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How has production been going? (I'm excited :))))

Hi! Unfortunately, we've had some delays (see the previous post). Besides that, production has been going well. The first episode is partially edited and sounds great—our cast did an absolutely amazing job and we can't wait to share it with all of you.

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Release Date + Rewards Delay

[CW: Parental death, medical issues, hospitalization]

Hey everyone,

Cassie here. Since the end of the Indiegogo, we've been hard at work getting gifts ready to send and getting our show ready to be released. Unfortunately, a series of unexpected and major incidents in Nick and I’s life have set us back significantly. The worst of the issues is that my stepdad—a wonderful, caring, incredible man who’s been in life for almost a decade—had a brain hemorrhage and is currently comatose in the hospital. I absolutely hate typing these words, but currently, we don’t know if he’s going to make it.

This is an emotionally devastating time for Nick and I, and it’s severely impacted our ability to work on the podcast. I was supposed to do dialogue editing for the show, but I’m unable to do that right now because of everything going on with our family. 

That doesn’t mean the show won’t get made—thankfully, we have some truly amazing people in our cast and crew who are going to help us out. For at least the first season, dialogue editing will be done by Caroline Mincks (voice of Sigyn) and Cole Burkhardt (sound designer and voice of Frey). 

Show Release Date

We’re still working out a firm estimated timeline for when we’ll be able to start releasing episodes, but it looks like we’re looking around early 2022. I’ll send out another update as soon as we have a firmer release date.

Indiegogo Rewards

We’re aiming to have all rewards sent out by the end of October. We’re very sorry that this is going to take longer than expected. We will get all of the rewards sent out, it will just take a little longer.

Thank You

Thank you so much for your patience.

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Important Indiegogo Update

We just finished sending out emails to all Indiegogo backers who are getting rewards! The emails contain instructions on how to give us info we need to fulfill your rewards, so please open them. 

 If you have not received an email, please email us at starlightaudioprod@gmail.com!

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Donate to “Apollyon”

Hello everyone! There’s a really cool project that another production company is making called Apollyon and they’re currently trying to raise funds for the production. From the crowdfunding page:

It’s the 22nd century. The Apollyon virus has torn through the world and wiped out 75% of the population.

Now, a majority of the world is governed by the ICRS, the International Conglomerate of Research Scientists, a group of politicians and scientists working to keep the world as safe as possible. That safety means extreme restrictions on travel and trade and quarantined cities.

Dr. Theo Ramsey works in the American ICRS headquarters in Atlanta. She and her research partner, Dr. Gabriel Larson, have just discovered an effective vaccine for AVS, but the stakes to get the vaccine to the public are higher than either of them ever imagined.

The pilot episode is currently out. It seems like a really amazing podcast made by an amazing team. Please consider donating to them!

https://ifundwomen.com/projects/apollyon

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Indiegogo is now closed

We ended our crowdfunding campaign at $3,534! Thank you SO much to every single person who donated—we appreciate each and every one of you so much. We're hoping to start releasing episodes in August 2021.

If you want to read a slightly more in-depth update on where our production is and what our estimated timeline looks like, you can read our update here.

If you missed our Indiegogo campaign but are still interested in supporting the show, you can donate to our ko-fi here.

Thank you!

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A thank you

As our Indiegogo campaign draws to a close, we just want to say thank you so much to the people who have been reblogging and boosting our posts. We truly appreciate it so much. We read the tags on every reblog and every comment you guys leave makes us so happy. It makes us so happy that we haven’t even released an episode yet and there are already people who are interested in our show! We can’t wait to start releasing full episodes for all of you.

<3 CJ

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Two hours left!

A little over two hours are left in our crowdfunding campaign! We're just over $100 away from reaching 70% of our goal. If you want to help us get there, check out our Indiegogo: 

https://igg.me/at/tomseason1

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Thank you so much! I love these. <3 CJ

Twilight Over Midgard Character Playlists!

In honor of @starlightaudio ‘s Indiegogo campaign I made their character playlists for Twilight Over Midgard into actual playlists on Spotify. Here they are!

