BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SoundGirls.org - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://soundgirls.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for SoundGirls.org REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210305T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210305T183000 DTSTAMP:20210217T182330Z CREATED:20210217T173452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210217T182330Z UID:41887-1614961800-1614969000@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:SoundGirls – Audio Équité Montreal Chapter Launch DESCRIPTION:We’re launching the Soundgirls – Audio Equite –  Montréal Chapter! \nMarch 5th\,2021 at 16h30 EST/ 4:30 PM EST/ 1:30 PM PST \nThis event is in English” & “Cette activité est présentée en anglais \nRegister Here\nJoin us for an exploration of what diversity is and how to foster it through our everyday practice. \nWe will be joined by Keynote Speaker Dawn Birr from Sennheiser and Ky Brooks will present work that has been done towards promoting a healthier industry. This will be an opportunity to get to know fellow colleagues\, and get the ball rolling for interesting things happening during the year.  We hope that this Chapter will foster more diverse\, inclusive and interesting collaboration in Sound\, create new opportunities for our members\, provide relevant information and programming\, and become a space to visibilize all the great work our community creates. \nLooking forward to meeting and connecting with you! \n  \nKeynote Speaker – Dawn Birr \nDawn Birr began her career in the audio industry in 2000\, joining Sennheiser fresh out of college.  She started as a temporary receptionist and began to learn her way around and through the company.  Shortly afterward she moved into Customer Service and began learning how the customers and company worked.  Thanks to a nurturing company culture and strong role models who encouraged her to learn as much as possible\, Dawn was promoted over the years to Neumann Product Manager\, Professional RF Product Manager\, VP of Sales for U.S. Installed Sound\, Global Commercial Manager for Audio Recording\, Channel Manager for the Americas for Pro Audio\, and most recently to Global Customer and Markets Insights Manager\, Pro Audio.  She completed her MBA in 2005 and is an advisory board member for The Women’s International Music Network and a proud SoundGirl. \n\nDawn Birr a commencé sa carrière dans l’industrie audio en 2000\, rejoignant Sennheiser à la sortie de l’université. Elle a commencé comme réceptionniste temporaire et a commencé à apprendre son chemin à travers et à travers l’entreprise. Peu de temps après\, elle est passée au service client et a commencé à apprendre comment les clients et l’entreprise fonctionnaient. Grâce à une culture d’entreprise stimulante et à des modèles de rôle forts qui l’ont encouragée à apprendre autant que possible\, Dawn a été promue au fil des ans au poste de chef de produit Neumann\, chef de produit professionnel RF\, vice-président des ventes pour le son installé aux États-Unis\, directeur commercial mondial pour l’enregistrement audio \, Channel Manager pour les Amériques pour Pro Audio\, et plus récemment pour Global Customer and Markets Insights Manager\, Pro Audio. Elle a terminé son MBA en 2005 et est membre du conseil consultatif du Women’s International Music Network\, et fière SoundGirl. \nRejoignez-nous pour une exploration de ce qu’est la diversité et comment la favoriser à travers notre pratique quotidienne. \nNous serons accompagnés de la conférencière principale Dawn Birr de Sennheiser et Ky Brooks présentera le travail qui a été fait pour promouvoir une industrie plus saine. Ce sera l’occasion de faire connaissance avec d’autres collègues et de lancer le bal pour des choses intéressantes qui se passent au cours de l’année. Nous espérons que ce chapitre favorisera une collaboration plus diversifiée\, inclusive et intéressante dans Sound\, créera de nouvelles opportunités pour nos membres\, fournira des informations et des programmes pertinents\, et deviendra un espace pour visualiser tout le travail formidable que notre communauté crée. \nAu plaisir de vous rencontrer et de vous connecter! URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/soundgirls-audio-equite-montreal-chapter-launch/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training,SoundGirls.org Meetups ORGANIZER;CN="SoundGirls":MAILTO:soundgirls@soundgirls.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210330T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210330T170000 DTSTAMP:20210212T165015Z CREATED:20210212T165015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T165015Z UID:41799-1617116400-1617123600@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Ask the Experts – How to Produce a Podcast DESCRIPTION:Ask the Experts – How to Produce a Podcast\n\nThere’s a lot that goes into making a great podcast beyond pressing record and rambling for a while before hitting the upload button. From strategy and pre-production\, how to record a podcast\, and editing\, through to distribution\, our Ask the Experts webinar has you covered. \n\nWe’re going to talk about choosing a name and artwork\, planning your topics\, getting the most out of your guests\, creating a narrative and cleaning up the sound in the editing and post-production stages\, how and where to host and distribute your podcast\, and a lot more. \n\nThis is your opportunity to have your questions answered by Fela Davis\, Larry Millburn\, Beckie Campbell\, and Chris Leonard. \nTuesday\, March 30th at 6 PM EST / 3 PM PST \nRegister Here and Post Your Questions\nModerated by Laura Clapp Davidson\nLaura Clapp Davidson heads up the retail market development team for Shure. She brings passion and knowledge of gear that comes from over 15 years in the MI industry. When she isn’t talking about music equipment\, she’s singing or playing through it as a professional singer/songwriter. Laura lives in her hometown of Guilford\, CT with her two daughters\, two dogs\, two rabbits\, and one very patient husband. \nPanelists\nFela Davis\nFela is a graduate of Full Sail University with 20 years of experience in audio engineering and inducted into the University’s Hall of Fame in 2020. Her mixing experience at front of the house position includes Ron Carter\, Brian Blade\, Jose Feliciano\, Meshell Ndegeocello\, Bilal\, and almost a decade with 6-time Grammy Award winner Christian McBride\, mixing sold-out shows across Asia\, Europe\, Canada\, and America. \nCurrently\, I co-own One of One Productions Studio and a writer for Pro Sound News and Podcast Pro Newsletter. With many of her studio clients needing home audio setup\, we began selling one and two-person audio kits. One of One Audio Kits includes Focusrite interfaces\, Lewitt Microphone\, Wireworld Cable\, AKG or CAD headphones\, and a waterproof travel case! Check out One of One Audio Kits and more audio related gear at our One of One Shopify store! \nLarry Millburn\nLarry Milburn\, Producer: Award-winning filmmaker Larry Milburn has been involved as a producer/editor on several behind-the-scenes EPK’s and DVD documentary projects for both film and commercial production studios as well as advertising agencies such as FOX\, Columbia Pictures\, BBDO Detroit\, RSA\, and BMW. \nIt was with great pleasure that he was asked to co-produce the film SWEET BLUES: A FILM ABOUT MIKE BLOOMFIELD\, directed by Bob Sarles and part of the 2014 Sony Legacy Boxed set FROM HIS HEAD TO HIS HEART TO HIS HANDS. As a cousin of Michael Bloomfield’s\, this film helps to keep the memory of such a gifted guitar player relevant and alive. Along with film\, music plays a large part of Larry’s life\, and when he finds the opportunity to marry the two he takes full advantage. Since 2016\, Larry has been the host of the podcast ROADIE FREE RADIO\, a weekly series on which he interviews the men and women behind the scenes of the music and film business. He has also produced podcasts for wide range of his commercial clients. \nBeckie Campbell\nBeckie Campbell is a FOH\, Mon Engineer\, and Owner of B4Media Production. As a twenty-year veteran of the music business\, Beckie has had the honor to help mentor and train teams for several theaters\, live events\, and houses of worship. All while touring as a FOH Engineer for major acts and still working local hometown gigs. Beckie has had the pleasure to work with major acts such as Indigo Girls\, Altman Betts Band\, The Commodores\, Nicole Nordaman\, Firehouse\, Colt Ford\, Ace Freely\, Julian Marley\, Gary Pucket and Union Gap\, just to name a few. She has also mixed at the New Orleans Jazz Festival\, 30A Songwriters Festival\, and does the live and on-air mixes for the City of Orlando Christmas Tree and 4th of July Live Shows. Early in her career\, she was a Technical Director/FOH Engineer for two Mega