First Name
Lasha
Last Name
Madan
City, State
Oakland, CA
Country
USA
Pronouns
she/her
Gender
Female
Roles
Editor
Producer
Reporter
Sound Engineer
Tape Syncs
Formats / Genre
Interviews / Roundtable
Narrative Non-fiction / Documentary
News / Journalism
Fiction
Experimental
Daily shows
Other Format / Genre
installation
Languages spoken
English, Hindi/Urdu, French
Open to relocating
No
Open to branded content?
Yes
More about me
*Please note I'm currently fully employed and not looking for work, but if you're seeking mentorship or have any kind of creative proposition that isn't a job, feel free to reach out!
I’m an audio producer based in Berkeley/Oakland CA.
My work has been featured as radio stories, podcasts, audio memoir, and museum installations. I have worked on narrative documentary-style stories about queer activism, the roots of blues music, immigration detention, and more. In all my storytelling endeavors, I take an interdisciplinary, experimental approach without regard to genre. I’m a graduate of UC Berkeley, the Transom Story Workshop, and was an NPR Next Generation Radio fellow. When I’m not hunched over a laptop wearing noise-cancelling headphones, I’m teaching audio engineering workshops, organizing events for a local storytelling conference + community for People of Color called Amplify, beekeeping, and working at the farmers market.
Right now, I'm producing podcasts with 99% Invisible. I was the AP on a new series exploring the homeless services system in Alameda County called According to Need, and I'm currently AP'ing a series about late Chairman of the Chicago Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton and his legacy. Prior to 99, I produced stuff with Audible Originals, IDEO, and more.
I enjoy telling queer and POC-centric narrative stories. I also love teaching and mentoring. Hire me to lead your mixing and mastering workshop or masterclass, facilitate a discussion/working group on how we can work to decolonize our documentary practice, or teach a class on narrative structuring. I am always looking for interesting collabs and love being involved with DIY, POC-led projects.
I’m an audio producer based in Berkeley/Oakland CA.
My work has been featured as radio stories, podcasts, audio memoir, and museum installations. I have worked on narrative documentary-style stories about queer activism, the roots of blues music, immigration detention, and more. In all my storytelling endeavors, I take an interdisciplinary, experimental approach without regard to genre. I’m a graduate of UC Berkeley, the Transom Story Workshop, and was an NPR Next Generation Radio fellow. When I’m not hunched over a laptop wearing noise-cancelling headphones, I’m teaching audio engineering workshops, organizing events for a local storytelling conference + community for People of Color called Amplify, beekeeping, and working at the farmers market.
Right now, I'm producing podcasts with 99% Invisible. I was the AP on a new series exploring the homeless services system in Alameda County called According to Need, and I'm currently AP'ing a series about late Chairman of the Chicago Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton and his legacy. Prior to 99, I produced stuff with Audible Originals, IDEO, and more.
I enjoy telling queer and POC-centric narrative stories. I also love teaching and mentoring. Hire me to lead your mixing and mastering workshop or masterclass, facilitate a discussion/working group on how we can work to decolonize our documentary practice, or teach a class on narrative structuring. I am always looking for interesting collabs and love being involved with DIY, POC-led projects.
Links to website / work
abbymadan.com