Shaped by Sound spotlights North Carolina’s thriving music scene, featuring artists from a broad range of genres, including indie rock, hip-hop, R&B, alt-country, jazz, bluegrass and folk. Each episode weaves a visually stunning live studio performance by an NC artist or band with an intimate conversation about their creative journey.
Made possible through support from Come Hear NC, a program of the N.C. Music Office within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Watch Shaped by Sound Thursdays, 9:30 PM on PBS NC, the PBS app and on YouTube.
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NC musical artists featured in the PBS NC series "Shaped by Sound" share the stories behind their songs in an intimate conversation with host James Mieczkowski. They discuss their creative journey and process, plus what makes the North Carolina music scene so special.
Watch the Shaped by Sound video podcast on YouTube. New episodes every Sunday.
James Mieczkowski is an Emmy and Telly Award-winning producer as well as an experienced podcast producer and host, DJ and music journalist. Since 2021, he has worked with PBS North Carolina as a development producer, overseeing the acquisition and development of local films, including the Emmy-nominated titles Shadow of a Wheel and Ten to Try: Trails. In 2024, he served as co-executive producer of the Emmy-winning program Ten to Try: State Parks.
Before joining PBS North Carolina, James worked as a digital producer at Our State magazine, where he specialized in video and podcast production for broadcast, social media and web. In addition to serving in various roles at Time Inc., HBO, The History Channel and Lionsgate, James was a writer, reporter and photographer for Port City Daily, an online newspaper for the greater Wilmington area.
A native of North Carolina, James holds a BFA in media studies from UNC Greensboro, where he hosted a weekly show on its student-run radio station, WUAG-103.1 FM. You can find James at live music shows across the state on most free nights.
