Digital Art - Podcast Fundamentals

Join a four-hour workshop on Podcast fundamentals with Producer and Creative Audio Maker Jess Fairfax.  

Whether you want to tell an enthralling story, interview your favourite artist or investigate an injustice, this workshop will cover the basics you will need to piece together your podcast or audio documentary. With plenty of practice and listening time, we will cover the how-tos of storytelling, recording, interview techniques, sound effects, music and editing.

What to bring

- something you can record on (a phone or recording device) with enough space.

- a laptop for editing with enough space

- please download audacity onto your laptop before attending the workshop: https://www.audacityteam.org/

- Ensure you can get audio files from your recording device onto your laptop

This workshop is designed for artists and creatives who are looking to expand their practice using podcast tools. A great way to explore concepts using new techniques, meet people and share ideas.

The workshop cost includes light catering. Dietary needs may not be accommodated so please bring additional snacks. Please note that if cost is a barrier to participate, please get in touch at chantal.wynter@wyndham.vic.gov.au. This workshop is for people over 18 years old.

About Jess Fairfax

Jess is a creative science communicator, using poetry, music and theatre to build resilient communities that care for country.

 Up until January 2020, Jess co-presented and produced All Our Stories on PBS 106.7FM. The program aimed to shine a light on local stories and featured poets, writers, musicians and passionate minds who felt mis or under-represented in mainstream media. In the nearly 9 years broadcasting she interviewed over 800 guests, including musicians, visual artists, poets, academics, historians, activists, community leaders and curators.

Continuing her love for the art of radio and broadcast, Jess continues to work as a freelance audio producer, creating podcasts and radio documentaries for the ABC, Monash University, Arts Centre Melbourne and Climactic. In 2022 she created a piece about Werribee South's Market Gardens, broadcast on ABC Radio. In 2024, Jess completed an episodic audio project with All The Queen’s Men and Arts Centre Melbourne that celebrates the invaluable contributions of Australian LGBTIQA+ artists and performers.

Jess continues to use sound and story as a tool to build understanding, connection and empowerment.

https://www.jessfairfax.com/

Acknowledgment of Traditional Custodians
Wyndham City Council recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first Peoples of Australia. We acknowledge the Bunurong and Wadawurrung Peoples as Traditional Owners of the lands on which Wyndham City operates. The Wadawurrung and Bunurong Peoples have and always will belong to the Werribee Yalook (river), creeks, stars, hills and red clay of this Country. We pay respect to their Ancestors and Elders who always have, and always will, care for Country and community today and for future generations.

Image courtesy of the artist.