Author: Starr

Brent Faiyaz is an American R&B singer known for his ability to brilliantly capture the emotions and paradoxes of love and traditional masculinity. He is also known for his very calm tone and ability to transport listeners into a state of deep relaxation with his voice. The intro of “Home” by Brent Faiyaz is an… Continue reading Home x Brent Faiyaz

These clips were chosen to highlight how much of the religious tradition of church is an auditory experience. Even during moments of prayer and reflection, the church is never actually silent. These clips also highlight how sound in the age of recorded and broadcast church is different from traditional in person service. There is a… Continue reading Audio in the Church

This episode, “Choose The Shoes”, of Real Ass Affirmations is from a collection of podcasts aimed at empowering others and giving them the power to empower themselves. However, this episode highlights some poor audio symptoms. First, there is a noticeable contrast in audio quality between the commercial advertisements in the beginning of the episode and… Continue reading Real A** Affirmations

This story is about the premature birth of Black babies in the context of rising Black maternal mortality in the United States. The segment is able to accomplish its goal of raising awareness by focusing on a very specific event that happened to specific, identifiable people. The recording includes not just one, but two interviewees… Continue reading Story Corps Analysis

YNW Melly is a Florida rapper known for his raw, emotive expression of tragic life experiences. Melly’s song “Far Apart” featuring Kevin Gates from his 2021 album “Just a Matter of Slime” qualifies itself as an interesting subject of production because it includes sound that can be easily recognized as a collect phone call from… Continue reading Far Apart