I worked for three years at a 310-capacity room in Ottawa called Mavericks. While to most readers that might seem small, it was the city’s mid-sized venue. Ottawa has a population of roughly one million. To get into tour lingo, it’s a B market. Most American & European tours that make it up to Canada skip Ottawa. They favour doing shows in Montréal and Toronto (even though Ottawa is barely a 45-minute detour) due to their larger populations. (more…)
Welcome New Members! We created SoundGirls.Org to give women in audio a place to network, connect, and support each other. We are excited to have you join us. Here is a brief introduction of features you will find on our site.
We encourage you to introduce yourself in the Member Introductions Forum by telling us a little about yourself and what area of audio you work in. Then check out exclusive Member Benefits available to our members.
Home and News Pages: Here you will find all are recently published profiles, blogs, news, and events.
About: You will find out who we are and why we formed SoundGirls.Org
Profiles: Here you will find profiles on women working in audio. We publish a new profile each month. If you know a woman or would like to be featured in our profiles, you are welcome to email us at: soundgirls.org@gmail.com
Blogs: Here you will find blogs by our monthly contributors. We publish two new entries bi-weekly. If you would like to become a monthly contributor or submit a guest blog email us at: soundgirls.org@gmail.com
Under the Resources tab:
Getting Started: You will find tips and advice on getting started as sound engineer. Upcoming seminars and audio courses and educational programs and scholarship info. As well as recommended reading and related audio websites. These sections are regularly updated.
Articles: You will find a wide range of articles on audio, music, career development, and women, as well as all articles published by SoundGirls.Org. This section is regularly updated.
Video: Links to our YouTube page – where you will find a host of videos from sound tutorials, training, and women in music.
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Social: Here you will find a host of tools for building community and networking
Stream: Is our social media feed on SoundGirls.Org – Feel free to post questions and content of interest.
Members: You can search for members here.
Groups: You can find different groups to join, network, and meet up.
Events: You will find all upcoming events
Forum: You will find forums addressing different topics plus find and post job opportunities, volunteer to mentor or find a mentor.
We look forward to getting to know you. We welcome your comments, suggestions, and recommendations. Please feel free to email us soundgirls.org@gmail.com
Karrie and Michelle
Founders of SoundGirls.Org
In this month’s blog, I would like to pay tribute to M.L. Procise III, who passed away earlier this month. ML was an icon in our industry, and he was a mentor and a friend.
When I was first getting my feet wet in audio and reading the trade magazines from cover to cover, one name I had repeatedly read was M.L. Procise III. M.L. was one of the top engineers, mixing the biggest and most high-profile tours at the time, and I gleaned every bit of wisdom that he shared with the printed page. (more…)
By: Petra Randewijik
Petra and Malle
When I was in school for Music Technology I vividly remember a good percentage of my classmates, (mostly men, there were four women out of thirty students) carrying around sound technology magazines. These magazines were full of articles and reviews about various audio products. Products we never got the chance to use, since we could not afford them, but everyone had an opinion about how they sounded. (more…)
Do you know that the colour orange is named after the fruit, not the other way round? That’s why redheads (that colour is not red and nor is the breast of a robin) aren’t called orange heads. Apart from the ancient Egyptians, there isn’t much evidence that the ancient world could distinguish the colour blue. (more…)
About a month ago, I was scrolling through my feed on Facebook and noticed a post from one of our members, apologizing to her co-workers that she had somehow offended the night before. What did she post that would offend so many of her co-workers? She had posted SoundGirls and Women’s Audio Mission logos and websites. Seems fairly harmless, and I can’t see how it was offensive. (more…)
April 13, 2015 – London
Marcel van Limbeek and SSR to host SoundGirls.Org for a special discussion on the emotional aspects of working in live sound. Marcel has been Tori Amo’s monitor engineer since 1994 and has over 25 years of experience in the industry. (more…)
Cuyahoga Community College based in Cleveland, Ohio offers a Recording Arts and Technology program. Students that complete the five-semester program receive an Associate Degree in Applied Science. The program prepares students for a diverse array of entry-level jobs in the audio industry. The program covers studio and on-location recording, live sound, music business, and audio electronics. Students are exposed to a broad range of music production and audio engineering techniques, skills, and styles through theory, practice, and hands-on/real-world training. (more…)