Hello LabCast family,

We hope you are all safe and managing as best you can during these challenging times. We are happy to (finally) bring you our spring 2020 season, delayed, in no small part, due to COVID, remote work, and recent events.

Given the obstacles our team faced recording and finishing the episodes, we ask that you forgive any sound hiccups and join us in applauding our student editors and audio engineers who managed the challenges and limitations with grace and skill. Thank you students! We absolutely couldn't do it without you.

We think it’s also important to note that both the episodes were recorded prior to the tragedies surrounding George Floyd and the BLM movement. The Lab reiterates its unequivocal support of the members of the Black creative community at NYU and the BLM movement more generally. We have compiled resources on our website for those looking to learn more and support BIPOC artists.

The episodes this season center two Black voices from our community: Michael R. Jackson and Joshua Pierce. We hope their stories will be educational and inspiring. Thank you for your support as listeners. We will return in the fall with new episodes.

Best

LabCast Team

In this episode, we talk with Joshua Pierce, CEO and founder of The Diversity Org, about launching a creative start-up and giving back to the community.

Hosts: Ronica Reddick and Jeremiah Campoverde

Recording Supervision: Joey Carducci

Editor: Jeric Brual

Sound Engineers: NYU Abu Dhabi and the Music Technology & Sound Recording Group -- Farah Elmowafy, Aaron Marcus-Willers, and Bea Lazlo.

Thanks to: John Tintori and Matteo Marciano (Head of the Production) and Reema El-Kaiali and Toby Tinson (Assistant Heads of Production)

Theme Song: "Wrong Turn" by Abby T

Sun Tan Lines by Florian Decros from WFMU Free Music Archives