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Ask the Experts – Music Editors for Film & TV
2021-03-06 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
There is a lot of music work that happens behind the scenes in post-production of a film or tv show. Music editors can wear a lot of hats beyond just editing music tracks in a DAW – working with picture editors and directors/filmmakers to find the right musical mood for a scene, coordinating with music supervisors to find the perfect song, being a liaison between directors and composers, attending recording/scoring sessions, and attending the final mix on the dub stage.

Being a music editor takes having a range of skills from music, audio/sound, tv/film, communication/interpersonal, and more. How do you get started as a music editor, and how do you make a career out of it? We will be exploring this and the questions you have for our experts about music editing for film and tv.
March 6, 2021 at 11 AM PST
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Moderated by April Tucker
April Tucker is a re-recording mixer for television and film in Los Angeles. She is a “Jane of all trades” in post-production sound and has worked in every role of the process from music editor to sound supervisor. She is currently writing a textbook for Routledge about career paths in the audio industry, and the skills needed to survive early in your career.
Panelists
Jillinda Palmer has a decade of experience as a music editor. Her credits include Deadwood: The Movie, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Diary of a Future President (Disney+). Jillinda is also an experienced sound designer and dialog editor, singer/songwriter and performer.
Jillinda has received one Primetime Emmy Nomination, one Primetime Emmy Honor, and 2 Golden Reel Nominations for music editing. Working as a music editor enables Jillinda to apply her fundamental knowledge of music along with her editorial expertise to enhance her clients’ original intent.

Poppy Kavanagh has been operating within the music industry as a musician, music editor, DJ, and audio engineer. Poppy started out working for Ilan Eshkeri and Steve Mclaughlin where she learnt about the art of film music. She then sidestepped to work as an assistant engineer at Mark Knopfler’s British Grove Studios. It was there that she discovered the world of Music Editing. Poppy has worked with a wide range of artists including Ian Brown, Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Tim Wheeler, KT Tunstall, Ilan Eshkeri and Steve Price. In 2019 Poppy was nominated for a primetime Emmy award for her music editing work on HBO’s Leaving Neverland.

Shari Johanson is a NYC-based music editor who has been working in the film and television industry for nearly 30 years. Most recently she has collaborated with Robin Wright on her Directorial debut film LAND. Some other Directors she has worked with are Cary Fukanaga, Paul Schrader, Kevin Smith and Milos Forman. Shari has worked with composers such as R.E.M, Howard Shore, Hans Zimmer, Dave Arnold, Carter Burwell and most recently Jonathan Zalben on Disney+ ON POINTE, as well as TIME FOR THREE and Ben Solee on LAND.
Shari won a Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award for Best Music Editing for her work on the film HIGH FIDELITY, and was also nominated for Showtime’s BILLIONS, as well as for the Netflix limited series MANIAC.
Additional credits include the Oscar – and Golden-Globe-winning biopic I, TONYA; the HBO sensation BAD EDUCATION; the Emmy-winning hit series TRUE DETECTIVE S1; the Netflix original series MARCO POLO; as well as John Tururro’s JESUS ROLLS. Shari is about to embark on the continuation of BILLIONS S5. Full list of credits

Del Spiva is a multi Emmy-nominated music editor whose credits include The Defiant Ones, Genius, and A Quiet Place Part II. His upcoming film credits include Coming 2 America and Top Gun: Maverick. Prior to music editing, Del worked as an assistant sound editor for films.

SoundGirls – Audio Équité Montreal Chapter Launch
2021-03-05 16:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
We’re launching the Soundgirls – Audio Equite – Montréal Chapter!
March 5th,2021 at 16h30 EST/ 4:30 PM EST/ 1:30 PM PST
This event is in English” & “Cette activité est présentée en anglais
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Join us for an exploration of what diversity is and how to foster it through our everyday practice.
We 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.
Looking forward to meeting and connecting with you!

Keynote Speaker – Dawn Birr
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.

Dawn 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.
Rejoignez-nous pour une exploration de ce qu’est la diversité et comment la favoriser à travers notre pratique quotidienne.
Nous 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.
Au plaisir de vous rencontrer et de vous connecter!

Ask the Experts – Teching for Live Sound Engineers
2021-02-20 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
The role of FOH or Monitor Tech differs from the role of system and stage techs, system engineers and crew chiefs. They work alongside FOH and Monitor Engineers and responsible for setting up and maintaining the FOH/Mon equipment. (consoles and processing). The FOH Tech is responsible for running walk in and out music, announcements, media feeds. FOH techs often fill the role of the system engineer and are responsible for or assist in the EQ and time alignment of the system and setting the rigging points. FOH Techs can be called on to record the performance through digital technology such as Pro Tools. FOH Techs often mix the opening artists. FOH Techs should have solid experience with different consoles and outboard processing.
At the other end of the snake, Monitor Techs are often responsible for In-Ear Monitoring Systems (IEMs) and RF coordination. The Monitor Tech will most likely be responsible for mixing monitors for the opening artists. The Monitor Tech should have solid experience with different consoles and outboard processing, as well as different types of monitor and IEM systems.
Both of these positions are often filled by well-established engineers. FOH and Monitor Techs often work with Artist Engineers on a regular basis and are an important part of a touring production.
This is your opportunity to have your questions answered by Rachael Moser, Krysten Dean, Trevor Waite, and Ivan Ortiz.
Feb. 20, 2021, at 11 AM PST
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Moderated by Beth O’Leary
Beth is a freelance live sound engineer and tech-based in Sheffield, England. While studying for her degree in zoology, she got distracted working for her university’s volunteer entertainment society and ended up in the music industry instead of wildlife conservation. Over the last ten years, she has done everything from pushing boxes in tiny clubs to touring arenas and spends a lot of her life in muddy fields working on most of the major festivals in the UK. She has a particular passion for flying PA, the black magic that is RF, travel, and good coffee. Read Beth’s Blog
Panelists
Kyrsten Dean
Krysten is a touring Sound System Engineer and Crew Chief working for Eighth Day Sound Systems, but if you said Krysten on the road, most people would not know who you were talking about because everyone calls her “KD.” She has been working in professional audio for the last 17 years after quitting her corporate engineering job. She has toured with JayZ, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Earth, Wind and Fire, Drake, and Madonna to name a few. She is also an entrepreneur working to introduce more women and people of color to the technical side of the touring industry, through what she likes to call S.T.E.M.M. – Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Music.
Trevor Waite
Trevor works for Group One Limited as a technical support engineer. The company is the US distributor for Digico, Calrec, Klang: technologies and Avolites, among other professional audio and lighting brands. Prior to this Trevor was an audio technician for Firehouse Productions and Eighth Day Sound. Trevor has worked as technician, engineer and crew chief for multiple tours, festivals, and one-offs. Over the years, as both an independent and staff engineer, he has mixed monitors for countless well-known artists, including Harry Belafonte, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Thirty Seconds to Mars, The Black Keys and many others.
Trevor worked for The Who (from 2007 – 2019) as a monitor tech for their two monitor engineers Bob Pridden and Simon Higgs. Trevor would take over mixing for Pete Townshend when Bob retired.
Rachael Moser
Rachael has worked for Clair Global in Nashville for over ten years as a PA Tech, Monitor Systems Tech, RF Tech, Monitor Mixer, and most recently System Engineer/Crew Chief. She has worked in audio for over 15 years and attended Belmont University, graduating from their Audio Engineering Technology program with a BS and minor in business
Ivan Ortiz
Ivan is an audio veteran, with over 18 years of experience in professional audio – gaining his education working for a small sound company that specialized in Latin acts while attending Full Sail. After he graduated he headed to the west coast – taking an internship at Rat Sound Systems and his “can-do attitude” led to weekend work with several Los Angeles-based sound companies. Ivan would go on to tour as a system tech for Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World, Pepe Aguilar and toured for several years as a monitor engineer for My Chemical Romance, Gavin DeGraw, and multiple fill-in gigs for other bands as FOH or MON Engineer.
Ivan would go on to work for LD Systems in Houston Texas working the Houston Rodeo as Monitors Engineer for the event for five consecutive years. While working for LD Systems Ivan also had the opportunity to work on nationally televised events as the A1 for NCAA Final Four, NCAA Sweet Sixteen, Houston’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, before returning to Rat as shop manager and all-around Tech Master. Ivan is now the Technical Resources and Account Manager at Rat Sound Systems.

