Bio

Toby Lawless is the Senior Direct for OBB Sound in Los Angeles. As Senior Director he oversees the Sound Division of OBB Media which has produced such shows as Rollingstone's Musicians on Musicians, KYM (Audible), Pursuit of Healthiness (Blake Griffin, Audible), 4D (Demi Lovato, Audible), among many others. Previously Toby was Executive Producer at Wolf at the Door where he produced the studio's first original scripted audio THE IMPERFECTION which was nominated for an Ambie for Podcast of the Year in 2022 and selected for the Tribeca Film Festival's inaugural podcast category in 2021 and now in development for TV. Other credits include producer for BATMAN UNBURIED, Warner Bros and Spotify's first D.C property written by David Goyer's Phantom Four (Winston Duke, Gina Rodriguez, Hasan Minhaj, Jason Isaacs, Lance Reddick), producer & casting for Shondaland's first foray into scripted audio with the series #MATTER (Amin Joseph, Snoop Dogg, Haley Joel Osment, Steve Harris, Pooch Hall). He also produced Blumhouse and Crypt Tv's first scripted podcast MORDEO starring J. Alphonse Nicholson released by iHeart Radio as well as DUST's CHRYSALIS (Corey Hawkins with Toni Collette, Shae Wigham, Lance Reddick) which debuted at #1 on Apple Podcasts and garnered an Ambie nomination for best performance for Corey Hawkins. Producer for Season 3 of the Ambie award winning series BLOOD TIES for Wondery. Toby is an audio producer with direct experience in leadership and creative management. He excels in the forefront of production and development of audio fiction and narratives. With proven success in business and organizational development, staff work distribution and work flow efficiencies, Toby collaborates on all levels of agency and production departments and clients always with an open door policy. He has a deep focus on creative quality, innovation, new business, scheduling and ultimately the elevated execution of successful production. He's always exploring my interest in what is next in the digital space, how we'll consume media and how to offer it better than anyone else. Specialties: Creative management, audio production, business development, hiring, vendor negotiation, performance analysis, podcasting, project management, quality control, research, sound management, staffing, supervisory skills, talent management, troubleshooting.