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Hi everyone! Thanks for being patient with me in January. I am cooking something up earlier this Month, and I hope to have something to you in the next week or so!
I'm opening a new AMA! Follow the link to submit your questions. I will answer them in a response audio shortly after submission cutoff.
Questions end Feb 10 23 - Limit 1 question per person.
Ask here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1UOzhLMzucLNPCQqvyy1nnJe7UdjsAY0cCrHsj7snFMBpAA/viewform?usp=pp_url
Should we turn this into a book? What would your Venusian Princess name be?
NOTE: After 30 days this audio will move to the Dark Territories collection due to its loin girding magic properties. Listen while you can if you're not Specialist or higher!
I will compose a long needed ramble later to say hello and for more updates, but I want to wish everyone happy holidays and a happy new year.
I apologize for my relative distance this month--I still participate in live perks on Discord and streaming on Twitch, but I've experienced troubling mental health issues for over a month now, compounded by changes in med management and a depressive cycle. I haven't been able to focus creatively, though I try to every day, but it all feels like a struggle when of all things it shouldn't.
I want to create new stories for you and I am resolved to do that. I haven't been able to publish anything this month (I tried very hard to make a Christmas or New Years themed audio but just couldn't get there).
I am pausing billing for January. I don't want to collect money from any of you without giving you what you're here for, and I am so grateful for every single one of you who choses to participate in this with me.
Existing Patrons will NOT be billed for January. You will remain a patron through January and you will be billed again on February 1st. During this time, I hope to catch up to myself and get back to a place of creativity, so know that I still plan to publish work during January.
T
Sorry it took me this long to post this! I will be posting a ramble soon, so we can all catch up. ^^ This audio was technically a hungry little sucker, but it's done and I'm proud of it. š In the Old West, you're a cowboy in hiding with your lover who is also a cowboy in hiding. Hunted for being homosexuals, one day your partner is jumped and nearly killed. It's time to nurse him back to health!
2022-11-24 02:09:00 +0000 UTC View PostYou've crushed on your best (male) friend for years now. On a break from uni, the air is finally cleared.
2022-10-28 21:51:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Call him what you will: Barnabas, Neil, Barnes--the rambunctious PRIME Corp boy-next-door has always been in the fun stories, and this ORIGIN STORY is no exception! Plus the audio debut of Rufus! Enjoy!
Hello everybody! Itās been a hell of a month this June, so I want to start by saying āhello,ā and that I appreciate you for trusting me and trusting my content. Nothing makes me happier than reading your thoughts and comments on a video.
I feel like Iāve been especially dark or quiet these past weeks, so I want to tell you about whatās going on with me. First, Iām a little out of sorts, a little disoriented, sometimes frustrated, but on the whole, Iām grand. Family life is everything I could ever wish for, and Iām grateful.
Despite that, I am battling a wicket insomnia. I sometimes go 24-72 hours without sleep. So many things contribute to this, but itās part of a managed condition so although Iām not worried about it, it IS irritating and the changes in perception because of l lack of sleep can be disorienting.
Early in June what I thought was a stye turned out to be an alarming infection on my eyelid. Topical antibiotics mostly reduced it, but now 4 weeks later, thereās still redness and some raising of the skin, and itās spreading in tendrils up toward my brow. I went to the urgent care clinic where the doctor express mild concern and wrote scripts for oral antibiotics for the growing cellulitis and drops for apparently some hiding conjunctivitis under my lid. So thatās been fun.
Content has been evolving at a crazy rate. From high production titles like Singapore and Whatever It Means, to minimal stuff like ā¦whatever the vampire ones were called, and even more experimental binaural stuff like the mobster, ghost boyfriend. Iām dizzy with possibilities, and so many possibilities is giving me somewhat of a block. Every artist gets blocked, so Iām not panicking, but it IS interfering with my typical nonstop explosion of content both on YouTube and Patreon, and even Instagram.
Iām embracing the changes in process and hope youāll be patient while I stay quieter. Content schedules remain intact, so weāll get a July audio soon!
But until then,
Iāll see you when I see you.
T
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p.s. this ramble has nothing to do about yoga, dogs, or decks whatsoever š¤Ŗ
2022-05-26 12:18:45 +0000 UTC View PostWhich voice (who does not already have existing art) would you like to see official art of next? Note: I am striking the art of Lucien as Lucien as that was created before I fleshed him out more, so he officially does not have art.
2022-05-26 10:38:50 +0000 UTC View Post
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN: https://youtu.be/cLpb8WWnkd8
The legacy of the notorious "Coma Patient" script is this. I'm serializing it for listening on YouTube - but the NSFW stuff is still exclusively released here, on Patreon.
The Dark Territories audios are where I grouped the more extreme audios, such as problematic consent, On the Same Page, An Understanding, etc. These extreme audios led to the account suspension of my Patreon page, lifted contingent until I pruned them.
As a result, I had to invest in a completely independent system to present the Dark Territories audios. Tier 4 (Specialist) is the starting tier to keep that content afloat, and as a result, I will also periodically create more extreme content to include in that library.
When you joined Specialist Tier, you would have gotten an E-Mail with a welcome message including a link to your Dark Territories RSS feed.
You can plug this RSS URL into phone apps like Castro, Pocket Casts, etc., which will bring up your private access to the Dark Territories.
Several desktop apps accept RSS feeds to populate their podcast. If you need help figuring out your RSS feed, I can help, and so can many Specialists who already have theirs set up.
