Michelle Sciarrotta

Michelle Sciarrotta is a singer/songwriter, composer and musician. She holds a BA in Music Performance and a music teaching degree. Michelle has worked all over the UK and Europe as a guitarist and co-writer with Blaze Bayley, and she self-produces her solo projects. She is passionate about women’s rights and education for girls.

• Language And The Gender Gap: The Power Of Words

  
  January 2021 has shone a light in several ways about just how far we still have to go in terms of the language and choice of words we use; not only in striving for professionalism and equity in the workplace but also because an insidious weaponizing of language contributes to a culture that is harmful ...

• Overview of Music and Audio Software Programs

  
  The coronavirus pandemic has brought new ways of working and creating remotely, with many music and audio companies offering free or reduced prices for their products. Whether you’re looking to experiment, diversify your software knowledge or get started with a new DAW, here are some of the best free and professional standard programs on the ...

• Reflections On A Pandemic

  
  The tagline “the new normal” has been a grating one; none of this is normal, and we need to remember that, both in our interactions with others and with ourselves. Acting with kindness is needed now more than ever to get through these times.

• Review of BBC Symphony Orchestra Discover

  
  Spitfire Audio is offering a smaller version of their BBC Symphony Orchestra titled ‘Discover’ at an affordable £49. Not only this but if users can’t afford the ‘buy it now’ price, Discover is available for free if you complete a short questionnaire and wait 14 days to download. 

• Fixing the #BrokenRecord Business

  
  Since the Covid-19 crisis took hold a large proportion of industry professionals are struggling financially, unable to work, bringing the issue of musicians’ earnings to the forefront.

• Copyright in the 21st Century

  
  March 2020 has been a strange time for most of the world due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Subsequently, the music industry at large has been extremely quiet, but before the outbreak and lockdown rules became widespread there were several interesting events and technological advances relating to music copyright law.

• A Beginners Guide to Wireless Frequencies 

  
  Learning about and using wireless equipment can be overwhelming – there are a lot of differences from traditional gear and rather importantly there are strict rules around using radio frequencies that vary from country to country. 

• AI Composition Technology

  
  There’s always a discussion to be had around the role of AI in music composition, and I suspect everyone will have a slightly different opinion on where they stand. Some fear the machines will take over and replace humans, others make the argument that this kind of technology will mean everybody will have to work ...

• Troubleshooting Ourselves to Gain Perspective

  
  Michelle has been on a fatalistic detox. She shares her advice.

• Hearing Health – Hearing Test

  
  After seeing several recent articles and social media posts promoting good ear health, I realised that I was long overdue for a hearing test

• Lifting each other up – Interview with Naomi Larsson

  
  Naomi Larsson is an award-winning humanitarian journalist with a hefty back catalogue of empowering and candid pieces on women in music, she’s an active musician and creator of a female-centred collective titled “Sister Rosetta’s

• Drop the Beat – Analysis of Katy Perry’s Copyright Lawsuit

  
  July 2019 has seen a “guilty” verdict passed on the latest high profile copyright case in music: Katy Perry’s entire musical team were ordered to pay damages to Christian rapper Flame for copying his 2008 track “Joyful Noise” in her US No one hit “Dark Horse.”

• Engineering Ourselves and Rewiring the Brain

  
  It turns out that we are changing all the time and that our brains are like flexible plastic and can be rewired.

• Consoles, Consoles, Consoles

  
  Part of the fun of working in live music is the variety and unpredictability it inevitably brings. Great as that may be, my bosses recently set up a training day for me and my colleagues using some of the mixing desks likely to be installed on future client contracts. We spent the day getting our ...

• Her story – Interview with Dr Helen Reddington

  
  Helen McCookerybook / Dr. Helen Reddington a musician in the British Punk movement to academic and teacher, to a solo musician, author, and filmmaker. Helen is an ambassador for telling women’s stories.

• Positive Action for Women in Music

  
  For the first time I’ve experienced, being a woman in music seems to be supported, encouraged, and has positively impacted me – on a much smaller scale of course!

• Delia Derbyshire – in profile

  
  Delia was a musical pioneer, a unique lady with a sharp sense of humour, humility and an unbridled passion for creating.  The story of her contribution to the world has not taken up space as prominently as it should.

• Staying Tough & Moving Sideways

  
  Life has a funny way of evolving and taking us on a different path than we might have ever expected. When I reflect on the dreams I had as a teenager, for example, there have been some that were smashed and excitedly crossed off the bucket list, and others that teenage me could never have ...

• Lost in Translation

  
  Should we be mixing with lo-fi portable devices in mind?