Ep. 3 | Melissa Haughton sojourns solo - always in the company of music
Solo sojourning doesn’t necessarily mean you’re doing life alone. For Melissa Haughton, this has been an extension of many communities near and far.
Melissa is a community-focused writer, marketer and audio producer passionate about the ways stories can connect us. From her home base in Toronto or across the pond, Melissa weaves an array of creativity within her personal and professional realms.
I met Melissa during one of them - at a podcast incubator program - and have had the honour of being a guest on her series, So What Are You?. I have witnessed Melissa apply her talent for audio, words and ideas in limitless forms, and now, she is sharing Seuxlow Stories, a newsletter for - what she notes as “fellow [under]sharers figuring out how to find balance, (re)ignite creativity and seek out small moments of wonder amidst the big demands of life.”
In this episode, we’ll learn more about Seuxlow Stories, and the tunes that have been a sonic companion to Melissa’s journey to date; from the records she grew up with in a musical household, to vivid festival moments, the small, yet meaningful connections, one makes in big rooms, and much more.
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Connect with melissa:
www.melissahaughton.com
Subscribe & Read Seuxlow Stories via Substack | seuxlow@substack.com
Instagram: @melissahaute
Sharing the land:
Sound Travels is produced in Tkaronto (covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit) – it is an honour and privilege to create this work on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many Indigenous communities from across Turtle Island.
Sonic Fold Respect Mandate:
Sonic Fold is founded on CommUNITY, all caps on UNITY – we do not tolerate any form of racism, hate, bigotry, sexism and violence. Every conversation is a conversACTION. It is an honour and a privilege to do this work – and a continuous opportunity to learn and grow. Thank you for sharing this with me, and those who listen.
Tune In to Sound Travels:
Every Fourth Wednesdays, 1 to 2 pm ET - LIVE on JOLT RADIO
Jolt Radio is an amazing community-driven platform that supports local, national, and international independent artists, producers, radio hosts and DJs. They are broadcast from their Allapattah, Miami, FL studio and listened to worldwide. Much gratitude to John Caignet for the trust and support! Bringing my two fave cities together for this initiative is a true blessing. Support Jolt Radio HERE.
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Sound Travels is curated, hosted, produced by: Ola Mazzuca/ olasconola Sonic Fold
All photos by Ola Mazzuca for Sonic Fold