Monthly Archives: August 2009

Evoca is pleased to announce that The Moth, the acclaimed non-profit organization dedicated to the art of oral storytelling, selected Evoca’s online audio recording service to deliver The Moth Story Line. The Moth invites aspiring storytellers to record a one-minute audio recording “story pitch” to compete for air time on its new NPR (National Public Radio) program, The Moth Radio Hour. The Moth is now capturing storytellers’ audition recordings with Evoca’s digital media creation methods: phone (U.S./Canada toll-free 1-877-799-MOTH), Skype global recorder (the-moth-story-line), and online recorder.

The Moth competition continues throughout the broadcasting season of The Moth Radio Hour, which is being aired by NPR stations around the United States. Finalists’ recordings will be streamed on The Moth website. Winners will be invited to tell their stories live on The Moth stage in New York City. Whether it’s for fun or to launch a professional career as a performing artist, The Moth Story Line offers a chance to be in the spotlight.

Featured in the Sunday New York Times, The Moth was founded in 1997 in New York City by poet and novelist George Dawes Green, to recreate his storytelling experiences while living in St. Simon’s Island, Georgia. The Moth attracts storytellers from all walks of life including police officers, neurosurgeons, teachers, musicians, office workers, and actors. They tell true stories from their lives, with no notes, to enthusiastic audiences. Since their inception, The Moth StorySLAMs in New York and Los Angeles have been sold out.

The Moth’s national tour has attracted keen interest in the organization’s plans to expand to additional cities. Savannah, home base of Evoca, is on The Moth’s short list due to its history with Mr. Dawes and because of its thriving community of arts, culture, and history enthusiasts. “When Evoca was contacted by Lea Thau, The Moth’s executive director, we welcomed the opportunity to provide Evoca’s audio web services and to strengthen the natural bond between this outstanding arts organization and our Savannah community”, explained Murem Sharpe, Evoca CEO. Addressing whether Savannah could support StorySLAMs, Sharpe responded, “It is likely that Savannahians would embrace The Moth, given the vibrant pool of amateur and professional talent here. With Savannah as a global tourism magnet, future Savannah StorySLAMs could also attract out-of-town visitors who want to try out their storytelling skills.”

The Moth brought its Mainstage national tour to Savannah’s Telfair Museum on July 23^rd featuring five top winners of StorySLAMs, including Mr. Dawes, Wanda Bullard, an engaging storyteller from St. Simon’s Island and long-time school teacher, and Steve Osborne, a retired New York City police lieutenant. The evening incorporated music by Savannah’s Ben Tucker, hailed as one of the world’s Top Ten Bass Players and successful musician, businessman, and community leader.

Members of the Savannah community can attend “Pitch Your Best Story” workshops sponsored by various community organizations at locations throughout Savannah and surrounding counties beginning in August.  For more information call 1-866-940-9988 or send an email to wordup@evoca.com.  Skype users can click on the “Add me to Skype” button at the top of www.evoca.com to call using the evoca-bizdev-call-recorder.

About Evoca

Evoca is a leading global Voice-to-Web services provider, enabling organizations and individuals to easily create fresh, engaging voice recordings using any phone, Skype, and its browser microphone. Evoca provides its voice recording and online distribution services through its highly scalable “Software-as-a-Service” media platform, providing worldwide public phone numbers, as well as dedicated local and toll-free telephone numbers available in over 45 countries and more than 5,000 cities around the globe.

Organizations of any size can easily integrate and customize Evoca features into their online properties, marketing programs, education and language training courses, and customer-facing operations. Evoca launched its Twitter audio update application, TweeVoca, to enable posting of audio recordings to this popular micro-blogging site. Evoca subscribers can also “share” recordings on Facebook, MySpace, websites, and blogs by posting digital media players streamed by Evoca. Large organizations and partners can also benefit from Evoca Enterprise, its media platform delivered through a flexible interface (RESTful HTTP API – applications programming interface).

For more information, visit www.evoca.com or contact Evoca at businessdevelopment@evoca.com, +1.212.372.7670, toll-free U.S./Canada +1-866-940-9988, or via Skype contact: evoca-bizdev-call-recorder.