60 Female Artists and Innovators Announced for PRS Foundation’s Keychange Initiative – FestivalInsights.com
The PRS Foundation has released a new initiative called Keychange. It is a two year program that has sixty female music artists and innovators collaborating together to transform the gender norms in the music industry. The program features women from: Sweden, Spain, Iceland, Germany, Estonia, and the UK. In addition, it culminates to a finale […]
Girls, Guitars and Sexism in the Music Industry – sky NEWS
This article discusses how the world of the electric guitar is also changing toward having more gender balance and less gender stereotypes. Examples include the music brand Fender who realized that 50% sales from last year were to women, Chantel McGregor who is one of top-guitar players in Britain, and the specialist music fanzine Ladyfuzz […]
Sexism In Jazz: Being Agents Of Change – Huffingtonpost.com
This article discusses the still presence of sexism in jazz, and reflects on how everyone involved in the jazz ecosystem can become an agent of change. Read more here
Applications Women Shaping Tomorrow: Workshop Series 2017 – FabricLondon.com
In order to increase the number of female headliners in electronic music, Fabric London organizes progress career workshops for DJs and electronic musicians. Dates: 2-4 May, 2017 Read more here
Master blaster: the woman making Björk, Aphex Twin and Eno sound so good – The Guardian
An article about the mastering engineer Mandy Parnell, who has worked with big names such as Chemical Brothers, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin and Björk. Read more here
Women In Music 2016: The 100 Most Powerful Executives – Billboard.com
A review of the most powerful women in the music business. This year’s edition of Billboard’s 2016 Women in Music list included the categories of labels, publishing, live music, agencies, digital, media, branding, management and performance rights organizations, and added group music attorneys and public relations executives. 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