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Packet People, Part 4: Packet Studios talks with Zoe Allen
Packet People is a series where Ty Gibbons explores a different side of life of his fellow Packeteers and records their conversation. In this edition, Ty Gibbons, talks to Zoe Allen, Marketing Coordinator at Packet.
I met Zoe in Manayunk, a Philadelphia neighborhood that feels almost European with its narrow, cobblestoned roads and close-knit community. Zoe is passionate about animal rescue, and we had agreed to go out for a walk around town with Auggie, her beloved rescue dog. Auggie seemed excited about the recording session, and was drawn to the boom mic’s wind cover, which is (artificially) furry and called the Dead Wombat.
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Auggie knew the route well; cafe, dog bakery, dog park, steep stairs set into the hillside. I hit record as we walked and tried to capture the feeling of Manayunk through its sounds: the train clacking by overhead, impromptu conversations with fellow dog owners and cafe regulars, friendly barking. I love how you can hear the tenderness in Zoe’s voice as she describes her relationship with her dog. I snapped a few photos of Auggie, Zoe’s street, a giant pretzel statue (alas, the latter did not make the cut), and Zoe provided a few favorites as well.
“They are not perfect…they just need a little more love and a little more patience.”
Ty Gibbons is the Creative Director of Packet Studios. When not in the recording studio, he can be found tinkering at his woodshop in Marlboro, VT.
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