LEGACY AUDIO
Your wisdom & wit?
Doesn’t die with you.
Preserve them both today!
The Process
Capturing your stories is a simple and straightforward process conducted with care and confidentiality.
STEP 1 - Record
Interviewer travels to you and conducts the audio-only interview.
STEP 2 - Edit
After the interview, we edit to client specification.
STEP 3 - Pay & Download
As soon as the project is ready for download an invoice is sent to the Client.
Once the invoice is paid, a digital link to the project is made available for immediate download. Hard copies and USB drives are then shipped.
Yes, invoices can be prepaid.
Testimonial / Question
To the folks you’re not gonna meet, what do you want them to know?
For You Today Them Tomorrow
Creating an audio keepsake is gift for you, too.
It's a rare and meaningful opportunity to reflect on your life, to remember all you've lived and learned, and to affirm the things that matter most.
Let your voice, rich with authenticity and heart, be a bridge across generations.
“You have stirred up stuff in me that needed to come out, needed to be said, and needs to be heard. You put me in a position to be able to give that gift out.”
-Bob Briscoe, August 2025
FAQs
What is an audio legacy recording?
An audio legacy recording is a professionally recorded and guided conversation where you share your life stories, wisdom, values, and heartfelt messages. It’s a way to pass down your voice — not just your memories — for generations to come.
What do I need to prepare?
To help your physical body, heart, and mind prepare — prior to your recording session you’ll receive a one-page PDF document asking individuals to be rested, intentional, and have reflected on legacy discussion topics.
You will not have to write or research anything prior to the session. The answers live in your heart and our goal is to help bring those nuggets of gold and pearls of wisdom to the surface for others to enjoy and reflect upon.
This process should feel comfortable and immediate, meaningful and profound, and enjoyable.
I’m not a good speaker — will I sound okay?
Our process is relaxed and conversational to ensure your voice is captured full of wisdom and life. Professionally recorded to ensure a polished beautifully real sound.
How long does recording take?
Every individual has their own stories and unique way of sharing; some folxs talk fast and others are more contemplative.
We offer two types of recording sessions:
Legacy Refined: Up to six (6) hours of audio recording split between three (3) individual in-depth guided interview sessions
Legacy Guided: One extended same-day interview session up to four (4) hours which can be split up morning, afternoon, or evening to accommodate rest and care team needs.
Will you share the recording with my family after my death?
Yes, we can arrange this for you and them.
What forms of payment do you accept?
Cash, credit, Venmo, and checks payable to Walk On Red Productions LLC.
Who is this for?
Individuals, couples, and senior living communities that want to capture or leave something deeply meaningful for loved ones, neighbors, and the wider community:
Divorcées with adult children looking to set the record straight;
Out-of-state adult child wants to record Dad at family home;
Grandchildren pool funds to record Grandma’s stories for the family archive;
The “black sheep” of the family wants to share what really happened
Your best friend purchases a session to record you and your adventures;
Will you interview Mom in hospice?
Yes, our process is designed for immediacy and end-of-life care in mind. Our mobile studio is carried in a backpack to keep us nimble, unobtrusive, and quiet.
Additionally, we received background study clearance from the Department of Human Services (DHS) in August 2025 to work with vulnerable populations.
After recording, what will me and my family receive?
Sharing and gifting your recording session is easy. We offer two options for diehard analogs and digital natives:
Hard Copies via Mail: USB Thumb Drive & Printed PDFs
Digital Files via Download
Contents Include:
PDF Read Me File
MP3 audio - edited with an introduction & musical transitions
MP3 audio - unedited interview/conversation
PDF interview transcript
PDF flyers - digital & printable with QR code to easily share
Let your words carry comfort, guidance, and connection even after you're gone.
Backstory
A boy gave his grandfather a notebook to fill with stories — a gift of love and memory.
But Grandpa’s hands trembled with age. The pages stayed bare, no stories shared.
After Grandpa's death, the boy found the gifted notebook, empty and emptier in grief.
Present Day
The regret of an empty book of stories fuels our work.
Today we offer gentle and inclusive ways to preserve legacy and voice.
Engaging Conversation, Not a Chore
Voice Offers Emotional Resonance to Loved Ones
Durable & Portable & Accessible For All Generations
We are honored to serve individuals, families, and communities by capturing and creating heirloom-quality audio keepsakes.
Service Area
We meet clients where they need us most.
Inside the red circle? We’ll roadtrip to Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, the Dakotas, and yes, even Nebraska.
Outside the red circle? We’re hitting the skies!
Free mileage < 30 miles from Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Give your loved ones the lasting gift of your story — in your own words, in your own voice, forever.
Begin Your Story
You don’t need to be a writer, re-writer, or researcher.
You just need to be present and engaged.
We'll walk with you every step of the way, helping you share your voice with love, honesty, and grace.
Your story deserves to be heard. Today, tomorrow, and always.
All you need to be is begin.
“I loved how much these questions encapsulated my mom. I am left with a time capsule of her stories I can listen to for years to come!”