Ask the Experts – Mixing for Broadway and Theatre
2021-02-03 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Ask the Experts – Mixing for Broadway and Theatre

What is the role of the Sound Mixer in theatre productions?
The Sound Mixer/Engineer develops or sources music and sound effects according to the Sound Designers specifications. The sound crew sets up the sound system for a production and runs it during the course of each performance. The Sound Mixer/Engineer takes all of the sound in a show – Actors’ voices, environmental noise, sound effects, the orchestra – and balances them to create a rich and exciting sound for the audience to experience.
Ask the Experts – Mixing for Broadway and Theatre. This is your chance to ask professional sound mixers/engineers working on Broadway questions.
Feb. 3 at 3 PM PST
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Moderated by
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
Sound Mixers/Engineers
Heather Augustine
Heather is an audio engineer currently touring around the US with Broadway-style shows. She graduated from Penn State University with a BFA in Theatrical Design and Technology, with an emphasis on Sound Design, and has been on the road for the past 7 years. During her touring career, she has worked on a variety of shows including Billy Elliot, Dirty Dancing, Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, and Miss Saigon. Currently, she is the A1 for the first national tour of Mean Girls. Read Heather’s Blog
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
Cassy Givens
Cassy is a New York City-based theatrical audio engineer. Her mix credits include the Broadway productions of Frozen, Something Rotten, Newsies, Memphis, and The Scottsboro Boys. She has also mixed various theatrical shows and events on tour, Off-Broadway, and regionally at venues including Huntington Theatre Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Old Globe, Glimmerglass Opera, and The Public Theatre in NYC. When she isn’t mixing musicals she works as a sound designer, system technician, as well as a wireless microphone technician. Proud member of IATSE.

SoundGirls / AES “How To Submit a Paper” Webinar January 15
2021-01-15 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
SoundGirls / AES “How To Submit a Paper” Webinar

As we strive to change the race and gender balance of panels at academic conferences, we have been reaching out to underrepresented groups to invite submissions as part of our larger call for papers. We find that sometimes people just don’t know where to begin, and it’s time to change that!
Join panelists Leslie Gaston-Bird, Jamie Angus, and Bert Kraaijpoel for a walkthrough of how to submit an abstract, précis, and paper to an academic conference.
SoundGirls / AES “How To Submit a Paper”
Jan 15, 2021, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (England)

6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (England)
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM (Eastern)
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (Central)

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Mountain)

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Pacific)

Register and post your questions here
Panelists Include
Leslie Gaston-Bird
Leslie Gaston-Bird (AMPS, M.P.S.E.) is the author of the book “Women in Audio”, part of the AES Presents series and published by Focal Press (Routledge). She is a voting member of the Recording Academy (The Grammys®). Currently, she is a freelance re-recording mixer and sound editor and owner of Mix Messiah Productions specializing in 5.1 mixing. Prior to that, she was a tenured Associate Professor of Recording Arts at the University of Colorado Denver (2005-2018) where she also served as Chair of the Department of Music and Entertainment Industry Studies. She led groups of Recording Arts students in study abroad courses in England, Germany, and Italy which included participation in AES Conventions. Leslie has done research on audio for planetariums, multichannel audio on Blu-Ray, and a comparison of multichannel codecs that was published in the AES Journal (Gaston, L. and Sanders, R. (2008), “Evaluation of HE-AAC, AC-3, and E-AC-3 Codecs”, Journal of the Audio Engineering Society of America, 56(3)).
Bert Kraaijpoel
With a mixed technical/musical background Bert started his audio career as a recording engineer in the 1980s, the beginning of the digital era. He was mainly recording and editing classical music and jazz. He developed secondary activities, establishing professional training programs in audio technology, initially for broadcast engineers and later expanding to other audio (-visual) companies. At present Bert is a full-time lecturer at the Dutch Film Academy and at the Royal Conservatory, mainly lecturing in the areas of electro-acoustics and psychoacoustics.
Bert has been an AES member for over 25 years and during that period he has a long history as a committee member for the Dutch AES Section. He has served as its Secretary for the past 10 years. He has organized a multitude of section meetings and tutorials on various audio-related subjects and presented tutorials on microphones and digital audio. He is pro-active in encouraging communication with the student community.
Bert served as a member of the convention committee for the 124th AES Convention in Amsterdam in May 2008. In his spare time, Bert is a baritone singer in one of the larger choirs of the Hague and he is also an enthousiastic amateur photographer.
Jamie Angus-Whiteoak
Professor Emerita of Audio Technology at Salford University. Her interest in audio was crystallized at age 11 when she visited the WOR studios in NYC on a school trip in 1967. After this she was hooked, and spent much of her free time studying audio, radio, synthesizers, and loudspeakers, and even managed to build some!
After secondary education in Scotland, in 1973 she attended the University of Lethbridge in Alberta Canada. There, in addition to her studies in physics, music, computing, drama, philosophy, and english composition, she repaired their VCS3 synthesizer, and so obtained coveted access to the electronic music lab.
She then studied electronics at Kent (UK) doing her BSc and Ph.D. there from 1974 to 1980. During her Ph.D. study, she became interested in A/D conversion, and worked on a sigma-delta approach, but had to give it up to concentrate on her Thesis topic of designing a general-purpose Digital Signal Processor. After her Ph.D., she joined Standard Telecommunications Laboratories, which invented optical fibres and PCM. There she worked on integrated optics, speech coding, speech synthesis, and recognition in the early 80s, and invented a novel 32kBits speech coding method. She has been active in audio and acoustic research since then.
She was appointed as the BT Lecturer at the University of York in 1983, to develop the first integrated masters (Meng) in Electronic and Communication Engineering in conjunction with British Telecom. She then co-created the UK’s first Music Technology course in 1986 when it was considered a “silly idea”! She is the inventor of; modulated, wideband and absorbing diffusers, direct processing of Super Audio CD signals, and one of the first 4-channel digital tape recorders. She has done work on signal processing, analogue circuits, and numerous other audio technology topics. She teaches audio and video signal processing, Psychoacoustics, Sound reproduction, studio design, audio, and video coding, and loudspeaker and microphone design. She has co-written two textbooks and has authored, or co-authored over 200 journal and conference papers and 4 patents. She is currently investigating environmentally friendly audio technology. She has been awarded; the AES Silver medal, an AES fellowship, and the IOA Peter Barnet Memorial prize, for her contributions to audio, acoustics, and education.
For relaxation she likes playing drums and dancing, but not usually at the same time.

Ask the Experts - All About Mastering
2021-01-09 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
What is a Mastering Engineer
Mastering audio is the final step in the creative process of recording and is the first step in the distribution side of music. People often wonder what exactly a Mastering Engineer does. There is a lot that goes into mastering audio including the use of digital and analog tools, applying and adjusting EQ, Compression, Limiting, Stereo Enhancement, and more. Mastering also allows for the chance for the project to have fresh ears. Mastering Engineers work closely with the artists, producers, and other engineers to reach the desired sound.
Here is your chance to ask the questions you have about Mastering.
Join us on January 9 at 11 am PST
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Moderated by
Ainjel Emme is a musician, songwriter, and producer. She has spent the past 20 years immersed in the study and practice of record production, shadowing world-class audio engineers, working in professional studios, and making records via her Los Angeles-based production house, Block of Joy.