Their Indiegogo: https://igg.me/at/tomseason1/x#/updates/all

Morgan Daley: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/11gLliEp79rLiqtLKAe4zr?si=053f6b3bc92c4372

Reese Belmont: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6OOz9LZ5rflRF0sdmFFkHe?si=1160dd377b1e41a5

Natasha Abney: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1fqX03vnKbPPvUp7tvy5f9?si=e2261a18290d448b

Benji Daley: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2MAeegR5a4YRdHisezjvgQ?si=fefed3f58fb14af7

Akemi Hayashi: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0uOcYVrDmgVM8OdE6Mq4vz?si=58e3f18fa0174d8d

Brian Davis: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5KXgY9Rt8pO9o9vqhZLZla?si=67b43199c38747b3

Loki: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/17jXsbCghU6IegaLqSyQrG?si=af10cfe8593e44e5

Sigyn: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0uDN9diuBtyTwtsqzbFq6V?si=87d3e2ffa00e46b1

Frey: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0AKb38dIndBOtXD5P1jyKP?si=4b89dbe60ecd4011

Thor: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1PYFViKUuUJts7N6JZszML?si=ed24bfa162064365

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Final day of our Indiegogo

[Image ID: A digital painting. The background is a blue, white, and pink nebula filled with white stars over a dark blue background. Bifrost, a glowing rainbow bridge, stretches back to Asgard, a mass of forested land floating in the middle of space. The words “Twilight Over Midgard” are written in white handwriting over the painting.]

https://igg.me/at/tomseason1

We’ve been raising money for our queer modern fantasy Norse Mythology podcast. This is the last day we’re crowdfunding and we haven’t quite reached our goal yet. We’d like to share what some of our cast and crew says about what this show means to them.

Chijioke Williams (voice of Sif): “It’s so nice to be part of a cast with trans performers and characters pushing the boundaries of storytelling. I love the representation, and I’m thrilled to show the Audio  Drama community what fresh takes on familiar stories can look like.”

Kiran Kumar (voice of Benji Daley): “Working with a group of incredibly talented and supportive actors and creators has been nothing short of amazing as a VO newcomer.  Also, after growing up as the token brown person in the ‘burbs of the southern US, it’s quite refreshing to now be the token cis straight guy instead”

Dana Creasman (voice of Frigg): "The show has been so much fun to work on! Nick and Cassie and the rest of the cast and crew have put a ton of love and attention to this world and these characters, and I'm both honored to be involved and excited to see where the story goes!"

Maki Yamazaki (voice of Akemi Hayashi): “Twilight Over Midgard is one of those rare shows where diversity is given the attention it deserves. The cast and crew are all incredibly talented, as well as being a total joy to work with!  The script kept me absolutely enraptured from start to finish, and getting to play a character who closely reflects my identity is both kinda spooky and totally awesome! I'm really proud of the work that we've made together and I can't wait for others to hear this special show.”

A.R. Olivier (director): "Being a part of this show has meant everything to me, it's been easily some of the most fun & inspired work I've been a part of, I've been able to meet & work with so many people I admire.  Not only that but we laughed (so much my face hurt) & I know I cried  so I'm convinced all that warmth & emotion is going to pour through the story when people listen to it "

Nick Webster (co-creator and voice of Loki): “TOM has been such a labor of love from day one. I feel incredibly lucky to have such an amazing cast and crew onboard to make it a reality when it started off as just a small idea between my partner and I. I’m so proud of the work we’ve done and I’m so excited to see where this show takes us.”

Cassie Josephs (co-creator and voice of Morgan Daley): “I’ve had a deep desire to create stories about people like myself since before I knew who I was. Long before I knew I was queer, I was drawn to stories of queer characters.  Now, as a creator, I want to make stories that my loved ones and I see ourselves in. I’m thrilled to take my favorite mythology—one that's very important to me as a Norse Pagan—and give it a queer spin.”

This is the final day of our Indiegogo and we’re only at 64% of our goal. If you want to support queer stories made by queer people, please consider donating to our fundraiser:

https://igg.me/at/tomseason1

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[Image ID: A drawing of a Samsung Galaxy sitting on a brown wood table. The phone case has a bright blue to dark blue gradient. Orange earbuds are plugged into the phone. A Spotify playlist titled “Thor’s Workout Songs” is pulled up. The songs on the playlist are “Immigrant Song” by Saxon, “Prophecy of Ragnarok” by Brothers of Metal, “Electric Love” by Børns, “Knights of Cydonia” by Darlingside, “Drysill” by Solstafir, “Zombie Apocalypse” by Accept, “Orion” by Mastodon, “God of Thunder” by Death, “Dance with the Devil” by Burning Witches, and “The Leaf on the Oak of Far” by Therion.]

Since our crowdfunding campaign is ending on Thursday, we of course had to end our playlists with Thor! You can read more about Thor here.