Churches in Florida. \nDuring the pandemic\,Beckie has continued to find work including Producing and Training at HOW\, doing installs for streaming\, online training\, and is one of the hosts of the SoundGirls Podcast and the Orlando SoundGirls Chapter head. \nChris Leonard\nChris Leonard has been in the professional live audio world for almost two decades\, following in the footsteps of his father. As a monitor engineer with Maryland Sound International\, he toured with artists like Tears for Fears\, Don Henley\, Disturbed\,\nJosh Groban\, Anthony Hamilton and more. \nChris is currently Director of Audio at IMS Technology Services\, where he has spent the last ten years overseeing and managing all aspects of audio for the Event Staging Division of the company. IMS is a full-scale production company providing audio\, video\, and lighting for special events\, conferences\, and conventions nationwide. A highlight while at IMS includes designing and mixing for the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory parade\, with an estimated 800\,000 + audience and the largest outdoor event in Philadelphia’s history. He has also worked on the last four Presidential Inaugurations. \nChris is a co-host on the Signal To Noise Podcast presented by ProSoundWeb. The podcast has over 70 episodes and has been downloaded over 100\,000 times. The show features conversations with people from all corners of the live sound industry\, from FOH and monitor engineers\, tour managers\, Broadway sound designers\, broadcast mixers\, and more. Chris’s current project\, “How We Got Loud” begins with this podcast focusing on the stories of the people\, technology\, and passion that built the history of live sound\, with many plans to grow and expand beyond the podcast in years to come. \n  \n  URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/ask-the-experts-how-to-produce-a-podcast/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training ORGANIZER;CN="SoundGirls":MAILTO:soundgirls@soundgirls.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210411T140000 DTSTAMP:20210323T231405Z CREATED:20210323T231405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210323T231405Z UID:42365-1618142400-1618149600@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:SoundGirls + Women in Vinyl Panel 2021 DESCRIPTION:SoundGirls + Women in Vinyl Panel 2021\n\nRELEASING YOUR MUSIC ON VINYL AS AN INDIE ARTIST\nApr 11\, 2021\, Sunday -12 PM – 2PM PDT / 3 PM – 5PM EDT\n \nRegister and Post Questions \nWith last year’s Women in Vinyl panel serving as an introduction to the various career paths  (watch on YouTube) you can explore in the vinyl industry\, we now focus on guiding you through the process of releasing your music on the vinyl format as an independent musician. What preparation do you need to make beforehand? What are the estimated costs of a typical vinyl release? What options does one have when releasing music on vinyl (full production run\, short-runs\, lathe cuts\, etc.) Let our vinyl experts guide you through your journey towards releasing an LP record. \nModerated by\nJenn D’Eugenio\nFounder\, Women in Vinyl | Sales & Customer Experience Manager\, Furnace Record Pressing (Alexandria\, VA) \nThe Sales & Customer Experience Manager at Furnace Record Pressing\, and vinyl enthusiast for over 20 years\, Jenn is the founder and curator of Women In Vinyl; and is dedicated to the art and creation of vinyl. Her background spans that of designing textiles for Fortune 500 fashion companies to career advising for one of the top art colleges in the country; however\, Jenn’s passion for vinyl has lead her to a career in helping to manufacture the physical product for bands\, and both major to independent record labels. In launching Women in Vinyl a site\, online community\, and future non-profit she hopes to empower women working in the vinyl industry and to help young women who may be interested in this career path achieve their goals. \nRobyn Raymond\nBoard Member\, Women in Vinyl | Lathe Cutter\, Red Spade Records & Lacquer Channel Mastering (Ontario\, Canada) \nOwner of Ontario-based Red Spade Records\, Robyn is the only female record cutter in Canada. She cuts short-run\, lathe cut records on a desktop Vinyl Recorder T-560\, apprentices on a VMS70 and formerly worked as a vinyl QA. She now works happily out of Lacquer Channel Mastering in Ontario. \nPanelists Include\nAmanda Schutzman\nSales Rep\, All Media Supply | Purchaser\, Needle and Groove Records (Lynbrook\, NY) \nAmanda is a Sales Representative at All Media Supply LLC\, a vinyl/media distributor supplying record stores throughout the US. Before becoming a Sales Rep\, she was the Manager at Needle + Groove Records. Amanda got her start in vinyl pretty much straight from the cradle. Her father\, Mike Schutzman\, is the founder of the Long Island institution that was Slipped Disc Records. She also spent some time working in Manhattan’s Generation Records as Head of Purchasing (where you can still sometimes find her behind the counter) and she appears regularly with her father at the record shows that he now organizes\, Vinyl Revolution Record Shows. \nCaren Kelleher\nFounder & President | Gold Rush Vinyl (Austin\, Texas) \nCaren is the founder and president of Gold Rush Vinyl in Austin\, Texas. Before starting Gold Rush\, Caren was Head of Music App Partnerships at Google\, after launching both Google Music and Google Play. She also led business development efforts at Songkick and Paste magazine\, and worked as a band manager\, which helped her see the vinyl opportunity. Caren holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA from Emory University. The Beatles are still her favorite band of all time. \nMariana Hutten\nMixing and Mastering Engineer | Lacquer Channel Mastering (Ontario\, Canada) \nMariana is a producer\, mixing\, and mastering engineer (Lacquer Channel Mastering) based in Toronto\, Canada. Specializing in genres such as pop\, rock\, hip hop\, and jazz\, She has worked on international projects from Montreal\, Banff\, Los Angeles\, Buenos Aires\, Monaco\, among others. She has also worked on projects with producers such as Eddie Kramer\, Colin Linden\, and Richard King. Mariana’s goals and commitment to expanding women’s involvement in the music and audio industry placed her as a mentor for young women in Toronto. As an Executive Member of the Audio Engineer Society Toronto (AES Toronto) and Co-Director of the Toronto SoundGirls Chapter. URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/soundgirls-women-in-vinyl-panel-2021/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210418T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210418T170000 DTSTAMP:20210316T011757Z CREATED:20210309T235454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T011757Z UID:42136-1618758000-1618765200@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Soldering for Beginners DESCRIPTION:Soldering for Beginners Webinar\n\n\n\nSoldering is one of the most useful skills a sound technician can have. It can seem daunting at first\, but it is surprisingly easy once you know-how. It can help you understand your equipment and signal flow better\, save you money\, and there’s nothing quite like whipping out a soldering iron and saving a gig to silence the doubters. \n\nThis webinar will cover the basics of soldering and we will be making and soldering an XLR Cable. The webinar is taught by Christina Milinusic and will be assisted by Barbara Adams. \nApril 18 at 3 PM PST/6 PM EST \nRegistration is limited to 60 people. \nRegister Here\nYou need to gather the following materials and review this Soldering PDF CMilinusic_SoundGirls_SolderingXLR(1) \nTo make an XLR cable you need\nStandard 3 wire analog cable.\nThe configuration of this balanced cable is signal (+)\, signal (-)\, and shielded common (ground). The (+) wire carries the in-phase signal and the (-) wire carries the inverted signal. This balanced cable has good noise rejection because the noise is always in-phase. This means once the cable is plugged in the (in-phase) noise will be subtracted out. The recommended maximum length of an XLR is 100 feet (30 meters). \nXLR Connectors (Plug-Socket) \n  \n\n \n2 XLR Connectors (Both Plug and Socket) \n\n  \nTools needed \n\nSoldering Iron\,\nSolder\nWire strippers and flush cutters.