“It’s less about what tools you have, and more about how you use the tools you have.”

- Latoya Elle

  • Interviews Latoya has conducted for freelance music journalism opportunities.

  • A series of news stories Latoya scripted, produced, edited or/and filmed while in the field or during her time Ryerson School of Journalism.

  • A collections of videos Latoya produced, edited, or filmed for the various organizations, podcasts and businesses she has worked with over the years.

 

Latoya Elle’s Artist Interviews

 
 

There are a lot of great releases this June - here are my top picks!

One of Latoya’s favourite parts about writing for Shifter Magazine is creating promo scripts about her latest articles.

Latoya enjoys being creatively challenged, especially when it comes to finding fun ways to introduce a new single release.

 

Here’s a recap of what happened at the 2022 Canadian Country Music Awards.

News Stories

Social Media Videos

Community Cares

While attending journalism school, Latoya wrote a feature article about a group of people who volunteer at a homeless shelter in Toronto. Every Sunday, they cook dinner for those in need. This is the promotion video for the article.

Filmed & Edited by: Latoya Elle

Thoughts from Dr. Karl & Dr. Oney

Sharing the joy and resilience it takes to be a POC professional in Western society, Dr. O and Dr. Karl co-produce Race, Health and Happiness Podcast.

This clip is a part of season 1 episode 5, when Director X, an award-winning music director, joined them to talk about his community partnership program, Operation Prefrontal Cortex.

This clip shares Dr. O and Dr. Karl’s thoughts about the research behind Operation Prefrontal Cortex.

Edited by: Latoya Elle

The Good Food Centre

As part of a final video group project, Victoria Marchisello, Raviya Singh, Vanessa Balintec and Latoya Elle decided to create a feature video about Good Food Centre, a campus facility that helps students deal with food insecurity by providing affordable and healthy food.

Edited by: Latoya Elle

Honey Jam Canada: Looking Back

In celebration of Honey Jam’s 25th anniversary, Latoya created a throwback video honouring the legacy that Ebonnie Rowe and her team have built over the past two decades.

Edited by: Latoya Elle

How to improve results on Instagram while paying for promotion

While working with the Branding Bar, a digital marketing agency, Latoya helped re-purpose content by creating social media-friendly videos.

Produced by: Latoya Elle

City of Trades: Explainer Video

In collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities and Toronto Metropolitan University, Latoya Elle, Sarah Willams, Aahd Alanqar, Gloria Kim, Jay Goldman, and Sarah Skalinder created a game to help change the stigma against trade schools for younger students preparing for their future.

Produced by: Latoya Elle