Twilight Over Midgard is a modern fantasy fiction podcast about a group of friends in Seattle who are recruited by two Norse gods to stop the apocalypse. This is the last day of our crowdfunding campaign and we’re only at 60% of our goal. If you’re interested in Thor, please consider supporting our show and helping us pay our cast and crew!

https://igg.me/at/tomseason1

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[Image ID: A drawing of a Samsung Galaxy sitting on a brown wood table. The phone case has a bright gold to dark gold gradient. Blue earbuds are plugged into the phone. A Spotify playlist titled “☀️ Frey’s Jams ☀️” is pulled up. The songs on the playlist are “Lavender Burning” by Half Waif; “The Morning After” by Meg Myers; “Like Knives” by City and Colour; “Harvest” by Nightwish; “Tea, Milk & Honey” by Oh Pep!; “These Bones” by Azrai, Momo O’brien; “Old Friend” by Loren Kate, “Crane Your Neck” by Lady Lamb, “First I’m Sorry” by Haley Heynderickx, and “Unfucktheworld” by Angel Olsen.]

Our next playlist is Frey! You can find more information about Frey here.

Twilight Over Midgard is a modern fantasy fiction podcast about a group of friends in Seattle who are recruited by two Norse gods to stop the apocalypse. We’re currently fundraising for our first season and posting character playlists throughout the rest of the duration of our crowdfunding campaign. If you’re interested in Frey, please consider supporting our show and helping us pay our cast and crew!

https://igg.me/at/tomseason1

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Final two days of crowdfunding!

https://igg.me/at/tomseason1

We're a queer production company making Twilight Over Midgard, a modern fantasy fiction podcast inspired by Norse Mythology. We’re currently in the final two days of our crowdfunding campaign to raise money to fund out first season. Here’s some info on the show and what you can get if you donate!

About the Show

Twilight Over Midgard is a show about a group of friends in Seattle who are recruited by two Norse gods to stop the apocalypse. They go on adventures they never could have dreamed of, travel to strange realms, meet gods—and try desperately to survive long enough to ensure the world doesn’t end.

Themes in the show include: 

Found family

The messy, complicated side of betrayal and forgiveness

Recovery from trauma

How love (of all kinds, not just romantic) holds us together

While the show revolves around the apocalypse, it’s very decidedly not an action show—there’s intense scenes and some fighting, but the show is ultimately very emotionally-driven, focusing primarily on the characters and their relationships

100% of the characters who appear in the first season are queer! We have characters who use multiple pronoun sets, characters who use neopronouns, polyamorous characters, and disabled characters. And the queer characters do include the characters drawn from mythology. We have lesbian Thor, bi woman Odin, trans Sif—and, of course, genderfluid Loki (among others).

Rewards for People Who Donate

A Twitter shout-out

A pack of 12 digital wallpapers, including nebulas painted to look like pride flags

Stickers

Tourism postcards for four of the Nine Realms

Custom spell/offering bottles made just for you

A fabric patch

A woodburned set of runes

We also have an add-on perk that gets you 45 seconds of ad space at the beginning of an episode in our first season, which includes your name and info living forever on our website!

As queer creators, it’s incredibly important to us to make fiction that represents our real communities. We want to take a mythology that we love and give it a beautiful, loving, messy, queer spin. Help us do that?

https://igg.me/at/tomseason1

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[Image ID: Two drawings of a dark pink MP3 player sitting on a brown wood table. Light blue earbuds are plugged into the player. A playlist titled “Music Sigyn Likes.” is pulled up in both images, with the screen in the second image scrolled down to show the second half of the playlist. The songs on the playlist are “I Do” by Lisa Loeb, “Standing Still” by Jewel, “As I Lay Me Down” by Sophie B. Hawkins, “I Don’t Want to Wait” by Paula Cole, “Come To My Window” by Melissa Etheridge, “There She Goes” by Sixpence None The Richer, “All You Wanted” by Michelle Branch, “Jealousy” by Natalie Merchant, “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia, and “Sweet Surrender” by Sarah McLachlan.]

Our next playlist is Sigyn! You can find more information about Sigyn here.

