Heard: All About Trans – 2023 – presentI facilitate interactions for All About Trans: a project run by Heard. All About Trans brings together media professionals with a network of trans people for informal, off the record interactions intended as a safe learning space to improve trans representation in the mainstream media. In the Dark […]
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 have been the Fellows Co-Ordinator for the Multitrack Fellowship 2022 and 2024. Multitrack is an entry level fellowship for people who face barriers entering the audio industry on the grounds of race, socioeconomic background and/or disability. Multitrack offers 3 months of paid work placements, weekly training, networking opportunities and a ring-fenced BBC commissioning round. […]
safe + sound is an audio collective formed by myself and Kit Callin. We run sonic open mic nights, lead workshops on audio making, and install immersive sound experiences at festivals. safe + sound runs audio open mic immersive audio installations. We ask for submissions on a different theme, and anyone who wants to submit […]
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