Tasha Lemley

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Sane and Permeable with a Tender Heart and Strong Will. Counterphobic Doubter with a Fierce Enthusiasm for Audio and India—sometimes in the other order.
Member since 2015

Location

  • Nashville, TN

Portfolio

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Tasha is available for

I love helping stories get told. From storyfinding to capturing audio through field reporting and tape syncing, to reporting and mixing—this work keeps me running. I particularly magnet to projects highlighting marginalized people and communities. I'm up for 1-time gigs as well as joining in a larger, longer capacity for the right project and team.
  • Business
  • Editing
  • Engineering
  • Producing
  • Recording
  • Reporting
  • Voice

About Tasha

Tasha A. F. Lemley is a freelance audio producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. She's the executive producer of the Mr. Mysterio podcast and founder of social enterprises Chai Wallah, LLC, and award-winning street newspaper The Contributor. She has experience as a homeless outreach worker and spent years photographing and interviewing people who live on the streets. As an audio producer, she wants to continue telling the stories she hears. With a fierce enthusiasm for culture and diversity—she's looking for the answers we have for each other and those we can find together. The more she gets outside of the familiar, the more she learns about herself.

Tasha's Portfolio

WPLN: Restoring the land and returning the dead to their roots

In this feature for This Is Nashville — WPLN's daily show — I spent a day at Larkspur Conservation and stood witness to one man's grief.

BBC Outlook: Mo's Bows

I travelled to Memphis, Tennessee for this piece and interviewed a 15-year-old fashion entrepreneur.

Mr. Mysterio Podcast

As the executive producer of the, narrative fiction, Mr. Mysterio Podcast [on hold], I have my fingers in everything from securing talent, to finding and scheduling studio time, to recording, producing and mixing, to creating foley, graphic design and working with actors and composers. I love this show. Take a listen to my favorite episode: Season 1, Episode 7, Riptide.

WPLN Feature: Homeless Meals During Covid

I have a background in nonprofit work within our homeless community and was stunned to see hunger becoming a sudden and acute issue during the pandemic—particularly for people living in campsites. I covered this piece from inception to reporting and final production while navigating the new world of social distancing and also making sure the voices of people with lived homelessness were heard.

UNDARK Sci/Am: When an Intellectual Disability Means Life or Death

This piece covers nearly a year of reporting on a decades-long case. In this piece, I unravel the story of Pervis Payne, a man with an intellectual disability sentenced to death, and the court battles to remove him from The Row.

NPR: Life's a Vapor

1 year after a massive tornado carved through middle Tennessee, I traveled to a small town with the highest death toll. In this piece, one pastor tells the story of helping his community navigate their grief—while still in the middle of his own.

I'll Cling To One Of These Trees

As covid started to lift, nearly a dozen campsites in Nashville where unhoused people live were slated for closure and the city launched a new transitional housing program. I covered this piece from inception to reporting, photography and final production.

Radiolab: Dolly Parton's America

Throughout this award-winning series, I covered 6 tape syncs for Dolly Parton's America as well as some live music recording and shipping a few court documents. In this episode, I recorded Justin Hiltner's interview and banjo performances. [From 23:25]

Experience

Skills

  • Mixing
  • Tape Syncs
  • Story Editing
  • Sound Design
  • Scrubbing and Audio Editing
  • Research
  • Reporting
  • Producing
  • Logistics and Coordination
  • Interviewing
  • Grant Writing
  • Field Recording
  • Field Producing
  • Composition
  • Budgeting
  • Audio Engineering
  • Voiceover

Equipment

  • Recorders: Zoom H6, Zoom H5
  • Specialized Mics: Sennheiser MD 46 and MKE 600, Shure Beta 58A (2), AKG C 900, Rode NTG2, Audio-Technica PRO70 lav mics
  • Cameras Including: iPhone 13 Pro, Nikon D500, Nikon FE2, Lomo LC-A, Hasselblad 500CM