Canadian Sound & Story

Radio and podcasting aren't the only venues for creative audio storytelling. Veronica Simmonds tells us how she successfully combined a partnership with Halifax Public Libraries and a grant from Arts Nova Scotia to produce Stack Stories, a web-based audio experience. She also shares her experience creating Braidio - the radio show where she braids hair live on air.

Chris Brookes got into radio to make a little grocery money, something his theater background wasn’t really providing at the time. In the decades since then he’s become one of Canada’s most prolific and award winning independent documentary producers. Chris tells us about the recently launched Inside Outside Battery - an app packed with audio stories that play automatically as you walk around his neighbourhood in St. John’s Newfoundland. He collaborated with documentary-maker Annie McEwen and composer Jake Nicoll on the project. Find more Sound Sausage at http://soundstory.ca Episode edited by JP Davidson.

After years producing shows for CBC Radio and TVO, Jesse Brown has turned his unique voice, sense of humour, and journalism chops to independent podcasting. His show, Canadaland, takes a critical look at the Canadian media industry, and explores other topics through long-form interviews. Jesse talks to us about media criticism, professional podcasting, and getting his show off the ground. Find more Sound Sausage at http://soundstory.ca Episode edited by JP Davidson. Photo by Debra Friedman.

This episode of Sound Sausage features a piece about a male nude model named Buck. Hosts Kelly Jones and Sean Rasmussen speak with producer Andrew Norton about the making of the piece, and about his experience at the Transom Story Workshop in Cape Cod. We also talk about working with editors, voicing, and finding stories. Andrew Norton is a multimedia producer from Toronto. He has produced radio for places like 99% Invisible, NPR and makes a monthly podcast for Greenpeace Canada where he is also the full-time audio/video guy. To see and hear more of his work visit www.andrewnortonphoto.com.

In this episode of Sound Sausage we speak with Jeff Emtman about his piece Puke Quits Trainriding. Jeff brought his recorder along with him on an extended hitchhiking trip across the U.S.. He met many characters along the way. This is the story about a man using the alias "Puke". Hosts JP Davidson and Sean Rasmussen talk with Jeff about doing a non-narrated piece, trusting the interviewee, making a living at audio, composing music, and much more. Jeff Emtman is the creator and producer of Here Be Monsters a popular podcast about fear and the unknown that received a SoundCloud fellowship.

Designing the perfect intro for a podcast or radio show. Hosts JP Davidson and Kelly Jones discuss the art and craft of sound design with guest producer Brian Cauley. http://soundstory.ca/soundsausage/

Microphone test comparing the Apogee MiC connected to an iPhone 4s, and the Audio-Technica AT2020 mic hooked up to a Zoom H6 recorder. Visit SoundStory.ca soon for the full Apogee MiC review.