Author: Allie Norton

A common element in K-Pop is for each group to have a concept or theme that they try to embody through their music, performances, and overall image. Some common concepts include girl crush, cute, Y2K, dark, bad boy, academia, and sci-fi. My favorite girl group, BLACKPINK, adopted the girl crush concept throughout their career since… Continue reading K-Pop Concepts – Allie Norton

For my third Listening Party Blog post I decided to take a closer look at the music in both the classic Disney movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and the brand new live-action remake Snow White. The original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released in 1937 with Adriana Caselotti as the voice… Continue reading Music from Snow White – Allie Norton

For this Listening Party Blog post, I’d like to focus on the sounds we hear during animated shows. The people behind these sounds are called foley artists, and they are the mastermind sound designers who make the sound effects for music, film, and tv shows. These artists are relevant to our audio production class because… Continue reading Foley Artists – Allie Norton

The first story I listened to was entitled “A Neighbors’ Bond That Transcends Age”. It was about an unexpected friendship that sparked between two decade-long neighbors: an elderly woman (Natalie) and young woman (Kellsey). Natalie wanted to understand how to speak to her grandson who is part of the queer community, so she approached (with… Continue reading StoryCorps – Allie Norton