Mastering Engineers

Jett Galindo – Mastering Engineer at The Bakery

Jett began her engineering career in the world-renowned Avatar Studios in New York as the recording engineer for producer Jerry Barnes. As Barnes’ engineer, Jett engineered for veteran artists such as legendary singer-songwriter Roberta Flack, Nile Rodgers and Latin Grammy-winning Brazilian rock band Jota Quest.
In 2013, Jett joined The Mastering Lab family as the sole right-hand man to pioneer mastering engineer and Grammy Technical Achievement awardee Doug Sax. Under the steady mentorship of the late Sax, Jett burgeoned to become the newest mastering engineer in The Mastering Lab roster. In 2014, Jett’s work with Brazilian rock band Jota Quest garnered the group a Latin GRAMMY nomination for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album.
With engineering credits spanning different genres and legendary artists (Bette Midler, Randy Travis, Nile Rodgers, Roberta Flack, and Gustavo Santaolalla, to name a few), Jett Galindo carries on the legacy left behind by her late mentor, mastering legend Doug Sax (The Mastering Lab). She now works as a mastering engineer alongside Eric Boulanger at The Bakery, located at the Sony Pictures Lot in Culver City, Los Angeles.

Anna Frick Mastering Engineer at Airshow Mastering
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.

Piper Payne – Mastering Engineer at Infrasonic
Piper is a mastering engineer based in Nashville and Oakland, CA. She recently merged her studio Neato Mastering with Infrasonic. Piper holds a BFA in Audio from The University of Michigan and continued her graduate education in audio at the University of Stavanger in Norway. She has apprenticed under some of the best-known Mastering and audio mentors in the world, including Bob Katz in Orlando and Micael Romanowski in San Francisco.
Piper is a Trustee of the Recording Academy and she serves on the P&E Wing Steering Committee and the Advisory Council. She is a Governor of the Audio Engineering Society and she is Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the AES’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee as well as an active member of Women’s Audio Mission and serves on the Board of SoundGirls.

SoundGirls Holiday Zoom Party
2020-12-28 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
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Impostor Syndrome Webinar Dec. 13
2020-12-13 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online Webinar
Join us for a webinar on Impostor Syndrome on
Dec. 13 at 11 am PDT
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“Imposter Syndrome”, is a common mental process whereby someone has an unwarranted feeling of insecurity about their worth or their abilities, despite the evidence showing otherwise. Often thoughts occur that cause the person to believe they are fraudulent in their efforts or talents, and sooner or later will be found out to be “fake” or inadequate.
Kirsten Hunneyball a Certified Life Coach and Addictions and Eating Disorder Recovery Specialist will cover the basic concept, as well as share some examples, signs of the syndrome, and methods for overcoming the thinking pattern. It’s important to note that this syndrome is very common, and the more we are open about it, the easier it will become to manage.

Kirsten Hunneyball Certified Life Coach and Addictions and Eating Disorder Recovery Specialist Coach.

My name is Kirsten Hunneyball. I currently live in Johannesburg, South Africa. Music has always been a huge part of my life, or rather it’s always been a huge part of me. I play the trumpet, piano and sing. When I was at school, the Jazz and Concert Bands were where I spent most of my time, and music was the thing that carried me through many hardships. I have performed as a lead singer in bands at Music festivals such as Outland and Splashy Fen, and sang in a jazz duo in Durban for 3 years before moving to Ballito. I have played trumpet as a session musician on albums and performed at the Zakifo and French Music Festivals with Red Robyn. I have also written and recorded some of my own original music. About a year ago I took a great interest in what it meant to be the person behind the scenes, and hoped to learn how to produce my own music, and therefore I and am currently studying a music production diploma at Abbey Road Institute in Johannesburg.
I took a keen interest in Sound Girls a few months ago as I recognised the dire need for mental and emotional support in the creative industry. I am honoured to be a part of this fantastic cause.

Pittsburgh SoundGirls Present a Webinar on Freelancing
2020-11-11 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online Webinar
Please join our Pittsburgh SoundGirls Chapter for a Freelancing Webinar on Nov. 11th.
Learn how to manage your finances, networking and creating your own career.
Moderated by Carolyn Slothour and Laura Moeller
Panelists Include:
Devyn Caraballo: Operates her own sound company & custom cables
Deborra Peelor: Lighting designer & lighting professor
Angela Baughman: Sound designer & engineer
Elizabeth Andrews: Theatrical lighting designer
November 11 at 7 PM EST

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Pittsburgh SoundGirls Present a Webinar on Freelancing
2020-11-02 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom

A Discussion about Foley Webinar
2020-10-04 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Join SoundGirls for a webinar on the art of Foley.

Saturday, October 4

11am PST/ 2pm EST/ 7pm BST
Moderated by
Jamie Baker, post-production sound editor, mixer, and educator (Hoboken Post, LLC & Savannah College of Art and Design)
Panelists:
Chelsea Body – freelance sound editor and Foley recordist (Toronto, Canada)
Joanna Fang – Foley artist and Foley editor at Alchemy Post (New York, NY)
Ronni Pitman – Foley artist at Skywalker Sound (San Francisco, CA)
Anna Wright – Foley artist at Boom Post (London, UK)
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Mixing Webinar with Rosana Cabán and Vanessa Silbermann
2020-09-28 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Join SoundGirls & Female Frequency for a Mixing Webinar with Rosana Cabán. Moderated by Vanessa Silberman.
Learn helpful tips about mixing, plugins, panning, automation and preparation of files for mastering.
Monday, September 28th
6 pm-8 pm ET
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Rosana Cabán is a Puerto Rican-born, Brooklyn-based artist and music producer. As the drummer of the band Psychic Twin, she toured and performed in over 80 rock venues across the US and Canada opening for STRFKR, LadyHawke, the Generationals. Her production and mixing work has been released through Polyvinyl, Shore Dive, and DEATH BY SHEEP records and heard on podcasts and voice-overs for New York Times-reviewed theater. She was a Marble House Project artist in residency in 2018 and an Ace Hotel AIR in 2017. Rosana is an active member of Tom Tom Magazine’s Braintrust and is a graduate of Columbia University’s Sound Art MFA program. She works out of her recording studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. rosanacaban.com
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.
Vanessa’s live shows and music has been compared to the raw bare bones rock ‘n roll of Nirvana along with the appeal of Liz Phair and Chrissie Hynde, the authenticity of classic artists such as Patti Smith and Neil Young mixed with the pop sensibilities of commercial radio artists such as Green Day and Metric.
Widely known for having a very strong DIY ethic and wearing many different hats in the music business —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.
vanessasilbermanofficial.com
adiamondheartproduction.com
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–>
femalefrequency.bandcamp.com
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Adamson Applied Certification (2 Day) Paris, France
2020-09-22 - 2020-09-23
Adamson will be holding the 2 Day Applied Certification course in partnership with DV2 in Paris, France. September 22nd & 23rd.
Applied Certification is designed to instill the basic framework needed to properly design, deploy and control an Adamson loudspeaker system with a focus on Blueprint AV™ E-Series and S-Series.
Over 2 days, attendees will have the opportunity to learn fundamental skills, as well as tips and tricks to deploy an Adamson System and gain an understanding on the technology that provides the backbone for these systems.
Topics covered will include:

Product overview
Venue measurement
System design
System preparation
System deployment
Tuning and alignment

Get a head start with the pre-training material including the Education Series Videos, User Handbooks and sign up for a copy of Blueprint AV™
For more information and to sign up contact education.emea@adamsonsystems.com

Reimagining our Industry – Webinar
2020-09-12 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Reimagining our Industry – Webinar

Thanks to COVID-19 we are all now unwilling participants in a seismic experiment that is shaking the foundations of society, technology, economics, healthcare and our Industry. SoundGirls and ProSoundWeb are pondering how we might reimagine our industry.
As we move from survival to adjustment, from chaos to catalyst, the next normal (or abnormal) is being shaped right now.
COVID-19 and protests happening throughout the world have unmasked our current systems – the fragility of business and society, the consequences of urbanization and globalization, and our dependence on technology and healthcare. Activities in which consumers are likely to change behavior most are in travel, shopping, socializing, and live events.
We are faced with a choice to rebuild the world as it was or to realize the possibilities before us. Join a panel of industry veterans in a conversation about shaping the future of the pro audio industry.
Sept. 12 at 12:00 PM PST
Register Here
Moderator
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.

Panelist Include
Alesia Hendley is an Audiovisual professional that found her passion at a young age as a sound engineer within her Father’s church. Now you can find her making connections within AV, Digital Signage and IT, along with executing creative ventures. As a young professional she’s finding ways to bring AV technologies, and creative visions together in the effort to leave her mark by making an impact.

