SoundScene 2024By LusRC

Aural album I made from my field recordings at SoundScene 2024 at the Hirshhorn.Outside, in a concrete enclosed plaza, a band performs "Talk"Inside a small auditorium, a sparse forest of pipes dot a stage. The pipes breathe sounds as visitors reach out with their hands to close the distance.In a large circular hallway, visitors sit quietly, wearing…

MIC: Rode VideoMic Pro+ (supercardioid condenser)LOCATION: Large, untreated officeSOURCE: InterviewCAPTURE: ~3 feet, mounted on tripod between usBy LusRC

MIC: Zoom H4e stereo XY micsLOCATION: Giant, untreated indoor space (museum)SOURCE: ~20-person orchestra, four indigenous performers on either side, two speakers in front of stageCAPTURE: Center of audienceSelected cuts from performance of John Wineglass’ "Big Sur: The Night Sun," performed by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with Brad Hogar…

I created this short aural explainer as a scene in a larger longform piece on padel: the fastest growing international sport that most of us in the US have never heard of. While reporting the history of padel, and the 2032 Olympic-sport ambitions of the piece's primary character, everyone I spoke with explained padel in terms of "it's in the middle…

While reporting on bishop pines and wildfires in Tomales Bay, I was given a handful of bishop pine cones. These cones are held shut with pitch so that the seeds won't spread until a wildfire clears the way. Nonetheless, there are some who say that on a very hot day, when the fog is gone and the sun presses down heavy and creepy, you can still hear …

I wrote this script for Katrina Schwartz (KQED Bay Curious) based on a 15 minute interview that she’d done with Stephanie Scott. After I received the raw tape, I visited the shop to meet Steph and take photos _of the photos_ of people Katrina and Steph had talked about, as well as photos I found interesting. Then I wrote the script, and recorded an…

An investigation into how and why "singular they" went from fringe to forefront in less than a decade.This piece was reported and produced by Lusen Mendel.Special thanks to Dr. Lal Zimman, Eric Jansen, Anna Walters and Berkeley AMI.ARCHIVAL CREDITS:Former President George H. W. Bush, 1991 State of the UnionFormer President Donald Trump, 2021 Farewe…

Tune in to WAM updates from DJ intern#9I wrote and recorded this audio update to go along with one of the Women's Audio Mission's weekly internal bulletins. I wrote this disc jockey version because WAM is a music production org, and I wanted to increase interest in the bulletins and put a smile on people's faces. To make this piece I mixed my voice…

A small curiosity turns into a big theory.Thank you to Nancy Botkin for sharing her theory and research with me, including these historic photographs:1948 Panhandle Aerial https://opensfhistory.org/Download/wnp31.1948.113.jpg1969 Panhandle Aerialhttps://opensfhistory.org/Download/wnp31.1969.133.jpgCars in the Panhandlehttps://opensfhistory.org/Down…

3 minutes vérité edit from a 20 min interview with Derek about his improv experiences in high school. I chose to focus on Derek's journey to belong, from wanting to be part of the cool kid group, to the outcome at graduation.By LusRC

30 second soundscaped story from an interview with Derek KellerBy LusRC

If your post-covid hobby is extroversion, you've had to do a ton of introductions. Have you noticed anything unusual about them? In this piece I explore the repercussions from a BBQ where someone finally asked the question we've all been wondering.Credits: This piece was reported and produced by Lusen Mendel. Special thanks to Dr. Lal Zimman, Keri …

This is the story of an unlikely friend who once asked for an unusual favor. Later she moved away and we fell out of touch. This is her story, and my quest to reconnect.This was my updated and belated entry into KCRW's radio race. The theme was "won't you be my neighbor."By LusRC