Scott Brick (born January 30, 1966, in Santa Barbara, California) is an American actor, writer and award-winning narrator of over 800 audiobooks, including popular titles such as Washington: A Life, Moneyball, and Cloud Atlas. He has narrated works for a number of high-profile authors, including Brad Meltzer, Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Michael Crichton, Clive Cussler and John Grisham.
Early life Brick studied acting and writing at UCLA before embarking on his professional career in 1989."Bio". scottbrickpresents.com. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
Career
Audiobooks
In 1999, Brick began narrating audiobooks and found himself a popular choice for top publishers and authors. After recording some 250 titles in five years, AudioFile magazine named Brick “one of the fastest-rising stars in the audiobook galaxy," and proclaimed him a "Golden Voice," a reputation solidified by a November 2004 article on the front page of the Wall Street Journal."Behind a Book on Tape Is a Good Dictionary And a Glass of Water". The Wall Street Journal. November 9, 2004 Publishers Weekly then went on to honor Brick as Narrator of the Year in 2007 and 2011.http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/50012-the-2011-listen-up-awards.html Publishers Weekly's 2011 Listen-Up Awards To date, he has won over 50 Earphone Awards, two Audie Awards and a nomination for a Grammy Award.
He opened his own audiobook recording studio and publishing company, Brick By Brick Audiobooks, with the goals of streamlining production and ensuring consistency throughout his body of work. (Taking a note from DVDs, many of Brick By Brick's titles also include extra features, such as interviews and illustrations.) On May 16, 2008, Brick By Brick Audiobooks released its first title: Lord Foul's Bane, from Stephen R. Donaldson's The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant series. By April 4, 2009, Brick had narrated and released the other two titles in the initial trilogy (The Illearth War and The Power That Preserves), along with Fatal Revenant, the eighth book in the series. When completed, this debut project will result in new unabridged audio narrations of all 10 titles of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant series. The first trilogy, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever, was released in print from 1977 to 1979; The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant was released in print from 1980 to 1983; and The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant tetralogy was released in print and audio format from 2004 to 2013.
Brick By Brick Audiobooks has since grown to include the unabridged recordings of M. K. Wren's three-volume The Phoenix Legacy (Sword of the Lamb, Shadow of the Swan and House of the Wolf), as well as literary classics such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The CD version of the latter includes four audio discs, as well as a fifth disc of bonus material which includes the original 1843 First Edition illustrations by John Leech (caricaturist) and a photo of Brick playing the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in a 1995 stage production of A Christmas Carol.
In October 2009, Brick compiled and released Gothic Horror: Bloodcurdling Tales from the World’s Greatest Authors, a collection of short stories from authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley and more. Every All Hallow’s Eve hence a new story by a new author will be added to the Gothic Horror library, giving listeners a of classic horror on audio.
Brick cites as his favorite audiobook readings Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (released under the film adaptation's title, Blade Runner) and Budd Schulberg's What Makes Sammy Run? "I would have them back just so I could redo them year after year after year. Because they never get old for me."eMusic Q&A: Scott Brick - eMusic Spotlight Todd Burns, Sep 4, 2008
Stage and cinema Brick spent 10 years with the LA-based traveling Shakespeare troupe Will and Company, performing for schools throughout California. He has appeared as Cyrano, Hamlet, and Macbeth in productions throughout the country. In 2005, he collaborated with author Orson Scott Card to adapt a collection of the author’s short stories for the stage in a production titled Posing as People.
In 2008, Brick appeared in "The Delivery," a short film from Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle DeCuir and Skyboat Films starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Michael York, John Rubinstein, Stephanie Zimbalist, Harlan Ellison and Orson Scott Card, among others. The Delivery won First Place in Fantasy at the 2008 Dragon*Con Independent Film Festival.Dragon*Con 2008 Film Festival Awards Web Page The trailer for The Delivery can be viewed online. In 2010, Brick appeared as Agent Frank Donnolly in the independent film, Hit Parade, written and directed by comic book writer Joe Casey. The trailer for Hit Parade can be viewed online.https://web.archive.org/web/20090204035106/http://www.screamingfrog.com/flash/HitParade.html Trailer for Hit Parade The DVD can be purchased on Amazon or watched via Amazon Online.https://www.amazon.com/Hit-Parade-Jonathan-Browning/dp/B003JIVHSE Amazon page for Hit Parade
Writing
In 2000, Brick was hired to adapt Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama for the big screen by Morgan Freeman and Revelations Entertainment with David Fincher attached to direct. Brick has written articles in a variety of comic book, science fiction and toy-related subjects for publications such as Wizard Magazine, ToyFare, Comics Buyer's Guide, Creative Screenwriting and others.
In 2012 Brick completed his first novel, a modern-day supernatural thriller based on an 18th-century murder in New England. He also wrote an instructional guide, Narrating Audiobooks by Scott Brick.
Awards and honors AudioFile named Brick a Golden Voice narrator.
