Kelly Writers House Builds New Digs

This week the folks at the Kelly Writers House are breaking ground on a new recording studio. We're thrilled that more sweet sounds will be flowing from KWH, which already pumps out great poems in voice, many of which are housed at PennSound here. From NewsWorks:

The building on Locust Walk is aggressively embracing technology, breaking ground on a two-story expansion to house its brand-new digital studio.

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"Audio distraction — it's surprising how much of a difference in the listening experience there is," said professor Albert Filreis, founder and faculty director of Kelly Writers House, "when you've got audio where it's only the voices speaking, only the interviewees you can hear, as opposed to helicopters and the trucks backing up with their beeps and the shouting from the fraternity next door. We're pretty excited about this and we have put a lot of effort into this."

The new studio, to be called Wexler Studio, is expected to open early 2015 at a cost of about $1 million after construction and equipment. It will be able to host small indoor audiences and be wired to feed larger, outdoor audiences.

We look forward to hearing the next chapter from them.