New Review of Julius Caesar Remixed

New review of Julius Caesar from The Cracked Pot, the e-zine of online school The Potter's School!

With a running time of nearly an hour, this production presents a clean, professional-sounding drama full of inventive voices, creative sound effects, catchy songs, and subtle Shakespeare jokes.

The entertainment factor is definitely present. The voices, song lyrics, and dialogues are witty and farcical, at times echoing the Bard's own penchant for ludicrous word play. One of the things I most appreciated was the writers' willingness to let some of their jokes slip by quietly. I noticed this when a crack about Francis Bacon in the opening scene unexpectedly left me chortling: the line makes sense to those familiar with the Shakespeare authorship question but passes too quickly to confuse most listeners. Such moments lend a dimension of subtlety to the drama.

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THE NEXT GOLDSPIKE AUDIO PRODUCTION

Happy 2010! A lot of stuff has been going on around GoldSpike Audio; we’ve retooled our website and posted a short audio production called Any Children, Mr. Bach? which we hope you’ll download as soon as you get the chance. But our biggest news is that we’re ready, after much research, preparation and creative agony, and after major upgrades in almost every facet of production quality, to move forward with our next full-length audio musical – Creation/Evolution…Remixed!

THE PREMISE

Creation/Evolution…Remixed, as currently projected, is a wild new Western adventure, 65-ish minutes long, featuring 11-12 singable songs that capture the basics of the creation-evolution debate in lingo any cowpoke can understand. From the deficiencies of natural selection and random mutation to the case for a young earth, you’ll find your faith strengthened and your funny bone fractured!

THE PLOT

It’s the white hats against the black hats in a bizarre battle to save the town of Worldview, Texas! Will the evolutionists detonate the Big Bang and get away with their nefarious schemes? Will the Lone Creationist make hamburger out of the sacred cows of evolution? Will little Dudley Sassafras ever hang up his gray hat and figure out what side he’s actually on?

Will we ever get this thing on CD so you can listen to it and find out?

THE PLEA

Frankly, it’d be easier with your help. Right now we’re looking for a few more highly talented musicians/singers to flesh out our musical corps, folks who live within spitting distance of southeast Michigan and who’d be available to volunteer for some studio sessions around the spring of 2010. Due to our microscopic budget we can’t afford to pay much of anything, but we can guarantee a pretty fun experience, as well as an awesome little bit of print in the CD credits. (Players of cheesy folk instruments such as banjos, harmonicas, accordions and jugs are especially welcome!)

If you’ve got ideas on this stuff, by all means give us a shout at goldspikeaudio@comcast.net. We’d dearly love to hear from you.

In the meantime, of course, you can diligently check this blog to keep abreast of the latest developments. The goal is to start laying tracks in February, but there’s plenty of stuff going on right now. (And if by some chance you aren’t acquainted with our previous release, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Remixed, by all means check that out too.)

Exciting times are ahead! We hope you’ll join us!

Sincerely,

Forrest Brazeal, Producer

GoldSpike Audio

HomeschoolBuzz reviews "Julius Caesar Remixed"

HomeschoolBuzz.com has posted a review of Julius Caesar Remixed (and an exclusive interview with director Forrest Brazeal)! The feature also went out in their weekly e-newsletter.


At some point, Julius Caesar is one of those plays you probably would like your highschooler to read. But what if you just can't seem to find the time to add another book to the list or maybe your student can't get past the Shakespearean language and stumbles through it. Then you may want to try the hilarious musical from Goldspike Audio: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar remixed. Read more...

"Julius Caesar Remixed" Featured In "The Connector"

The Connector, a national homeschool newsletter, is running a feature on Julius Caesar Remixed and director Forrest Brazeal in its October issue!

The 51-minute CD, which features humorous plot segments in conjunction with nine original songs, takes young listeners on a hilarious “remixed” journey through Shakespeare’s classic play Julius Caesar.
“The goal with all my projects,” says Forrest, “is to produce something that is highly entertaining, but at the same time is geared to educate, or inspire. I knew I wanted to record a “remix” of a subject from literature, and in October of 2007 I decided on Julius Caesar, because the majority of students, study Julius Caesar before they graduate. And there’s very little material out there that gives a fun, kid-friendly introduction to the play.”

They're running a referral contest where you can win a free copy of the CD, and they even have an exclusive audio clip up... You can get the free newsletter and read the rest of the interview here!

GoldSpike Website Gets A Much-Needed Makeover

Whew! At last that miserable splash page is down and a "real website" is up at goldspikeaudiohh.com. Be sure to check it out...there are some Julius Caesar cast bios, production photos and even a new one-minute teaser-thing which we think you'll like.

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