About Me

I began narrating audiobooks professionally in late 2022, after working as a volunteer for Librivox for about two years before that. Credits for my professional work appear on the Audiobooks page.

I have a BA in English and an MFA in Theater (playwriting), have acted in college workshops and community theater productions, and have written several plays that were produced at local colleges. I worked for four years as a radio announcer as well. I got hooked on audio by listening to recordings of old radio shows when I was 11 years old. My parents gave me a small reel-to-reel tape recorder one Christmas, and I started producing my own programs.

I also have 37 years’ experience in IT, working as a systems analyst and programmer for a Philadelphia bank and later for a major Philadelphia university.

In the audiobook world, I’ve been coached by Shannon Parks, Peter Berkrot, Patrick Fraley, and Joel Froomkin, with additional workshops from Johnny Heller, Chris Ciulla, and P.J. Ochlan; and have received studio/workflow assistance from George Whittam, Jim Edgar, and Don Baarns.

I have a home studio equipped with an M3 MacBook Air running Twisted Wave and Izotope RX11, with a Sennheiser MK4 microphone and a Focusrite Solo interface. Edits are done with Audio Technica ATH-M50x headphones. I make extensive use of Don Baarns’ PreRead, ProofRead, and PreCheck utilities. Files are stored locally and on Apple’s iCloud platform, with three redundant backups.

I’m a member of PANA (the Professional Audiobook Narrators Association) — and also (something that will come as no surprise when you see the books I’ve done) the North American Jules Verne Society.

Email: tad.davis.phila@gmail.com