Jeri Palumbo has been a broadcast audio mixer and specialist for the past 27 years in Sports and Entertainment. Prior to her work in broadcast, she spent years as a trained musician and arranger on the music side of the business before going into post-production and eventually live broadcast. With a current focus on live remote broadcast events, Jeri’s work has included the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cups, the Oscars and more. Entertainment shows have included The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien and American Idol to name a few. She also won a Telly Award for mixing the live bluegrass show “Songs of the Mountains.”Jeri has worn the hats of broadcast engineer/mixer, field audio, RF tech and communications and most recently broadcast A1 mixer for gaming eSports in immersive surround 5.1. Jeri served on the RF Coordination committee for the NFL, NBA All-Stars and serves in the same capacity for the Rose Bowl every year. Jeri also worked on the NFL’s Enhanced Audio team (sounds from the field) on its debut roll-out.

Bill Reeves has been working in the concert production industry for over 40 years. Starting out on the lighting crew. He graduated to LD/Production Manager within a couple of years and has been working exclusively as a Production/Tour Manager for better than 30 years. Highlights Luther Vandross (14 years), Prince (3 tours including Purple Rain), Stevie Wonder, Anita Baker, Maxwell, D’Angelo, Anthony Hamilton (14 years up to present).
Bill is also the co-founder along with Lance Jackson of Roadies of Color United.

Carlos Mosquera, born in Venezuela, has been passionate about music from a young age. Through Venezuela’s National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestras and Choirs called “El Sistema,” a music education program that reaches 400,000 children, Carlos received his Bachelor in Music. After playing with Symphonic Orchestras and ensembles around the world, he then graduated with a B.A. in Sound Technology from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) in the U.K. After graduating,
Carlos has become immersed in music and sound technologies. He has been a Recording/Mixing Engineer for organizations like the L.A. Philharmonic, The Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles, The Herb Albert School of Music at UCLA, and L-ISA Applications Engineer and developer for L-Acoustics’ new immersive audio technology. As an L-ISA Engineer, he has worked on numerous major shows such as Lorde, Lady Gaga, Childish Gambino, Alt-J, LA Philharmonic, Deadmau5, Aerosmith, Bon Iver, Sleeping Beauty Dreams, Cages, among others.
On his own time, he developed a positional app for the visually impaired called “Guiding Sounds”, using inaudible impulses reproduced by speakers. It’s an accessible, scalable, and cost-efficient solution that allows blind individuals to access real-time information of their location, enabling them to find exactly where they are, and how to interact with the world in a whole new way, no internet required. Carlos’s passion for music, sound, mixing, and coding extends beyond his professional career
SIDNEY WILSON 40+ years in the professional audio industry, Sidney’s experience includes a multitude of positions from touring as a front of house engineer, monitor engineer and systems engineer. He also has had stints in the nuclear power industry, MRI (Super Conducting Magnets) industry, working on Particle Accelerators at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and teaching audio electronics. In addition, he has experience in design and building of recording studios. He decided to spread his wings into commercial real estate sales and analysis of 200+ apartment complexes, including real estate development projects and single tenant net lease properties nationwide.
However, his heart is in Audio and the last 10 years have been focused on high‐end professional digital console rentals, sales and service as Operations Manager at Hi‐Tech Audio, Inc., and starting a small company (Erevu Group) specializing in noise measurement, analysis, and solutions for large outdoor concerts and events.

Adamson Advanced Certification (2 Day) Paris, France
2020-09-08 - 2020-09-09
Adamson will be holding a 2 Day Advanced Certification course in partnership with DV2 in Paris, September 8th & 9th.
Advanced Certification is designed to expand the knowledge needed to properly design, deploy and control large and/or complex Adamson loudspeaker system, focusing on in-depth Blueprint AV™ techniques as well as streamlined work flow for E-Series and S-Series systems.
Over 2 days, attendees will have the opportunity to expand on their existing knowledge and experience to deploy an Adamson System and gain a deeper understanding of the technology that provides the backbone for these systems.
Topics covered will include:

Product overview
Venue measurement
System design
System preparation
System deployment
Tuning and alignment

Attendees interested in taking this course must have completed Applied Certification as a pre-requisite.
Get a head start with the pre-training material including the Education Series Videos, User Handbooks and sign up for a copy of Blueprint AV™
For more information and to sign up contact education.emea@adamsonsystems.com

Sennheiser - RF Fundamentals Webinar
2020-09-03 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
RF Fundamentals
Thom Salisbury of Sennheiser will review the recent FCC changes, explore RF theory Waves, propagation, intermodulation, types of modulation, and more. Then we will take a look at frequency coordination strategies, and rules of thumb for system design.
Time: Sep 3, 2020 01:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81064478440?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 810 6447 8440
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Transitioning in the Music Industry
2020-08-30 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Laura Nagtegaal and Savy Dunlevy share their stories of working and transitioning in the music industry.
Transgender people are in a unique position to see exactly how sexist dynamics in the workplace tend to play out and Laura and Savy will share their stories and experiences with us and what the industry needs to do to overcome sexism and transphobia.
We look forward to this discussion and are thankful that Laura and Savy want to share their stories with us.
August 30th at 12 PM PST
Register Here
Savy Dunlevy is a wireless and communications audio technician for broadcast television and live events. Although a newcomer to the world of audio, they have worked in and been involved with entertainment since birth. Some of their favorite projects include shows with HGTV, ABC Network, Broadway promotional shoots, Say Yes to the Dress, and Paul McCartney: Live at Grand Central.

Laura Nagtegaal – Laura’s career touring the world as a guitar technician, tour manager, and merchandiser started 25 years ago. With her sunny and infectious demeanor, she spreads her own newfound joy and youthful life force around.
Laura shared her story with SoundGirls last year and you can read it here Transitioning in the Music Industry

Unraveling Audio Networking An in-depth look at DANTE, AVB and MADI
2020-08-25 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Online via Zoom
Synthax will be hosting a webinar for SoundGirls and Rat SoundSystems on August 25th
Unraveling Audio Networking An in-depth look at DANTE, AVB and MADI –
Aug 25, 2020 – 2 pm – 3 pm Eastern Time with Synthax
In addition Rat Sound is offering all SoundGirls members, special discounts right now on products featured in the webinar as well as all the pro audio brands they sell including Sennheiser, Shure, Yamaha, RME, QSC and more. If you are decking out your home studio or just need a few miscellaneous cables, Email sales@ratsound.com directly for a quote.
https://www.synthax.com
To join Zoom meeting, click this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7542064220?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 754 206 4220
Password: [REDACTED]

Sexual Harassment in the Industry Seminar
2020-08-25 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
SoundGirls will be hosting Kim Warnick, the Executive Director of Calling All Crows, Kim has over a decade of sexual violence prevention and response experience, including a specialized focus on workplace sexual violence since 2016, and six years of music industry experience, she was uniquely situated to design and lead the #HereForTheMusic campaign to prevent sexual violence at concerts and festivals.

August 25

12:00 to 2:00 PM PST

Register Here

The seminar will cover:

What is sexual harassment? What does it look like?
What is legal definition vs unwelcoming (but not illegal) work environment?
What you can do if it’s already happening at work?
What can you do if it’s already happening to someone else at your workplace?
How can we proactively address this issue?
How can we be involved in this broader culture change?
Calling All Crows and #HereForTheMusic campaign

Kim Warnick, the Executive Director of Calling All Crows, is a professional with program design, project management, event production, facilitation, and communications experience in corporate, start-up, and nonprofit organizations. With a decade of sexual violence prevention and response experience, including a specialized focus on workplace sexual violence since 2016, and 6 years of music industry experience, she was uniquely situated to design and lead the #HereForTheMusic campaign to prevent sexual violence at concerts and festivals. After 9 tours with 3 different artists, she has opted to get off the road and settle into Long Beach, CA, a westward migration from spending most of her life in NH and MA. She holds a BA in Sociology from Harvard University, where her studies focused on social movements, organizational culture, and conflict and peacebuilding, including an intensive study in Rwanda.

