About Us

Presented by Avatar Studios, one of the industry's top recording studios located in New York City, the Avatar Studios Presents podcasts feature great jazz and interviews of jazz artists by the people who recorded the music. The aim of the show is to help introduce music that may not be widely known or heard, but of great quality. The intent was also to present a show that was professionally produced with superb audio quality.

Avatar Studios

Formerly known as The Power Station, the studio is a multi-room facility built in 1977 and is known primarily for jazz and rock. Over 400 Gold and Platinum albums have been recorded at the studio. Recent artists who recorded here include Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Eric Clapton, John Scofield, Brad Mehldau, Chris Botti, Joe Lovano, Maria Schneider, Hank Jones, Peter Cincotti and countless others.

About Wade

Wade moved to New York in 1997 with a dream in his head and some money in his pocket. After the money ran out, Wade had another dream in his head; getting that money back by using his speaking voice. Wade’s first break came when he spoke the tagline for David Gray’s “White Ladder” in a national TV spot. Besides being the voice of Avatar Studios as well as the host of “Avatar Studios Presents,” he has spoken for The Sports Emmy Awards, the Voice of God for the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and various other regional TV spots. He is available for your voice over needs.


"Avatar Studios Presents" Credits

Host: Wade Collin
Producer: Kirk Imamura
Engineers: Roy Hendrickson (Shows 1, 2, 4, 6-22), Randy Merrill (3, 5), Chad Lupo (11), Justin Gerrish (14), Aki Nishimura (15, 16), Tom Beyer (17,18), Brian Chasalow (17,18), Rick Kwan (21)