Red Planet Audiobooks is located in beautiful Austin, Texas. The company formally launched on GUY FAWKES DAY in 2007, but our audio production roots run deep and strong. The founding partners of Red Planet have more than 20 combined years experience in audio production. Our extended family of creative employees have worked in all aspects of media production, from acting and directing in films and theater to novel writing, teaching, and of course, voice acting!

Our Management Team

Toby Heidel- Futurist

As the Futurist at Red Planet Audiobooks, Toby Heidel guides the company’s mission of providing professional-level audio books for small publishing houses and independent authors. Toby has a solid background in the business, having worked in film, theater, and radio drama direction and production.

Toby stands behind Red Planet Audiobooks 100%. As such, if you have questions, comments, or concerns about Red Planet, he'd love to hear them. You can reach him directly by phone at 512-694-5868. Really. That's his personal cell phone number. How many corporate bigwigs are willing to give you that?

Jenna Opperman- Administrative Director

Jenna Opperman studied English and American literature at the University of Texas at Austin and later received a Masters in Fine Arts in Poetry from New England College. She comes to Red Planet Audiobooks with a passion for language and an eye for the proper use of semicolons. Not one to be typecast, Jenna handles all financial and organizational aspects of the enterprise; she’s also a professional reader. Keep an ear out for her on upcoming Red Planet titles.

Monica Ballard- Audio Aviatrix

Transmitting the printed word into an auditory flood of captivating mental images requires an alchemist/artist/tinkerer, and Red Planet found this dizzying combination in Monica Ballard. Now the walls and shelves of Red Planet's studio groan with the weight of awards for Monica's excellence in audio production. In addition to dozens of Addys, she has also won Radio and Production Magazine's highest award, as well as The Communicators Award for Specialty Programs. Armed with her trusty Mac and ProTools, she's flying high and ready to add to Red Planet's success-and yours. Your book is in capable and artistic hands with Monica at the controls.