PHONOFEMME: International Festival for Women in Sound Art and Experimental Music 2017 – AllEvents.in
PHONOFEMME is a forthcoming international festival for women in sound art and experimental music which will take place in Vienna, Austria. Dates: October 22, 2017 Read more here
Move the Needle: Watch an Irish Documentary to Encourage More Women DJs & Producers – Nialler9.com
This article presents the short-documentary Move the Needle to provide evidence that there are many women DJs and encourage new ones to come. The article also announces summer workshops in Ireland aimed at women that teach DJ techniques. Read more here
‘You’re Always Erased’: Electronic Musician Tired of Excuses for Lack of Women at Festivals – CBC News
This article debates whether or not there should be gender parity in electronic music festivals. This open discussion emerges from the music festival MEMETIC (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) and the different voices from the festival organizers and female electronic musicians. Read more here
The top 8 all-female lineups of 2016 – Electronicbeats.net
This article summarizes the top 8 all-female lineups of 2016 across the world. The selected events were held in Australia, England, Germany (4 different events), Mexico, and Spain. Although this approach can be seen as extreme feminism, the authors of the article expect to raise awareness about the general trend of booking a few women […]
Björk Slams Media Sexism in Powerful Open Letter: “Eat Your Bechdel Test Heart Out” – Pitchfork.com
Björk complained in an open letter on biased and sexist comments about her DJ sets at Day For Night in Houston. She was criticized for not performing and hiding behind the decks. Björk raised that male DJs do not receive the same critiques. Read more here
Every Person Behind This Music Festival Is A Woman. Here’s Why That Matters – Huffingtonpost.com
TogetherFest is a forthcoming festival in San Francisco, in which everyone from artists to the sound engineers will be women. The aim is to take action on the issue of sexism within the music industry and the lack of women who control the music business. Find out more at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/every-person-behind-togetherfest-music-festival-is-a-woman_us_57d1afbde4b06a74c9f37e3c