Join the safe + sound school from October 2026 – January 2026! Are you an early career audio producer? Someone in the audio world looking to do something more creatively challenging? Or are you a drag artist / musician / filmmaker / writer – looking to learn how to tell creative stories in sound? Then […]
I had the absolute honour of being artist in residence at HearSay Audio Festival 2026. I created The Strange Mythical Magical Tour of Kilfinane, ran the safe + sound pub, produced new local stories for A Mile in My Shoes, and performed a special HearSay version of No Kids. Thank you so much to Diarmuid […]
As Artist in Residence of HearSay Festival 2026, I worked with the Sonic Historical Investigators (AKA Scoil Fionan‘s sixth class – 24 twelve year olds) to make an alternative audio history tour of Kilfinane. HearSay Festival sees 300 audio producers from all over the world arrive to Kilfinane – a market town with a population […]
I curated and facilitated a panel discussion on queering audio storytelling for Oorzaken Festival 2025, with guests Nicole Kelly and Randy Vermeulen – I cannot recommend listening to both their work enough. We looked at storytelling through a queer lens, what it can look like to ‘queer’ audio, making ‘queer normative’ audio and how to […]
From January 2026 – March 2026, I ran the first safe + sound school – a creative short form audio course. The course was online, with 18 international participants from many different disciplines – from drag artists to news reporters. Over 12 weeks, through workshops, 1-1 mentoring sessions, special guest Q&As and peer support spaces, […]
JESSE LAWSON