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Audiobook production services

Three paths.

Choose the production path that fits your starting point. Every project is scoped to the manuscript, the performance, and the experience you want to create.

01

Audiobook post-production

Give us the recorded files and we’ll do the rest.

  • Noise cleanup
  • Editing
  • Proof-listening
  • Mastering
  • Quality control
02

Full audiobook production

A guided, end-to-end production with professional narration or author narration.

  • Manuscript and script preparation
  • Casting assistance
  • Recording
  • Editing
  • Mastering
  • Quality control
  • Platform compliance
  • Publication-ready files
03

Dramatized audiobook production

An immersive production for stories that call for more.

  • Full production
  • Multiple narrators
  • Original music
  • Sound design

Capabilities

Narrator casting

Define the voice, review auditions, and choose a performer who understands the text.

Remote recording

Capture clear, controlled narration with a supported studio or remote workflow.

Live direction

Shape pace, tone, character, pronunciation, and emotional clarity in the room.

Dialogue editing

Remove distractions, repair timing, and preserve the human cadence of the read.

Mastering & QC

Balance the listening experience and verify the final delivery, chapter by chapter.

Music & sound design

Build an original sonic world when the story calls for more than the spoken word.

Lawrence Carroll IV working with audio equipment and a guitar
Founder & lead producer

The person leading the production

Meet Lawrence Carroll IV.

Lawrence is an Audie Award–winning audiobook engineer, director, composer, and sound designer. He founded The Papaya Club to give every production the close creative attention of a small studio and the technical rigor of a publisher-ready workflow.

His experience spans more than 800 audiobook titles and more than 15 years in the field, including work with Macmillan Audio and Spotify across direction, engineering, editing, mastering, original music, and sound design.

2024Audie Award winner

800+Audiobook titles

15+Years in the field

More about Lawrence

A typical engagement

Clear milestones. No mystery handoffs.

  1. 01Discovery & sample review
  2. 02Scope, schedule & casting
  3. 03Recording & direction
  4. 04Edit, review & revisions
  5. 05Master, QC & delivery

Planning an audiobook project?

Let’s make something worth listening to twice.

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