J.B. McNeely

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Gender Male
Industry Arts
Occupation Actor/Author
Location Santa Monica, CA, United States
Introduction Joe B. McNeely (JB) was of late the senior editor for Brilliance Publishing, Inc., an Amazon Company. Over his thirty year editorial career, Audio Joe, as he was known in the industry, acquired rights to numerous bestselling thriller authors like Harlan Coben and Dean Koontz; prominent non-fiction works e.g Algorithms to Live By and The Better Angels of Our Nature; lastly author portfolios including the Rich Dad works by Robert T. Kiyosaki; and the Complete Joseph Campbell Audio Library. Now retired from publishing, Joe is returning to his theatrical roots. Joe's professional acting career began in Orange County, California back in 1981 when he played Richard in Eugene O’Neill’s Ah Wilderness! at South Coast Repertory. Joe's last stage appearance was in 1988 in the title role of Shakespeare’s Henry V, produced Off-Off Broadway by the New Rude Mechanicals. Joe is also publisher of the single member entity production company, Audio Evolution, LLC. From 2006-2008 Joe produced six audiobooks including Michael Pollan’s The Botany of Desire and The Divided Mind by Dr. John E. Sarno. He has also narrated AudioFile Earphones Award winning audiobooks under the pseudonym James Boles.