\nPanavise ‘helping hand’\,\nNeedle Nose Pliers\, a utility tool (Leatherman)\nSolder Sucker or Solder Wick\n\nSee PDF for pictures \nCMilinusic_SoundGirls_SolderingXLR(1) \n  URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/soldering-for-beginners/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T130000 DTSTAMP:20210401T154308Z CREATED:20210401T154308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210401T154308Z UID:42423-1620129600-1620133200@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Telefunken DESCRIPTION:Telefunken has invited SoundGirls to take a virtual tour of their factory. \nMay 4th at 12 PM PDT/3 PM EDT. \n\n\nhttps://emerson.zoom.us/j/91879051765?pwd=NWMyV0RZMTB2SWxsbkoveHZRQXliZz09 \n\n\n  URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/virtual-tour-of-telefunken/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training,SoundGirls.org Meetups END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210506T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210506T200000 DTSTAMP:20210421T145609Z CREATED:20210414T160508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T145609Z UID:42512-1620324000-1620331200@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Mixing with Vanessa Silberman DESCRIPTION:Mixing tips with Vanessa Silberman presented by SoundGirls\, Female Frequency\, and A Diamond Heart Production \nThursday\, May 6th – 6 PM EDT / 3 PM PDT \nJoin us for this exclusive webinar on mixing tips with Songwriter\, Recording Producer\, Engineer & Label Owner Vanessa Silberman. \nVanessa will walk us through a recording session and give tips on mixing using 2 DAWS: Pro Tools & Logic. You’ll get tips on everything from stemming files to Editing\, EQ\, Compression\, Panning and much more. \nRegister and Post Questions \nAbout Vanessa Silberman:\nVanessa Silberman is an international touring singer\, guitarist and songwriter from Brooklyn\, NY (via Los Angeles\, CA). She is also a record producer\, engineer\, an independent A&R and runs an artist development Label called A Diamond Heart Production. \nAs an artist her music has often been compared to the raw bare bones rock ‘n roll of Nirvana along with the appeal and vocal qualities of Lana Del Ray and authenticity of classic artists such as Patti Smith and Neil Young. But more recently with the release of her latest single ‘My Love’ she’s incorporated more samples\, beats and synths akin to artists such as Chvrches\, Phantogram and Sylvan Esso. \nWidely known for having a very strong DIY ethic and wearing many different hats in the music business —in the past Vanessa has worked for heavy hitter’s in the music business such as Producer / Songwriter Dr. Luke as well as for many companies and places ranging from the Foo Fighter’s Studio 606 to Epitaph Records. Vanessa has also Engineered for everyone from Tony Visconti (David Bowie\, T Rex) to Kimbra & Harper Simon. She is also a Recording Academy Grammy Member\, the co-chair of the New York Chapter of Soundgirls\, an advisor to the Florence Belsky Charitable Foundation and assists California Women’s Music often co-hosting their virtual music festivals. \nvanessasilbermanofficial.com\nadiamondheartproduction.com \nFemale Frequency\nFemale Frequency is a community dedicated to empowering female\, transgender & non-binary artists through the creation of music that is entirely female generated. \nThe first Female Frequency EP made entirely by women is available here–>\nfemalefrequency.bandcamp.com\nfemalefrequency.com URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/mixing-with-vanessa-silberman/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training,SoundGirls.org Meetups END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210508T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210508T130000 DTSTAMP:20210414T221917Z CREATED:20210414T221917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210414T221917Z UID:42529-1620471600-1620478800@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:ASK THE EXPERTS – Career Development – Resumes\, Impostor Syndrome\, Networking\, Interviewing\, and More DESCRIPTION:With Live Events starting to be announced many working in this sector are finding that they need to re-establish their networks\, freelance work\, and are having to re-interview for jobs\, tours\, and gigs. We thought it would be a good idea to talk with some people in our industry that are in hiring positions and discuss how to handle submitting and updating your resumes\, re-establishing your networks\, preparing for interviews\, and overcoming Impostor Syndrome. \nThis is your opportunity to ask Industry Leaders Meegan Holmes\, Jim Yakabuski\, Whitney Olpin\, Samantha Potter\, Dawn Birr and Tina Morris your questions. \nMay 8\, 2021\, Sunday -11 AM – 1 PM PDT / 2 PM – 4PM EDT\n \nRegister and Post Questions \n\nMeegan Holmes\n Meegan Holmes – Global Sales 8th Day Sound \nMeegan has worked in live sound for over 25 years doing everything from system teching to mixing monitors and FOH. She is now in Global Sales for one of the largest sound system providers in the world\, 8th Day Sound/Clair Global – Los Angeles \nSamantha Potter\n Samantha Potter is an audio engineer and an editor for ProSoundWeb with a passion for writing and educating. Additionally\, she serves as the “Install Empress” for Allen & Heath USA\, helping to merge the live sound solutions we all love into the commercial and install space.\nGrowing up as a musician\, Samantha found her way to live sound by way of the studio\, proving that bassists make the best sound engineers. The host of Church Sound Podcast and a co-director and leader instructor for Church Sound University\, Samantha can often be found teaching\, writing\, and hosting discussions on various live-sound topics. \nWhitney Olpin\nWhitney has been the Monitor Engineer for Melody Gardot\, Lauryn Hill\, Fitz\, and The Tantrums\, Sublime with Rome\, Marian Hill\, X-Ambassadors\, and Walk the Moon. She also mixes monitors at the iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank. Whitney (pre-pandemic) was a production manager for Live Nation clubs and theaters in Los Angeles. \n  \nJim Yakabuski Director of Audio U.S.  Solotech\nWith nearly 40 years as a professional sound reinforcement engineer\, Jim started out mixing as club bands in western Canada in the early 1980s. He soon transitioned to a role as a concert staff engineer at dB Sound and the rest is history. Even with a packed schedule of writing pro audiobooks\, penning articles for top industry magazines\, mixing Peter Frampton\, Journey\, Avril Lavigne\, Van Halen\, Gwen Stefani\, Matchbox 20 and basically any huge name band you can think of — Jim always has time to talk about the latest mix techniques\, the coolest gear\, and fun audio tips and tricks. \n  \nDawn Birr – Sennheiser\nDawn Birr began her career in the audio industry in 2000\, joining Sennheiser fresh out of college.  She started as a temporary receptionist and began to learn her way around and through the company.  Shortly afterward she moved into Customer Service and began learning how the customers and company worked.  Thanks to a nurturing company culture and strong role models who encouraged her to learn as much as possible\, Dawn was promoted over the years to Neumann Product Manager\, Professional RF Product Manager\, VP of Sales for U.S. Installed Sound\, Global Commercial Manager for Audio Recording\, Channel Manager for the Americas for Pro Audio\, and most recently to Global Customer and Markets Insights Manager\, Pro Audio.  She completed her MBA in 2005 and is an advisory board member for The Women’s International Music Network and a proud SoundGirl. \nTina Morris – Studi Manager The Village\nTina Morris started her career in music as a guitar and Music Production/Engineering student at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Immediately after college\, she started her professional career at Sound Techniques giving her a head start as an engineer and studio tech and working with some of the best in the business. After years of gigging with her band as a heavy metal guitarist\, working as a freelance engineer for NPR\, Q Division Studios\, and The Blue Man Group she decided to move to LA with her husband. After moving she landed the position of head evening tech for The Village Studios.  Continuing to impress employers and clients alike with her expertise\, Tina’s hard work was rewarded with a promotion to her current position as Studio Manager of The Village. Now the proud mother of her son Jackson\, age 10\, Tina still manages to balance her role of manager and mom. \n\nAdditional Resources\nBefore applying for jobs or internships – take some time to clean up your resumes and social media –\nTips for resumes and social media\nIndustry Directories – Get Yourself Listed\n \n \n \n  URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/ask-the-experts-career-development-resumes-impostor-syndrome-networking-interviewing-and-more/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210516T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210516T130000 DTSTAMP:20210504T215133Z CREATED:20210504T215133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210504T215133Z UID:42689-1621162800-1621170000@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Ask the Experts – Hearing Health DESCRIPTION:Ask the Experts – Hearing Health\n\nTinnitus\, Sudden\, Noise-Induced\, and Hidden Hearing Loss.  