Act Two
My name is Mo Isu, I am an audio producer. Act Two is an essay publication about my production journey.
Background
In 2019, I started making narrative podcasts because I felt like no one else was making them in Nigeria. It started as a side project alongside my interests in literature and tech. I graduated from University with a Bachelor's in Engineering expecting to start a career in Tech. Audio storytelling came out of the left field to consume me so forcefully and entirely that by the end of 2020, I quit my full-time job to become a freelance audio producer. I decided to give myself 5 years to figure out how to make a living off audio production before considering going back to tech. I am in the 4th year.
Today, I produce stories for Radio Workshop and I’m looking to build a routine of frequently contributing stories to podcasts I admire. 5 years in, I still don’t feel like I know what I am doing.
But I have two things,
a blind, borderline irrational passion for audio stories
and the kindness of friends and strangers.
In this publication, I write essays documenting everything about my current phase, the phase just after getting started, the phase I am calling Act 2. This is the make-or-break phase. This publication will cover everything I make and everything I break (or that breaks me)
Who will enjoy reading this?
Curious audio people: I wonder often if there’s someone else like me in this part of the world, curious about audio stories but completely lost about where to start. Start here, then email me at isuthewriter@gmail.com
Fans of personal essays: I am always making genuine connections with random strangers on the internet through my essays. I am forever grateful for the opportunity to offer myself and even more grateful that people reach out back. The tenderness is something I live for.
Future Collaborators who want to know what I am about: You have my name and you want to get a sense of what I am about. Most people have websites where they share the work they have done in the past. I have this. An honest account of me trying.
Friends, Family and Strangers passing through: Thank you for reading and being with me and helping me every day
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I almost always reply. I love making new friends
I am on twitter at @mo_isu_ , Instagram is @mo_isu_
You can find me on most places by searching for ‘Mo Isu’
Send me an email at isuthewriter@gmail.com
Support
I have been receiving support from friends and strangers alike since I got started and I can never understate how much that has kept me going. So if you would like to support, you can do that by
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