Blackstone Audio, Inc - Ashland, Oregon

Sergei Boutenko

In May of 2023 my publisher asked me if I wanted to create an audiobook version of my wild edibles book. I said: “Hell YES!” Shortly thereafter, I was slated to go to San Francisco or Portland to record the audio. I was reluctant to travel to either place because it would’ve cost thousands of dollars in gas and hotel stays out of my pocket. Instead, I suggested we record everything at Blackstone Audio in Ashland. This worked out beautifully and saved me heaps of dough!

Blackstone Audio is a top-notch recording facility located in a beautiful, mountainous town in Southern Oregon. My commute from medford to Ashland was a motorcyclist’s dream. In total, I sat for five five-hour recording sessions in one of their state-of-the-art isolation booths and got to know the place well. I was paired with a friendly/professional audio engineer who was instrumental in a successful final product (shoutout to Josh B. ?).

Basically it was a magical experience all around! ?‍♂️

Thank you Blackstone and thank you North Atlantic Books! ?

It’s also worth mentioning that many great books were recorded at this facility and it was an honor for me to sit in the same chair as some of my heroes.

Lastly, my wild edibles book is now available everywhere (if you want to check out the quality). ?

Brian Quass

I have a love/hate relationship with Downpour. I love them because they provide MP3 files -- rather than using Digital Rights Management (a la Audible) to force listeners to listen to their own audiobooks on the file seller's terms. (Audible doesn't really sell audiobooks, since the books I purchased there can't be played anywhere except through Audible's blessing. ) Meanwhile, I hate Downpour for their lousy app and their apparently understaffed customer service line, thanks to which I can't even reach customer service today (Thursday, April 13 2017, 1:30p.m. Pacific Time), let alone resolve my problems in a timely manner. Also, while I'm venting: who is Cathy Dobson and why does she read almost ALL of the short story collections that Downpour publishes? And why does this Cathy charged over a $100 for some of these collections? So much for digital efficiency bringing down prices. Digitization has lowered overhead to almost zero, yet we're seeing prices that are three times what the ritziest bricks-and-mortar bookstore would ever dare to charge. Brave New World that has such prices in it!

Ben Searcy

I almost exclusively listen to Blackstone's Audiobooks since the production quality is so high. Love audiobooks for long trips, commuting and the like so I was extremely happy a few years back when I learned that Blackstone Audio is an Oregon based company. Great people, great audiobooks, great quality.

Brett Kensington

Zero stars if possible. They updated their website and lost my wishlist and one of my credits, then charged me for another credit (without notifying me) to the wrong credit card. I emailed them about this THREE days ago and have yet to receive even an acknowledgement. Don't bother with them.

Carson Bench

I bought Still Life by Louise Penny. The book is brilliant and what really made it for me was Ralph Cosham's narration. He is fantastic and really brought the characters to life for me.

Beth Brickell

I bought Paradise Lost read by Ralph Cosham. Mr. Cosham has a slight speech impediment and I couldn't understand half of what he read and I gave up in the middle of disc 2. Buying the audiobook was a total waste of money.

Erik P

A great Oregon institution located in Ashland. One of the largest indie publishers in the U.S

Edgar Ortiz

Awesome place for a spooky audio book "THE RAVEN" EDGAR ALLEN POE