Below is some of the work I’ve done over the years. It includes journalistic work, some of my class writing, and more.
Journalistic Work
Mayoral Politics
In Late 2023 I reported on how the change in the Minneapolis Mayor’s role frustrated both community and city council members. It simplifies complex concepts about government for more easy consumption while informing the listener of its history and current relevancy.
FlavorWorld
FlavorWorld is a multi-art label that deals in music, clothing, and events such as the FlavorFest event put on by the brand in August of 2023. The piece itself goes through the history of the brand with founder Drew Kinkade; creating a concise a narrative about the history of FlavorWorld.
Chop Shop
This is a story I wrote about the end of Chop Shop; a house show venue based in Minneapolis that operate for a little under two years and drew big names such as She’s Green, Creeping Charlie, and Rawtwylah.
Juanpalitoschinos Interview
I conducted this interview as part of a trip to SXSW in March 2024 with Juanpalitoschinos, a Mexican city-pop duo. In this interview I talked with the duo about their rise in popularity through Tik-tok and how they fit into the broader Mexico City music scene.
New Order Fundamental
This segment is a short description of New Order’s career and influence, and how they’re “fundamental” to modern music. Incorporating musical cues and concise tracks the importance of New Order in depth in 4 minutes.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Fundamental
This segment details the career of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, also known as the “godmother of Rock”. Utilizing research and musical tracks to show how she helped to invent the fusion of soul and R&B that pioneered early Rock and Roll.
Other Work
Audio Story guide
I developed a guide to create audio stories with major DAW software Pro-Tools. I did so using DITA software to create a more interactive PDF what you can navigate with the guide at the top to find a specific topic quickly. I focused the guide on covering the basic needs of a story, how to import audio, and edit tracks with EQs and Compressors. The process of creating this helped me understand the benefits of creating more interactive guides for users.
Usability Study
This is a report for a study I was apart of for the Minnesota Department of Education. The purpose was to determine the usability of their school statistics website, meant to be a resource for journalists, administrators, and parents. At the end of the study includes recommendations for the Department as to what actions would help improve the usability of the site.
Mindfulness Meditation Review
This is a literature review detailing various studies that cover mindfulness mediation, and the effects it can have on both psychiatric and non-psychiatric populations. This is a paper meant for researchers and scientists who are familiar with scientific studies and writing, but not necessarily the topic of mindfulness mediation. This paper lays the groundwork for further research while establishing familiarity of existing research by sourcing several studies.
Health Portfolio Analysis
This is the final assignment for a medical writing course where I took a public-facing and scientific document, then translated it into audio with the structure of a podcast episode. This helped to make the information not only more accessible for those who learn from audio more than reading. The “read” button will shows you the analysis I wrote for the portfolio. The audio below is the piece created for the portfolio.
Story Slam Part 1
The “Night Owl Story Slam” was an event that I created and hosted that featured students telling short stories of their experiences on campus. Stories were performed and recorded live in a library and this audio is of the first half of the story slam.
Voice Engineering
This is a series of voice-overs for plays that I recorded, mixed, and mastered for use in the production of Fringe festival. It highlights an ability to guide recordings of voice and properly mix voices for live playback over PA systems.
Brandon Wetterlin Portfolio 