Hearing Tests\, Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants and More\n\nJoin SoundGirls for a webinar on hearing health with Audiologist Julie Glick\, Musician Scott Simmons\, and Sound Engineer Swaan Barat. Moderated by Lighting Designer Kille Knobel \nThis is your opportunity to ask questions about hearing health and get them answered and learn about how to protect your hearing. We will discuss different types of hearing loss and learn what options are available to you. We will also meet a musician and sound engineer who are willing to share their experiences with hearing loss and their careers. \nMay 16\, 2021 -11 AM – 1 PM PDT / 2 PM – 4PM EDT\n\nRegister and Post Questions\nModerated By Kille Knobel\nKille Knobel is a graduate of Interlochen Center for the Arts and CalArts. She has been the LD for Pearl Jam for over 20 years and has toured with Cher\, Bette Midler\, Temple of the Dog\, Janet Jackson\, The Smashing Pumpkins\, Soundgarden\, NIN\, and countless more. \nKille has spent much of her career working special events\, corporate shows\, and television. When she’s at home in Los Angeles\, she can be found working at The Jimmy Kimmel Show and wrangling her three sons – 16\, 13\, & 12. Two of Kille’s sons were born with congenital sensorineural hearing loss and wear hearing aids. Kille has become an unplanned expert in pediatric hearing loss and special education having spent years learning to effectively advocate and navigate the resources and technology needed to best support her kids. \nBridging her personal life and working in a high-risk profession for hearing damage\, Kille is passionate about promoting better education and awareness surround hearing health in our industry. \nPanelist Include\nJulie Glick\, Au.D.\, F-AAA\n\nDr. Glick has first introduced to custom in-ear monitors and musicians earplugs twenty years ago when she started her career in private practice in Beverly Hills\, California\, and is thrilled to have come full circle after spending time gaining a myriad of experiences in Chicago and New York City. Musicians Hearing Health \nHer passion for music and commitment to the field of audiology led her to recognize that the optimization of the live performances of musicians and hearing conservation was a niche she wanted to be involved in from the very beginning. Over the past twenty years\, Julie has spent invaluable time with monitor/sound engineers and has been backstage and in rehearsal studios with musicians of all genres.  She has also worked as an audiologist for two years at Sensaphonics Hearing Conservation in Chicago. Through all of these experiences\, she has gained great insight and appreciation for all the technical details that go into live musical performances and how important hearing and hearing conservation is to not only musicians but to the fans as well. Dr. Glick’s knowledge and technical expertise in sound\, hearing\, and hearing conservation make her a valuable asset to the music community. \nDr. Glick received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech and Hearing Science from The Ohio State University\, Master of Science in Communicative Disorders from California State University\, Northridge\, and Doctor of Audiology from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry\, School of Audiology. Dr. Glick is a licensed Audiologist and Hearing Instrument Dispenser in the states of California and New York and a Fellow of the American Academy of Audiology. \nSwann Barat\n Swann has always been passionate about live music and at age 16 she decided to become a sound engineer. After graduating from an electrical engineering program in Poitiers\, France\, Swann moved to Vancouver\, BC\, and studied Audio Engineering and Production. A freelance sound technician\, Swann has worked at most Vancouver venues\, including 5 years as the head technician at the Biltmore Cabaret and more recently as the technical director at the Fox Cabaret. She was also a live sound instructor at Nimbus School of Recording and Media for 6 years. As both a tour manager and a front-of-house technician\, she has toured all over North America and Europe during the past decade.\nIn 2016\, she was diagnosed with a genetic condition causing progressive hearing loss and tinnitus. She has been wearing hearing aids since then and that allowed her to keep doing her multiple jobs in the live sound industry.  \nI’m a sound technician. Losing my hearing was devastating \nScott Simmons\nScott Simons’ career as a musician started at the age of 15 when his father\, a local news weatherman\, hired him to write the 6 o’clock new theme music for WBOY-TV. After seeing his name credited at the end of every newscast\, Scott knew he wanted to write music for a living. Playing keyboards in cover bands as the only under 18 kid in bars and composing jingles for local radio and TV stations led to him studying music at West Virginia University. \nAfter receiving his B.A. in Music Composition\, Scott Simons spent the next 10 years touring in several 15 passenger-cargo vans while fronting original indie-pop band The Argument. To make ends meet while pursuing his dream\, Scott taught pre-school through 8th-grade music\, private piano lessons and was a substitute band teacher. The Argument toured the country\, performed on public radio’s “Mountain Stage” twice\, and was named as one of the “Top Ten Unsigned Bands in America” by the American Music Awards. When the last van broke down and the band broke up\, Simons began writing and producing for other artists which lead to frequent writing trips to Los Angeles and Nashville and his first co-publishing deal with Bug Music. In 2006\, his self-produced internet smash cover of Rhianna’s “Umbrella” was added to many radio station rotations all over the US and overseas\, received praise on countless internet pop culture sites such as TMZ.com and amassed millions of plays on MySpace\, YouTube and other social media. \nIn 2008\, Scott made the move west to LA and has been keeping busy as a writer\, performer\, and recording artist ever since. As a songwriter and producer\, Simons has worked with many writers and artists all over the world. Last year\, his cowrite “Faithful” was a Latin American hit with Mexican-American pop artist Alex Hoyer. His recent collaboration with Italian pop DJ group Daddy’s Groove “Stellar” hit #1 on the Italian Dance Music charts. Scott also co-wrote “Another Break Up Song”  with up-and-coming soul singer songwriter Allen Stone. Other notable song placements include dance music legends Dirty Vegas\, Drake Bell (Nickelodeon’s “Drake & Josh)\, Brandon and Leah (“Keeping Up With The Kardashians” )\, Eurovision Contest winner Lena\, Holland Idol winner Lisa Lois and broadway actress Shoshana Bean from the musical “Wicked”. \nAs a performer\, Scott has worked behind-the-scenes and occasionally in front of the camera for 9 seasons on America’s Got Talent as Assistant Music Director after doing all 3 seasons of The X Factor (USA). He was also the Music Director for seasons 3 and 4 of Little Big Shots on NBC as well as for Nickelodeon actor-turned-musician Drake Bell\, X Factor finalist Chris Rene\, The Voice finalist Chris Mann and American Idol finalist Megan Joy. He has played keyboards for Leona Lewis\, Aimee Mann\, Lucy Woodward\, Robert Schwartzman\, Toby Lightman and has also appeared on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson\, Anderson Cooper Live\, Ellen and The Brazil Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. Simons also sings the Emmy-nominated theme song for Nickelodeon’s “Paw Patrol”\, Netflix/Dreamworks “Veggie Tales in the House” and Esquire Network’s “Lucky Bastards”. \nScott’s original project is TeamMate\, a two-piece band with his ex-girlfriend and drummer Dani Buncher. The duo spent the last few years touring the United States supporting OneRepublic\, Bleachers\, and Skylar Grey and has been featured on Huffington Post\, KROQ-FM\, KIIS-FM and The Advocate. On TV\, TeamMate’s music has been heard on ESPN’s Wimbledon coverage\, NBC’s Sunday Night Football\, Freeform\, the CW in various shows and commercials. Rapper Wiz Khalifa also sampled TeamMate’s song “LA Winter” for the first track of his last full-length album “O.N.I.F.C.”. \nScott currently teaches Songwriting at Point Blank Music School in Los Angeles in addition to private songwriting and piano lessons\, consultation and is working with West Virginia University College of Creative Arts to mentor graduate students entering the music industry. URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/ask-the-experts-hearing-health/ CATEGORIES:Education and Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210605T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210605T130000 DTSTAMP:20210513T144320Z CREATED:20210513T143707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T144320Z UID:42781-1622890800-1622898000@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Ask the Experts – Sound Design for Theatre DESCRIPTION:What does designing sound for theatre entail?