The Ecco: Sometimes

Jeff Emtman (DE 2024)

10min

Thirteen participants sing a note at their natural pitch, then recite numbers between 1 and 100 for five minutes. Then, they reach into a bowl, pull out a slip of paper, and complete the sentence written on it (not knowing that every slip has the same, one-word prompt: "Sometimes..."). At times in the piece, the sung notes are mapped onto the participants' numbers: low notes for low numbers, and high notes for high numbers. In this 10-minute version, responses are condensed for time.

THE ECCO is an international non-commercial initiative designed to tug at the boundaries of the world of audio storytelling, journalism, and documentary work. We bring together talents in different parts of the world — journalists, sound designers, audio producers, sound artists, & writers— all united by a common goal: to push themselves and each other out of their work-related comfort zones and explore the different shapes audio documentaries can take, where they may intersect with art and what the impact of such playful exploration can have.

This was made during an immersive retreat where a curated group of talents collaborate, experiment, and support each other in crafting audio projects that are as diverse as they are profound

Producer: Jeff Emtman
Participants: Colin Shea, Yannic Hannebohn, Phoebe McIndoe, Ilona Toller, Sophia Wetzke, Jasmin Bauomy, Luisa Beck, Mitsuo Iwamoto, Lena von Holt, Sara Zarreh Hoshyari Khah, Marta Medvešek, Allison Behringer, and Johanna Gilje.

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The Ecco: Space

Lena von Holt (DE 2024)

7 min

Lena von Holt usually doesn’t sing. But since she started hearing people sing everywhere, she felt challenged to sing, too. So she tried, again.

THE ECCO is an international non-commercial initiative designed to tug at the boundaries of the world of audio storytelling, journalism, and documentary work. They bring together talents in different parts of the world — journalists, sound designers, audio producers, sound artists, & writers— all united by a common goal: to push themselves and each other out of their work-related comfort zones and explore the different shapes audio documentaries can take, where they may intersect with art and what the impact of such playful exploration can have.

This was made during an immersive retreat where a curated group of talents collaborate, experiment, and support each other in crafting audio projects that are as diverse as they are profound

Produced by Lena von Holt

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The Ecco: Please Hold the Rage

Mitsuo Iwamoto (DE 2024)

8 min

Delivery driver Norman confronts his landlord, the Berlin Housing Corporation, about the broken elevator in his building. An emotional power struggle ensues that blurs the lines between fact and fiction, empathy and manipulation.

THE ECCO is an international non-commercial initiative designed to tug at the boundaries of the world of audio storytelling, journalism, and documentary work. They bring together talents in different parts of the world — journalists, sound designers, audio producers, sound artists, & writers— all united by a common goal: to push themselves and each other out of their work-related comfort zones and explore the different shapes audio documentaries can take, where they may intersect with art and what the impact of such playful exploration can have.

This was made during an immersive retreat where a curated group of talents collaborate, experiment, and support each other in crafting audio projects that are as diverse as they are profound

Written by Alex Blanc and Mitsuo Iwamoto
Performed by Liz Mowforth as Susie, Dennis Svensson as Norman, and Becky Morrison as Housing Corporation Voice
Editors: Lena von Holt, Luisa Beck and Jasmin Bauomy
Executive Producer: Jasmin Bauomy

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We Will Not Stop, We Will Not Rest

Melanie Marich and Sajina Shrestha (US 2024)

7 min

The CUNY Gaza Solidarity Encampment lasted almost a week before the police were sent in. Reporter Melanie Marich and Sajina Shrestha were at the encampment for all of its six days, interviewing protestors, collecting tape, and witnessing the night of the arrests from both inside (Marich) and outside (Shrestha). This audio piece is a documentation of the encampment, as a whole, from start to finish.

Produced by Melanie Marich, Sajina Shrestha
Edited by Kalli Anderson
Engineered by Chad Bernhard

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XMTR Radio Hour Ep30: Ed Baxter (Resonance FM)

Produced by Social Broadcasts (UK 2024)

60 min / Episode 30 of 30

This XMTR (Transmitter) Radio Hour is a conversation with Ed Baxter who has recently stepped down as Resonance FM creative director after being at the helm for over 22 years. Ed has selected a number of audio works that he initiated, directed or produced during this time, with a common theme of 'creating the conditions for something to happen'. These radio experiments are a wonderful example of what occurs when this medium is stretched and contorted,  allowing for the unexpected whist setting out imaginative parameters.