How to be an Ally for Marginalized Groups in Audio
2020-08-20 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
How to be an Ally for Marginalized Groups in Audio

It’s time to stop talking about the lack of diversity in the audio industry. and do something about it. In order to do this, we need to understand the barriers marginalized groups face, institutionalized sexism and racism, double standards, and unconscious bias. This will be a continuing series and this first webinar will two-parts.
August 13 and August 20
2 PM to 4 PM PST
Register for August 13
Register for August 20

Moderator
MIKE BANGS – GEORGE STRAIT AEROSMITH, ERIC CLAPTON, KATY PERRY, TOM PETTY, LYNYRD SKYNYRD

Mike Bangs 20+ year career includes experiences as a monitor engineer and production manager for A-list acts including Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, George Strait, Katy Perry, Tom Petty, Kid Rock, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. An early advocate of live digital mixing, Bangs assisted a multitude of others in making the transition from analog in the early 2000s. A pioneer in surfaceless mixing that naturally gravitated to Allen & Heath, he built a close relationship with the manufacturer and ultimately joined the company to provide support to those on the road using dLive mixing systems.

Panelists
JERRY LOPEZ – EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS, CHICANO BATMAN, THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Named one the best LA-area live sound engineers by LA Weekly, Jerry Lopez mixes it up between running his own production company (Jerry Rig Audio) and engineering for some of the top acts in the world. Over the last 25 years he has mixed and supported a diverse range of acts like Run The Jewels, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Chicano Batman, and The Neighbourhood.
KARRIE KEYES – PEARL JAM, EDDIE VEDDER, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SONIC YOUTH

Hailing from Los Angeles, Karrie has spent the last 29 plus years as the monitor engineer for Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder. Karrie started out doing sound for punk bands in Los Angeles in 1986 under the tutelage of Dave Rat of Rat Sound, where she spent twenty years helping to establish the company. She was able to gain an immense amount of hands-on experience and technical knowledge at Rat, which eventually led to her becoming the monitor engineer for The Red Hot Chili Peppers from 1990-2000. She first met and started working with Pearl Jam who opened for RHCP on their 1991-1992 Blood Sugar Sex Magic Tour. She has worked with Sonic Youth, Fugazi, and Neil Young.

JIM YAKABUSKI – VAN HALEN, AVRIL LAVIGNE, MATCHBOX TWENTY

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 audio books, 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.
DANA WACHS – MGMT, ST. VINCENT, M.I.A
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.
SALIM AKRAM – BAD RABBITS, BILLIE EILISH

A multitalented and diverse musician, songwriter and engineer, Salim Akram is currently mixing monitors for pop superstar Billie Eilish (2020 Grammy Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year winner). When he isn’t behind an Allen & Heath dLive mixing console on sold-out global tour dates, he can be heard playing guitar at festivals and on tour with bands such as the post-R & B futuristic funk-punk group Bad Rabbits.

Webinar Part One
We will discuss
Institutionalized sexism and racism
How unconscious bias affects who is hired
Each of our panelists will share their experiences and insights on how we can move towards an inclusive industry where people are judged and hired on their skills vs. gender and race.
Questions and Answers
Webinar Part Two
We will discuss double standards, toxic masculinity, and creating a safe work environment for all.
We will be providing resources and checklists unconscious bias and sexism and racism.
Steps you can take personally take to be an ally.
Creating a safe work environment for all
Questions and Answers

How to be an Ally for Marginalized Groups in Audio
2020-08-13 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
It’s time to stop talking about the lack of diversity in the audio industry. and do something about it. In order to do this, we need to understand the barriers marginalized groups face, institutionalized sexism and racism, double standards, and unconscious bias. This will be a continuing series and this first webinar will two-parts.
August 13 and August 20
2 PM to 4 PM PST
Register for August 13
Register for August 20

Moderator
MIKE BANGS – GEORGE STRAIT AEROSMITH, ERIC CLAPTON, KATY PERRY, TOM PETTY, LYNYRD SKYNYRD

Mike Bangs 20+ year career includes experiences as a monitor engineer and production manager for A-list acts including Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, George Strait, Katy Perry, Tom Petty, Kid Rock, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. An early advocate of live digital mixing, Bangs assisted a multitude of others in making the transition from analog in the early 2000s. A pioneer in surfaceless mixing that naturally gravitated to Allen & Heath, he built a close relationship with the manufacturer and ultimately joined the company to provide support to those on the road using dLive mixing systems.

Panelists
JERRY LOPEZ – EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS, CHICANO BATMAN, THE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Named one the best LA-area live sound engineers by LA Weekly, Jerry Lopez mixes it up between running his own production company (Jerry Rig Audio) and engineering for some of the top acts in the world. Over the last 25 years he has mixed and supported a diverse range of acts like Run The Jewels, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Chicano Batman, and The Neighbourhood.
KARRIE KEYES – PEARL JAM, EDDIE VEDDER, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, SONIC YOUTH

Hailing from Los Angeles, Karrie has spent the last 29 plus years as the monitor engineer for Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder. Karrie started out doing sound for punk bands in Los Angeles in 1986 under the tutelage of Dave Rat of Rat Sound, where she spent twenty years helping to establish the company. She was able to gain an immense amount of hands-on experience and technical knowledge at Rat, which eventually led to her becoming the monitor engineer for The Red Hot Chili Peppers from 1990-2000. She first met and started working with Pearl Jam who opened for RHCP on their 1991-1992 Blood Sugar Sex Magic Tour. She has worked with Sonic Youth, Fugazi, and Neil Young.

JIM YAKABUSKI – VAN HALEN, AVRIL LAVIGNE, MATCHBOX TWENTY

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 audio books, 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.
DANA WACHS – MGMT, ST. VINCENT, M.I.A
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.
SALIM AKRAM – BAD RABBITS, BILLIE EILISH

A multitalented and diverse musician, songwriter and engineer, Salim Akram is currently mixing monitors for pop superstar Billie Eilish (2020 Grammy Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year winner). When he isn’t behind an Allen & Heath dLive mixing console on sold-out global tour dates, he can be heard playing guitar at festivals and on tour with bands such as the post-R & B futuristic funk-punk group Bad Rabbits.

Webinar Part One
We will discuss
Institutionalized sexism and racism
How unconscious bias affects who is hired
Each of our panelists will share their experiences and insights on how we can move towards an inclusive industry where people are judged and hired on their skills vs. gender and race.
Questions and Answers
Webinar Part Two
We will discuss double standards, toxic masculinity, and creating a safe work environment for all.
We will be providing resources and checklists unconscious bias and sexism and racism.
Steps you can take personally take to be an ally.
Creating a safe work environment for all
Questions and Answers

Adamson Applied Certification (2 Day) Lüneburg, Germany
2020-08-12 - 2020-08-13
Adamson will be holding the 2 Day Applied Certification program in partnership with Cobra Sound & Light, Lüneburg, Germany August 12th & 13th
Applied Certification is designed to instill the basic framework needed to properly design, deploy and control an Adamson loudspeaker system with a focus on Blueprint AV™ E-Series and S-Series.
Over 2 days, attendees will have the opportunity to learn fundamental skills, as well as tips and tricks to deploy an Adamson System and gain an understanding on the technology that provides the backbone for these systems.
This course will be conducted in German!
Topics covered will include:

Product overview
Venue measurement
System design
System preparation
System deployment
Tuning and alignment

Get a head start with the pre-training material including the Education Series Videos, User Handbooks and sign up for a copy of Blueprint AV™
For more information and to sign up contact education.emea@adamsonsystems.com

Anti Racism Discussion Group – August 9th at NOON PST
2020-08-09 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Anti Racism Discussion Group
Several of our members have asked that we start a discussion group on Anti-Racism Work.
We are forming a monthly discussion group, where we will study on our own a video, essay, book, etc. and then meet to discuss what we have learned and how we can apply it to creating a more inclusive industry.
For our first discussion we will watch
Ibram X. Kendi’s Lecture on How to be an Antiracist, at UC Berkeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxa43H8m034
We will discuss key questions from the How to Be an Anti-Racist Book Club
And explore and share our experiences within the industry.
If you want to read the book we encourage you to do so. You can order How to Be An Anti Racist directly from the publisher here or from your favorite Independent Bookseller. Consider ordering books from a black-owned bookstore find one here.
This discussion group will be in a safe space and we are working on rules to keep all members safe. We will be sending these out with the Zoom Link.
August 9th at NOON-2 PM PST – 3 to 5 PM EST.
This discussion is planned for 2 hours.
Register here

Why Anti-Racist work?
Using an anti-racist intersectional frame
An anti-racist intersectional frame recognizes all the different ways people and communities experience racism with respect to their identities. An anti-racist frame also recognizes that racism both in the United States & abroad is grounded in and motivated by anti-Black racism. Therefore, an anti-racist intersectional frame provides a conceptual tool to examine institutional and systemic oppression that Black, Indigenous & People of Colour (BIPOC) face because of both their race and identities while providing a guiding approach for working with and in communities and systems to create a more just and equitable society.
How does anti-racist work intersect with sexism and misogyny in the music industry? Intersectional theory asserts that people are often disadvantaged by multiple sources of oppression: their race, class, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, and other identity markers.
An anti-racist intersectional frame is an action-orientated frame. It critiques society’s structure and its treatment of people and communities while providing a guiding approach for how to work towards a more just and equitable society.

