Sounds of New York
From April 8 to 12, 2024, Sounds of New York will welcome seven French podcasters to take part in a one-week learning expedition to New York to meet key industry players. This program from Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation, supported by Spotify, Radio France, RFI (France Médias Monde), SACD, Institut français, INA, Ausha and Paradiso Media — aims to support the development of French podcasts with high international potential.
With the rise of podcasting, a community of creators is booming: independent hosts and studios are inventing new forms of storytelling across all genres, from fiction to nonfiction, news, culture, and business. In France, podcasting remains a niche ecosystem where only a few studios manage to break through to the international market. Sounds of New York is an invitation to nurture a dialogue with both the major media firms and the independent podcasting community in the United States, where the market is already developed, and a multitude of creators, studios, platforms, advertising agencies, and types of media serve as inspiration for the budding French podcasting scene.
In 2024, Sounds of New York will provide participants with a deeper understanding of the American podcasting ecosystem through meetings with industry leaders based in New York; provide inspiration to French podcast creators on writing podcasts; and promote French podcasters.
During the five days spent in New York, participants will benefit from a presentation on the podcast ecosystem; visits and meetings with platforms, media, studios, and producers; and a cocktail party networking event where French participants pitch their projects and meet with New York professionals.
To learn more about the program you can visit the official website.
Look Back at Sounds of New York 2023 Edition
Building on the success of the inaugural edition, the second edition renewed the formula, allowing laureates to attend 14 roundtables and masterclasses with 39 experts, on topics as varied as adaptations, IP and contracts, marketing, fiction and non-fiction case studies, etc. Highlights of the program included visits to The New York Times, Spotify and WNYC studios; as well as a creators mini-market and a networking cocktail.
The 2023 participants were Romain Masson, Claire Richard, Sarah Lou Lepers, Marie-Yemta Moussanang, Kensley Jules, Caroline Gillet and Vincent Hazard.
The 2023 Sounds of New York jury was comprised of Zoé Marcheret (INA), Claire Hazan (Spotify), Erwan Gaucher (Radio France), Ludovic Dunod (RFI), Sophie Bocquillon (SACD), Mariane Cosserat (Institut Français), and Lorenzo Benedetti (Paradiso Media).
Look Back at Sounds of New York’s Inaugural Edition
The inaugural edition of Sounds of New York enabled seven participants to attend 12 roundtables and masterclasses with 40 industry experts, on topics as varied as adaptations, marketing, creating children’s content and writing for audio fiction series. Highlights of the program included a visit to The New York Times and a meeting with the producers of the iconic show “The Daily” a tour of the Gimlet and Spotify studios, and a conversation with Gimlet’s founder, Matt Lieber.
The 2022 participants were Camille Juzeau, Claire Jéhanno, Iris Ouedraogo, Axelle Jah Njiké, Emmanuel Suarez, Aladine Zaiane, and Thibaud Delavigne.
The 2022 Sounds of New York jury was comprised of Claire Hazan (Spotify), Erwan Gaucher (Radio France), Sophie Bocquillon (SACD), Antoine Bayet (INA) and Lorenzo Benedetti (Paradiso Media).
Contact:
Camille Jeanjean, New Media Officer – camille.jeanjean@villa-albertine.org
Jalalle Essalhi, Film, TV & New Media Assistant – jalalle.essalhi@villa-albertine.org