SoundGirls + Women in Vinyl Panel 2021
2021-04-11 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
SoundGirls + Women in Vinyl Panel 2021

RELEASING YOUR MUSIC ON VINYL AS AN INDIE ARTIST
Apr 11, 2021, Sunday -12 PM – 2PM PDT / 3 PM – 5PM EDT

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With 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.
Moderated by
Jenn D’Eugenio
Founder, Women in Vinyl | Sales & Customer Experience Manager, Furnace Record Pressing (Alexandria, VA)
The 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.
Robyn Raymond
Board Member, Women in Vinyl | Lathe Cutter, Red Spade Records & Lacquer Channel Mastering (Ontario, Canada)
Owner 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.
Panelists Include
Amanda Schutzman
Sales Rep, All Media Supply | Purchaser, Needle and Groove Records (Lynbrook, NY)
Amanda 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.
Caren Kelleher
Founder & President | Gold Rush Vinyl (Austin, Texas)
Caren 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.
Mariana Hutten
Mixing and Mastering Engineer | Lacquer Channel Mastering (Ontario, Canada)
Mariana 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.

SoundGirls Pittsburgh Chapter Virtual Meeting
2021-04-15 08:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Come hang out with SoundGirls Pittsburgh on Zoom!
Laura Moeller is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: SoundGirls Pittsbugh Hangout
Time: Apr 15, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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SoundGirls Bi- Weekly Zoom Hangout
2021-04-18 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
SoundGirls Weekly Zoom Hang-Out
Every Other Sunday at 1:30 PM PST
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Soldering for Beginners
2021-04-18 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Soldering for Beginners Webinar

Soldering 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.

This 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.
April 18 at 3 PM PST/6 PM EST
Registration is limited to 60 people.
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You need to gather the following materials and review this Soldering PDF CMilinusic_SoundGirls_SolderingXLR(1)
To make an XLR cable you need
Standard 3 wire analog cable.
The 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).
XLR Connectors (Plug-Socket)

2 XLR Connectors (Both Plug and Socket)

Tools needed

Soldering Iron,
Solder
Wire strippers and flush cutters.
Panavise ‘helping hand’,
Needle Nose Pliers, a utility tool (Leatherman)
Solder Sucker or Solder Wick

See PDF for pictures
CMilinusic_SoundGirls_SolderingXLR(1)