-Evelyn Lashley, May 2025
No Cameras / Photos / Videos
To capture your essence we use an audio recorder and a microphone. Our audio-only process focuses attention on each subject’s stories, their feelings, and the meanings.
Each interview is conducted by a single interviewer in a conversational manner. Subjects are present without being self-consciousness; they relax and savor and enjoy.
The perfect moment is now.
Share your voice while you can.
Don’t wait.
Schedule Now & Pay Later
Pay invoice and download keepsake when ready.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Mobile Studio
Our mobile studio fits in a backpack to capture conversations in any location:
apartments & party rooms
living, dining & bedrooms
healthcare & hospice facilities
parks, sidewalks, & even public transit
We travel light and stay nimble. No need to move furniture to prepare space. Load-in/out is fast, efficient, and not disturbing.
“Beautiful product to offer. Michael is welcoming, calm, and engaging. And now I have a lovely keepsake to leave my friends/family. Thank you!”
-Erica Scanlon, May 2025
Pricing
Legacy Refined - $5363
This multi-session experience captures each subject’s unique nature, recording the hopes, dreams, and every moment that mattered edited into a moving professionally polished keepsake. Includes premiere listening event for friends and family along with memorial ceremony audio snippet (if desired).
Includes:
Up to six (6) hours of audio recording split between three (3) individual in-depth guided interview sessions
Narrative shaping edited for clarity to make subject shine
Introduction + Music Transitions
Bonus content (humor/bloopers)
Includes Unedited Raw Audio
PDF transcript of edited audio
PDF Flyer with QR Code to audio
Digital and Physical (USB drive) keepsake delivery
Private link to share with friends/family on socials
Optional memorial ceremony integration
Private listening session/premiere event
Coordination and involvement of family and friends for questions they want answered by the subject
Ideal For:
Memoir procrastinators, retirees, out-of-state grandchildren, individuals nearing end of life, folks that don’t want to be filmed and/or have camera shyness and/or other forms of scopophobia, and all humans seeking a polished keepsake, a gift for future generations, the ‘final word’ at a memorial/celebration of life, or personal archive that provides comfort, healing, wisdom, and profound joy with each listen.
Legacy Guided - $1761
A professionally recorded interview with light polish: musical transitions, custom intro, and download-ready files.
Includes:
One extended interview session (up to 4 hours)
Cleaned and lightly mastered audio
Introduction + Music Transitions
PDF Interview Transcript
PDF Flyer with QR Code to audio
Unedited Recorded Interview/Conversation
Digital download + private link to share
Ideal For:
Budget conscious families who want a real, raw recording of their loved one
Yes, Gift A Session!
Surprise your loved one with an audio session. Simply provide your loved one’s contact information and complete the purchase.
We’ll reach out to introduce our service, share who sent us (or not if you prefer to remain anonymous), then schedule and record. (If the giftee declines, you will be refunded the purchase.)
After recording, we’ll edit the conversation and send you along with the interviewee the download link.
Additional Resources
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The goal of the Stanford Letter Project is to help, empower and support all adults to prepare for their future and take the initiative to talk to their doctors and their friends and family about what matters most to them at life's end. Complete the seven tasks of life review in minutes using our
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Find happiness by contemplating your mortality. The WeCroak app is inspired by a Bhutanese folk saying: to be a happy person, one must contemplate death five times daily.
Each day, we’ll send you five invitations to stop and think about death. Remember, you’re going to die. Available on Apple App Store & Google Play Store.
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Ethical Wills are a tool for preserving and passing on your values, beliefs, life lessons, hopes for the future, love, and forgiveness to your family and community.
The Ethical Will Writing Guide Workbook provides an outline structure and dozens of phrases and sentences to help you develop a draft copy of your ethical will. A brief introduction to ethical wills and a list of resources are also included. You can edit the item choices to reflect your own style. The items often serve as a trigger for your own ideas that you can use in your draft. Click here to view on Amazon.
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Inspiring and imaginative, this bona fide "how-to” manual teaches us how to remember those we miss most, no matter how long they’ve been gone. Passed and Present is not about sadness and grieving. It is about happiness and remembering. It is possible to look forward, to live a rich and joyful life, while keeping the memory of loved ones alive. This much-needed, easy-to-use roadmap shares 85 imaginative ways to celebrate and honor family and friends we never want to forget. Click here to view on Amazon.
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A forever letter is a gift that will be read over and over again. Inspired by the centuries-old Jewish tradition of the ethical will, a forever letter is a perfect way to share your most precious possessions: your values, wisdom, and love with the people who matter to you most. And you don't have to do it alone. Through empowering stories, sample letters, and writing tips, author Elana Zaiman serves as your companion on this journey of self-discovery and deepening relationships. Click here to view on Amazon.
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Writing an ethical will, a document that includes stories and reflections about your past, is an ancient tradition. It can include joy and regrets, and ultimately becomes both a way to remember a loved one who is gone and a primer on how to live a better, happier life. Beloved Rabbi Steve Leder has helped thousands of people to write their own ethical wills, and in this intimate book helps us write our own. Click here to view on Amazon.
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