Sound Shadows
Spotlighting the sonic journeys of audio creatives
WHAT?
A podcast that explores the techniques, diverse career paths and exemplary achievements of BIPOC individuals working behind the scenes in audio production and engineering.
The goal is to AMPLIFY each guest’s personal journey in a way that is rooted in representation, access, and recognition
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SOUND SHADOWS
Host & creator
KYLE MURDOCK
Signed to Rawkus Records out of college
HBCU Graduate (Howard University)
25 years of working professionally in media
Red Bull Music Academy Alum
Award-winning audio engineer, sound designer, composer:
Emmy, Third Coast Audio, Ambie, Webby, and Signal Awards
Professor - Howard University School Of Communications
M.A.- Audio Technology, American UniversityCo-Host
DR. ENONGO LUMUMBA-KASONGO
Assistant professor of music at Brown University
Faculty Director of the Black Music Lab
Since 2010, she has written, produced, and recorded six albums under her stage name SAMMUS
Director of Audio at Glow Up Games, the first women-of-color led game studio from 2019-2024
Research interests include black feminist sound studies and hip-hop as it intersects with AI and gaming technocultures
PhD - Science and Technology Studies, Cornell UniversityWhy?
Sound shadows exists to fill a knowledge gap — where traditional pro audio industry outlets fail to address the challenges that bipoc professionals face in pursuit of creative excellence
Estimates show less than (30%) of pro audio professionals identify as BIPOC.
A substantially higher than average percentage of BIPOC students who graduate from educational audio programs never achieve a career in audio.
The industry often relies on personal networks and connections for hiring, which can be challenging for BIPOC students who often lack these established connections.