SoundGirls Montreal Chapter Virtual Meeting
2021-04-25 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
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We were excited for the weather to let us organize park hangouts to get to meet each other, but… since the pandemy is still raging, we think it’s best to meet virtually. So let’s hangout!
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Ask the Experts – Mixing for Live Broadcasts
2021-04-26 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Mixing for a live broadcast is exciting and challenging because anything can happen and it is up to the production teams to keep everything on track. There are a lot of elements involved: time, information, content, mic techniques, and crew. There can be many job titles involved depending on the size of the production and would include a broadcast engineer, audio assistants, and stage crew. Often broadcasts happen live from venues vs. a studio, adding the additional challenge of the venue’s logistics and not blocking the view of musicians, conductors, and audience.
There are problems and challenges that happen every time. It never goes exactly as planned, being as prepared as possible and ready for the curveballs is key to make sure the production goes live to air on time.
This is your opportunity to ask professional broadcast engineers questions about their careers, jobs, and what skills you need to work in live broadcasts. Panelist include Mary Mazurek, Eileen Delahunty, Mark Travis, and Kamila Pietrusińska.
Ask the Experts – Mixing for Live Broadcasts
April 26 at 11 AM PST/2 PM EST
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Moderated by Mary Mazurek
Mary Mazurek is a GRAMMY-nominated recording engineer. The Recording Academy awarded her nomination at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards in the category of Best Engineered Album, Classical. She is also a broadcaster and radio/podcast producer. Her work is regularly featured on WFMT Radio and WFMT.com. Additionally, she is a sought-after educator and speaker who enjoys contributing in the classroom and on panels and committees within her industry and beyond. She serves as a role model and advocates for women in the recording industry, which is currently less than 5% female. She loves sharing her sonic insights across disciplines.
Mary began her recording career in 1991 at University and Universal Recording, Chicago. Since then, she has engineered thousands of sessions for albums and broadcasts. Her credits include Alec Baldwin, The Chicago Chorale, The Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Charles Earland, Michael Feinstein, International Music Foundation, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Kronos Quartet, LA Guitar Quartet, Howard Levy, Lyric Opera, The New York Philharmonic, Yo-Yo Ma, Johnnie Hammond Smith, Dr. Lonny Smith, and many others. Her work can regularly be heard on WFMT Radio, Chicago, in syndication in the US, and throughout the European Broadcast Union. Her recordings appear on the Bellissima, Cannonball, Çedille, Delmark, Lyon & Healy, MSR, Naxos, Random House, Sheridan, and Sounds True labels.
She is on the faculty of Columbia College’s Audio Arts and Acoustics Department and DePaul University School of Music. She has also taught at The Illinois Institute of Art and the Merit School of Music. She has guest lectured at Cleveland State University, Ohio University, UC Denver, University of Illinois Urbana, and Northeastern Illinois University.
Mary is a voting member of The Recording Academy. She has served as a governor and task-force chairperson in that organization. She was elected the first woman president of the Engineering And Recording Society of Chicago and continues to serve as a steering committee member. She is a full member of the Audio Engineering Society and is the chairperson of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee. She is currently a member of the exclusive DPA Master’s Club and an Educational Advisor for Leapwing Audio.
Panelists Include
Eileen Delahunty, Senior Producer – WQXR
Eileen Delahunty started her radio days in Boston working on the morning show at WBCN. She moved to New York City to work in public radio on the Peabody Award-winning NPR show Heat with John Hockenberry as a producer and director. It wasn’t long before Eileen planted her feet solidly at New York Public Radio. During her almost 3 decades at NYPR, she’s worked on countless programs and specials including; Selected Shorts, The Poet’s Voice, Bloomsday on Broadway, Concerts from the Frick Collection, and The Next Big Thing. Eileen has also produced and directed hundreds of live broadcasts from venues all over New York City including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, LPR, The United Nations, Bargemusic and across the ocean at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. Sharing her skills and background, Eileen has mentored live broadcast crews in New Orleans, Louisiana and Louisville, Kentucky.
In 2009, Eileen started working with NYPR’s new purchase: the classical station WQXR. She continues to produce and direct the live broadcasts including the national series, Carnegie Hall Live. She also produces and directs original music concerts out of NYPR’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space.
Mark Travis – New York Philharmonic Audio Producer
Mark Travis joined the full-time staff of the New York Philharmonic as its Audio Producer in 2011 and currently serves as the orchestra’s Director of Media Production. He has directed the orchestra’s broadcasts, currently hosted by Alec Baldwin, since 2003.
With 25 years in media, he’s just about done it all, serving as a writer, producer, broadcaster, lecturer, podcaster, artist, Multicam director, video editor and audio engineer. From 1999 to 2011 he served as a producer for Chicago’s WFMT Radio Network, where he wrote and directed more than 800 nationally syndicated programs. He also has an extensive discography as a music producer, including three Grammy-nominated recordings by the New York Philharmonic. Other credits include projects with Carnegie Hall’s Song Studio with Renée Fleming, Ensemble Connect, Handel & Haydn Society, Ensemble Companio, Living Music with Nadia Sirota—Pirate Radio Edition, the 92nd Street Y, the National Youth Orchestra, the Chicago Chorale, UMS, Interlochen Public Radio, Greenwich Choral Society, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He also serves as a regular guest lecturer for Mannes College of Music at New School University and the Grand Piano Series in Naples, Florida.
Mr. Travis is a member of the NARAS and serves on both the Grand Jury and Radio Advisory Board for the New York Festivals International Broadcasting Competition. He has also served as juror and Music Committee Chair for the United States Artists panel in Los Angeles. He has been the recipient of more than 30 medals and trophies for his broadcast work, including the 2015 Grand Jury Prize and five best-director awards from the New York Festivals, and he was named a special honoree for his writing in the 2017 Webby Awards.
Kamila Pietrusińska Broadcast Engineer
Kamila Pietrusińska is a first-year Electronics and Telecommunication student at Gdansk University of Technology. Her specialisation is audio and video engineering. She received her BSc degree in 2019 and was the chair of the AES Student Section in Gdansk for two years.
The activities undertaken within AES student section helped her to develop her skills in audio recording and to get involved in sound for visual media. It became a major part of her BSc Thesis which was aimed at creating a base of sound effects and showing its potential by using it for the creation of a sound for animation.
Developing her passion and constantly improving her audio engineer skills she is engaging in audiovisual projects and internships at local radio stations. What is more, she is very interested in the technical and more scientific aspects of audio and that is why she is a part of various research teams.

