Who we are
Reduced listening (vb)
1. A method of listening that focuses on the essential properties of a sound, not on its source or context.
2. From the French – l’écoute réduite – coined by musique concrète pioneer Pierre Schaeffer.
Reduced Listening draws on years of podcast and radio making to craft award-winning audio. We care about culture and stories that don’t otherwise get told, and we aim to bring our creativity, our editorial vision and our values together in every piece of work we make.
The company is made up of journalists, curators, art lovers, DJs and audio witches. We work collectively and collaboratively to bring the best combination of skills to new projects, with our team of staff and wide pool of freelancers.
With extensive experience making audio for the BBC, running weekly strands and conceiving and delivering dynamic podcasts, Reduced Listening will be an engaged and creative partner on your next audio project.
We are committed to building an audio industry which represents the world we live in and are actively working to create a diverse and inclusive workforce. Reduced Listening is a partner in Multitrack, supporting emerging producers from BAME and lower socio-economic backgrounds. More information here
Joby Waldman
Managing Director Joby (he/him) has 25 years of experience working across music programmes, documentaries, audio drama and audiobooks. He is a founding trustee of Multitrack.
joby@reducedlistening.co.uk
Peter Meanwell
Creative Director Peter (he/him) has worked in music and the arts for the last 20 years, making and exec'ing radio, curating festivals, and mentoring. peter@reducedlistening.co.uk
Dan Jackson
Dan (he/him) is our Head of Production with twenty years' experience making TV, Radio and Podcasts at ITV, the BBC and indies. He works across all our productions providing support in business affairs, contracts and production planning. Dan is also an Executive Producer working in factual, arts and video content.
dan@reducedlistening.co.uk
Viv Parry
Viv (she/her) is our Head of Operations with several decades of experience working in business and finance. She provides HR support to the team and oversees all of our finance systems. viv@reducedlistening.co.uk
Phil Smith
Phil (he/him) is the exec for our music programmes; Music Planet, Late Junction and Unclassified for BBC Radio 3. As a feature maker he has produced editions of Between The Ears, Sunday Feature and Words and Music. He is also a composer, DJ, and sound artist.
Anishka Sharma
Anishka (she/her) is an Executive Producer working on Pod Save the UK for Crooked Media. She oversees our factual content for BBC Radio and BBC Sounds, and also has genre expertise in comedy and drama.
Kit Callin
Kit (they/them) is the lead producer of Dream Time with Zakia for BBC 6music and Ultimate Calm with
Ólafur Arnalds for BBC Sounds. They are the Executive Producer on Gilles Peterson for BBC 6 Music, Sleeping Forecast for BBC Sounds and Dream Space for Factory International.
Silvia Malnati
Silvia (she/her) works as a Producer on Gilles Peterson’s BBC 6 Music show, as well as Music Planet for BBC Radio 3. She also works across our arts podcasts including Dream Space for Factory International.
Annie Keates Thorpe
Annie (she/her) is our Production Management Assistant. She looks after our HQ at Hackney Downs Studios and is the first point of contact for administrative inquiries. She is the production coordinator for our audio drama and video podcasts. She oversees our recording equipment and manages our website.
annie@reducedlistening.co.uk
Cat Gough
Cat (she/her) is a Producer who works on Late Junction for BBC Radio 3 and Sleeping Forecast for BBC Sounds. She also coordinates our social media content.
Femi Oriogun-Williams
Femi (they/them) works with us as a freelance producer, sound designer and composer. Their projects include Dream Space for Factory International and the Afropean Podcast.
Tess Davidson
Tess (she/her) is a freelance researcher and producer. Her recent projects include Wild Memory Radio for Wetransfer, Dream Space for Factory International and Serpentine Galleries audio guides.
Alexa Kruger
Alexa (she/her) is a freelance producer who works on Piano Focus and other projects for BBC Music and BBC Sounds.
Alannah Chance
Alannah (she/her) works with us as a freelance exec producer and senior producer. She was the exec producer of Late Junction on BBC Radio 3 and the For All I Care podcast for the Wellcome Collection and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. She produced the Electronic India documentary for BBC Radio 3 and the New Weird Britain series for BBC Radio 4.
Ant Adeane
Ant (he/him) is a freelance producer who undertakes regular development work with us as well as producing documentaries. He produced Unplayable:Disability and the Gaming Revolution for BBC Radio 4.
Barney Rowntree
Barney (he/him) is a founding director of Reduced Listening and a freelance exec producer and producer.