Manhattan Neighborhood Network: Sound CheckMNN didn’t have any punk public access programming.
so I created, hosted and produced one.
My Role
Creative lead, producer, host and editor
Team
MNN studio and crew
Credits
Creative lead, producer, hustler and editor: Destiny Washington
Studio, crew and equipment: Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Highlighted Interview: Mic Crenshaw
Client
Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN)
Dates
May 2025 - Aug 2025
Type of Project
Program developed during the MNN Creative Producer Fellowship
Punks not dead…yet!
The brief
-
Underground music audiences under 40 aren’t finding themselves on television or online.
-
Developed the concept, then hosted, produced and edited every video.
-
22,654 views across five videos as of September 2026. Episode 1 alone: 16,765.
Sound Check, Episode 1: Oi! Revival
Debut: August, 09, 2025
“A show that feels
like the scene it covers.”
Challenge
MNN is the largest public access network in the country, and it is reimagining itself as a production and convening partner for New York culture. Its programming hadn't yet reached underground music communities, and the 18–39 audience that finds those scenes on YouTube and Twitch, not on a cable dial.
Insight
Punk, Oi! and hardcore scenes are built on community, live energy and trust. A show for them has to sound like the scene, not like a network talking about it, and it has to work on TV, YouTube, Twitch and in a room at once.
Idea & System
Over a summer fellowship, I developed the program on my own, with MNN providing the studio, crew and equipment. It mixes live hosting, honest music reviews and scene reporting, in the spirit of Headbangers Ball and TRL. I created the concept and the look and the graphics, then hosted, produced and edited every video, from Episode 1 (August 9) through two guest interviews.
RESULTS
Views across five videos, as of Sept 2026.
22,654
1
Views on Episode 1 alone.
16,765
2
Videos: three episodes and two interviews.