Aoife McMahon believes that artists deserve fair compensation for their labor. McMahon has performed across all mediums—on screen, radio and stage—and, having recorded over 200, has probably narrated your favorite audiobook too. For McMahon and numerous artists, each audiobook performance is a “vocal marathon” in which “you feel like you’re in a one-woman play with 40 different characters.” Speaking on the phone from London, where she owns a recording studio that helps independent artists control the distribution of their work, McMahon describes her rigorous approach to narration and the changes she’d like to see in the industry. This story is from Kinfolk Issue Forty-Nine Buy Now Related Stories Arts & Culture Issue 45 Peer Review: Jean Lurçat Textiles expert Janis Jefferies on Jean Lurçat, the Frenchman who revived tapestry for the 20th century. Arts & Culture Issue 36 The Vacant Muse The women who “inspire” artists are often treated as blank canvases. Rebecca Liu goes behind the scenes at the studio. Arts & Culture Issue 49 Karin Mamma Andersson Inside the moody, mysterious world of Sweden’s preeminent painter. Arts & Culture Issue 49 Jenny Odell The acclaimed author in search of lost time. Arts & Culture Issue 49 Amalie Smith The Danish arts writer finding clarity between the lines. Arts & Culture Issue 49 Ryan Heffington Meet the man bringing choreography, community and queer joy to the desert.
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