Recording was a breeze, and we are just waiting on one of the actors to get his lines to us. This project is turning out better than we had hoped and we can't wait to share it with you!  In the meantime, you can check out the page on our website for it, the first page listed under the 'productions' tab. 

MUSIC:
Because we are trying to put all our efforts into Treasure Seekers right now, we don't have any music planned. But that's not to say we won't do something on the spur of the moment. Just stayed tuned to our website so you don't miss anything.

OUR FAVORITE THINGS: A CHATCAST:
In case you missed it, last episode Victoria and I were joined by Isabella. We chatted about the classic novel "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott, as well as the various movie, and audio drama adaptations. You can check that episode out here. And be sure to leave a comment or contact us and let us know what you thought! Next episode releases July 27, and we tentatively plan to talk about a series of books we just discovered that we love! Join us then!

Well, I think that's about it! Are you guys excited about Treasure Seekers? Have you listened to our podcast? What did you think?

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
Ichthus Family Productions

Hello everyone!
Today we are beyond thrilled to share with you the title and description of our newest and  upcoming audio drama!
​Drum roll please . . .  And the title is . . . 

Below is the description:

You can check out the page we set up on our website for it here.

We are so excited to finish this so you guys can hear it! We are just about done with recording and have already started the voice track editing process. We don’t have a release date yet, but we hope it is soon!

Are you guys excited to hear Treasure Seekers? If you just can’t wait to hear it, sign up to our email list and we will send you a short audio clip of it! It’s really easy, just click this link, enter your email in the box, and we will send you a snippet of Treasure Seekers! 

Blessings,
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Victoria and Sarah Grace
Ichthus Family Productions

Hello everyone!
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It’s hard to believe we are almost halfway through the year already! Time flies! Here is this month’s news.
 
AUDIO DRAMA:
This past month, IFP planned to record and start post production on our newest audio drama. (yet to be announced) Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we are not even halfway through recording. So, here in June, we plan to finish recording and Lord willing, start post-production. We plan to spend quite a bit of time in Ichthus Studio this week. Also, in a couple weeks, we will be announcing the title and description of this audio drama! We are so excited and can’t wait for you to hear it!

MUSIC:
We are planning to release at least 3 songs this month. One of the first will be a cover of a song that is very dear to my heart, featuring the vocal talents of Isabella. And we will also release at least two piano solos for you guys to enjoy.

OUR FAVORITE THINGS | A CHATCAST:
If you haven’t heard, we decided to bump back the release schedule of Our Favorite Things. Instead of twice a month, we are releasing ONE episode each month, on the last Wednesday of the month. If you missed our last episode, check it out here. Victoria and I chatted about our favorite film scores. We also discussed Hans Zimmer's musical genius, John William's 90-year-old Steinway, and much more!

That’s it for now! Stay tuned on our website for when we announce the title and description of our next audio drama! Or better yet, sign up for our newsletter! God bless and have a wonderful summer!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
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Ichthus Family Productions
Sound design\producer

Hello everyone!

There is only THREE days left to enter the giveaway we  mentioned in our previous post! If you haven't already, head on over to Our Favorite Things | A ChatCast and enter! It is super simple! Here are some more details:

We are giving away TWO copies of the book "Ashburn" by Julia Erickson! To enter, post a comment on this post. For another entry, tell two friends about Our Favorite Things | A ChatCast and let us know that you did so. Please enter by May 23rd, 2016, and we will announce the winners on the next episode! 

Thank you guys so much for your support! God bless!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace

Ichthus Family Productions
Sound designer, recording engineer, producer.

Hello everyone,

Last week, we released episode 3 of Our Favorite Things! If you haven't heard it yet, check it out here!    We discussed the I.C.E. Agency series by Julia Erickson. We also interviewed Julia on the podcast and announced a giveaway! Here is some more info on the giveaway:

We are giving away TWO copies of Ashburn by Julia Erickson! To enter, post a comment on this post. For another entry, tell two friends about Our Favorite Things | A ChatCast and let us know that you did so. Please enter by May 23rd, 2016, and we will announce the winners on the next episode!

If you haven't done so already, be sure to enter! 

As for the announcement, currently, Our Favorite Things episodes release on the 2nd and last (4th) Wednesday of the month. For now, we have decided to release episodes on the last Wednesday of the month only.
With Ichthus Family Productions entering the recording\production phase of our next full audio drama, not to mention the other music productions we are working on, it is just too much to release a podcast every two weeks. At some later date, we may decide to switch back and release episodes twice a month. But for now, episodes release on the last Wednesday of the month. Episode 4 will release May 25, with episode 5 releasing June 29, etc. 

Thank you guys so much for your support and for listening to our podcast! God bless!

Blessings,
Sarah Grace
Ichthus Family Productions

Hey everyone!
Welcome to May! Spring is finally here! Here is some stuff we have planned for May.

AUDIO DRAMA:
We have finalized the script for our next audio drama and we cannot wait to for you to hear it! Writing went very well. After a few fun team “brainstorm” meetings, Victoria had it written in about a week’s time. It is going to be even bigger and better (hopefully) than Sarah, Plain and Tall! This month we will begin recording, and hopefully get into post-production by the end of the month. I (Sarah Grace) am getting itchy to do some sound design! It’s going to be a lot of fun! We may even have a guest star(s)!  Stay on the lookout for more details coming soon! We are so excited for this one! Here is a sneak peak of the script!  Grab a magnifying glass!

Also, in early April, The Audio Drama Alliance (of which IFP is thrilled to be a part of) released their second production, in which Victoria helped in post-production. Check that out here if you haven’t already. Also in the works for ADA is another production, which both Victoria and I will be a part of. We can’t wait for you to hear that one also. We will be sure to let you know when it releases.

MUSIC:
This month we plan to release some pieces from me, Victoria, and Isabella. Some vocal and a few piano solos we think you guys will enjoy! Stay on the lookout for those!

OUR FAVORITE THINGS | A CHATCAST:
If you guys remember, in April we started our podcast, Our Favorite Things | A ChatCast. We released the first two episodes and plan to release two more here in May. Our next episode will be about two novels written by independent author, Julia Erickson. Keep your eyes on the Our Favorite Things website, and if you haven’t already, check out our first two episodes!

God bless and have a wonderful day!
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Blessings,
Sarah Grace
 

Hey ya'll!

The first episode of our new chatcast (podcast) released today! Check out our website and listen to it there, or on SoundCloud, We talk about the Jonathan Park audio drama series and give more info about what the podcast will look like. We hope you enjoy it! We had a lot of fun recording it! Be sure to subscribe so you will never miss an episode!

The artwork was a lot of fun to do. I (Sarah Grace) did the watercolor wash in the background and Victoria did the amazing drawing that embodies what our podcast is about. 

Let us know what you thought think of our chatcast! Did you enjoy it? Have you ever heard any of the Jonathan Park series?
 
Blessings,
Sarah Grace
Ichthus Family Productions

P.S. Stayed tuned for some info on our next audio drama coming soon! Sign up for our newsletter so you won't miss it!

Hey everyone!
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Happy April!