Ask the Experts – Audio Restoration & Archiving
2021-04-30 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Audio restoration is the process of removing imperfections (such as hiss, impulse noise, crackle, wow and flutter, background noise, and mains hum) from sound recordings. Audio restoration can be performed directly on the recording medium (for example, washing a gramophone record with a cleansing solution), or on a digital representation of the recording using a computer.
Audio restoration definitely presents some unique challenges. You have the noise imprint from a poor recording or media that’s degraded over the last 30 years. You have to figure out how you define the noise and highlight aspects of the recording that are sonically engaging but etch out that which detracts from the vivacity of the music. Audio restoration is a subjective process, and there are many strategies or perspectives that the audio engineer or sound editor can employ.
The archival perspective says that audio restoration should restore the recording to its original condition, while the commercial perspective says that the recording should be both restored and enhanced to appeal most immediately to modern audiences.
This is your opportunity to ask professional broadcast engineers questions about their careers, jobs, and what skills you need to work in live broadcasts. Panelist include Catherine Vericolli, Jessica Thompson, Anna Frick, and Maria Rice
Ask the Experts – Audio Restoration & Archiving
April 30 at 11 AM PST/2 PM EST
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Moderated by Catherine Vericolli
Catherine Vericolli is a recording and archival engineer, and an outspoken analog purist. She opened Fivethirteen Recording Studios in Phoenix, AZ in 2005, where for nearly fifteen years she’s dedicated herself to keeping the traditional analog recording process alive in the desert. Her studio hosts national touring bands, guest engineers, and film scoring projects, in addition to providing a high-end recording experience for the many local bands that call Arizona home. Now, Catherine specializes in production, studio management, machine maintenance and analog transfers. Splitting time between Nashville, TN and Phoenix, she’s also the transfer and project manager for Useful Industries, Archiving and Restoration. She can be found traveling the country speaking on panels about audio, writing for industry publications, and educating the next generation of audio engineers. Catherine is also active in advocacy for women in audio, and she serves on the board of SoundGirls.
Panelists Include
Jessica Thompson
GRAMMY-nominated mastering and restoration engineer and audio preservation specialist Jessica Thompson has digitized, restored, and revived historic recordings for artists ranging from jazz pianist Erroll Garner to blues and folk revolutionary Barbara Dane, from Ethiopian keyboardist Hailu Mergia to proto-punk band Jack Ruby, from anarcho-hardcore band Crucifix to synthesizer legend Pauline Anna Strom. She masters music both new and old, including every release from cult-favorite label Awesome Tapes From Africa. She sometimes writes gear reviews for Tape Op Magazine and contributed a chapter on “Mastering the Sonics of Historic Recording Media” for the book Music Preservation and Archiving Today. She currently serves as President of the San Francisco Chapter of the Recording Academy. In her spare time, she likes to ride steel bikes and walk her dog, Eddie. @jathompso https://www.jessicathompsonaudio.com/
Anna Frick
Anna is a mastering engineer and the restoration center manager at Airshow Mastering in Boulder, Colorado. Her work encompasses studio albums, live recordings, reissues, and compilations across an array of formats, old and new, and a wide variety of genres and styles, from bluegrass and folk-influenced acts to rock and New Age projects. Legends like Ralph Stanley and Doc Watson, exciting contemporaries such as Billy Strings and GRAMMY-nominated Wood & Wire, and important blues and jazz archival recordings have all benefited from her uncanny ear and deft touch. She balances her strong instincts and intuition with her technical experience and each client’s goals to finesse every project she tackles. “[A band has] been working on their album for quite a while by the time I hear it, and it’s their vision – their baby – that they are putting out into the world. I don’t want to impede that vision. Ultimately, I want the music to move you.”
For Airshow’s restoration center she oversees all archival digitization projects. She mastered Third Man Records’ GRAMMY-winning box set, The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records, as well as having mastered thousands of hours’ worth of historical recordings from university archives and collections across the country. Each project is unique, with a singular story and special considerations: “[It] involves everything from understanding the recording medium, the equipment, and the transfer process to having the tools and the knowledge to tackle all sorts of bizarre problems. Understanding digital audio files and how to maintain file integrity over time.”
Anna holds a degree in Music Industry Studies from the University of Colorado at Denver. She is a graduate of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Leadership Bluegrass program, an AES member, board governor and Producers & Engineers Committee Co-Chair of the Recording Academy – San Francisco Chapter, and chapter head for Colorado’s branch of SoundGirls.org.
Maria Rice
Maria Rice is a Boston-based mastering and restoration engineer. She’s been a Recording Academy member since 2011 and serves as Chapter Governor on the New York Board, focusing on student mentorship, diversity outreach, and advocacy. For 12+ years, she has been one of two engineers at Peerless Mastering, working with clientele ranging from indie-famous darlings Bon Iver, Andrew Bird, Superchunk, Magnetic Fields, and Stephen Malkmus to modern legends like the late Larry Coryell.
Specializing in audio restoration, Maria has received three nominations for the GRAMMY Award for Best Historical Album:
Various Artists Ork Records: New York, New York (59th GRAMMY Awards)
Various Artists Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque In Upper Volta (60th GRAMMY Awards)
Jackie Shane Any Other Way (61st GRAMMY Awards)
Her remastering work also includes the 2018 reissue of Blondie’s Heart of Glass, remastered from the original tapes, and the 2018 reissue of Washed Out’s High Times, originally released on cassette and known as “one of the cornerstones of the then-nascent genre chillwave.”
Maria has also worked with the Internet Archive as a restoration specialist and is currently on the faculty of Point Blank Music school as a mastering lecturer. Originally from the Maryland/DC area, Maria obtained a B.A. from Boston University and privately studied piano at the New England Conservatory.

