Vocalo Storytellers
Workshops are funded in part by the McCormick Foundation, the Boeing Foundation and the Field Foundation.
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lorthsidenou Attention! -
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teamvocalo Curated by #teamvocalo -
angelrocket09 AngelRocket09 -
ashtonmaryelizabeth torn & frayed -
catwhowalksbyhirself The Cat Who Walked By Hirself -
chi-by-305 Chi X 305 -
cortesmess Beautiful Cortés Mess -
danettechavez Untitled -
elizabethgreiwe inch by inch -
grantbuhr grant -
illvillskill illvillskill -
illxica Illxica -
jerrycruz10 Untitled
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jerseyjack21 Untitled -
listentolex twenty-five to life -
mayraelisab Pokis -
mexistentialist Hoodrat Rhetoric -
mlinas Everything for Everyone -
negateandnull Truth Telling -
nvrohr NVR -
ometsol Terrain Vague -
roxyenremolinos (((Roxy en remolinos))) -
smellitch SMELLitch -
visionsofviolet Visions Of Violet -
walknick Convergence -
worldwidejamie Worldwide Jamie
Listened to good ass radio, pitched my story to Nick Van Der Kolk, who makes good ass radio, found the focus of my story while pitching it (I’m profiling an ex-gang muralist who survived in prison thanks to his skills at painting), took an unflattering smug photo, and still managed to buy zines about biking and 8th grade goths.
Traditional or Alternative?
I explore some methods available in Chicago:
Dr. Orson Morrison from Depaul Family and Community Services discusses traditional therapy. Ashley Flores of Elemental Health points us in the direction of acupuncture. Omar Valencia describes how he practices curanderismo. Isabel Garcia enlightens us on what Chakra Balancing and Reiki can do. Sandie Gonzalez, a child sexual abuse survivor, shares why she chose traditional therapy along with two alternative methods.
So which route would you go?
#Storytellers practicing reading a script to the mic. And Sam, well just being Sam. :)
It’s officially Saturday, our 2nd day of the workshop…and I’m barely blogging due to no internet access!
I’m still a bit all over the place on my pitch of “Can we be our own psychologist?, as there are many ways I can go. Today I hope to share some ideas with the “bosses” Adriana and Sylvia, so I can better plan for my piece.
Something I am very excited about is using various tools to tell the story…now to delete some tracks on soundcloud since I’m almost all out of time…literally. Did you know Soundcloud gives you 2 hours of “time” for a basic account? So pay for a premium account or make a new account using an old email?!
Hope everyone had a great weekend! Looking forward to getting to know you all and your stories a bit more today. :)
Age: 22 years old
Neighborhood: Englewood at heart but moving around
Why did you join the Vocalo storytelling workshops? I wanted to see what it is to make a radio piece, and challenge myself to explore past relationships.
Your piece in 20 seconds: This piece: Breaking of Circles is an account of the block I grew up on and how eventually I grew out of it .The piece is a melancholy revisiting of good times and bad . But just like circles the stories continue.
Why did you choose to tell this story: I found it to be the most surprising story I went in with an agenda that was fairly political but after hearing the real stories that I myself had long buried it motivated me to explore further and actually expound on this subject matter.
In what ways are you a better storyteller or a producer? In my mind I am a great story-teller but in actuality I have mixed feelings on my skill level in reality. I truly enjoyed the editing process deconstructing and reconstructing multiple narratives into a hybrid coherent story. (I mean seriously editing has made me giddy for wav files) But in all honesty I didn’t differentiate between the two sides of audio based story telling. I thought of it as writing a book.
(via teamvocalo)
Stories in the making
Vocalo 89.5 FM Chicago/WBEZ 91.5 FM Chicago provided an awesome opportunity to only a lucky group of 9 selected individuals to become part of a writing and storytelling workshop. Yours truly happened to be one of the nine to take part in this little adventure. So far we have gotten week one and two down with the third on it’s way. I have learned so much so far, it is exciting and inspiring to sit with other diverse people around my age that have a passion for writing and storytelling. It will be interesting to see what all of our final pieces end up like since we are all so differently unique and awesome ;) So far we have learned tips and tricks on collecting audio, compelling the listener, using editing software and just inspiring one another. I also got to record my first piece in the studio in the actual booth, I must say I felt too legit to quit. It felt natural and I really made myself proud. I will keep you guys posted on my progress as I continue along this amazing journey. Ya’ll should tune into Vocalo and support our local indi artists, Chicago has some very special talent.
Now that I got this rage inside of me onto my tumblr (like I normally do), allow me to show you my endeavors.
So last Saturday, 5/5, I attended a radio storytelling workshop sponsored in part by Vocalo 89.5 FM Chicago, which is the sister station of WBEZ 91.5 FM Chicago (National/Chicago Public…
Last Saturday I attended the first in a month-long series of weekly storytelling workshops hosted by Vocalo!
Vocalo.org 89.5 FM is a next generation public media service that connects with younger, culturally diverse audiences through music & stories. But here’s the thing, we not only want…
The storytelling begins.
While sifting through old family letters for my story-in-progress, we found Great-Uncle Art’s scrapbook from WWII. He was a cartoonist - a good one I might add.
One storytellers first step.
Why apply for a workshop on story telling?
- To take a risk. I saw the application and simply thought “why not?”
- To be a better person. After the first day of the workshop, I realized just how much I have yet to learn about life. Diversity does make room for an open mind.
- To expand a skill. Telling a story may seem the like the most natural ability, but - at least for me - it is a skill that must be cultivated.
- Lastly, radio is hip. Yes, I said hip.
And that is all there is to it.