Look for that E-mail! Cheers~
2022-04-18 14:36:00 +0000 UTC View PostI come from a filmmaking background so I'm trained to perform extensive sound design on compositions. I don't go into filmmaking detail, but I try to flesh out the scenes as best I can for you, and that involves background tracks. How do you feel?
You can select more than one, check all that apply.
TRANSCRIPT:
Hi everybody. It's been a while since my last ramble. It's a strange time right now as many of you are in cities that I know are easing up on masks, and things are feeling somewhat normalāwhatever that means anymore. How is everybody?
Whether you are new here or not, I'd like to do this right and give you a formal introduction. My name is Tom, and I am the principal showrunner at Tombanter Audio Productions. Our current project is the ongoing sci-fi, romance, action, comedy, fantasy, bi-monthly, pulp audio drama, The Continuum. This Patreon is a one-person show told in the 2nd person, so the characters are talking to you! There's a large cast of gentlemen from around the world; each one periodically gets featured in an audio.
These audios contain M/F pairings, as well as; I'm proud to say M/M, M/TM, and M/A pairings. It's a serial that no matter who you are, you can step into the shoes of a character and enjoy the epic.
I also make comfort audio, sleep aids, and other one-shot and mini-series that are not Continuum related.
I am the director, producer, writer, talent, and editor for these audios. I have been a working artist and filmmaker for many years, and this adventure is an extension of that. I do this as my living. I am all those things, but I also distribute; I'm the graphic designing, PR, and interactive principle. I host regular TV binge nights Monday Movie Matinees on Tuesday. I stream myself live on Twitch every Tuesday and Wednesday evening. I'm also in charge of my business housekeeping, Patreon tech support, and ultimately the Discord community support. I don't have a PA, but that would be cool! I can't afford one, in any case.
I try my best to put systems in place so that issues can be addressed in a way that can disrupt my schedule the least while also ensuring that everyone gets the best possible solutionsāand I am ultimately here at Patreon for you to message, I always will be.
Thank you so much for being patient about our new tiers! I am aware that we are having a problem with access. This error is my fault. Before I put the new Tiers into place, the only way Patreon has to restrict access is to select the Tiers that have access to that content manually. Of course, once I created our three new tiers, they didn't have access to those audios despite being a higher tier than the minimum required for access. I will be combing through every post from now to the beginning to ensure everyone who needs access receives it! Thank you for being so patient!
Also, thank you so much for your patience with those who have audio downloads and personalized audios to redeem. These are archival and personalized content I need to fit in between my monthly deliverables, so please bear with me a little longer, and I will get to work on those!
OK. This next part is for Discord: If something you don't feel comfortable with, please send a help ticket. When no problems are reported, and then suddenly I catch wind of issues that as far as I can tell, don't existāthat makes it hard for me to help anybody. So please be in the habit of alerting the helpdesk, even if you're telling them, "this is not an issue that needs to be fixed; I just want to draw your attention to this" that would do wonders!
I do a lot. I don't want to pull the "I'm too busy" card because I will never be too busy to listen to any of you. But when we don't follow protocols, my life becomes so much harder. I put systems in place for a reason. I don't work the insane hours I used toāI don't work seven days a week from 9a-3a. But I still put in 14, 15, 16 hour days regularly. Please help me out and use the tools I've provided for you.
If you send me a message here, I will always address it. I will respond to you personallyāthat's something I silently agree to do for you as soon as you become my patron. I'm just asking everyone, and I stress everyone, I am not excluding anyone; stick to the protocols.
OK? OK.
I am at a weird part of my process where writing is hard, and improv is hard, but then I'm suddenly struck with inspiration. It's annoying and nerve-wracking! I wish I could be more consistent with my process, but this is what I have! I think my goals are to introduce my final speaking character for now and then fill in everyone's story as linearly as possible. ā¦But no promises!
My voice has been straining for a while. Some of you might have noticed, some of you not. I know many of you are here from YouTube, and welcome! I'm excited you're here. If you know me from there, you probably haven't noticed what I'm talking about. I've corrected a chronic dehydration issue that's helping, so I am hopeful for that.
I am going to plug some things now. I love the interaction, and it's one of the things that you sign up for when you pledge to me. Tues & Weds nights starting at 7p Eastern, I stream on Twitch. Twitch.tv/Tombanter is where you can find me. If you don't want to chat, you don't have to; you don't even have to log in if you don't have an account! But I will be there. You can see, hear, and interact through the chat room. I play video games, and I read books and do live performances. It's fun. Please visit and say hi!
We do an enjoyable thing on Monday nights. I pick a TV show for us to watch (usually a short one), and we binge up to 6 episodes. We just finished Hannibal and Russian Doll; we're watching Maniac right now. Severance, Fleabag, From, I'll be adding those soon. We have fun reacting, and I'm there the whole time! The same thing happens on Tuesdays at 4 pm Eastern; we have a movie matinee. We just finished a Marvel run-up to Endgame and watched Wrath of Man and Nobody. I think Chopshop is tomorrow. It's just as fun.
So I think I'm going to stop the ramble here. This session wasn't so much a ramble as it was aā¦ channel trailer. Hm. It wasn't my goal. But I love talking to you guys, so there's that. OK, be safe, guys.
2022-03-07 22:09:01 +0000 UTC View PostI am aware of an issue regarding new Tiers not having access to certain material. That was an oversight on my part. I'm sorry, I will fix it ASAP.
Tom
2022-03-07 19:32:48 +0000 UTC View Post