Twilight Over Midgard is a modern fantasy fiction podcast about a group of friends in Seattle who are recruited by two Norse gods to stop the apocalypse. We’re currently fundraising for our first season and posting character playlists throughout the rest of the duration of our crowdfunding campaign. If you’re interested in Sigyn, please consider supporting our show and helping us pay our cast and crew!

https://igg.me/at/tomseason1

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[Image ID: A drawing of an iPhone sitting on a brown wood table. The phone case has a yellow to orange to red gradient. Apple earbuds are plugged into the phone. A Spotify playlist titled “Loki’s Tracks” is pulled up. The songs on the playlist are “Volcano Girls” by Veruca Salt, “Oh Bondage! Up Yours!” by X-Ray Spex, “SUPERBLOOM” by MisterWives, “Daisy” by Zedd, “I Love Seattle” by Tacocat, “Ha Ha Ha Armageddon” by The Julie Ruin, “Hard to Kill” by Bleached, “Pink Lite” by Sir Babygirl, “Pressed 2 Death” by illuminati hotties, and “Not Binary” by Maki Yamazaki.]

Our next playlist is Loki! You can find more information about Loki here.

Twilight Over Midgard is a modern fantasy fiction podcast about a group of friends in Seattle who are recruited by two Norse gods to stop the apocalypse. We’re currently fundraising for our first season and posting character playlists throughout the rest of the duration of our crowdfunding campaign. If you’re interested in Loki, please consider supporting our show and helping us pay our cast and crew!

https://igg.me/at/tomseason1

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[Image ID: A drawing of an iPhone sitting on a brown wood table. The phone case has a gradient from light to dark blue and is decorated with white stars. Apple earbuds are plugged into the phone. A Spotify playlist titled “Brian’s Faves” is pulled up. The songs on the playlist are “Be More Kind” by Frank Turner; “You Call Me” by Jacky 0, Mumi; “Day Old Hate” by City and Color; “My Silver Lining” by First Aid Kit; “Starwalker” by Buffy Sainte-Marie; “Welcome Home, Son” by Radical Face; “Who We Are” by Allison Weiss; “Mountain To Move” by Nick Mulvey; “Clementine” by Sarah Jaffe; and “Daisy” by Zedd.]

Our next playlist is Brian Davis! You can find more information about Brian here.

Twilight Over Midgard is a modern fantasy fiction podcast about a group of friends in Seattle who are recruited by two Norse gods to stop the apocalypse. We’re currently fundraising for our first season and posting character playlists throughout the rest of the duration of our crowdfunding campaign. If you’re interested in Brian, please consider supporting our show and helping us pay our cast and crew!

https://igg.me/at/tomseason1

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[Image ID: Two drawings of a dark blue MP3 player  sitting on a brown wood table. Black earbuds are plugged into the player. A playlist titled “Akemi’s Tunes” is pulled up in both images, with the second image scrolled down to show the second half of the playlist. The songs on the playlist are “Survivor” by Knockout, “Let’s Do It - O.S.T.” by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, “Toxic (live) by Local H, “Unlikely Lovers” from Falsettos, “You Oughta Know” by The Killing Moon, “Don’t You Want Me” by Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer, “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” by MxPx, “Heart of Glass” by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, “Ring of Keys” from Fun Home, and “Rainbow Connection” by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.]

Our next playlist is Akemi Hayashi! You can find more information about Akemi here.

Twilight Over Midgard is a modern fantasy fiction podcast about a group of friends in Seattle who are recruited by two Norse gods to stop the apocalypse. We’re currently fundraising for our first season and posting character playlists throughout the rest of the duration of our crowdfunding campaign. If you’re interested in Akemi, please consider supporting our show and helping us pay our cast and crew!

https://igg.me/at/tomseason1

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[Image ID: A drawing of an iPhone with a blue case sitting on a brown wood table. Apple earbuds are plugged into the phone. A Spotify playlist titled “Natasha’s Songs” is pulled up. The songs on the playlist are "Master of Art” by Laura Stevenson, “Kids On the Boardwalk” by Hop Along, “You Are the Apple” by Lady Lamb, “Grass Stain” by Waxahatchee, “The Thunder Answered Back” by Gabby’s World, “Pirates” by Jenny Owen Youngs, “Who Knew” by You Won’t, “Nights of the Living Dead” by Tilly And The Wall, “Cool Party” by Mal Blum, and “Eleanor” by Chumped.]

Our next playlist is Benji Daley! You can find more information about Benji here.

Twilight Over Midgard is a modern fantasy fiction podcast about a group of friends in Seattle who are recruited by two Norse gods to stop the apocalypse. We’re currently fundraising for our first season and posting character playlists throughout the rest of the duration of our crowdfunding campaign. If you’re interested in Benji, please consider supporting our show and helping us pay our cast and crew!

https://igg.me/at/tomseason1