Awards YearTitleAwardResultRef.2003Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (2002) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. AndersonAudie Award for Science FictionWinner2004Darwin's Children (2003) by Greg BearAudie Award for Science FictionFinalistDune: The Machine Crusade (2003) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. AndersonAudie Award for Science FictionFinalist2006American Theocracy (2005) by Kevin PhillipsListen-Up Award for ReligionFinalistCloud Atlas (2004) by David MitchellAudie Award for Literary Fiction FinalistIn Cold Blood (1966) by Truman CapoteListen-Up Award for True CrimeFinalistKiller Instinct by Joseph FinderListen-Up Award for ThrillerFinalistShadow of the Giant (2005) by Orson Scott CardAudie Award for Science FictionFinalist2007Botany of Desire (2001) by Michael PollanListen-Up Award for History & PoliticsFinalistIt’s Superman! by Tom DeHavenListen-Up Award for FantasyFinalist2008At First Sight by Stephen J. CannellListen-Up Award for ThrillerFinalist by Lisa TuckerListen Up Award for FictionFinalistDune (1965) by Frank HerbertAudie Award for Achievement in ProductionFinalistDune (1965) by Frank HerbertAudie Award for Science FictionWinnerDune (1965) by Frank HerbertAudie Award for Multi-Voiced PerformanceFinalistHellstrom's Hive (1973) by Frank HerbertListen Up Award for Science Fiction & FantasyFinalistPaul of Dune (2008) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. AndersonListen Up Award for Science Fiction & FantasyFinalistSelections from Dreamsongs 1 (2003) by George R. R. MartinAudie Award for Science FictionFinalist2009METAtropolis by John Scalzi, Elizabeth Bear, Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, and Karl SchroederAudie Award for Original WorkFinalist2010No One Would Listen by Harry MarkopolosListen Up Award for NonfictionFinalist2011 by Miyamoto MusashiAudie Award for ClassicsFinalist2011Listen-Up Award for Audiobook Reader of the YearWinnerMayday by Nelson DeMille and Thomas BlockListen-Up Award for FictionFinalistMoneyball (2003) by Michael LewisListen-Up Award for NonfictionWinnerNo One Would Listen by Harry MarkopolosAudie Award for NonfictionFinalistWashington: A Life by Ron ChernowListen-Up Award for NonfictionFinalist2013KJV Audio Bible, Pure Voice by Zondervan PublishingAudie Award for Faith-Based Fiction and NonfictionFinalist2014 by Brad MeltzerAudie Award for Thriller or SuspenseFinalistMETAtropolis: Green Space by Jay Lake, Elizabeth Bear, Karl Schroeder, Seanan McGuire, Tobias S. Buckell, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Ken ScholesAudie Award for Original WorkFinalistRip-Off! by John Scalzi, Jack Campbell, Mike Resnick, Allen Steele, Lavie Tidhar, Nancy Kress, and Gardner DozoisAudie Award for Original WorkFinalist2015Dangerous Women by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (eds.)Audie Award for Short Stories or CollectionsFinalistReport from Nuremberg: The International War Crimes Trial by Harold BursonAudie Award for Distinguished Achievement in Audio ProductionFinalist2016Dead Wake by Erik LarsonAudie Award for Best Male NarratorFinalistJurassic Park (1990) by Michael CrichtonAudie Award for Science FictionWinnerAudie Award for Best Male NarratorFinalist by Steve BerryAudie Award for Thriller or SuspenseWinnerAudie Award for Excellence in ProductionFinalist by Brad MeltzerAudie Award for Thriller or SuspenseFinalist2017The Last Tribe by Brad ManuelAudie Award for Best Male NarratorFinalistValiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American Revolution by Nathaniel PhilbrickAudie Award for History or BiographyFinalist2018Deep Storm (2007) by Lincoln ChildAudie Award for Excellence in Marketing FinalistMississippi Blood by Greg IlesAudie Award for Thriller or SuspenseFinalist2020Charlotte's Web (1952) by E. B. WhiteAudie Award for Middle Grade TitleWinner by Brad Meltzer and Josh MenschAudie Award for History or BiographyFinalist2021 by Brad Meltzer and Josh MenschAudie Award for History or BiographyFinalist by Lee Child and Andrew ChildAudie Award for Thriller or SuspenseFinalistSqueeze Me by Carl HiaasenAudie Award for Best Male NarratorFinalist
"Best of" lists YearTitleListRef.2003No Second Chance (2003) by Harlan CobenAudioFile Best of Mystery & SuspenseSpeaker for the Dead AudioFile Best of Science Fiction2004 (2003) by Douglas Preston AudioFile Best of Mystery & SuspenseShattering Glass (2003) by Gail GilesALA Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults2005 (2005) by Nick HornbyBooklist Editors' Choice: Media2006Acceleration (2005) by Graham McNameeALA Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults2008In Defense of Food (2008) by Michael PollanAudioFile Best of Contemporary CultureLord Foul’s Bane AudioFile Best of FantasySelections from DreamsongsAudioFile Best of Fantasy2010Washington: A Life by Ron ChernowAudioFile Best of Biography & Memoir2011Capitol GameAudioFile Best of Mystery & Suspense2012HeistAudioFile Best of Mystery & SuspenseSuperman: The High-Flying History of America's Most Enduring HeroAudioFile Best of Contemporary Culture2015Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the ‘Lusitania’ (2005) by Erik LarsonPublishers Weekly Best Nonfiction AudiobooksJurassic Park (1990) by Michael CrichtonBooklist Editors' Choice: Audio for Adults2016 (2016) by Justin Cronin AudioFile Best of Science FictionAudioFile Best of Science Fiction & FantasyDead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (2015) by Erik LarsonRUSA Listen ListValiant Ambition: George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and the Fate of the American RevolutionAudioFile Best of Biography & Memoir2016Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania (2015) by Erik LarsonThe Listen List: Outstanding Audio Narration
Bestselling audiobooks