Virtual Tour of Telefunken
2021-05-04 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Telefunken has invited SoundGirls to take a virtual tour of their factory.
May 4th at 12 PM PDT/3 PM EDT.

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Mixing with Vanessa Silberman
2021-05-06 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Mixing tips with Vanessa Silberman presented by SoundGirls, Female Frequency, and A Diamond Heart Production
Thursday, May 6th – 6 PM EDT / 3 PM PDT
Join us for this exclusive webinar on mixing tips with Songwriter, Recording Producer, Engineer & Label Owner Vanessa Silberman.
Vanessa 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.
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About Vanessa Silberman:
Vanessa 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.
As 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.
Widely 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.
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Female Frequency
Female Frequency is a community dedicated to empowering female, transgender & non-binary artists through the creation of music that is entirely female generated.
The first Female Frequency EP made entirely by women is available here–>
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ASK THE EXPERTS – Career Development – Resumes, Impostor Syndrome, Networking, Interviewing, and More
2021-05-08 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
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.
This is your opportunity to ask Industry Leaders Meegan Holmes, Jim Yakabuski, Whitney Olpin, Samantha Potter, Dawn Birr and Tina Morris your questions.
May 8, 2021, Sunday -11 AM – 1 PM PDT / 2 PM – 4PM EDT

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Meegan Holmes
Meegan Holmes – Global Sales 8th Day Sound
Meegan 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
Samantha Potter
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.
Growing 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.
Whitney Olpin
Whitney 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.

Jim Yakabuski Director of Audio U.S. Solotech
With 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.

Dawn Birr – Sennheiser
Dawn 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.
Tina Morris – Studi Manager The Village
Tina 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.

Additional Resources
Before applying for jobs or internships – take some time to clean up your resumes and social media –
Tips for resumes and social media
Industry Directories – Get Yourself Listed

BIPOC SoundGirls Monthly Zoom
2021-05-08 14:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Join our BIPOC SoundGirls the second Saturday of every month for a zoom hang-out. Come share and discuss anything on your mind.
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Ask the Experts – Hearing Health
2021-05-16 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Ask the Experts – Hearing Health

Tinnitus, Sudden, Noise-Induced, and Hidden Hearing Loss. Hearing Tests, Hearing Aids and Cochlear Implants and More

Join 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
This 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.
May 16, 2021 -11 AM – 1 PM PDT / 2 PM – 4PM EDT

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Moderated By Kille Knobel
Kille 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.
Kille 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.
Bridging 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.
Panelist Include
Julie Glick, Au.D., F-AAA

Dr. 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
Her 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.
Dr. 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.
Swann Barat
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.
In 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.
I’m a sound technician. Losing my hearing was devastating
Scott Simmons
Scott 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.
After 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.
In 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”.
As 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”.
Scott’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.”.
Scott 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.

Ask the Experts – Sound Design for Theatre
2021-06-05 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
What does designing sound for theatre entail?
The 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.
Join 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.
June 5, 2021 -11 AM – 1 PM PDT / 2 PM – 4PM EDT

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Moderated By Becca Stoll
Becca 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
Panelist Include
Jessica Paz
Jessica 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.

On Broadway, Jessica was an Associate Sound Designer on projects including Dear Evan Hansen, Bandstand, Disaster! The Musical; The Assembled Parties (MCC); and Fela!.

Jessica 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.
Jessica 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.

