Hosted by award-winning documentarian Mitra
Kaboli, podcast series explores the drama and dreams of seven
people in an iconic LGBTQ community at the end of the world
NEW
YORK, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Stitcher, alongside co-creators Rococo Punch and
Room Tone, today announced a new reality podcast series,
Welcome to Provincetown, which premieres
June 15. The series, co-produced by
Stitcher's Witness Docs unit, documents the lives of several
eclectic, vivacious residents of the idyllic, two-street beach town
known for its community of actors, artists, drag queens,
playwrights, and authors. A trailer is available by clicking
here.
Welcome to Provincetown is a genre-bending
series that combines the style of reality TV with impeccable audio
storytelling, weaving together the complexity of each character's
lives over the course of ten episodes. The series, recorded in the
summer of 2021, follows seven locals, each with their own agenda,
in the small, picturesque town of Provincetown, MA. Host Mitra Kaboli,
the award-winning documentarian and producer of The Heart
and ESPN's 30 for 30, takes listeners inside this summer
playground to explore the beautiful isolation and exclusivity
designed into gay vacation towns. The result is a story as much
about drama, relationships, and sex as it is about the grittiness
of real life in a town where, in the matter of months, the
population swells from 3,000 to 60,000.
Listeners meet Qya, the summer's 'It Girl,' a performer gracing
every stage and a few sand dunes in town; Sonny, a newcomer to
P-Town who is spending his summer trying to get laid; Kristen,
Ethan and Star from Summer of Sass, a program that brings
18-20 year-olds from oppressive communities to live and work in
Provincetown; Jay, a legendary
artist and longtime resident who uses his septic tank as a
makeshift oasis; and Brian, a recently divorced, newly arrived bear
that is rebuilding his life in the area.
"Room Tone develops projects that delight listeners and defy
expectations of what can be achieved in sound. Our first,
Welcome to Provincetown,
offers unconventional stories and a fresh approach to the medium,"
says Ben Riskin co-founder of Room
Tone. "Partnering with Rococo Punch and Mitra Kaboli was a natural
fit based on their collective experience making stories about
complex and nuanced lives, and I'm so pleased to have Stitcher on
board to help bring it all together."
"We started Rococo Punch with the goal of making memorable
podcasts that transport listeners out of the studio and into
another place," says John Perotti,
co-founder of Rococo Punch. "Tapping into the world of reality has
been years in the making for us and when Room Tone reached
out, we knew the sounds and stories of Provincetown could deliver that experience for
listeners, with its unique backdrop and one-of-a-kind
characters."
"Welcome to Provincetown
is unlike anything that has come before it," says Kameel Stanley, Executive Producer of Witness
Docs. "Room Tone and Rococo Punch have put such care into
giving listeners a compelling glimpse into a summer in this iconic
destination – bringing to life not just the characters that inhabit
it, but also the town itself. With our Witness Docs team, we're
honored to help them bring this series to listeners
everywhere."
Welcome to Provincetown is produced by Mitra
Kaboli and Emily Forman.
Story editing is by Stitcher's Gianna
Palmer. Executive producers are John Perotti and Jessica Alpert for Rococo Punch, and
Ben Riskin and
Bianca Grimshaw for Room
Tone. Kameel Stanley is the
executive producer of Witness Docs.
SXM Media, the combined advertising revenue organization of
Sirius XM Holdings Inc., has exclusive global ad sales rights for
Welcome to Provincetown.
SXM Media is the gateway for marketers to the #1 U.S. podcast
advertising network in reaching weekly podcast listeners, per
Edison Research.
The series joins an already impressive lineup of prestigious
documentary and narrative projects at Witness Docs, which includes,
among others, Heaven's Gate, the Unfinished series,
and the Webby-Award winning Toxic: The Britney Spears
Story.
Welcome to Provincetown
will be available on Stitcher, the SXM App, Pandora, and all major
podcast listening platforms. For more information, visit
witnesspodcasts.com.
About Rococo Punch
Rococo Punch is an independent
podcast production company specializing in exquisite sound design
and thoughtful content. Current projects range from investigative
journalism to children's programming to interview shows. The team
developed some of the most listened-to podcasts, reaching millions
of people around the world. Among the shows they helped create
include the Gracie-award-winning The Turning: The Sisters
Who Left, Finding Raffi, Modern Love: The Podcast,
Servant of Pod and the forthcoming Queen Of
Hearts. Follow @RococoPunch on Twitter and visit
www.rococopunch.com for more information.
About Room Tone
Room Tone is a podcast and audio
advisory serving the industry through project development and
packaging, talent management, and professional services. Room Tone
was founded by Ben Riskin and
Bianca Grimshaw, both veterans in
the audio space. Ben led business development and strategy for
Endeavor Audio and Megaphone where he supported the launches of
shows like Blackout and Revisionist History. He also
produced work for WNYC's Nancy and Condé Nast. Bianca
maintains a robust legal practice representing film and podcast
talent, production, and studios.
About Stitcher
Stitcher, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is
the best place to listen to, produce and monetize podcasts. The
Stitcher app is one of the world's most popular podcast listening
platforms, with a growing network of original content and a premium
subscription service. Stitcher is home to Stitcher Originals, Black
lifestyle and culture network More Sauce, top-ranked comedy podcast
network Earwolf, and award-winning documentary network Witness
Docs.
About SXM Media
SXM Media is the combined sales
organization of Sirius XM Holdings Inc., spanning its SiriusXM,
Pandora, and Stitcher audio entertainment platforms and services,
including that of Midroll, the leading podcast advertising network
representing over 300 of the world's largest podcasts. With a reach
of more than 150 million listeners, SXM Media gives brands,
creators, and publishers access to the largest digital audio
advertising platform in North
America. SXM Media also serves as the exclusive advertising
and sales representative for other platforms and podcasters,
including major entities such as SoundCloud (exclusive U.S.
advertising representative) and the NBCUniversal News Group
(exclusive advertising representative for NBC News and MSNBC
podcasts, with additional sales rights to CNBC podcasts).
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI)
is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and
platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio
products. SiriusXM's platforms collectively reach approximately 150
million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid
and free tiers in North America,
and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and
podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest
ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S.
SiriusXM's subsidiaries Stitcher, Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a
leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and
monetization. The Company's advertising sales arm, SXM Media,
leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization, and ad tech
capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers.
SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers
satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment
businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to
automakers. For more about SiriusXM, please go
to: www.siriusxm.com.
Source: SiriusXM
Media contacts
Ron Gaskill
Stitcher
ron.gaskill@siriusxm.com
Megan
Larson
Rococo Punch & Room Tone
Megan@ChristineRagasaGlobal.com
917-204-7421
Jessica Casano-Antonellis
SiriusXM
jessica.casano@siriusxm.com
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