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SF | Maker Mingle: Sound Design and Music Composition with Pat Mesiti-Miller

  • KQED 2601 Mariposa Street San Francisco, CA, 94110 United States (map)

Join us at the PRX Podcast Garage at KQED for our workshop and mixer for audio producers and creatives. This session willl kick off with a workshop featuring Pat Mesiti-Miller, Senior Audio Producer at Snap Judgment, who will share his general ethos about podcast scoring — how he thinks about music, what to do when he feels stuck, and useful sound design techniques.

Come join us in the Podcast Garage at KQED for a fun evening of learning and mingling. Doors open at 6:00 pm, event starts at 6:30 pm sharp. This is an in-person event and will not be livestreamed.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Pat Mesiti-Miller is an award-winning audio producer living and working in the Bay Area. He combines his passion for music and skills in narrative storytelling to create audio-rich podcasts and audio experiences. In 2010, he began working with Snap Judgment, the nationally broadcasted radio show and podcast that reaches more than 2 million listeners weekly, and where he continues today as Senior Audio Producer. In 2016, Pat helped launch and produce the Peabody and Pulitzer-nominated podcast Ear Hustle from inside San Quentin State Prison in collaboration with people incarcerated there. Pat is well-versed in all areas of audio production from script writing, hosting, editing, to engineering and sound design.

ABOUT PRX

The Podcast Garage is a project of PRX - a non-profit media company shaping the future of audio by producing and distributing content, building technology, and training talented, independent producers. PRX believes a strong public media is anchored in journalism, strengthened with diverse voices, and amplified by innovative technology. Our award-winning portfolio ranges from iconic public radio programs to a growing body of podcast-first productions. Each month we reach more than 28.5 million listeners and generate in excess of 70 million podcast downloads.

ABOUT KQED

KQED serves the people of Northern California with a public-supported alternative to commercial media. An NPR and PBS member station based in San Francisco, KQED is home to one of the most listened-to public radio stations in the nation, one of the highest-rated public television services and an award-winning education program helping students and educators thrive in 21st-century classrooms. A trusted news source and leader and innovator in interactive technology, KQED takes people of all ages on journeys of exploration — exposing them to new people, places and ideas.

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