Elisabeth Weidner
Elisabeth 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
Twi McCallum
Twi 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.
Cricket S. Myers
On 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

MDIIO Presents Publishing and Royalties
2021-06-09 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
MDIIO will be hosting SoundGirls for a webinar on Publishing and Royalties on Jun 9 at 1:00 PM Pacific Time
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Meeting ID: 939 5407 1476

Tornoto SoundGirls Chapter Meet-Up
2021-06-16 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Join us June 16th at 7:30 PM for a virtual meet up
Topic: Toronto SoundGirls Meeting
Time: Jun 16, 2021 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Ask The Experts - Film & TV Production Sound
2021-06-19 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
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Ask the Experts – FOH Mixing for Live Music
2021-06-30 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
What does a FOH Engineer do?
Simply put: Each individual instrument on stage has its own microphone and input, from the lead singer all the way down to the individual drums and cymbals on the drum kit. The FOH Engineer manipulates the levels and equalization of the various instruments and vocals blending them together, adding reverb and effects as needed, to produce a mix of the band which is amplified through the PA system.
The level of creativity and freedom a FOH Engineer has with the mix varies from artist to artist. Sometimes a band or artist has a clear vision of what they want to sound like live. It is the FOH Engineers’ job to interpret and re-create this via the sound system. Sometimes a band leaves their sound entirely up to the FOH Engineer.
It is usually up to the FOH Engineer to decide or at least recommend what microphones to use on each instrument and vocal. On large tours, the FOH Engineer provides a technical spec of what the sound system requirements are. This generally reflects their preferences in microphones, mixing console, outboard gear, plug-ins, PA system, etc… and any other details pertaining to how the system should be set up.
Join SoundGirls for a webinar on FOH Mixing for Live Music. This is your opportunity to ask questions and get them answered with this expert panel. Moderated by Grace Royse and panelists include Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato, Bryony October, Dana Wachs, Amanda Davis, and Fela Davis
June 30, 2021 – 11 AM – 1 PM PDT / 2 PM – 4 PM EDT

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Moderated By Grace Royse
Grace Royse has clocked nearly two decades and thousands of festivals, tours, and live broadcast performances as FOH engineer, Tour manager and production manager. Her experiences span a variety of large-scale events including the US Open, Good Morning America, Ellen, and the Super bowl. Her mixing credits range from Pop to Punk with such artists as Ms. Lauryn Hill, Sublime with Rome, The Offspring, Pennywise, Cypress Hill, 311, Dirtyheads, Kygo & a roster of artists for Sony Music Group and Fat Wreck Chords. With a concentration in production management. “I’ve been on both sides of the event experience; touring with headlining A-level artists globally, as well as hosting artists as the Festivals point person and on-site Production Lead. Understanding the needs of both sides gives me an exceptional operational vantage point.” Grace credits her network of top-performing colleagues, along with a strong sense of purpose, for making every successful project possible. You can catch up with Grace by visiting her website at https://www.gracemusic.biz or on Instagram @gracemusic

Panelist Include
Michelle Sabolchick-Pettinato
Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato began working in live sound in the late 1980s and has spent most of the past 30 years as a full time touring FOH Engineer for major label artists including Elvis Costello, Gwen Stefani, Janet Jackson, Goo Goo Dolls, Melissa Etheridge, Jewel, Kesha, Styx, Mr Big and many more. Michelle has extensive experience mixing in venues of all shapes and sizes, from clubs to stadiums, as well as major music festivals from Download to Coachella. She has also supervised and mixed live performances on a wide variety of television from SNL to the Grammys.
Michelle is co-founder of Soundgirls, a Full Sail University Hall of Fame inductee, and creator of MixingMusicLive.com where she teaches an intro to live sound and mixing. She is an active mentor and coach to those seeking a career in Live Sound and Music Production and is frequently sought out as a panelist and guest speaker for industry conferences and universities.

Bryony October
Bryony October is a Brighton (UK) based FOH sound engineer who has been touring for nearly 25 years. She started mixing FOH sound in her late teens having garnered all her experience and knowledge exclusively on tour off the back of various merchandise selling and backline jobs. With extensive experience mixing live sound often in conjunction with tour/production management she has worked with a huge range of artists across a wide spectrum of musical styles and has mixed FOH sound at every level worldwide. A very hands-on sound engineer, she is not afraid of getting her hands dirty and is always keen to help bands/artists develop their live sound from source and bring consistency to their sound.
Bryony is currently FOH engineer for multi-platinum selling singer Katie Melua, and the UK’s No.1 female country duo, Ward-Thomas, as well as UK FOH engineer & TM for Natalie Merchant and Lloyd Cole.
Fela Davis
Fela is a graduate of Full Sail University’s Recording Arts Program and inducted into the University’s Hall of Fame 2019 class for her work in audio engineering. Her background as a FOH engineer spans 20 years with her last seven mixing seven-time Grammy award winner Christian McBride’s bands all over the world! She’s currently a writer for Pro Sound News Magazine and co-owner of One of One Productions podcast studio located 5 minutes outside of NYC in Fort Lee, NJ. Her clients include Atlantic Records, SiriusXM, Eboni K. Williams, and more!
Dana Wachs
A Brooklyn-based Audio Engineer, Tour Manager, and Composer/Musician. Dana started her career in music in 1994, as bass player for the Dischord band Holy Rollers, which ignited her interest in live sound, after a national tour supporting 7 Year Bitch. Her first foray into the practice of live sound began after that at the Black Cat DC, and later the infamous 9:30 club.
Dana’s first national tour was as TM/FOH for Peaches supporting Queens of the Stone Age in 2002. Her first International tour quickly followed in 2003 with Cat Power. Since then, touring has kept her on the road 9 to 11 months out of the year with bands such as MGMT, St. Vincent, M.I.A., Grizzly Bear, Foster the People, Nils Frahm, Deerhunter, and Jon Hopkins to name a few.
Outside of touring, Dana composes and performs under the name Vorhees, with two releases on Styles Upon Styles (Brooklyn), and is currently composing her first feature film score.
Amanda Davis
Amanda is a woman of many talents. The Memphis-born, LA-based audio engineer, educator, production manager, singer and musician has learned the ropes from some of the music industry’s best and is using her skills and connections to empower women around the globe.
Amanda has mixed legendary artists Prince and Stevie Wonder and has mixed in some of the world’s most renowned venues and events: The White House; Madison Square Garden; Radio City Music Hall; The Hollywood Bowl; Coachella; The Grammys; The Oscars; Glastonbury Fest; Good Morning America; The Today Show; Montreux Jazz Festival; Saturday Night Live; BET Awards; and American Idol.

Overview of Career Opportunities at Clair Global
2021-07-21 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Clair Global’s history in the live events and permanent installation industries influences a culture of incredibly hard-working professionals ready to solve the next impossible problem.

Clair strives to exceed expectations through integrity, innovation, attention to detail, and unyielding customer service worldwide. Extraordinary employees are our differentiator. Our employees’ creativity, talents, problem-solving skills and commitment to service set us apart. You don’t join the Clair team to just work, you join the Clair team to realize your life’s work. Every event, every product, every promise has our team imprint on it. Put simply, we care.

Join us for a webinar on the Career Opportunities at Clair Global and the skills needed.. This is your opportunity to get your questions answered about working at Clair Global with Dave Lester and moderated by Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato. Women leaders at Clair Global will be joining us.
July 21 at 11 AM PDT – Register and Post Questions Here
Moderated Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato
Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato began working in live sound in the late 1980s and has spent most of the past 30 years as a full time touring FOH Engineer for major label artists including Elvis Costello, Gwen Stefani, Janet Jackson, Goo Goo Dolls, Melissa Etheridge, Jewel, Kesha, Styx, Mr Big and many more. Michelle has extensive experience mixing in venues of all shapes and sizes, from clubs to stadiums, as well as major music festivals from Download to Coachella. She has also supervised and mixed live performances on a wide variety of television from SNL to the Grammys.
Michelle is co-founder of Soundgirls, a Full Sail University Hall of Fame inductee, and creator of MixingMusicLive.com where she teaches an intro to live sound and mixing. She is an active mentor and coach to those seeking a career in Live Sound and Music Production and is frequently sought out as a panelist and guest speaker for industry conferences and universities.
Dave Lester – Director Education & Safety Clair Global

Dave recruits and hires new employees and develops and manages educational material/content for Clair Global’s formal training program reflecting current audio technology trends, company proprietary equipment, general audio knowledge requirements, and safety. Dave educates new hires employees to raise their skill set and knowledge to meet company and client expectations.

Ask the Experts – Film & TV Sound Supervisor
2021-07-26 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
What does a Supervising Sound Editor (Film and TV) do?
After filming has wrapped, sound effects have been added, the music recorded or licensed, and all cuts and changes have been approved, a movie enters the production stage called picture lock. That’s when the supervising sound editor begins the painstaking process of fashioning a final soundtrack from a film’s many sonic components. These include production sound (the dialogue and ambient noises captured during shooting), foley (reproduced sounds), ADR (automated dialogue replacement), walla (crowd noises), sound effects, and music.
While supervising sound editors may do a certain amount of editing themselves, their primary job is to oversee the work of a full team of dialogue editors, sound effects editors, and music editors, ensuring that post-production sound stays on schedule.
Once the effects and dialogue are pristine and perfectly situated within the film, the supervising sound editor stitches them together with the composer’s score and the music supervisor’s song selections, creating a complete sound experience to accompany the moving picture. The work is done using a DAW (digital audio workstation), which stores all the sounds in separate files and allows the editor to synchronize each one with particular frames in the film. When the sound editor’s job is finished, the completed soundtrack is sent off to a re-recording mixer to be balanced and mastered, a process for which the supervising sound editor is likely to be present.
Join us for a webinar with Katy Wood, Onnalee Blank, Marla McGuire, and Lauren Stephens on July 26 at 11 AM PDT
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Moderated By Katie Pagacz
Katie is a sound student, recently getting into the realm of audio post-production for film and television at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. She’s heading into her final year of the Honours Bachelor of Film and Television program.
While Katie has gone through dozens of phases and considered many career paths—singer/songwriter, tattoo artist, pastry chef, makeup artist, comedian, anesthesiologist, and so much more!—she is delighted to have been bitten by the audio bug and is determined to follow this whole thing through to the end, hoping to someday be a Supervising Sound Editor on feature films.
A few assignments during her third year of studies had led Katie to interview several women working professionally in audio. These conversations were so valuable and inspiring to her and they just happened to coincide with the SoundGirls Podcast’s search for new hosts. Katie daydreamed about landing the gig for weeks and is convinced she manifested this reality. Being able to continue the trend of speaking with folks working professionally in audio—and now getting to actually share the wealth in these conversations with people through the podcast—is such a worthwhile endeavor. She feels really blessed and excited to be a part of the SoundGirls community!
Katy Wood
Katy Wood is a freelance sound supervisor and sound editor originally from New Zealand. Her career in sound for film and television has spanned more than 20 years and four countries. She has worked extensively in the United States, New
Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Katy has covered all aspects of sound production and post-production on projects ranging from large feature films, such as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, American Sniper, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Just Mercy, and Birds Of Prey to compelling documentaries like Disarm, Girl Rising and No Dress Code Required. She has a Masters Degree in Film and Television Specializing in Sound from the Australian Film Television and Radio School. In addition, Katy has taught courses on sound post-production in Australia, Mexico, the US, and Chile.
Onnalee Blank, CAS – Re-Recording Mixer, Warners Brothers
Onnalee was a ballet dancer before getting into audio. Since then, Onnalee has won several Emmys and Cinema Audio Society (CAS) awards for her work as dialog and music mixer on Game of Thrones. The Underground Railroad’s Joi McMillon, Onnalee Blank Featured in THR’s ‘Behind the Screen’ Episode

Marla McGuire
Marla has worked as a sound editor and supervising sound editor for over 20 years in television and film and has worked on over 70 feature and episodic titles. As such she has seen the many changes the industry has gone through. From 24- track tape to the various digital workstations battling to become the industry standard, she’s experienced the evolution to where we are today with pro-tools. She started her career working as part of the production sound team on TV movies. This has proven to be invaluable to her career in post sound.
She has recently served as the supervising sound editor for the long-running series Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, as well as the highly acclaimed Showtime limited series Your Honor. Marla has been nominated for two Primetime Emmys for her work on Dead by Sunset and See Jane Run, as well as three MPSE Golden Reel Awards for Jean-Claude Van Johnson, Prep & Landing, and Commander in Chief.

Lauren Stephens
Lauren was the supervising sound editor on Carnival Row. A multiple Emmy-nominee for sound editing on Daredevil, she has also received several Golden Reel Award nominations from her peers. Aside from Daredevil, she’s well known for her work on Punisher, The Bourne Identity, Gladiator and For Love of the Game.

Ask the Experts - Game Audio
2021-08-14 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
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.

Join 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.
August 14 at 11 AM PDT – Register and Post Questions Here
Moderated By:
Bonnie 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.

Panelists Include
Emily 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.

Daniy 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.

Ask the Experts - House of Worship
2021-08-21 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
​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.

What 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.
Join 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.
August 21 at 11 AM PDT – Register and Post Questions Here
Moderated Samantha Potter
Samantha 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.
Growing 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.
Panelists Include
Brian Maddox
Brian 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.
Beckie Campbell
Beckie 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.
Early 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.
Beckie 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.
Isaac Moreno
Isaac 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.
He 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.
Golden Preciado
Golden 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.

Discover Audio Jobs on the developer side for software and hardware and Raffle with McDSP founder and CTO Colin McDowell
2021-08-27 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Tune 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.

McDSP will be raffling off a single plug-in of choice to the winners. (Require an iLok or iLok Cloud session to authorize their products.)
August 27 at 11 AM PDT
Register and Post Questions

Following the presentation, there will be time for Q&A and a raffle for some McDSP plug-ins.
Colin 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.

When 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.

Raffle Details:
A McDSP plugin will be raffled off – (require an iLok or iLok Cloud.)

Music Publishing and Royalties
2021-09-07 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Meet MDIIO

MDIIO 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.

SoundGirls Members receive a year-free subscription email us to start your free subscription. (soundgirls@soundgirls.org)

Join MDIIO and Justin Gray on September 7 at 1 PM PDT for a webinar on Music Publishing and Royalties
Register and Post Questions Here

Introduction to MDIIO

MDIIO 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.
Founded 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.
“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
“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.

