Tape Syncs / Phoners

If you need to book George for a tape sync in the Washington, DC area, you can access his schedule on Calendly.

George will travel to any location in DC, MD, VA within 2.5 hours. For remote locations where it is challenging to travel within this timeframe due to regional traffic, overnight accommodations paid for by client is encouraged.

Tape Sync rates start at $200 for the first hour and $50 for each additional hour. Must book at least 72 hours in advance. A kill fee will be assessed if a sync is cancelled in less than 48 hours. Jobs canceled within 48 hours of tape sync are billed at 50% of rate, and in less than 24 hours are billed at 100% full rate. Please note interest of 10 percent will be assessed on late payments that take more than 30 days to process.

Travel Reimbursement: Mileage, toll lanes, parking, and/or public transit costs must be reimbursed. You will be billed 65.5 cents for each mile traveled to and from sync in accordance with the 2023 IRS Standard Mileage Rates.

A 16 bit WAV file at 44.1kHz and 60 seconds of room tone will be sent within 2 hours of sync via WeTransfer unless other specifications are required.

Gear kit includes:

Please notify George if you require a different setup such as using two microphones, recording walk and talks, or need to capture ambi. For additional requests, please see Tape Syncers Union rate card for more info.

George has performed tape syncs for the Future State podcast with Richard A. Clarke, Peabody-award winning host Vann R. Newkirk II of The Atlantic podcasts, Sorry Not Sorry with Alyssa Milano, Love + Radio, Criminal (Vox Media), Harvard Business School's alumni podcast "Skydeck", Climate One from The Commonwealth Club, With Good Reason radio by Virginia Humanities, Boston Consulting Group’s She Wonders podcast, Campside Media / Sony Podcasts, The Dose podcast from The Commonwealth Fund, Post Script Media, FacultyNY, Munk Debates, Trail of Bits, and Pineapple Street Media.

 

Concerned about your environmental impact?

The Podcast Editor can add a one-off climate purchase through Climeworks to Remove CO₂ and counteract unavoidable emissions from flights or driving. For instance $24 dollars will permanently remove 20 kg of CO₂ through their large scale direct air capture plant. If you are a podcast with a focus on the environment, TPE will contribute $25 to Climeworks; or we can add-on another amount to your invoice if you so choose.