Audio portfolio of recording, editing and hosting.

Audio Portfolio

Recording in the field and editing. 

Clip from unnamed forthcoming project.

Scarcella Drive - Edit

Les Back is an author and sociologist professor at Goldsmiths, University of London. For a forthcoming radio program, Back gave me something of a walking tour of the surrounding area near Goldsmiths where some major, defining events of this subculture took place. Back touches on Jah Shaka's record shop, the New Cross house fire,  and a crushing defeat against a National Front demonstration, and his experiences growing up in the diverse South London area in the '80s.  

Recorded on 11.6.2013 with a Tascam DR-40.

Lewisham and Soundsystem Culture with Les Back (unedited)

Sound clip from my interview with Dennis Bovell where he describes writing the gigantic lovers rock hit "Silly Games" sung by Janet Kay.

Dennis Bovell On the making of "Silly Games" (raw, unedited)

Reporting from Jamaica on the origins of the "fast chat" style. Taken from 'Dread Inna Inglan: How the UK took to Reggae" audio documentary via PRI's Afropop Worldwide. Produced by Saxon Baird. Engineer: Michael Jones.

Fast Chat Origins

Hosted by Myles Tanzer and Olivia Craighead, FADER Explains is a weekly podcast about all of the secrets of the music industry. Season 1 is about all about the infamous "song of the summer." 

Subscribe on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fader-explains/id1407078961

FADER Explains: Song of the Summer (Episode 1)

Interview with filmmaker Jim Jarmusch
Interview and production by Saxon Baird
2017

Jim Jarmusch interview on "Fireside Chat" on Red Bull Radio

Bunny Wailer taking calls on IRIE FM in Kingston, Jamaica. 

Recorded in February 2013.

Bunny Wailer on IRIE FM

Terrible reception from the radio made it difficult.

Outtake of attempt at recording Bunny Wailer on IRIE FM

Recorded Feb 2013. Kingston, JA.

IRIE FM + Cab Dispatcher + Cabbie singing + Stone Love.


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