Funkytown is Definitely not Near Wisconsin

Written By Marisa Helms

MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds

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I produced this radio spot for MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds, a collaborative audio project from the Minnesota Historical Society and AMPERS.

 

At the dawn of disco’s demise in 1980, Minnesota musicians unleashed the musical sensation, Funkytown. Decades later, the one-hit-wonder is still played worldwide and is used in TV, movies and advertisements. And just where is Funkytown? It doesn’t exist on a map or anywhere else. Funkytown is a state of mind, and a groovy one at that.

My roles: Reporting & research, interviewing, field recording, scriptwriting, narration, sound design, sound editing & mixing, final engineering for broadcast

 
Marisa Helms
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