\nThe theatre sound designer is responsible for everything the audience hears\, what that entails can vary considerably\, depending on the type of show\, the performers in the show\, and the performance venue. Sound Design includes creating effects\, atmospheres\, sonic textures to help connect the audience to an emotional performance. They also design the sound system for the show\, specifying which speakers\, mics\, consoles\, and other gear will be used. Working with the composer\, director\, conductor\, and mixer they work to create a cohesive aural environment.  \nJoin SoundGirls for a webinar on theatre sound design. This is your opportunity to ask questions about theatre sound design and get them answered with this expert panel. Moderated by Becca Stoll and panelists include Cricket Myers\, Jessica Paz\, Twi McCallum\, and Elisabeth Weidner. \nJune 5\, 2021 -11 AM – 1 PM PDT / 2 PM – 4PM EDT\n\nRegister and Post Questions\nModerated By Becca Stoll\nBecca is a theatrical audio engineer.  She specializes in mixing musicals and is especially passionate about mixing new works.  Pre-pandemic\, her main gig was Head of Audio on Rock of Ages (Off-Broadway at New World Stages). Other New York credits include: Two’s A Crowd (59E59)\, A Strange Loop (Playwrights Horizons)\, Antigone in Ferguson (St. Ann’s Church); We Are The Tigers (Theatre 80).  Tours: Million Dollar Quartet (A2).  Selected Regional: The Donkey Show (OBERON)\, Caucasian Chalk Circle (A2\, Yale Rep)\, 3 seasons as Production Audio Engineer for the Goodspeed Opera House.  Education: Carnegie Mellon School of Drama\, NHSI “Theatre Cherubs”.  Member: TSDCA\, USITT\, SoundGirls \nPanelist Include\nJessica Paz\nJessica is a Tony Award-winning Sound Designer for theater\, film and music. Most recently\, she collaborated with Nevin Steinberg on the sound design for Anaïs Mitchell’s acclaimed production of Hadestown\, which earned the duo a Tony Award\, Drama Desk Award\, and an Outer Critics Circle nomination. \n\nOn Broadway\, Jessica was an Associate Sound Designer on projects including Dear Evan Hansen\, Bandstand\, Disaster! The Musical; The Assembled Parties (MCC); and Fela!. \n\n\nJessica has been a Front of House Engineer for musicians including The Preservation Hall Jazz Band\, Antibalas\, Julia Haltigan\, Femi Kuti\, Lady Antebellum\, Candy Shop Boys\, People vs. Larson\, Michael Arenetta\, Bugaboo\, Carte Blanche\, King Holiday\, The Woes\, Stone Cold Fox\, The African Children’s Choir and many others. She has also been a Lecturer of Sound Design in addition to student advisor for Princeton Universities production of Next To Normal\, and was the Sound Designer of the Actor’s Studio Drama School’s yearly Master’s Thesis productions from 2009 – 2014. \nJessica is fascinated by music studio and live concert techniques. She is constantly learning and researching innovative approaches from the traditional music recording world\, and bringing them into her theater work. A proud member of IATSE Local 829; Soundgirls.org; Woman’s Audio Mission; USITT; and  Co-Chair of the board of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association. She currently resides in New York. Pizza is her favorite food group. \n\nElisabeth Weidner\nElisabeth is a Sound Designer and Composer for theatre. She served as the Sound Director/ Resident Sound Designer/Composer for 10 years at PCPA-Pacific Conservatory Theatre\,  before going full freelance in 2019. Elisabeth is also an adjunct professor at California  Polytechnic State University SLO where she teaches Sound Design and Engineering for  Theatre\, and she sits on the USITT Sound Commission jury for the Current Practices and  Research in Sound papers submissions. In 2020 she was elected to serve as Co-Vice Chair of the TSDCA )Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association). She is also the producer of the podcast: No One Likes Us. www.elisabethanneweidner.com Read Elisabeth’s Blog \nTwi McCallum\nTwi is a sound designer living in NYC\, by way of Baltimore\, MD. Her favorite theatrical credits include Kansas City Rep\, Kennedy Center\, The Public Theater\, and Baltimore Center Stage. She has served as an apprentice sound editor on television shows for STARZ and NBCUniversal and will be sound editor/mixer for an upcoming digital series for Marvel. Most importantly\, she is a former student of Howard University’s theatre department and a certificate student in Yale School of Drama’s one-year sound program class of 2021. Member USA 829 and MPEG 700. When not working\, she loves taking care of her pet snails named Nicki Minaj\, Beyonce\, Rihanna\, Megan thee Stallion\, and Cardi B. \nCricket S. Myers\nOn Broadway\, Cricket earned a Tony Nomination and a Drama Desk Award for her design of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. Regional designs include La Jolla Playhouse\, The Ahmanson\, The Mark Taper Forum\, Kansas City Rep\, South Coast Rep\, Shakespeare Theater Company in DC\, The Kirk Douglas Theater\, Pasadena Playhouse\, Wallis Annenberg\, and the Geffen Theater. She has earned 24 Ovation Nominations\, as well as winning The League of Professional Theater Woman’s Ruth Morley Award and The Kinetic Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theatrical Design. www.cricketsmyers.com URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/ask-the-experts-sound-design-for-theatre/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210609T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210609T140000 DTSTAMP:20210526T220648Z CREATED:20210526T220648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210526T220648Z UID:42897-1623243600-1623247200@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:MDIIO Presents Publishing and Royalties DESCRIPTION:MDIIO will be hosting SoundGirls for a webinar on Publishing and Royalties on Jun 9 at 1:00 PM Pacific Time \nJoin Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/93954071476 \nMeeting ID: 939 5407 1476 URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/mdiio-presents-publishing-and-royalties/ CATEGORIES:Education and Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210619T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210619T140000 DTSTAMP:20210516T144617Z CREATED:20210516T144617Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210516T144617Z UID:42821-1624104000-1624111200@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Ask The Experts - Film & TV Production Sound DESCRIPTION:Ask the Experts – Film & TV Production Sound URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/ask-the-experts-film-tv-production-sound/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T130000 DTSTAMP:20210712T231519Z CREATED:20210703T152157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210712T231519Z UID:43203-1628938800-1628946000@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Ask the Experts - Game Audio DESCRIPTION:An audio professional working in the gaming industry is required to possess not only musical and audio talent but also knowledge and experience with typical game audio workflow.  In this webinar we introduce you to the Game Audio industry\, covering the many facets of sound production and engineering that are particular to games. \n\n\n\nJoin us for Ask the Experts – Game Audio. This is your opportunity to get your questions answered about working in Game Audio\, with Bonnie Bogovich\, Emily Meo\, and Daniy Oberle. \nAugust 14 at 11 AM PDT – Register and Post Questions Here\nModerated By:\nBonnie Bogovich:  A sound designer and voice actor in the video game\, educational media\, and audio drama industry\, her work can be heard in a variety of projects including “The Call of the Flame\,” “Pugmire\,” “Mandible Judy\,” “I Expect You To Die\,” “Codename Blank\,” “Pathfinder: Kingmaker”\, and “Death and Taxes.” She is the co-producer of Cryptic Canticles’ “The Dracula Radioplay Experience\,” co-creator of “Super Smash Opera\,” and “Evenings in Quarantine: The Zombie Opera\,” and arranger and vocalist (solo and choir) for a plethora of video game soundtracks and tribute albums. Former Audio Lead at Schell Games\, based in her hometown Pittsburgh\, PA\, these days Bonnie runs her own audio production company\, BlackCatBonifide LLC\, in Austin\, Texas. \n  \nPanelists Include\nEmily Meo is an Austin-based sound designer and composer for games. She graduated from the University of Texas with a classical composition degree and went on to study audio engineering\, live sound\, and synthesis at Austin Community College\, as well as studying Wwise and Unity at the online School of Video Game Audio. After a five-year period of producing audio for indie and casino games\, she’s been contracting with local AAA studios since last year and is currently working on the upcoming immersive shooter\, Redfall\, with Arkane Austin. Her non-audio interests include cooking\, studying Japanese\, and petting other people’s dogs. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nDaniy Oberle is a sound designer\, field recordist\, and sound artist based in Austin\, Texas\, USA. She has been doing audio professionally since 2006. She is currently a Senior Audio Artist at Bioware\, where she’s shipped Star Wars: The Old Republic\, Mass Effect: Andromeda\, and Anthem. Daniy’s specialty is game sound design and implementation\, but she has also worked in audio post-production\, film production sound\, stage production\, live music\, and corporate audiovisual. \n  URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/ask-the-experts-game-audio/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210821T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210821T130000 DTSTAMP:20210811T165752Z CREATED:20210703T145151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210811T165752Z UID:43198-1629543600-1629550800@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Ask the Experts - House of Worship DESCRIPTION:​Working Audio in House of Worship presents some challenges that are different from working in studios and live events in clubs\, theatres\, arenas and stadiums.​ Great live sound requires careful planning\, the right gear\, paying attention\, and making the right decisions. This certainly comes into play at complex church services. \n\n\n\nWhat differentiates church programs from concerts and festivals is that a service can be like a whole festival in one act. Very often\, church services also entail multiple audio configurations\, with all of the variations of music and presenters\, the service needs to be planned and executed with the precision of a live TV variety show and they pull it off seamlessly. \nJoin us for Ask the Experts – Mixing in House of Worship. This is your opportunity to get your questions answered about working in House of Worship\, with Samantha Potter\, Brian Maddox\, Beckie Campbell\, and Issac Moreno. \nAugust 21 at 11 AM PDT – Register and Post Questions Here\nModerated Samantha Potter\nSamantha is an audio engineer and an editor for ProSoundWeb with a passion for writing and educating. Additionally\, she serves as the “Install Empress” for Allen & Heath USA\, helping to merge the live sound solutions we all love into the commercial and install space.\nGrowing up as a musician\, Samantha found her way to live sound by way of the studio\, proving that bassists make the best sound engineers. The host of the Church Sound Podcast and a co-director and leader instructor for Church Sound University\, Samantha can often be found teaching\, writing\, and hosting discussions on various live-sound topics. \nPanelists Include\nBrian Maddox\nBrian Maddox (Patti LaBelle\, James Brown\, Herbie Hancock)\, a pro audio veteran with enough experience to fill several books.  With over 25 years experience working in the live audio production industry. Skilled in both Sound Reinforcement and Broadcast arenas. Proficiency in System Design\, A1\, A2\, RF Tech\, and Comms Tech including Matrix and RF Comms systems. \nBeckie Campbell\nBeckie is the successful owner of B4Media Production LLC. As a business owner of a growing production company\, she Produces corporate events\, festivals\, and live shows all over the US\, as well as manages crews\, trains employees\, and runs sound. She freelances as an A1 for several corporate organizations such as the City of Orlando and PennellChing Development. As a PM\, Monitor\, and FOH Engineer her expertise is in audio\, but she has also taught Audio Visual Technologies/Sports Broadcasting and several other courses around Florida for various companies and schools. As an accomplished Production Manager\, FOH and Monitor engineer she has helped train and grow crews for several theaters\, live events\, and houses of worship. All while touring as a FOH Engineer for major acts like the Indigo Girls and the Commodores. \nEarly in her career\, she was a Technical Director/FOH Engineer for two Mega Churches in Florida where she got her feet wet in audio\, video\, and lighting. Her skill set is easily transferable to any of the three areas. \nBeckie is passionate about live events and making sure the next generation learns the proper way to make an event excellent. In her leisure time\, she can be found cooking\, relaxing at the beach with an ice-cold beverage\, watching a live performance\, or kayaking. She loves to hang with her nieces and nephews and teach them fun crafts\, the difference between stage left and stage right\, and how to make goofy faces. Beckie is the Co-Director of the Orlando SoundGirls Chapter and with Susan Williams started the SoundGirls Podcast. \nIsaac Moreno\nIsaac has been working in the audio industry for over 29 yrs. In that time he has worked with many Christian touring bands like: Seventhday Slumber\, StellarKart\, KJ52\, Manafest\, The Letter Black\, Wolves at the Gate\, Lynda Randle\, Michael Tait\, Superchick just to name a few. \nHe also operates a studio where he mixes and masters albums and he has worked with clients such as LucasFilm\, Disney\, Marvel\, WarnerBrothers\, DreamWorks for either videogames\, animations\, or film. When he is not touring or in the studio\, he is in church producing and running audio for services. He has also started teaching production to local churches to help his community succeed in producing better content. \nGolden Preciado\nGolden is a House of Worship Specialist for QSC. Golden grew up in the music industry and followed in her dad’s footsteps as an audio engineer\, musician\, and worship leader.  Golden is an accomplished front-of-house and broadcast engineer not only in the church world but in the secular music industry as well.  She enjoys teaching her skill set to others\, including in the Church Sound Training FaceBook group and on-site where training is needed. Golden is a mother of 4 and serves in the AV ministry at her church\, Grace Fellowship in Costa Mesa\, CA. \n  URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/ask-the-experts-house-of-worship/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210827T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210827T130000 DTSTAMP:20210823T020119Z CREATED:20210716T162619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210823T020119Z UID:44952-1630062000-1630069200@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Discover Audio Jobs on the developer side for software and hardware and Raffle with McDSP founder and CTO Colin McDowell DESCRIPTION: \nTune in (zoom in ??) with McDSP founder and CTO Colin McDowell for a chat about jobs in the audio industry from the software/hardware developer side.  Not everyone gets to record with amazing artists\, mix for film or television\, or run a live show.  But there is plenty more that needs doing\, particularly at companies specializing in audio products!!  Colin will offer up some thoughts on what kinds of jobs are out there\, and where some of those gigs can be found.\n\nMcDSP will be raffling off a single plug-in of choice to the winners.   (Require an iLok or iLok Cloud session to authorize their products.)\nAugust 27 at 11 AM PDT\nRegister and Post Questions\n \nFollowing the presentation\, there will be time for Q&A and a raffle for some McDSP plug-ins.\nColin McDowell has been creating audio products since dinosaurs roamed the earth\, which according to some\, in the early 1990s.  Colin graduated with Honors from New Mexico State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering\, along with minors in Mathematics and Economics in 1991. Before founding McDSP in 1998\, he was employed at IBM\, Digidesign\, and Dolby. Colin worked on several projects during that time\, including many Digidesign plug-Ins\, the original TDM multi-shell technology\, and the Emmy Award-winning Dolby E audio encoder. Colin’s work at McDSP has garnered nine TEC Award nominations\, two Electronic Musician Editors Choice awards\, a Cinema Audio Society Award for Best Post Production Product\, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development\, and a few US patents.\n\nWhen not writing code\, developing new products\, or using his basket-case persona to demonstrate the latest technology from McDSP\, Colin McDowell enjoys spending his time with his two daughters.   From helping them with homework (when their NASA scientist mom can’t figure it out – which is like never)\, to attending every soccer practice\, ballet recital\, ice hockey game\, and more\, that is what Colin likes doing best.