We make documentaries and audio art for radio, podcasts and public spaces.

At the heart of what we do is a belief in the imaginative possibilities of radio. Sounds that can reconfigure the world around you, move you through inner landscapes, sink into your dreams.

We are an intentionally small company that considers carefully the creative, social and political aspects of the work we put out into the world.

Falling Tree has two full-time Directors – Eleanor McDowall and Alan Hall – and we work with freelancers across our projects, including the core Short Cuts production team of Alia Cassam, Axel Kacoutié and Andrea Rangecroft.

We are one of the founding signatories of the Equality in Audio pact. 

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John De Vinci is definitely going to be one to remember. From growing up in Bainbridge Georgia to creating his foundation in Orlando Florida. He grew up listening to various genres of music which expanded his creativity and imagination. Around middle school him and his team created a dance crew inspired from the movie "RIZE" and was able to get the attention of Nappy Boy Records in Tallahassee Florida. They did several shows as their dancers around the area until they graduated High School. John De Vinci wanted to continue to pursue his dreams and goals by moving to Orlando, Florida to attend Full Sail University. Throughout college he developed his sound and brand so by the time he graduated he could concentrate on other things like booking shows, marketing and getting a job. He has released 6 music projects doing all graphics, writing, engineering, and marketing for all releases. Now he works with several artists and radio stations around South East America developing their brand as well as helping them bring their visuals to life.

“On her debut, The Kommencement, Bay Area-bred/New Orleans resident, TheSeKondElement serves up a lesson in lyricism—an intelligent, introspective collection of message tracks and spoken-word pieces that at its best calls to mind the eclectic acrobatics of Q-Tip and cocksure charisma of MC Lyte.” -Aaron LaFont, OffBeat Magazine

artist. advocate. abolitionist.

An artist, advocate, and abolitionist, Smalls, known by her former stage name, TheSeKondElement, uses her non-fiction writing and music talents to discuss social and other matters important to her.

A graduate of Xavier University’s Mass Communications department where she studied visual media, public relations, and journalism, Smalls spent her post-graduate years in New Orleans growing, producing events, and touring the south and east coasts as a solo artist (often with a drummer/live band), after releasing her award-winning debut album, The Kommencement.

Under the moniker, TheSeKondElement, Swankk e. Smalls has played to audiences big and small in dozens of cities, at festivals, and events around the country, from city-wide church rallies to the House of Blues, SXSW and more.

Diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease at just two days old, Smalls has been an advocate for those affected by this disease for as long as she can remember. In 2007 she began producing benefit concerts to raise money and awareness for various Sickle Cell causes.

In 2012 she was invited to perform on San Francisco Pride’s main stage, where she featured drummer/MD, Bettis and best friend and bassist, BassMonsterTiff. The trio began receiving performance requests and days later decided to make The H.U.B.R.I.S. Tour official and continue as a threesome.

Two years later, armed with an idea to create an online platform that would focus on increasing the visibility of marginalized persons in media and entertainment, Smalls assembled a team of writers, editors, and visual artists, who, together, founded TheVisibilityProject.com

Recording at 15 and first published at 17, this creative veteran has worked with music, TV and film creatives such as Africaa Bambaataa, Mia X, Skipp Coon, Lena Waithe and produced content for Issa Rae, Honey Cocaine, Red Bull, MC Lyte and more.

Her current stop is Los Angeles, where Smalls is the Director of Operations for TheVisibilityProject.com and working on her next project.

Hella Mega Tour w/ Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer + The Interrupters coming in 2021 - http://hellamegatour.com

Join bloggers Kid Fury and Crissle for their weekly podcast covering hip-hop and pop culture's most trying stars. Throwing shade and spilling tea with a flippant and humorous attitude, no star is safe from Fury and Crissle unless their name is Beyoncé. (Or Blue Ivy.)

As transplants to New York City (Kid Fury from Miami and Crissle from Oklahoma City), The Read also serves as an on-air therapy session for two friends trying to adjust to life (and rats) in the big city.

The Read is part of the LoudSpeakers Network and is published every week on iTunes, iHeart Radio Talk, Soundcloud & Stitcher.  

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