Our Series for 2023, 2024 & 2025
Episodes 1,2, 3 launched and produced by
Aileron Podcast Studios
Written by & produced by
Aileron Podcast Studios
Written by & produced by
Aileron Podcast Studios
Adapted by Chené Lawson produced by
Audible Studios
ABOUT
Chené Lawson // Co-owner /
Executive Producer / Creator & Writer
Chené Lawson is an African-American sci-fi writer who got her degree in Advertising at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. After graduating, she moved to Los Angeles, joined the Sunday Company at The Groundling’s Theater where she studied sketch writing under Oscar-winning screenwriter Jim Rash (The Descendants). Chené has gone on to develop several screenplays and short scripts, one of which received honorable Mention at the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Competition as well as landed in the Semifinals at the HollyShorts Film Festival Screenwriting Competition. In addition, Chené penned an Afro-futuristic narrative podcast called “All Things Undone” which won a Webby for Best Scripted podcast of 2023 , debuted #7 on Apple podcasts (iTunes) & has garnered several awards in the festival circuit. She is currently pitching All Things Undone to studios for television development and adapting a couple short stories into a podcast set to be announced 2023.
Joel Peissig // Co-owner /
Executive Producer/ Creative Director
Joel landed a job as an Art Director at BBDO New York when he was just 20 years old, where he worked on ads for clients including HBO, Visa, Federal Express, and countless more. As a creative director, he continued to work with world-renowned advertising companies, where he oversaw the development of campaigns that won multiple awards.
Ridley Scott & Associates recruited him after he directed his debut commercial, and he was selected to participate in the New Directors Showcase at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. At the Resfest International Film Festival, he took home the audience award for his work on the music video "Dumbing Down of Love" by Frou-Frou. The music video for Grammy-nominated singer Imogen Heap's song "Hide and Seek"—which has amassed over 35 million views on YouTube—was also directed by Joel.
After that, he directed the debut campaign for SHOWTIME's Homeland, for which he won a slew of honors. For DTS's 2017 C.E.S. presentation, Joel served as creative director for a 360-degree theater experience using a 22.1 3D sound system. Also in 2017, he collaborated with Oscar winning sound designers Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn on two national DTS Theater mnemonics.
Joel went on to work at Searchlight Pictures in the role of creative director / consultant and producer, where he collaborated on the development of campaigns for "Jo-Jo Rabbit" by Taiki Wikiti, "Nightmare Alley" by Guillermo del Toro, and "The French Dispatch" by Wes Anderson, for which he has received a Clio.
Joel and his wife Chené Lawson's afro-futuristic podcast "All Things Undone" show was created and debuted in 2019 and went to #1 and won numerous awards as well as the 2023 Webby Award for “Best Scripted Podcast.”
Recently, Joel won a 2024 Webby Award Honoree for his production, editing, and sound design work on the doc. series "How To Destroy Everything." He also received a nomination from the iHeart Podcast Awards @SXSW for "Best Emerging Podcast." The series reached #1 and one million downloads on the Apple Charts after just the first two episodes were released.
Aileron Podcast Studio Services
Story Consulting /Development
If you are starting with just an acorn of an idea or you are looking to expand a story into a limited series, or are looking for that story engine that will enable numerous seasons, we are your partner in creation.Production
Our fantastic team has won multiple awards and they’re always looking for ways to make each episode and series stand far above the rest in the podcast world.Editing
Having a collaborative relationship with your editor is critical to a healthy creative process. We work with incredibly insightful and collaborative editors who lift each story to another level.Music Supervision
Our pool of composers and musical guidance gives every episode that rich cinematic score quality which pulls listeners in.Sound Design
It’s the secret weapon of a riveting narrative podcast, giving your listeners a deep dimensional 3D immerssive experience.Mixing
After all your hard work in writing and production, getting the best mix will make all the difference between an immersive experience and just another podcast.Podcast Marketing
Through our decades of experience in advertising & marketing, we will help you find and speak directly to your own audience through a launch campaign and on going creative ideas that will help you grow your podcast reach.
No matter where you are in the process of creation, Aileron Podcast Studio can enable your series to take flight. If you would like to chat about our process and how we can collaborate please email us here.