\n\nRaffle Details:\nA McDSP plugin will be raffled off –  (require an iLok or iLok Cloud.) URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/discover-audio-jobs-on-the-developer-side-for-software-and-hardware-and-raffle-with-mcdsp-founder-and-cto-colin-mcdowell/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210907T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210907T140000 DTSTAMP:20210817T012145Z CREATED:20210817T012145Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210817T012145Z UID:45997-1631019600-1631023200@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Music Publishing and Royalties DESCRIPTION:Meet MDIIO\n\n\n\n\n\nMDIIO provides a competitive advantage for artists to thrive in today’s music industry. Store everything associated with your songs\, including your tracks\, metadata\, collaborators\, lyrics\, playlists\, pitches\, network\, splits\, and even licenses. Then let HyprAUDIO get your music to the masses\, while you create magic in the studio.\n\nSoundGirls Members receive a year-free subscription email us to start your free subscription. (soundgirls@soundgirls.org)\n\nJoin MDIIO and Justin Gray on September 7 at 1 PM PDT for a webinar on Music Publishing and Royalties\nRegister and Post Questions Here\n\nIntroduction to MDIIO\n \n\n\n\nMDIIO is the easier way for the songwriter community to collaborate\, network\, pitch\, and monetize music\,” The user can embed each registered song with as many as 90 points of metadata\, such as lyrics\, collaborators’ contact info\, performing rights organizations\, master owners\, beats per minute\, musicians\, and so on\, thereby improving accuracy – and payment. \nFounded by Songwriter\, Record Producer\, Music Executive\, and Tech Entrepreneur Justin Gray\, MDIIO offers numerous opportunities. A user can post a project to MDIIO’s community\, privately or publicly\, and can customize it.  For example\, he or she can look for instrumental music for a documentary; search for four- or five-star rated songwriters and ask them to submit songs; post the payment amount\, and even license music directly from within the application. “We do all of the transactions within it\, so for the user who’s licensing the song to you\, they don’t have to pay a lawyer\, and you don’t have to pay agency fees on top of that\,” says Gray. \n“Our number-one goal with MDIIO is to help everybody in music build viable opportunities and networks to help really propel their careers forward.” – Songistry’s Justin Gray \n“It doesn’t matter if you’ve written 10 songs\, or 1\,000\, or none\,” says Gray. “It works on so many levels. We try as much as we can to link any of those songs that you’ve written to potential opportunities that may be out there. Maybe there’s an opportunity to place a song on a TV show\, or to place a song with an artist. Maybe you’re living in rural Saskatchewan\, and you create music\, but there’s somebody who writes Spanish lyrics in Majorca. We’re really trying to encourage collaboration on a global level and connect the dots. \n  URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/music-publishing-and-royalties/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211206 DTSTAMP:20211115T164120Z CREATED:20210822T160551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T164120Z UID:46093-1638576000-1638748799@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:SoundGirls Virtual Conference DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open\nEducating and Inspiring the Next Generation in Audio\nTwo Days of Sessions in Post-Production\, Live Sound\, Recording Arts\, Film & TV Sound\, Broadcast\, and More.\nPlenty of Networking and Mentoring Opportunities\nAll Attendees will receive a link to archived videos of all the sessions to watch on-demand.\nIf you need financial assistance let us know at soundgirls@soundgirls.org\n\nView Full Schedule Here\n\n  \n\n\n\nHeadline Sponsors\n \nCorporate Sponsors\n  \n \n  \n\n\n\n\nEvent Supporters\n\n \n \nSupporters\n  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/soundgirls-virtual-conference/ LOCATION:Virtual\, United States CATEGORIES:Education and Training,SoundGirls.org Meetups ORGANIZER;CN="SoundGirls":MAILTO:soundgirls@soundgirls.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220120T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220120T140000 DTSTAMP:20220103T164451Z CREATED:20220103T164212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220103T164451Z UID:46771-1642683600-1642687200@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Writing and Recording for Sync - with MDIIO DESCRIPTION:Justin Gray of MDIIO will walk us through best practices for Writing and Recording for Sync. \nJanuary 20th at 1 PM PDT. \nZoom Link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83873644681?pwd=b2I4MGFZSWFHYkFRRmhyT3Nnc2FGZz09 \nIf you have questions you wish to submit\, please do so here\nMDIIO provides a competitive advantage for artists to thrive in today’s music industry. Store everything associated with your songs\, including your tracks\, metadata\, collaborators\, lyrics\, playlists\, pitches\, network\, splits\, and even licenses. Then let HyprAUDIO get your music to the masses\, while you create magic in the studio. \nSoundGirls can receive a year free subscription. email us at soundgirls@soundgirls.org for a discount code. \nView Past Sessions URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/writing-and-recording-for-sync-with-mdiio/ LOCATION:Virtual\, United States CATEGORIES:Education and Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://soundgirls.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sound-Girls-1-FB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220501T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220501T130000 DTSTAMP:20220417T211815Z CREATED:20220417T211815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220417T211815Z UID:47221-1651402800-1651410000@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Documentary Sound Mixing in a War Zone DESCRIPTION:Please join SoundGirls\, Gotham Sound\, and LA Sound Mixer for a webinar on Documentary Sound Mixing in a War Zone. Xenia Vinogradova is a Kyiv-based Sound Mixer and will answer your questions about what it’s like being part of a documentary film crew in Ukraine right now\, and what she’s doing to help first responders on the ground. \nMay 1st at 11 AM PDT \nRegister and Post Your Questions Here \nModerated by Leslie Gaston-Bird and joined by panelists Xenia Vinogradova and Iryna Kucherenko \nXenia Vinogradova is a production sound mixer/ sound editor\, living and working in Kyiv\, Ukraine. In 2015\, she graduated from Kyiv National University of Theater\, Cinema\, and Television with a Master’s Diploma in the specialty “Sound Engineering in Film”. \nSince launching her career in the film industry\, Xenia has taken on various roles in creating sound for moving pictures: recording audio on location and working as a studio recording engineer; editing sound at the post-production studios\, working as a music editor and sound designer. \nHer works include “Cenzorka”by Peter Kerekes\, “Mountain Breeze” by Julia Kochetova\, “Au Revel” by Sieva Diamantakos. \nCurrently\, Xenia continues to live in Ukraine\, working as a production sound mixer in the war zone with TABOR and Babylon’13 film productions. \nIryna Kucherenko is a location sound mixer for both scripted and unscripted projects. Iryna has experience\, in reality\, features\, documentaries\, commercials\, and anything in between and is a Co-founder of Safe&Sound Ukraine and CEO of Prime Sound Productions \n\n \nSafe&Sound Ukraine \nA fundraising project aiming to purchase robust walkie-talkies and satellite phones for Ukrainian medics\, volunteers\, and evacuation coordinators. \n\nThe goal of the fundraiser is to raise $200\,000 to cover the needs of communication devices. The amount is quite big\, but so is our hope to make it happen. This is a unique case when the power of the filming community can help save lives. \n\nThe List of equipment Safe&Sound Ukraine are seeking \nNote: Units cost approximately €400-600 EACH and this does not include spare batteries and parts \nSpare batteries are essential in the field because these essential workers cannot afford to have a device without power. \nExamples: \nMotorola 4400/ 4600/ 4800 \nHytera PD705G\, PD785G\, PD985 \nBaofeng DM-1801 \n(basic requirements – \nDMR standard\, signal encryption\, power 4-5 W and higher. \nIf someone suggests similar models – we can have a look and see if our specialists approve of those) \n\n“Film sound people exist all over the world and we share a special kinship in this craft we love so much. When times are tough or the unthinkable happens\, we support each other motivated solely by the tribe-like kinship we feel through the craft. Xenia Vinogradova is one of us. She could have fled her homeland for safety but instead\, she stayed and organized Safe&Sound Ukraine in order to help make a difference. Now it’s up to us\, as part of her film sound tribe\, to step in and help. I am honored to help support Xenia and the people of Ukraine in this fight and I hope you will join us.” \nChris Howland CAS – Founder\, LA Sound Mixers \n“Gotham Sound is honored to be a founding member of Safe and Sound Ukraine\, and feel privileged to be able to offer our expertise to provide humanitarian and tactical support to the people of Ukraine during this unprecedented crisis. \nIn peaceful times\, Xenia Vinogradova works as a production sound mixer in Kyiv. When Russia invaded\, she rallied film crews from around the world to help provide rugged\, secure communications devices and other humanitarian aid to those defending Ukraine\, while continuing to work and live in her home city. We are inspired by her tireless leadership and courage.” \nPeter Schneider Co-Owner\, Gotham Sound and Communications\, Inc. \n“A free press is the foundation of democracy. We have members of the sound community who are documenting the challenge the free press and democracy faces today in Ukraine. I consider it essential to support those who are defending – quite literally – the rights of all of us. I support Safe&Sound Ukraine. Make a difference and donate.” \nGordon Moore – President\, Lectrosonics\, Inc. