AudioPortraits©

What is an AudioPortrait?

An AudioPortrait is your story—customized and produced in line with the high standards and principles drawn from our decades of experience in the NPR world. Your AudioPortrait could be an individual’s story, that of your family or business, a feature about a special event, an oral history, podcast, or anything else you choose to preserve and share. It is your AudioPortrait.

What are the production options?

You can decide among various production formats—from an elegantly edited one-on-one interview to a sound-rich documentary featuring multiple interviews, musical selections, and archival audio. You can do a solo interview or also include your family members, friends, or business associates in your AudioPortrait.

What’s involved in making my AudioPortrait?

We start with a free initial phone or Zoom consultation to discuss your wishes and our offerings. If you decide to commission your AudioPortrait, we’ll provide a questionnaire for you to identify the interviewee/s, specify what you’d like to discuss, and note your requests for music, location, and archival audio, which we’ll research and locate. We’ll then arrange dates and locations for the interview/s. After recording, we’ll edit and mix your AudioPortrait.

Where will you record my AudioPortrait?

We record audio interviews and scene sound at locations that work for you—home, office, favorite places—researching, recording, editing, and mixing your AudioPortrait using professional broadcast techniques. We’re based in Brookline, Massachusetts, and also offer remote recordings. Our equipment is high-quality but low-key. And, compared with video, audio is far less intrusive and expensive for interviewees.

What’s the cost?

Just as your AudioPortrait is fully customized, our pricing is also à la carte—based on your decisions regarding the number of interviews and locations, music, and archival elements. We offer a variety of packages: A lightly edited individual interview with AudioPortraits theme music costs the least, while the price increases depending on whether you choose to add more interviewees, music, recording locations, and archival sound. We’ll discuss all your options in our free consultation. Your AudioPortrait will be one-of-a-kind.

How can I share my AudioPortrait?

We provide your AudioPortrait in your selection of formats: flash drive, mp3, wav file, CD, and/or as a link for embedding in your emails as well as on your personal websites, blogs, and social media platforms. You’ll find your AudioPortrait is very easy to share.

Do you also teach people to record their own interviews?

Yes: We hold hands-on individual training and group workshops. At AudioPortraits©, we’re happy to help you master the art of capturing your own stories in audio. Our teaching focuses on the essential skills of quality recording and interviewing. Please contact us for info.