Definitions
Central to using a frame is developing a shared language. The following breaks down individual concepts as a means to better understand what an anti-racist intersectional frame entails.
Anti-racism is the active process of identifying and challenging racism, by changing systems, organizational structures, policies and practices, and attitudes to redistribute power in an equitable manner.
Anti-Black Racism is any attitude, behavior, practice, or policy that explicitly or implicitly reflects the belief that Black people are inferior to another racial group. Anti-Black racism is reflected in interpersonal, institutional, and systemic levels of racism and is a function of white supremacy
A racist idea is any concept that regards one racial group as inferior or superior to another racial group in any way.
Intersectionality is a concept and frame coined by Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, to describe the ways in which race, class, gender, and other aspects of our identity “intersect” overlap and interact with one another, informing the way in which individuals simultaneously experience oppression and privilege in their daily lives interpersonally and systemically. Intersectionality promotes the idea that aspects of our identity do not work in a silo. Intersectionality, then, provides a basis for understanding how these individual identity markers work with one another.

Resources on Anti-Racist Work and Intersectionality
HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Kimberlé Crenshaw: What is Intersectionality?
Intersectionality Matters: A Conversation with Kimberlé Crenshaw
SoundGirls Anti-Racist Resources

Strategies for a Successful Career in Touring
2020-08-05 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Join us for a lively discussion between a gathering of A-List touring pros as they share their stories and strategies for success and longevity in the business of concert touring.
… and guess what? They’re all women!
We will discuss
The Reality of the Job – Paying your Dues – Mastering Your Craft -What Technical Skills are a Must – How Production Crews are Staffed -What Production Managers are looking for – How to get your first tour and your next one – Being a Versatile Tech – Your Skill Set- Defining your job expertise – From A-List to Back in the Van.
August 5th at 3 PM Pacific Time.
Register Here
Moderated by Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato and Karrie Keyes
Michelle began working in live sound in the late 1980s, a time when there were very few women in the field. Her professional touring career started a few years later when she was hired to mix FOH for the band Spin Doctors. Since then, Michelle has traveled the world mixing FOH for some of the most recognizable names in music including Indigo Girls, Jewel, Gwen Stefani, Janet Jackson, Melissa Etheridge, Goo Goo Dolls, Styx and many more. In 2015 Michelle was inducted in Full Sail University’s Hall of Fame and in 2019 Michelle created and launched Mixing Music Live an online video course for live sound and mixing. She is an active mentor and coach to those seeking a career in Live Sound and Music Production and has been a frequent speaker on industry and university panels and conferences. Michelle is Co-Founder of soundgirls.org and she continues to be a full time touring sound engineer, most recently on tour mixing Elvis Costello up until the current pandemic.
Karrie has spent the last 30 years as the monitor engineer for Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder. Karrie started out doing sound for punk bands in Los Angeles in 1986 under the tutelage of Dave Rat of Rat Sound, where she spent twenty years helping to establish the company. She was able to gain an immense amount of hands-on experience and technical knowledge at Rat, which eventually led to her becoming the monitor engineer for The Red Hot Chili Peppers from 1990-2000. She first met and started working with Pearl Jam who opened for RHCP on their 1991-1992 Blood Sugar Sex Magic Tour. She has worked with Sonic Youth, Fugazi, and Neil Young. Karrie is a Co-Founder of SoundGirls
Panelists Include
Becky Pell is a monitor engineer with 25 years’ experience in the live music industry. Originally from the UK, Becky now lives in Australia. Her mixing credits include Westlife, A-ha, Anastacia, Take That, Il Divo, The War of the Worlds, Muse, Kylie Minogue, Bill Wyman, James Brown, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Brightman, and Natalie Imbruglia. She is regularly in charge of monitors at the world’s largest festival, Glastonbury, and writes a monthly column for Live Sound International. Becky is also a qualified coach and Yoga Therapist, and between tours, she runs yoga retreats in beautiful locations around the world and coaches clients on Zoom.
Christina Moon has been working in audio for over twenty years. Primarily known as a touring monitor engineer, but has had her hands in a little bit of everything in order to get her foot in the door. Christina works with Sleater Kinney, Beach House, LCD Soundsystem, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, Death Cab For Cutie and Interpol.
Claudia Englehart has been a professional live-sound engineer for 38 years. In 1982 she began her career working in the historic San Francisco jazz club Keystone Korner. In 1983 she moved to New York City and continued mixing live sound in clubs such as CBGB’s, The Bitter End, and S.O.B.’s, and then in 1985 began touring full time as a front of house engineer. Since 1989 Claudia has been working full time as sound engineer and tour manager for guitarist Bill Frisell. She has recorded two live albums for Frisell, “East/West” and “Bill Frisell Live”. She has also mixed and recorded just about all of his live concerts over the past 30 years, which has resulted in a Live Download Series, concert recordings available for download on Frisell’s website. When not on tour with Frisell Claudia has toured extensively with many other renowned artists, including Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Ron Carter, Michael Brecker, Grover Washington Jr., Dave Holland, John Scofield, Charles Lloyd, Lee Konitz, Marianne Faithfull, Rosanne Cash, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian, Medeski Martin & Wood, John Zorn, The Kronos Quartet, Don Cherry, Cecil Taylor, Eddie Palmieri, Willie Colon, and many others.
Marguerite Nguyen started her career interning with a local rock station and promoter. Working as a promoter, she realized there were not many women tour managers and decided that that was the path she would follow. She got her first gig on the road with the Indigo Girls working under Matt Miley. From there she moved to Los Angeles and has gone on to work with Coldplay, Janet Jackson, My Chemical Romance and more.
Melissa Britton started mixing live sound in a classic rock biker bar in Golden, CO. Shortly after, she started working for a sound company that opened the door to venues all over Colorado like Red Rocks amphitheater, Fiddler’s Green, Mile High Stadium and most smaller theatre’s in Denver. After several years with the company, she was picked up by Dave Koz who she still works with today. Koz also exposed Melissa to other Jazz, Blues, Pop, and Funk artists (Al Jarreau, David Sanborn, Tower of Power, Keb Mo, Sheila E., James Ingram, and Boney James) that expanded her career.
Working in a smaller market is intimate, personable, and constantly shifting gears. You wear a lotta different hats to get the job done. A positive attitude and a strong work ethic go a long way. It’s kept Melissa busy the past 25 years and taken her all over the world.
Tana Douglas is acknowledged as rock’n’roll’s first female roadie. Her journey started at the age of fifteen, in 1973 in Australia within a year she was working for AC/DC, first doing backline then F.O.H. Sound for the band. She then moved to lighting working for a Major Australian Promoter and completed in quick succession several tours with International acts such as Santana, Suzi Quatro, Neil Diamond, David Essex, and Leo Sayer and Status Quo all before she turned 18. Tana has worked in Audio, Lighting, Tour and Production Managing and Logistics.
Tana resides in Los Angeles, California, where she is currently participating in speaking engagements, mentorship programs to the next generation of Music Industry technicians and is writing her second book.

