San Francisco-based arts journalist and broadcaster Chloe Veltman has contributed articles and reviews to The New York Times, BBC Classical Music Magazine, Gramophone, the Los Angeles Times, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal and many other media outlets. She is the host and executive producer of VoiceBox, a weekly, syndicated public radio and podcast series about the human voice, and blogs at ArtsJournal.com.
Chloe is spending the 2012-2013 academic year as a Humanities Center Fellow at Stanford University where she is working on a book about singing. For kicks, she plays the oboe and sings in various Bay Area orchestras, chamber groups and vocal ensembles.
Follow Chloe on Twitter at @chloeveltman.
Chloe Veltman appears in the following:
The Vatican broadens public access to an ancient Roman necropolis
Saturday, November 18, 2023
In the past, tours of the ancient burial site were generally only granted to approved academics, students and other specialists.
Google's latest AI music tool creates tracks using famous singers' voice clones
Friday, November 17, 2023
Nine artists including T-Pain, Demi Lovato and Charlie Puth have granted Google permission to use their singing voices for the new tool, Dream Track.
Applications are now open for NEA grants to fund the arts in underserved communities
Thursday, November 16, 2023
The National Endowment for the Arts' ArtsHERE initiative will support 95 regional cultural groups across the U.S.
Pink gives away 2,000 banned books at Florida concerts
Thursday, November 16, 2023
The pop music icon is taking a stand against the libraries and classrooms around the U.S. that have removed books due to claims of inappropriate content related to sexuality, gender identity and race.
10 years ago, Batkid was battling bad guys and cancer — now he's 15 and healthy
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
On Nov. 15, 2013, Miles Scott, a 5-year-old with leukemia, won hearts around the world when he became a superhero for a day with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
This trio hopes 'Won't Give Up' will become an anthem for the climate movement
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
NPR Tiny Desk contest winner Quinn Christopherson, drag queen Pattie Gonia and world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma would like "Won't Give Up" to be sung at climate change rallies and in concert halls.
Worried about AI hijacking your voice for a deepfake? This tool could help
Monday, November 13, 2023
Emerging tools may make it easier for the public to detect fake online videos, and more difficult for generative AI systems to create them.
Matthew Perry Foundation launched to help people with drug addiction
Saturday, November 04, 2023
The Matthew Perry Foundation was launched Friday in honor of the late Friends actor, who struggled with unhealthy substance use for decades.
New tools help artists fight AI by directly disrupting the systems
Friday, November 03, 2023
Visual artists are fighting back against unauthorized uses of AI on their work by using tools that contaminate and confuse the AI systems. One tool, for example, can make AI think a dog is a cat.
Looking for 'nomance': Study finds teens want less sex in their TV and movies
Wednesday, November 01, 2023
A new study about young Americans' entertainment consumption habits suggests that Gen Z is far more interested in seeing screen stories of platonic relationships than those featuring sex and romance.
Cultural figures find perils to speaking out and staying silent about Mideast crisis
Friday, October 27, 2023
Cultural figureheads are expected to speak out about world events. But some are facing real-world consequences for making public declarations about the present conflict.
Looking for 'nomance': Study finds teens want less sex in their TV and movies
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
A University of California Los Angeles survey study shows that Generation Z is much more interested in seeing stories about platonic relationships than those featuring sex and romance.
Jonathan Majors' trial for assault and harassment charges rescheduled again
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Jonathan Majors was arrested after an alleged domestic dispute in March. The Creed III actor pleaded not guilty to four counts. His trial has been rescheduled.
Police locate a vehicle last operated by the suspect in a Maryland judge's killing
Saturday, October 21, 2023
The Washington County Sheriff's Office said it tracked down a silver Mercedes last operated by the man suspected of killing a Maryland Circuit Court judge on Thursday.
Entertainment industry A-listers sign a letter to Biden urging a cease-fire in Gaza
Saturday, October 21, 2023
Jon Stewart, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett and Michael Stipe are among the more than 60 music and film industry stars to put their names to the letter.
Using AI, cartoonist Amy Kurzweil connects with deceased grandfather in 'Artificial'
Thursday, October 19, 2023
In her new graphic memoir, Artificial: A Love Story, Kurzweil describes how she and her father, famed futurist Ray Kurzweil, harnessed the power of AI to speak with the grandfather she never knew.
Netflix plans to open brick and mortar locations
Saturday, October 14, 2023
The streamer plans to open physical stores — dubbed Netflix House — offering retail, dining and content-themed entertainment. It's unclear if they'll sell DVDs.
Nobel Prize-winning poet Louise Glück dies at 80
Friday, October 13, 2023
The winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature and Poet Laureate of the United States from 2003-2004 was 80 years old.
British filmmaker Terence Davies dies at 77
Saturday, October 07, 2023
The screenwriter and director was best known for his autobiographical films Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes.
Have an heirloom ruined by climate disaster? There's a hotline to call for help
Saturday, October 07, 2023
The National Heritage Responders help figure out how to save important objects and buildings after disasters. With climate change, they're busier than ever.
