Cristina Allen is a Live Sound Engineer working at the Knitting Factory in Boise, Idaho. She has been working in live sound for over 15 years, and it has been the only job she ever wanted.

You Can’t Be What You Can’t See
We bring to you the stories of women working in audio, from the groundbreakers to the next generation.

Career Paths in Film and TV – Highlights

“It’s ok to be wherever you are in your career. There’s no “right” way to get to certain jobs.” SoundGirls recently held an event on Career Paths in Film and TV Sound at Sony Studios in Los Angeles. The main theme of the night was how to get past the early hurdles of a career – whether it’s trying to get started in post-production or how to build a career when you’re not where you want to be yet. The panelists were Karol Urban, Onnalee Blank, Kate Finan, and April Tucker. Anne-Marie Slack moderated the discussion.

Five Quick Sound Design Tips from Game Sound Design

Kirsty shares five tips she learned at Develop:Brighton, the UK's biggest conference for game developers that you can incorporate into your Sound Design..

Kirsty Gillmore is a sound designer, engineer and voice artist, Kirsty blogs about Sound Design for Theatre and Film, in particular how to do it on a budget.

SoundGirls de Mexico
Grabación y audio binaural

Las grabaciones binaurales nos permiten crear sensaciones de espacio y perspectiva mucho más reales ya que los seres humanos podemos entender y ubicar o localizar en un espacio tridimensional cualquier fuente sonora gracias a que nuestro cerebro detecta las diferencias de volumen y tiempo que existen entre nuestros oídos.

SoundGirls
of Mexico-
Recording and Binaural Audio

Binaural recordings allow us to create sensations of space and perspective much more real since human beings can understand and locate or locate in a three-dimensional space any sound source thanks to our brain detecting the volume and time differences between our ears.

How is Your Equipment Doing?

Whether you work in a studio, venue or on the road, it is easy to neglect our equipment and not give it the love it deserves. Drinks are spilled, dust gathers around fans, and if singers are using the same microphones, well, a lot of bacteria lives on those SM58 grills!

Olive Olin is based in London. She holds a BA degree in Music Production and is the full-time Production Manager at The Ned, a 5-star hotel in the heart of London.

Teaching the Next Generation of Audio Engineers

Nicole Kirch interviews Audio Instructor and Engineer Jill Courtney. Jill is a natural mentor and supports her sisters in arms. In the spirit of #breakingtheglassfader, Nicole gets Jill to share some of her secrets of teaching the next generation of SoundGirls.

Nicole Kirch is a North Carolina based recording engineer and musician. In her short career, she has worked on location sound, post-production, stage crew, and electronics.

Guide to Supporting Women in Audio

A resource for men and all people interested in social equity in audio. In Collaboration with Yorkshire Sound Women Network, Big Bear Audio, Huddersfield University, and #HeforShe

Live Digital Audio in Plain English Part 2

My last blog dealt with translating audio into a digital signal. The next step is keeping that signal in time when it’s being captured, processed and sent to different parts of the system. This is where the fabled word clock comes in.

Beth O’Leary is a freelance live sound engineer and tech-based in Sheffield, England.

Live Digital Audio in Plain English Part 1

Digital audio is nothing new, but there is still a lot of misunderstanding and confusion about how it really works, and how to fix it when things go wrong. I’m going to spend the next few posts tackling the fundamental ideas, specifically as they relate to live audio in plain English.

Beth O’Leary is a freelance live sound engineer and tech-based in Sheffield, England.

Be Bold - Be You
Be Proud

Why do a lot of us as women self-deprecate? Why do we not accept compliments when they are well deserved, we don’t take ownership of our significant achievements, and we don’t lead without fear of being called a bitch..

