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Meet Female Frequency

11846575_488427751334833_7435856588267564587_nFemale Frequency is a musical collective dedicated to empowering women and girls in the music industry through the creation of media that is entirely female generated. Female Frequency started when singer/songwriter Dani Mari wished to work with a female producer for her next album. Dani soon realized that female producers and female owned recording studios were rare and hard to find. Dani eventually reached out to Women in Music, a professional organization dedicated to supporting, cultivating, and recognizing the talents of women in all areas of the music industry to find a female producer. Through WIM, Dani was introduced to I Am Snow Angel. Working together I Am Snow Angel and Dani came up with the idea of producing an all female recording project.  Every aspect of the recording project will be female produced. I Am Snow Angel suggested Claire London as another female to collaborate with and Female Frequency was born.

FF is currently raising money to record a five-song EP, with the long-term goal of supporting other females in additional collaborative projects in the future. FF will donate a percentage of funds raised to Women’s Audio Mission, a non-profit organization that teaches music technology to women and girls. In addition, FF is a current finalist in the Ovation TV/Rockethub “Creative Studio” initiative. If selected as a winning project, FF will be awarded an additional $5,000, which will be used to fund FF women’s workshops and classes on various topics, including audio production, beatmaking, singing, songwriting, and music marketing.

Women in music – and particularly in electronic music – have often honed their craft in the shadows of their male counterparts, who account for the vast majority of sound engineers, producers and electronic musicians. FF intends to challenge the status quo by giving women the opportunity to carry out every aspect of the music-making process, including but not limited to writing, instrumentation, arrangement, singing, audio production and the creation of accompanying visual media. FF aspires to boost morale and confidence, provide fruitful collaborative opportunities and, ultimately, increase female representation across all sectors of the music industry.

Female Frequency is hosting their Launch party

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October 7th – 7pm-10pm – FREE EVENT

Alt Space Brooklyn

Featuring music by Pozibelle of Women Beatmakers Meetup

Limited availability reserve your FREE ticket

Getting a Start in the Field While You’re Still in School

 

I recently met up with fellow SoundGirl Member Ameeta ,who’s in her last semester of college and looking to move to Los Angeles after to pursue sound design. She asked a lot of great questions about how to get a jumpstart on her career while in school, so I wanted to share some of what we talked about. (more…)

SSL Training for SoundGirls.Org Members

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SoundGirls.Org Members
December 8 – 11, 2015
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Rat Sound Systems Inc.
Camarillo, CA

 Solid State Logic is hosting a series of free one-day Operator Training Courses for SoundGirls.Org members. The training will take place at Rat Sound Systems Inc. – at their headquarters in Camarillo, CA.  There are currently four one day events scheduled: Dec. 8 – 11th. The one day courses will provide an introduction to the SSL Live console and include hands on time with the console for all participants. These events are completely free but numbers are strictly limited. There is space for nine SoundGirls.Org members per day. First Come – First Served. Reserve your space Looking forward to seeing you there.

It Doesn’t Sound the Way You Think it Does.

 

I first started working on plays about ten years ago at the National Theatre on London’s South Bank. The first show I worked on that made an impression on me was Pillars of the Community, Sound Designer Ian Dickinson. The preshow soundscape was set in a dockyard, and it sounded good. (I have done a lot of dockyards since and they are always based on it) I remember thinking how realistic it sounded, and it opened up to me how much fun that side of Sound Design could be. (more…)

Introducing SoundGirl Heather Holm

Hey Everyone! My name is Heather ‘Stitch’ Holm and I thought I would start my first blog telling you a little bit about what I do and myself.  I am in my late 20’s (first time I’ve had to admit the late part of my 20’s… yuck).  I graduated with a minor in Photography, a bachelor’s in Broadcast and Digital Media Communication, and just last year a master’s in Organizational Change Leadership. I have spent more of my life in school than I have in my career, however, as a young professional with a dynamic job I believe I have some good stories to tell and advice to offer all while I continue to develop and learn my craft. (more…)

Internship at Meany Hall for the Performing Arts at UW.

SoundGirls.Org Member Matt Stearns is offering members the opportunity to intern with him. This internship is based on show schedule and is not based on a set day, week or time frame. You will be expected to follow through on this internship and treat it like a job. If you are only mildly interested please do not apply.  You can view the event schedule here.All interested candidates should send a brief cover letter stating why and what you hope to get out of the internship and your long term goals. Please include a resume. email to soundgirls@soundgirls.org

The shows you will assist on will vary, but offer many different types of learning experience.  Some shows will support up to 40 inputs, 8 monitor mixes (either from FOH or building and staffing a Monitor World), changeovers between bands. These shows will offer a rich learning opportunity – hands on kind of learning in the trenches, in the moment. Other shows will consist of presentations, panel discussions, or true sound reinforcement in the context of a greater acoustic performance group (featured instruments within an orchestra or wind ensemble), or merely playback of pre-recorded program (such as a dance performance).  These shows will allow Matt to spend time answering questions about deeper topics, but the work on those days is not glamorous or even very interesting.

Matt cares about doing the very best for each and every show. There are always things to learn, such as micing techniques, how to match and blend the acoustic and reinforced sound, and the all important psychology of dealing with people (no matter what the show).

About Matt: Matt began mixing audio for live performances professionally in 1988. He is a long time veteran of festivals and concert series such as Sasquatch, Bumbershoot, Zootunes, Marymoor, Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery, and Wintergrass. He mixes in a variety of prestigious theaters and concert halls in the Seattle area, and sometimes tours as available. He has been the Sound Engineer at Meany Hall since 2001. He is happily married, a proud father to one 17-year-old, and has two dogs that enjoy motorcycle adventures.

Internship Available – Kansas City, KS and MO

SoundGirls.Org Member Samantha Potter is offering members the opportunity to intern with her. This internship is based on show schedule and is not based on a set day, week or time frame. You will be expected to follow through on this internship and treat it like a job. If you are only mildly interested please do not apply. Samantha works a wide variety of shows throughout Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas City, MO

All interested candidates should send a brief cover letter stating why and what you hope to get out of the internship and your long term goals. Please include a resume. send to soundgirls@soundgirls.org
Please be advised that some shows are 21 and over.

23 db Productions Demos the Rev33

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When 23db Productions was contacted by Rev33 to try out their product, I couldn’t comprehend what this little device would do! I was told that it relieved ear fatigue. Basically, helping our client’s ears and our ears so we were game to try it out! (more…)

Setting up Heart Fest

 

For the past three years, I have helped out my friends with the audio & production side of a small festival they organize called Heart Fest. Held in Gatineau, just across the river from Ottawa, Heart Fest features over 30 hardcore & punk bands from across the world. (more…)

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