Author Ben McPherson has written a cracker of a novel loosely based on the Oyata Island massacre. Scots born Ben lives in Norway. The book is published by Harper Collins. The Audio Book is narrated by Steve Worsley.

Calista McGillivray, from near Blairgowriem is a best selling Hay House Author. She is currently in the Offbeat Studio recording her first Audio Book of her new book The Female Archangels.

In partnership with Bright White in York, we have won the contract to install a AR (Augmented Reality) installation in John Knox House in the Royal Mile for Unesco City Of Literature in 2020. The project will feature well known literary figures..still to be announced

We are delighted to be commissioned to record our second Audio book with World famous publishers Canongate Books. The book is entitled The Red Red Snow by author Caro Ramsay. It will be narrated by James McPherson.

Offbeat has recorded the audio guide for the Charles II Royal Collection at Holyrood palace with Narrator Scott Noble for Voquent. This week we have added the final touches to the programme which will be running from Spring 2020 for the rest of this year.

Emmerdale and Holby City star Gemma Oaten is in the studio recording a Voice Over for a TV series with Strictly Come Dancing star Dr Ranjit Singh for Pedwar Productions.

Ruth Davidson was in the studio recording a short essay dedicated to her Mother for Audible UK.

Singer & Songwriter Majk Stokes is back at Offbeat recording his 3rd album. With a great collection of new material, Majk's maintains his humourous approach to songwriting while managing to convey some serious points in the process. Acoustic Guitars, Vocals, Didgeredoo & some guests.

We are delighted to be commissioned to record our first Audio book with World famous publishers Canongate Books. The book is entitled Bobby March Will Live Forever by author Alan Parks. It will be narrated by Andrew McIntosh who has voiced all Alan Parks audio books so far.

Allie’s second album at Offbeat, Wayland’s Blues, is an instrumental album of highly original acoustic and emotive guitar-based compositions, incorporating folk, blues and classical influences, arranged for both solo guitar & multi-musician line-ups.

The studio owners Kirsty & Iain McKinna are back onto recording new songs for the forthcoming album 'The Afterglow' which is due for completion and release in 2020. Currently Working with Drummer Tobias Haas remotely in Germany.

We have been working with BBC Producer Melvin Rickarby on two episodes of a forthcoming documentary series about the life of Arthur Cravan, the nephew of Oscar Wilde. His proclivity for shock was what endeared him to the New York Dadaist movement, who adopted him as a poster boy after his death despite the fact Cravan never self-identified with the movement.

in the studio today with BBC Wildlife photographer of the year Christian Ziegler. Christian works photographing endangered species in the Tropics. He currently lives in Dunblane for six months and in Panama for the rest of the year.

Ian Rankin reads an extract from Lord Of The Flies by William Golding for BBC Radio 3. Produced by Camellia Sinclair at BBC Bristol. Ian also narrates a short essay about the book too as a precursor to the extract from this classic novel.

Recorded a Voice Over for The National Museum with voice artist Ashleigh More for Damn Fine Media in London. It's for an exhibition of Chinese art for children with Mandarin references.

A fascinating podcast about the Future Library is being recorded in the studio with Art Director Anne Beate being interviewed by the British Library. One artist or author is featured every year from 2014 until 2114 and their work won’t actually be seen or heard until then. A new library is being built and a forest is even being grown to provide the paper for the work. This years artist is Katy Paterson. Previous artists include Margaret Atwood.

James McGinley is an instrumental composer who plays Nylon string Acoustic Guitar. He's in the Offbeat Studio in October and November recording an album of highly original compositions. The range of material on the album, which is solo unaccompanied guitar is amazing. His style, includes improvisation so no two takes are the same.

After mixing and mastering an album from a live recording of this award winning 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe Show, Offbeat is currently recording an audio book for Children's Theatre Company in New York as well as providing music scores of the entire show.