Heather Holm's job requires her to be a jack-of-all-trades (Audio technician, venue manager, teacher, furniture mover, supervisor, and so much more)

SoundGirls and Girls Rock Camp

The Orlando SoundGirls Chapter volunteered their time to teach a workshop on Live Sound at the Girls Rock Camp St. Petersburg

The main objective of Girls Rock Camp is to promote self-confidence, creativity, and a sense of community amongst girls and young women through music.

Film Score Mixing with a Team

One unique part of this project was the mix crew was composed of 50% women! Our composer, Darren Fung, put it well when he said, “This is amazing - but it should just be normal.”

April Tucker is a Los Angeles-based re-recording mixer and sound editor who works in television, film, and new media. She holds both a Master’s Degree and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music/Sound Recording.

Vocal Production 101

Vocal production is super fun, but it’s also tedious. It’s not for everyone, and it takes lots of practice. I hope with this jump start you are encouraged to give it a shot, dig in deeper, get some new skills under your belt and create dope vocals!

Elena Carroll is a songwriter, producer, and performer who has been making original music for 15 years. .

NAMM 2019 Badges for SoundGirls Members

SoundGirls has a limited number of NAMM Badges for Members. Passes are on a first come – first served basis. Apply before Nov. 15th

Keeping it Real

Using psychoacoustics in IEM mixing and the technology that takes it to the next level. What do you know about how the brain and ears work together to create the auditory response, and how can you make use of it in your mixes? Becky Pell explores our brains and hearing in this 3-part post.

Keeping it Real - Section 2

Using psychoacoustics in IEM mixing and the technology that takes it to the next level. What do you know about how the brain and ears work together to create the auditory response, and how can you make use of it in your mixes? Becky Pell explores our brains and hearing in this 3-part post.

Keeping it Real
Section 3

Until now, the physical constraints of IEMs – sound being delivered direct to our eardrums – has given us no way to experience the nuances of sound localisation. The fact that our moulds are in the ear means that we miss out on the out-of-body arrival of sounds and the information we glean from the travel of those sound waves around our heads and bodies. Until now.

Times Up! Time to Move Forward!

We are tired of having to KICK DOWN THE DOOR to just get our foot in. It’s 2018, and we need to stop talking about it and take concrete steps towards inclusion in our industry. Here are a few steps we can all take to begin working towards a more inclusive world. Remember, diversity initiatives aren’t a checklist. This is an ongoing process and challenging work. We also acknowledge that our current institutional, cultural and societal structures are fundamentally flawed and that until we fix those, these suggestions are only band-aids.

How to Write About Women in Sound

To the writers and journalists: female sound engineers, producers and designers have answered enough questions about why or how or what’s it like to be a woman working in sound and music. Talking about why women make up only 5% of the industry only serves to reinforce the message that women are an anomaly.

Kirsty Gillmore is a sound designer, engineer and voice artist, Kirsty blogs about Sound Design for Theatre and Film, in particular how to do it on a budget.

Letter for Trades & Manufacturers

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Report Sexual Harassment or Assualt - JDoe App

Sexual misconduct remains a difficult crisis for women and men. Fear, social blaming, and isolation continue to be key factors that cause victims to remain silent. JDoe is an encrypted and anonymous reporting platform. By linking victims of mutual offenders with lawyers. JDoe is designed with survivors and witnesses in mind. A detailed index of sexual misconduct laws by state is built directly into the app to help guide users through the reporting process. Quickly browse for nearby resources and the latest policies concerning sexual misconduct.

It’s Time to Stop Just Talking About It

It is no longer enough to acknowledge there is an issue. If I want change – if we all want change – we have to take action and encourage the leaders in our industry to do the same.

Kirsty Gillmore is a sound designer, engineer and voice artist, Kirsty blogs about Sound Design for Theatre and Film, in particular how to do it on a budget.

Sign an Open Letter to the Professional Audio, Touring and Live Event Industry to end workplace sexual harassment

On Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

“If you can’t take it, you shouldn’t be in this industry.” I’m sorry, what? This is not behavior that I should have to “just deal with” because “that’s how it is”.

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