Aria Velasquez
- Producing
- Recording
- Reporting
- Scripting
- Writing
About Aria
Hi, I'm Aria. I'm a journalist in New York and a graduate student working towards an MA in journalism from CUNY. I'm drawn narrative storytelling, rich sound design, conversations between marginalized people and stories about how cities work (think: Suave, Welcome to Night Vale, The Read and Dish City respectively). I'm an early-career producer actively seeking freelance opportunities to hone my skills.
I'm currently in the R&D phase of a podcast about Black women and the surveillance state. Anticipated release: Spring 2022.
Aria's Portfolio
This I Believe
A brief audio essay for my fundamentals of audio class in August 2020.
Voicer - Back to School Town Hall
Voicer assignment for my audio fundamentals class from September 2020. The subject was a town hall about school reopening hosted by a member of city council.
Wrap - East New York Gun Buyback
Wrap assignment for my audio fundamentals class from September 2020. The subject was a gun buyback event in East New York after a summer with higher than average levels of gun violence across NYC.
Vox Pop - Prospect Park Reacts to the VP Debate
Vox pop assignment for my audio fundamentals class from October 2020.
How small businesses are navigating the choppy waters of recovery
Enterprise assignment for my economics reporting class from April 2021.
The poet who took his idea from suitcase to shelf space
A South Los Angeles teacher started a poetry library to help his students keep up with their reading assignments. Now, Hiram Sims says the Sims Library of Poetry is more than 5,000 books strong – and he has sights to expand.
Experience
Skills
- Tape Syncs
- Reporting
- Producing
- Interviewing
- Field Recording
- Field Producing
Equipment
- iPhone SE (2020)
- Tascam DR-40X recorder
- AudioTechnica ATH-M50X headphones
- ProTools
- Reaper (currently learning)
- Adobe Audition (currently learning)
- Audio Hijack
- shotgun mic
- cardiod mic
- Shure MV88