Breaking Norms: Moms in Audio and The Music Industry
2020-08-01 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Join us for a webinar on breaking the myth of “You Can’t Be a Mom in The Music Industry”
Saturday, August 1 at 11 am PST
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In this webinar, you will meet several women working within the industry and are at different stages of their careers and parenting. They will share with us wow they are navigating parenthood and their careers.
Moderated by Karrie Keyes – Monitor Engineer Pearl Jam/Eddie Vedder, Executive Director SoundGirls and single mom to twin daughters that are now 24. Her girls started life on the road in utero.
With
Erika Earl – Audio Experience Engineer / Hardware Developer
Erika is working on the new frontier of spatial, immersive and interactive ambisonic audio. After working as Director of Hardware Engineering for Slate Companies and Head of Technology / Chief Tech for the Village Recording Studios, Erika co-founded Earl Virtual Innovation Lab, or Evil Tech, and XR Creative to work with artists and engineers on the next generation of audio tech and experience design. When she’s not wielding a soldering iron, recording, or immersed in a VR headset, you will most likely find her spending time with her 14 year old Daughter and 6 year old son writing songs and volunteering in her community.
Leslie Gaston-Bird (AMPS, M.P.S.E.) is author of the book “Women in Audio”, part of the AES Presents series and published by Focal Press (Routledge). She is a voting member of the Recording Academy and a freelance re-recording mixer and sound editor. She was a tenured Associate Professor of Recording Arts at the University of Colorado Denver and Fulbright Scholar; prior to that she worked as a sound editor for Post Modern Company, Colorado Public Radio, and National Public Radio. She is on the advisory board for SoundGirls. Leslie is the proud mother of a 10-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter.
Kille Knobel has been the LD for Pearl Jam for 20 years and has toured with Cher, Bette Midler, Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, The Smashing Pumpkins and many others. When she is not on the road, she works on The Jimmy Kimmel Show and wrangles her three sons- 15, 12, & 11.
Karen Loria is the Operations Manager for Pearl Jam. She started her career in the music business working for Righteous Babe Records while pursuing a graduate degree in photography at the University of Buffalo in NY. She moved to Seattle and started working with local music venues in various positions supporting live shows. In 2006 she was drafted to the PJ organization and has spent the last 14 years supporting the band both on the road and in the band’s HQ as the bands Ticketing Program Manager, Tour Photographer, Fan Club Co-manager and now the Operations Manager. Karen is a mother of 2 little boys, 5 and 3 years old, and holds a Board Position for Keep Music Live, a nonprofit aimed at assisting Washington State independent music venues impacted by the Covid-19 closures.
Jeanne Montalvo is a Grammy-nominated audio engineer and radio producer. She was selected amongst thousands of applicants as the 2018 EQL resident at Spotify Studios and Electric Lady Studios in New York City, assisting in the recording process for artists like John Legend, Alessia Cara, and many more. She also recorded sessions with Ivy Queen, Making Movies and Ruben Blades, Flor de Toloache, and Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra. In 2017, she was nominated for a Grammy Award as Mastering Engineer for Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings, and her recording of Multiverse by Bobby Sanabria’s Latin Jazz Big Band was nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album at the 2012 Grammy Awards. She’s worked at the Banff Centre for the Arts, the Tanglewood Music Festival, and worked on live recordings with Spike Lee and Al Kooper. She broke into radio after receiving her Masters in Music Technology from New York University, working as an audio engineer and producer for National Public Radio and the Duolingo Podcast. She is also the creator of “Live from Latino USA” a live and (mostly) unplugged video series that features Latinx talent from Jessie Reyez to Jose Feliciano. She is currently the treasurer of the Audio Engineering Society New York Section. She is the mom of a 2 1/2-year-old toddler.
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.
April Tucker (CAS) April has worked in Los Angeles for 15 years in post-production sound for films, television, new media, and marketing/advertising. She has performed nearly every role in the process from the bottom up; she started as a PA at a studio and worked her way up to re-recording mixer – doing everything from Foley, ADR and sound editing along the way. She is mom to a 3 year old boy.

Society tells us that being a mom means putting your dreams on hold. If you are working in audio, tour production, or the music industry you are told you simply can’t be a mom because of the long and sporadic work hours, travel, and simply being on tour for several weeks/ months each year.
It’s easy to fall into that belief and give up on our dreams because that’s what society tells us. Society also tells us this only applies to women, no one in the industry cares if our male counterparts are dads.
What we are not told is that it can be done, it might take a village, but it always has. How much better you will be as a mother who is following her passion. That it is possible to be working in a field you love and also a mother. It isn’t easy, but it is certainly possible – just look at your own career path, which certainly was not easy.

El sonido y sus profesiones aplicadas - July 23
2020-07-23 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
El sonido y sus profesiones aplicadas:
Conoce desde la experiencia de profesionales de que tratan algunas especialidades en mundo del audio.
Este jueves 23 de julio, tendremos la tercera sesión de esta serie de charlas: Sonido en Estudios de grabación, estaremos conversando con las profesionales:
Nilda Vechiatti, se dedica a la Investigación, docencia y asesoramiento en temas de Ingeniería Acústica. Egresada de la facultad de ingeniería de la Universidad Nacional de la Plata en Ing. De telecomunicaciones con especialización en Acústica, ha realizado numerosos proyectos de investigación en el área y es la actual Presidenta de la Federación Iberoamericana de Acústica y Presidenta de la Asociación de Acústicos Argentinos.
Florencia Saravia: Desde el 1994 en el mercado de audio brasilero, Florencia comenzó su carrera en Río de Janeiro. Fue una de las pioneras en edición digital en Brasil. Dió clases de ProTools y Grabación en IATEC, en el Curso de Producción Fonográfica en Río Música y en el curso de Producción Fonográfica en la Universidad Estácio de Sá. Tiene varios artículos publicados en la prensa especializada nacional. Trabajó como segunda ingeniera de mastering en Classic Master, de 2005 a 2009. Trabaja en sonido en vivo para Gal Costa, Chico César, Luiza Possi, Filipe Catto y para varios artistas independientes. Fue ingeniera responsable del proyecto “Escuta como Minas”, de Spotify Brasil, en 2019.
Salomé Limón, Productora e ingeniera de sonido, presidenta de PIAudio (Asociación Iberoamericana de Productoras e Ingenieras de Audio) y miembro activo de la Grammy Academy, la Latin Grammy Academy y del CPI (Circulo de Productores e Ingenieros) de los Latin Grammy.
Comenzó su carrera en el Madrid en 2004. Su primer proyecto fue el disco de Andrés Calamaro “ El cantante”. También ha trabajado con artistas de la talla de Paco de Lucía, Anoushka Shankar, Chick Corea, John Legend, Vampire Weekend, Enrique y Estrella Morente, entre otros muchos.
Ganadora de 4 Latin Grammys y nominada como mejor ingeniero de sonido 5 años consecutivos por la Academia de los Latin Grammy.
A día de hoy Salomé continúa su carrera como productora, ingeniera y compositora a la vez que colabora como ponente y profesora compartiendo sus conocimientos a través de diversas charlas y masterclass en Berklee College of Music, Maxsine School en China, IE University, Fest Portugal, etc.
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Carolina Anton, es Ingeniera de Sonido – Sistemas/FOH y Mon. con más de quince años de experiencia, ha colaborado con artistas y producciones distinguidos en más de veinte tours a nivel nacional e internacional; Ha mezclado para artistas como Kool & The Gang, Gloria Gaynor, Natalia Lafourcade, Mon Laferte y León Larregui, ademas trabaja para compañías como 2hands production services y Eight Day Sound. Actualmente se encuentra realizando mezclas en formatos de sonido inmersivo.
Carolina es cofundadora de la empresa 3BH, que desarrolla proyectos de integración tecnológica para estudios de post-producción y música en México y Latinoamérica y a partir del 2016 comenzó a representar a la organización Soundgirls.org en México, apoyando a las mujeres a profesionalizarse en la industria del espectáculo.
Andrea Arenas, graduada en Ingeniería electrónica, con estudios de música y percusionista, es ingeniero de sonido con 14 años de experiencia. Trabaja para Cirque du Soleil en el show Totem y cuenta con experiencia en sonido en vivo, grabación y producción musical en estudios, también grabación y producción musical de orquestas sinfónicas de El Sistema. Su experiencia profesional va desde trabajos en producciones discográficas de la Deutsche Grammophon con Gustavo Dudamel, como también soporte técnico de consolas Digico y otras reconocidas marcas en Hermes Music para bandas como Maná, Vicente Fernández, Ricky Martin; ha participado como voluntaria de audio para soundgirls en eventos como el She Rocks Awards, Girlschool y preparación de gira de Pearl Jam. Ha sido técnico de sonido en varios shows del Cirque du Soleil. (At sea, Luzia, Amaluna y Totem)

Once You Have the Gig – What Makes You Stand Out
2020-07-20 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Once You Have the Gig Round 2
How to stand out once you get the gig, how to get promoted, etiquette for freelancers, how scheduling works.

If you missed our first webinar “What Makes You Stand Out” you can view it here

Moderated by April Tucker, a Los Angeles-based re-recording mixer and sound editor who works in television, film, and new media. She holds both a Master’s Degree and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music/Sound Recording. April enjoys doing educational outreach such as writing for industry blogs, giving lectures and presentations. www.proaudiogirl.com
Panelists:
Tina Morris, Studio Manager, The Village Studios (Los Angeles)
Catherine Vericolli, Owner/Manager/Engineer, Fivethirteen (Tempe, Arizona)
Meegan Holmes, Global Sales, 8th Day Sound (Los Angeles)

July 20
4-6 PM PST
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This webinar is limited to 100 people. It will also be live on Facebook and it will be recorded and posted on the SoundGirls website.

Career Paths in the Vinyl Industry – July 18 Webinar
2020-07-18 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
oin SoundGirls and Women in Vinyl to explore career paths in the Vinyl Industry.
July 18 at 12 PM PST/3 PM EST
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Panelist Include
Jenn D’Eugenio – Founder, Women in Vinyl | Chief of Sales, Furnace (Alexandria, VA)
The sales 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.

Jett Galindo – Mastering Engineer, The Bakery (Los Angeles, CA)
Los Angeles-based mastering engineer and vinyl cutter, Jett Galindo of The Bakery, has worked on albums spanning a wide array of genres and artists (Barbra Streisand, Haley Reinhart, Weezer, the La La Land OST, to name a few). Jett Galindo carries on the legacy left behind by her late mentor, mastering legend Doug Sax (The Mastering Lab). Recipient of Summa Cum Laude honors and the 2012 Robin Coxe-Yeldham Audio Scholar Award from Berklee College of Music, Jett Galindo was mentored by luminaries in the music industry including George Massenburg; producer Prince Charles Alexander; recording engineer Susan Rogers (Prince’s Purple Rain); and mastering engineer and AES President-elect, Jonathan Wyner. Jett kickstarted her post-Berklee engineering career in the world-renowned Avatar Studios in New York (now known as Power Station) as the recording engineer for producer Jerry Barnes. As Barnes’ engineer, Jett engineered for veteran artists such as legendary singer-songwriter Roberta Flack, Nile Rodgers, Bashiri among others.

Brittany Benton – Record Store Owner + DJ, Brittany’s Record Shop (Cleveland, OH)
Producer and DJ as DJ Red-I as well as the owner of Brittany’s Record Shop; Brittany is an independent record store owner specializing in hip-hop, reggae and soul out of Cleveland, Ohio.

Amanda McCabe – Former Archivist, The Association for Recorded Sound Collections | Metadata, Strategy & Tactics, Universal Music Group (Seattle, WA)
Amanda is a record junkie, music history archivist who continues to find new ways of contributing to the music industry’s changing landscape. Her work’s core mission is always focused on connecting fans with more music and getting artists paid. She is the Archives Committee Chair & Video Editor for the Association For Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) and recently joined Universal Music Group’s Strategy & Tactics Team to focus on new products.

Lenise Bent – Producer & Recording Engineer (Los Angeles, CA)
Lenise is a groundbreaking recording engineer, known for her work on many iconic records including “Aja” by Steely Dan, “Breakfast in America” by Supertramp and “Tusk” by Fleetwood Mac. She was also the first woman to receive a platinum album for engineering on Blondie’s AutoAmerican. Since then, Lenise has moved into post-production audio, beginning with the entire Disney cartoon catalog, eventually specializing in recording and editing Foley. She has also traveled the world for Dreamworks supervising and producing the foreign dialogue and vocals for “Shrek,” “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” and “Shrek 2”. This rekindled her love of recording music, and she is now engineering and producing up and coming musicians as well as seasoned artists. Currently, one of her projects, a blues/rock band called the Primal Kings, is all-analog, recording and mixing to tape and cutting vinyl.
Robyn Raymond – Lacquer Cutter, Red Spade Records | former QA Engineer, Precision Record Pressing (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 in the QA department at a Precision Record Pressing.

A Conversation about Sound Editing for the Mix Stage (webinar)
2020-07-07 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Join Sherry Klein, Scott Weber and Marla McGuire with Moderator Karol Urban
For a discussion of best practices on processing, editing, stereo vs 5.1, communication, and more for delivering to re-recording mixers on the dub stage
July 7, 11 am PST
Please register here
We will also stream this live to our Facebook Page and record it for our YouTube Channel
About our Moderator and Panelists

Sherry Klein and Scott Weber are a re-recording mixer team at Smart Post Sound in Burbank, CA. Shows mixed together include New Amsterdam, The Passage, Queen of the South, and Reverie.
Sherry was one of the first female television mixers in Los Angeles after being a recording engineer at Larrabee Studios in the late 70s. She mixes dialog and music.
More about Sherry Klein
Scott is a two-time Emmy award winner (as one of the re-recording mixers on Westworld and Lost) and mixes FX and Foley.
Marla McGuire is a supervising sound editor who has worked on How To Get Away With Murder, Scandal, The Killing, and Seven Seconds.
Karol Urban is president of the Cinema Audio Society. Her recent re-recording mixer credits include Grey’s Anatomy, Single Parents, Project Blue Book, and Gentefied.
More about Karol Urban

The Importance of Branding and Social Media Webinar
2020-06-30 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online via Zoom
Professionals who want to establish themselves as credible, reliable experts must first develop a strong personal brand. As with a corporate brand, starting your personal branding strategy requires a good, hard look at who you are — your core values, skills, and beliefs — and figuring out how to convey those elements consistently in your digital presence.
If you’re just embarking on your branding journey, you might not know where to begin. So join us for a webinar on The Importance of Branding and Social Media.

June 30
5 to 7 pm EST
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Moderated by Laura B. Whitmore a music marketer, singer/songwriter, event producer, and founder of the Women’s International Music Network and The She Rocks Awards. Laura is Vice President of Marketing for Positive Grid
Laura will be joined by
Dani Mari: Ethereal Vocalist, Producer & Visual Artist. Founder of Female Frequency, BrookLAdelphia & Cruel Beauty Productions and Vice President of GrindEthos Records. She provides management, guidance, social media and web support, booking, promotion, networking opportunities, and many other invaluable services to people in the music industry.
Sarah Martinico: Graduated from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor’s in Music Production and Engineering. She started her professional career in Los Angeles in marketing at BMG where she founded and created the first-ever royalty-bearing stems for sale from a major publisher’s catalogue via Avid Pro Tools. She went on to work for Native Instruments developing sound packages and marketing content with clients. She then opened her own company in 2019 called SL Music & Marketing. She has worked for numerous Grammy-winning producers, songwriters, and artists from the pop, urban and Latin worlds in marketing, branding, music publishing, partnerships, management, and consulting.
Catharine Wood: is an established Los Angeles-based composer/producer & studio owner. She launched her versatile career engineering on high profile commercials – including the first Apple iPhone spot. As a mix/mastering engineer, she has delivered over 500 (both original & client) commercially released songs airing on many major networks. Her facility, Planetwood Studios, LLC specializes in production & composition services for the Film & TV Industries.
