I co-wrote, edited and performed a 2 hour show – Drag Brunch – with fellow audio producer and drag performer Brid Addison-Child at XMTR festival in September 2025. You can read a review of the show here (it starts about halfway down the article). Drag Brunch weaves live performance with interview recordings and archival material, […]
Literacy Pirates – ongoingI am a session leader at The Literacy Pirates – a charity providing free, fun and creative after-school programmes that support children who need extra support in reading and writing. The Strange, Magical, Mythical Tour of Kilfinane – 2026As Artist in Residence of HearSay Festival 2026, I worked with the Sonic Historical Investigators […]
I’m ran a 6 week short course on creative and ethical interviewing techniques through In the Dark, from 14th October to 18th November 2025. Participants learnt how to prepare for and conduct a creative, ethical interview, and received training and feedback on editing and sound design. By the end of the 6 weeks, each participant […]
I was one of four sound artists commissioned by Aunt Nell to make a creative response to letters from Press for Change’s archive. Press for Change was a formative lobbying group that brought about the Gender Recognition Act, and I was asked to make a response to a series of letters sent to Press for […]
I am currently developing a new series – The Great Gay Penguin Cover Up – with Whickers Award Funding. I am looking for funding to make this series – if this sounds interesting to you, get in touch! I’d love to talk about it. Here’s a lil audio teaser: The Great Gay Penguin Cover Up […]
JESSE LAWSON