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/documentary-sound-mixing-in-a-war-zone/ LOCATION:Online via Zoom CATEGORIES:Education and Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://soundgirls.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/276214072_10158818901590814_538689407868022183_n.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SoundGirls":MAILTO:soundgirls@soundgirls.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251213T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251214T180000 DTSTAMP:20251205T214240Z CREATED:20251205T214240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T214240Z UID:49524-1765616400-1765735200@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:SoundGirls and Women in Vinyl Virtual Conference DESCRIPTION:Join Us for the SoundGirls & Women in Vinyl Virtual Conference — December 13–14\, 2025! \nThe SoundGirls & Women in Vinyl Virtual Conference is your opportunity to connect\, learn\, and grow with professionals from every corner of the audio industry. Whether you’re behind the console\, mastering tracks\, or mentoring the next generation\, this two-day event is built to inspire and empower. \nHighlights Include: \nThe Producer’s North Star with GRAMMY-winning producer Ebonie Smith — reconnect with your creative “why.” \nAudio Education That Doesn’t Break the Bank — practical paths for learning without the student debt. \nLive Event Production Teams — explore how Production Managers\, Stage Managers\, and Coordinators bring shows to life. \nAI & the Music Industry with April Tucker\, Kate Finan\, and Tina Morris — understanding the tools shaping our future. \nMastering Feedback Session with Jett Galindo\, Sarah Register\, and Maggie Luthar — real-time insights on your mixes. \nDo You Feel Seen? Visibility\, Art & Inclusion — a creative conversation about identity\, resilience\, and being seen. \nRegister Now: use code Members to receive 25% off \nNo one will be turned away for lack of funds — we’re providing grants to ensure access for all. If you would like to donate to provide grants you can do so here\, no amount too small \nLet’s build community\, share knowledge\, and empower the next generation of women and non-gender-conforming people in audio. URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/soundgirls-and-women-in-vinyl-virtual-conference/ LOCATION:Virtual\, United States CATEGORIES:Education and Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://soundgirls.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SGVC25-Flyer6.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="SoundGirls":MAILTO:soundgirls@soundgirls.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260604T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260604T200000 DTSTAMP:20260604T224540Z CREATED:20260604T224151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T224540Z UID:49852-1780596000-1780603200@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:Nashville SoundGirls June Meet-Up\, Hosted by Physical Music Products DESCRIPTION:  \nNashville SoundGirls chapter for a very special meet-up hosted by Physical Music Products! PMP is a vinyl record pressing plant owned and operated by Piper Payne. You might have met Piper at previous meet-ups and we’re so excited to check out PMP’s brand new location!\nPhysical Music Products presses 7″ and 12″ records in standard and heavy weight. In addition to traditional black vinyl they also do color\, marble\, swirl and even handmade splatter records! \nFor our meet-up there will be snacks provided so please let me know if there are any dietary restrictions or allergies we need to be mindful of. And for all Nashville SoundGirls events you can also let me know of any accessibility needs that you might need accomodated.\nHope you can join us on June 17th! Please RSVP so we can get an accurate guest count. URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/nashville-soundgirls-june-meet-up-hosted-by-physical-music-products/ LOCATION:Physical Music Products\, 121 Duluth Ave\, Nashville\, United States CATEGORIES:Education and Training,SoundGirls.org Meetups ORGANIZER;CN="Kim Wheeler":MAILTO:soundslikekim@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260607T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260607T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T220904Z CREATED:20260604T220904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T220904Z UID:49840-1780837200-1780848000@soundgirls.org SUMMARY: DESCRIPTION:Join SoundGirls for an afternoon conversation and listening session with Atmos mix engineer Eva Reistad at Fancy. \nFancy Film Post Services (address will be emailed with confirmation) \nJune 7\, 20261–4 PM PDT \nEva will break down the anatomy of a recent mix\, share her path into immersive audio and Atmos engineering\, and discuss her creative process followed by a Q&A. \nPizza\, snacks\, and time to connect with fellow attendees will be available throughout the afternoon. \nRegister Here \n  \nEva Reistad is a Grammy-winning audio engineer recognized for her range of work across all genres of music (An Adoption Story)\, film (Naked Gun\, Planet Earth\, Alien\, Dune)\, and live sound (Hans Zimmer). Eva has engineered for acclaimed artists and engineers on projects that push creative and technical boundaries\, earning a reputation for her knowledge of different audio platforms\, thoughtful collaboration\, and attentive ear. Beyond the studio\, she is a passionate advocate for inclusion and mentorship in the audio industry\, regularly speaking on panels about the industry\, career growth\, and the evolving role of women in sound. Whether behind the console or in front of an audience\, Eva brings an authentic\, inspiring voice to the craft of engineering and the art of listening. URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/49840/ LOCATION:Fancy Film Post Services\, Los Angeles\, United States CATEGORIES:Education and Training END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260804T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260804T160000 DTSTAMP:20260622T185637Z CREATED:20260622T185637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T185637Z UID:49892-1785837600-1785859200@soundgirls.org SUMMARY:SoundGirls U.K. - Wireless Systems Workshop: RF to Dante Integration DESCRIPTION:Take your wireless audio skills to the next level with a practical\, hands-on exploration of Shure wireless systems and modern networked audio workflows. \nThis session will cover: \n• Advanced RF coordination and performance optimization\, including ShowLink\, zoning strategies\, and deployment best practices \n• Designing scalable wireless systems with multi-channel architectures and seamless console integration \n• Streamlining monitoring and control through Wavetool and StreamDeck workflows \n• A focused look at Dante networking\, signal flow\, troubleshooting\, and system management\, followed by an open Q&A session \nDesigned for engineers working in live sound\, broadcast\, and event production\, this session combines practical techniques with real-world applications to help you build more reliable\, efficient\, and scalable audio systems. \nSpace is limited so RSVP Here \nLocation Central London. Exact address will be sent to participants who confirmed attendance URL:https://soundgirls.org/event/soundgirls-u-k-wireless-systems-workshop-rf-to-dante-integration/ CATEGORIES:Education and Training ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://soundgirls.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2-Nelly-Garcia.png ORGANIZER;CN="Nelly Garcia":MAILTO:nellyngz.fame@gmail.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR