Carry recorded stories into a clear, thoughtful listening experience.

Interviews contain valuable material, but preparing them for public listening takes editorial judgment, technical work, and collaboration.

For WASHING, JKS contributed audio post-production and mentorship to an installation led by artists Lily Xie and Jenny Henderson with the Asian Community Development Corporation.

Project

WASHING 洗作

JKS role:

Audio post-production, technical consulting, and youth mentorship

Focused oral-history audio projects start at $5,150.

The problem: recorded material still needs substantial production

Community interviews can involve hours of material, variable sound quality, and stories that depend on context.

Preparing those recordings for an installation requires decisions about selection, pacing, clarity, and playback. When young people participate in the production, the process also needs room for explanation and feedback.

The strategy: combine careful post-production with practical mentorship

JKS worked within the wider artistic collaboration to organize and edit interview material, improve audio clarity, and prepare sound for public playback.

John also provided technical guidance and mentorship to a youth audio editor. Review and production work supported both the listening experience and participation in the process.

What JKS contributed

  • Interview editing and audio cleanup.

  • Mastering and playback preparation.

  • Technical consultation.

  • Workshops and youth mentorship.

  • Review and revision within the collaborative project.

The outcome

The prepared audio contributed to an outdoor installation sharing Chinatown residents’ experiences of neighborhood change and environmental inequity.

JKS’s contribution was a defined part of the larger work: audio production and mentorship supporting the lead artists’ installation.

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Where this can lead: visibility, growth, and support

Visibility

Bring resident perspectives into a public listening environment.

Growth

Connect production with opportunities to develop editing skills and create future community projects.

Support

Give artists and organizations the technical capacity to present recorded material clearly.

Future stages could include an authorized listening archive, transcripts, educational resources, or another installation. Each would require its own editorial and production plan.

Start with a defined project

Oral-history audio production — starting at $5,150

Includes review of up to two hours of supplied recordings, an editorial planning session, up to 15 minutes of finished audio, cleanup and mastering, delivery in agreed playback formats, two hours of collaborator instruction, and one consolidated revision round.

New interviews, translation, extensive restoration, installation hardware, on-site operation, and archive development are separate scopes.

Your next step

Tell us what has been recorded, how people will listen, and who needs to participate in the production process.

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