Alex Kemp directs Alan Ruck for Batman Unburied, Season 2

Voice acting is more vulnerable to inauthenticity than visual media—there are no sets or costumes to help sell the illusion, no wide shots to distract the audience when a take isn’t quite working. Every shot is effectively an extreme close‑up. That’s why we need to get the real take—the one that’s utterly present, authentic and evocative. And once you’ve got it, move on.

Directing audio starts with understanding the writing—my experience as a writer is every bit as important as my musical training. It lets me focus on the emotional mechanics of the story and give actors clear focus and confidence. But I came up in recording studios, and I’m genuinely passionate about this art and always listening for the musicality of the performance.

Having fun and enjoying the process isn’t just a byproduct of making good work; it’s an intentional strategy to bring the best out of talent, and it generates the unpredictable excellence I’ve been able to conjure in the studio with the talented actors I’ve been fortunate to direct. And when the room is charged, the next line is always easier than the last.

DIRECTING AUDIO

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COMEDY REEL:

AUDIO DRAMAS

Song of The Summer, Higher Ground, Monkey Paw, Audible (In Progress, Director)

Batman Unburied: Season 2, DC Comics, Phantom Four, Spotify (Director)

The Seneschal, Netflix, Zack Snyder (Director, Producer)

The Very Worst Thing That Could Possibly Happen, Wolf at the Door (Writer + Director)

Necessary Tomorrows, Doha Projects, Wolf at the Door (Director, Producer)

Dark Dynasties, Discovery Plus (Director, Producer)

The Riddler: Secrets In the Dark, DC Comics, Phantom Four, Spotify (Director)

Zero Tolerance, Audible, James Patterson, Broadway Video (Sound Director)

Murder in Bermuda, Audible, James Patterson, Broadway Video (Sound Director)

Stories From The Low Season Poolside, Wolf at the Door (Director)

Batman Unburied, DC Comics, Phantom Four, Spotify (Director)

Matter, ShondaLand (Sound Director)

Mordeo, Blumhouse (Director)

The Imperfection Wolf at the Door (Writer + Director)

Dust: Chrysalis GunPowder & Sky (Director)


AWARDS

Winner, Best Audio Fiction, Tribeca Festival

Winner, Audience Award, The Signal Awards

Winnier, Silver, Best Podcast, The Signal Awards

Official Selection, Tribeca Festival*

Nominee, Best Script Writing, The Ambies

Nominee, Best Podcast of the Year, The Ambies*

Nominee, Best Cast, The Ambies

Nominee, Best Sound Design, The Ambies*

Nominee, The Signal Awards*

Nominee, The Webby Awards

*Awarded in Multiple Years

ACTORS

Colman Domingo

Toni Colette

Haley Joel Osment

Winston Duke

Snoop Dogg

Jason Isaacs

Jonathan Rhys Davies

Hasan Minhaj

Gina Rodrigues

Ella Purnell

Corey Hawkins

J Alphonse Nicholson

Naveen Andrews

Cheech Marin

Stephen Tobolowski

Alan Ruck

Sam Whitwer

Alfred Enoch

Hannah Simone

Emmy Raver-Lampman

Please Contact: Louise Netz at lou@wlfdr.com or Alex at alex@wlfdr.com