DAGAZ MEDIA LLC - A UNIQUE US-UK AUDIO COLLABORATION

CROSSING THE POND:

In mid-2016, Fred Greenhalgh and Jack Bowman had a Skype call to have a chat about the state of the audio scene, and after the completion of The Springheel Saga, whether there would be any opportunity to work together. It wasn’t long before the first opportunity was offered by Starburst Magazine. They were in the planning stages for a Starburst Convention in 2017, and wanted to know what Jack would do if given the opportunity.

The initial idea was to do a Wireless Theatre/Dagaz Media co-production, performed in front of a live audience in Salford, UK. Unfortunately, due to financing issues early in the process, it wasn’t possible to undertake a US-UK co-production as planned, and the project was shelved. However, the idea of working together on an audio production stuck with Fred and Jack, and a few months later talked about the idea of independently creating a spec script for an audio pilot for fun between them.

Creating unique workflow (certainly for independent audio drama) between the US and UK, they developed an outline and then a brief script, which they continued to refine in time. This became their first official collaboration, (although it ended up being released second after Expeditionary Force: Homefront). This story became known as:

WHOLESALE SOLUTION:

As humanity battles to outlive its own extinction, one man sets out on a desperate quest to save the woman he loves, only to find himself caught between wildly different, and deadly, worlds.

SCRIPTING A “STAND-ALONE” SHOWCASE… (THAT WASN’T TO BE A STAND-ALONE SHOWCASE, BUT WAS):

This script initially became a stand-alone Sci-Fi/Horror, designed as a transatlantic audio drama showcase. However, after the script was completed, a chance to produce it was offered, as long as it was part of series. So Jack set to work drafting a new concept around the spec script, developing an initial six-part outline, which has since been expanded to ten episodes (including Wholesale Solution).

The script and series option was passed on, but neither wanted to give up at the first rejection and in January 2019, Fred had the opportunity to record the pilot script in South Portland, Maine, US, while Jack began preparing post-production back in London, UK. Engaging Tom Maggs as Sound Designer, Fred provided Jack with the session files, who then crafted the dialogue edit. Post-production was taken in parallel with Expeditionary Force: Homefront, and continued for four weeks after Craig Alanson’s opus was delivered.

ENTER DRABBLECAST:

With the pilot produced, it needed an outlet, and Fred struck an agreement with Drabblecast for them to publish the pilot in July 2019 on their main website feed. Run by Norm Sherman, they are publishing "Strange Stories, By Strange Authors, for Strange Listeners," Drabblecast is a weekly audio fiction podcast featuring short and flash fictions from a variety of authors, writers and sources. Their singular focus is off-beat, funny, eclecticism in science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

Wholesale Solution was released on July 21st 2019, both delighting, dizzying and horrifying audiences online alike.

DAGAZ MEDIA PRESENTS:
ULTIMATE SOLUTION - WHOLESALE SOLUTION:

SYNOPSIS:

A crippled starship outside Jupiter. A colony emergency room in chaos. An unknown place of violence and horror.

This is the day that Clay Orts will awake to find himself trapped in three dangerous realities, unsure of the truth of his existence. As humanity battles to outlive its own extinction, one man sets out on a desperate quest to save the woman he loves, only to find himself caught between wildly different, and deadly, worlds. With just his implanted AI for company, no matter what happens, whatever horror he faces... Clay must get to Europa.

Warning. Ex-6. This Is Record 25567.

About Universal Solution: Wholesale Solution...

Ultimate Solution was intended to be the pilot for a series - WHOLESALE SOLUTION - that was greenlit by Dagaz Media in early March 2020. Sadly, the decision was taken by Fred Greenhalgh to cancel this series with the pandemic outbreak. The planned writing team included Zachary Fortais-Gomm, Jordan Cobb, Ella Watts, Faith McQuinn, Mac Rogers, Richard Appleby and Amber Miller.