Happy Hour / Happy Ears with Audio Flux Circuit 06 Finalists
Audio Flux invites anyone and everyone to create short audio works in response to a set of creative prompts. For Circuit 06: Creative Tension, we teamed up with Lorna Hamilton-Brown (artist, activist, educator, knitter extraordinaire) add designed prompts inspired by Lorna’s artwork, particularly her “Tension Birds” project, which explores the mental health benefits of knitting.
During this Happy Hours/Happy Ears Listening Party, we’ll play all 12 Audio Flux Circuit 06 Finalists, invite their producers to say a few words, and Lorna Hamilton-Brown will join to talk about the collaboration and the original tension birds she knitted in response to the official Circuit 06 fluxworks.
This listening party is free and open to all.
Attendees will come away with their ears full of dazzling short audio works, an immediate sense of community and shared vision (for audio) and inspiration to participate in future Audio Flux circuits – we hope!
Audio Flux is a home for innovative, short-form audio and bold storytelling. It was co-founded in 2023 by a pair of audiophiles who believe deeply in audio culture and community, and the transformative power of sound + story. And who loooove to listen.
Speakers
Julie Shapiro
Julie Shapiro is a career listener and audio executive, leader, collaborator, and enthusiast. She is the co-founder of Audio Flux, and is currently working on a small pile of audio projects and podcasts, as well. Previously, whe was Vice President of Editorial, PRX, and Executive Producer of PRX's Radiotopia, where she co-founded and executive produced the Ear Hustle podcast, Over the Road, and Radiotopia Presents, among other award-winning shows.
From 2014–2015, Julie helped establish the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Creative Audio Unit. In 2000, she co-founded the Third Coast International Audio Festival, where as artistic director she shaped the Festival's creative trajectory and nurtured a robust international listening culture. Shapiro has presented at conferences and festivals the world over, and produced stories for the airwaves and podcasts in the US and beyond.
John DeLore
John DeLore is an audio enthusiast, renowned radio/podcast sound designer, producer, and editor, with a career that spans from his time at WNYC/New York Public Radio (where he worked on Studio360, On The Media, Death Sex & Money, and many more), to the start-up days of Gimlet (where he worked on Mystery Show, StartUp, and ReplyAll), to Stitcher (where he launched The Paris Review Podcast, Chris Gethard's Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People, The Atlas Obscura Podcast, and produced the award winning docu-series Unfinished: Short Creek).
These days John runs his independent production shop Starlight Diner (where, among other projects, he's worked on the Pulitzer and Peabody award-winning third season of In the Dark, Weight for It, and the 4th season of the now independent Paris Review) and along with Julie Shapiro is the co-founder of Audio Flux, a new home for independent audio. John has presented at various audio conferences (Third Coast, Hearsay, AES, IMI Fest, OnAir, Resonate, Tribeca Audio) and in his spare time records music in his garage-turned-studio.
FAQ
Who is this event for?
Producers and journalists of all experience levels who are curious about audio’s potential as a creative medium, and are looking for some inspiration, and to celebrate their fellow creators. It’s also for avid listeners who are interested in adventurous storytelling and hearing producers talk about their work.