SoundGirls Virtual Conference
2021-12-04 - 2021-12-05 | Virtual, United States
Registration is now open
Educating and Inspiring the Next Generation in Audio
Two Days of Sessions in Post-Production, Live Sound, Recording Arts, Film & TV Sound, Broadcast, and More.
Plenty of Networking and Mentoring Opportunities
All Attendees will receive a link to archived videos of all the sessions to watch on-demand.
If you need financial assistance let us know at soundgirls@soundgirls.org

View Full Schedule Here

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Writing and Recording for Sync - with MDIIO
2022-01-20 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual, United States
Justin Gray of MDIIO will walk us through best practices for Writing and Recording for Sync.
January 20th at 1 PM PDT.
Zoom Link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83873644681?pwd=[REDACTED]
If you have questions you wish to submit, please do so here
MDIIO 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.
SoundGirls can receive a year free subscription. email us at soundgirls@soundgirls.org for a discount code.
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Documentary Sound Mixing in a War Zone
2022-05-01 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
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.
May 1st at 11 AM PDT
Register and Post Your Questions Here
Moderated by Leslie Gaston-Bird and joined by panelists Xenia Vinogradova and Iryna Kucherenko
Xenia 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”.
Since 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.
Her works include “Cenzorka”by Peter Kerekes, “Mountain Breeze” by Julia Kochetova, “Au Revel” by Sieva Diamantakos.
Currently, Xenia continues to live in Ukraine, working as a production sound mixer in the war zone with TABOR and Babylon’13 film productions.
Iryna 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

Safe&Sound Ukraine
A fundraising project aiming to purchase robust walkie-talkies and satellite phones for Ukrainian medics, volunteers, and evacuation coordinators.

The 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.

The List of equipment Safe&Sound Ukraine are seeking
Note: Units cost approximately €400-600 EACH and this does not include spare batteries and parts
Spare batteries are essential in the field because these essential workers cannot afford to have a device without power.
Examples:
Motorola 4400/ 4600/ 4800
Hytera PD705G, PD785G, PD985
Baofeng DM-1801
(basic requirements –
DMR standard, signal encryption, power 4-5 W and higher.
If someone suggests similar models – we can have a look and see if our specialists approve of those)

“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.”
Chris Howland CAS – Founder, LA Sound Mixers
“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.
In 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.”
Peter Schneider Co-Owner, Gotham Sound and Communications, Inc.
“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.”
Gordon Moore – President, Lectrosonics, Inc.

SoundGirls and Women in Vinyl Virtual Conference
2025-12-13 09:00 - 2025-12-14 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual, United States
Join Us for the SoundGirls & Women in Vinyl Virtual Conference — December 13–14, 2025!
The 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.
Highlights Include:
The Producer’s North Star with GRAMMY-winning producer Ebonie Smith — reconnect with your creative “why.”
Audio Education That Doesn’t Break the Bank — practical paths for learning without the student debt.
Live Event Production Teams — explore how Production Managers, Stage Managers, and Coordinators bring shows to life.
AI & the Music Industry with April Tucker, Kate Finan, and Tina Morris — understanding the tools shaping our future.
Mastering Feedback Session with Jett Galindo, Sarah Register, and Maggie Luthar — real-time insights on your mixes.
Do You Feel Seen? Visibility, Art & Inclusion — a creative conversation about identity, resilience, and being seen.
Register Now: use code Members to receive 25% off
No 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
Let’s build community, share knowledge, and empower the next generation of women and non-gender-conforming people in audio.

Nashville SoundGirls June Meet-Up, Hosted by Physical Music Products
2026-06-04 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Physical Music Products, 121 Duluth Ave, Nashville, United States
Nashville 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!
Physical 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!
For 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.
Hope you can join us on June 17th! Please RSVP so we can get an accurate guest count.

2026-06-07 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fancy Film Post Services, Los Angeles, United States
Join SoundGirls for an afternoon conversation and listening session with Atmos mix engineer Eva Reistad at Fancy.
Fancy Film Post Services (address will be emailed with confirmation)
June 7, 20261–4 PM PDT
Eva 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.
Pizza, snacks, and time to connect with fellow attendees will be available throughout the afternoon.
Register Here

Eva 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.

Chicago/Midwest SoundGirls Intro Mixer
2026-06-18 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Narwhal Studios Chicago, 1644 N Honore St, Chicago
This is the first mixer for Chicago and Midwest SoundGirls! We will meet and chat with each other then discuss what everyone would like to see from this chapter.
7 to 9 pm CDT
Narwhal Studios Chicago – 1644 N Honore St
