What are BEHINDtheBEAT audio portraits?
BEHINDtheBEAT audio portraits are professionally produced, sonically optimized audio segments featuring the Voice of the Artist , taken from original interviews with musicians talking about their latest recordings, and artfully woven with selections from the music. These are NOT simply edited interviews, but highly produced short programs that tell a musical story with a beginning, middle and ending. BEHINDtheBEAT’s Voice of the Artist audio portraits have no narrator, only the artist speaking. The listener can read a written introduction on a website link or a CD label. BEHINDtheBEAT produces four two-minute long segments per portrait. This program length and format matches Internet attention spans (where the listener has to be engaged within 10 seconds), while still introducing listeners to excerpts from up to 6 or 7 songs. BEHINDtheBEAT audio portraits are world-class journalism representing a new way to preview music, introduce artists to the public, and promote sales.