Works included are:
Score for Open-heart Surgery on Charlie Watts
Shut Your Eyes to Art
SpeedDataRadio
The Exeter Whisper
Fifth Sketch for Ascent and Descent
Intimacy and Distance
Millions Flee as California Burns

XMTR Radio Hour Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio

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Empty Clouds: The Waking

Patrick McNameeKing (US 2024)

8 min

Nancy, 77, shares the words she lives by, and the story of her enduring love of poetry.

Produced by Patrick McNameeKing
Music by Patrick McNameeKing

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Delphis Vol I. - The Eternal Fountain, an Insignificant Miracle

Will Gore (UK 2024)

244 min Episode 1 of 4

Delphis is a fictional creative agency operating out of Soho London. They currently run a quarterly audio-zine following them behind the scenes as we work on their projects.

Vol 1: Discovering an infinitely pouring office water cooler in a Brighton office, an elderly janitor, journalist and identity fluid cowboy-come-mod become embroiled in an outlandish fight for ownership.

Written, Produce and Performed by: Will Gore
Mixing and Mastering by Oscar Corriette

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Citadel: Building Bridges Through Music

Alan Meaney (IRE 2024)

45 min

Citadel is a group of musicians formed at the Kinsale Road Accommodation centre in Cork city, Ireland in 2018, who refuse to be put down by the system. They are from different countries, such as Burundi, South Africa, DR Congo, Angola and Tanzania.

The musicians perform songs from home, accompanied by rhythms and tunes from around the world. Citadel have played many concerts around Ireland and help to build bridges with the Irish community through their music. Some of the musicians are refugees, others are newly arrived International Protection Applicants. They all speak different languages, but music is their universal language.

‘Citadel: Building Bridges Through Music’ is a documentary that explores the different stories of band members, how they came to be refugees in Ireland and the difficulties they face here. The founders of the band; Roos and Norbert speak about how they started the band and a not for profit organisation, International Community Dynamics. In June 2023, International Community Dynamics hosted ‘The Festival of Belonging’ in the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork. With poetry, spoken word, a conversation cafe, an art exhibition by refugee and Traveller artists and a conference on belonging at University College Cork, it was a busy weekend. The highlight of the weekend was a performance by Citadel.

The documentary follows the band in the buildup to their performance, taking in rehearsals and nerves before they take to the stage on the night. Citadel raises awareness and spreads joy, peace and understanding by sharing their music with each other and with the Irish community and this is reflected in the programme.

Produced and presented by Alan Meaney
The contributors are Roos Demol, Neziswa Mali, Daniel Motaung, Esmeraldo Tavares, Gloria Zulu, Tshoko Music, Phindile Moloi, Jason De Wet, Norbert Nkengurutse, Dr. Debora Kayembe, Elton Sibanda, Joanna Dukipati, Layali Al Fan Band.

The programme was funded by the Coimisiún na Meán with the television licence fee.

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Not Enough Sun

Radio Worksop (KE 2024)

22 min

It was May of 2023 and Musana was on a romantic getaway in Kenya with her girlfriend. It quickly turned somber when Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni, signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act into law. Now what? Should Musana make a new life in Kenya or risk returning home? On the one-year anniversary of the Act, Musana reflects on her decision. This is the first in a two-part series on LGBTQ+ rights in Uganda.

Produced by Radio Workshop (Rob Rosenthal, Dhashen Moodely, Jo Jackson, Qhamani Sambu, Mike Rahfaldt)
Hosted by Lesedi Mogoalhe

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The Nut Owl: 1. The Nut Owl and the Tree of Origin

Stuart Russell (UK 2024)

5 min Episode 1 of 18

Adventure awaits the curious Nut Owl who must travel the multiverse to make a very special delivery... This series of narrative poems explores life and meaning in the cosmos, allowing for a brief yet beautiful escape.

Before being thrown into chaos the Nut Owl grows peacefully in space...

Writer, Narrator & Producer: Stuart Russell​
Music, Mixing & Sound Design: Peter Baumann
Original poetry, concept & characters created by Stuart Russell

An Eyebrow Media Production

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