Lismore Laneways Listening Booth

Local stories and sounds invited for the Lismore Laneways Listening Booth

Local storytellers, artists, musicians, community and business representatives – you’re invited to share ideas for great audio content to be featured within the new Lismore Laneways Listening Booth.

Background

The Listening Booth is an element of the 2021 Lismore Laneways Project, which was designed to help reinvigorate Lismore CBD's inner-city laneways precinct and attract more visitors. This Lismore City Council project was funded through a $510,000 grant, as part of a $1.5 million grant from the NSW Government for the ongoing revitalisation of the Lismore CBD.

You can find out more about the Lismore Laneways Project here.

About the Program

Appearing like a funky vintage phone booth, the Listening Booth is a bespoke 'activation pod' where you can hear local stories and sounds.

Launched in June 2023, you can find the Listening Booth along with a Lismore Laneways Book Exchange booth on Carrington Street in Lismore's renowned laneways.

The Listening Booth will bring together diverse voices of our city and rhythms of our community. As this project develops, you will discover a shifting symphony of Lismore life for your listening delight: local musicians playing heartfelt tunes, our stories and histories, home-grown ideas and recipes to savour, artists talking about their newest creations, and more.

Visitors can simply press the buttons in the Listening Booth to hear short excerpts of current audio content, and scan the QR code to listen and experience more online. You can check out introductory audio, video and information at visitlismore.com.au/listening-booth

How to get involved

Please express your interest and outline ideas through the quick form below.

We are currently looking for audio content that:

Engages locals and visitors with quality, lively and interesting listening experiences

Evokes what is special about Lismore’s community, culture, experiences, history and/or spirit

Activates the Lismore Laneways and complements local attractions, events and businesses

Is suitable for general audiences, including families and different age groups

Is recorded to high-quality standards

Can be meaningfully experienced by audiences, both within the Lismore Laneways Listening Booth AND online.

This means, great stories and sounds that work well both via-

		Short form of 1-3min audio played on speakers within the Listening Booth. This could be an edited excerpt or sample of the full audio material, or you may have content recorded at this duration (Eg. here’s an audio introduction you can listen to, which is currently featured within the booth Lismore Listening Booth_1.mp3
		Longer-form rich content (e.g. A full audio track, playlist or video embedded for online experience), which is shared via the web page linked to the QR code in the Listening Booth. This may also include accompanying imagery or text, depending on your ideas and how effectively this can be experienced via mobile phone.

Fill out the quick Expression of Interest form with your ideas by 30 September 2023.

More Information

Programming for the Lismore Laneways Listening Booth will be coordinated by Council staff with details and potential creative opportunities currently in development. Updates will be shared on this page as we progress.

If you have any queries please email business@lismore.nsw.gov.au