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Soundgirls.org European Chapter – Foley Workshop with Tom Espinar

SoundGirls.org European Chapter Event:

Association of Sound Designers presents Foley Workshop with Tom Espinar

Date: Wednesday, June 28

Time: 2:30 pm BST (British Summer Time)

Location: Governors Room, National Theatre Rehearsal Studio, 83-101 The Cut, Lambeth, London SE1 8LL

The Association of Sound Designers invites Soundgirls.org members to join them for an afternoon of exploration and experimentation within the wonderful art of Foley sound creation, with Tom Espinar.

This seminar aims to introduce the participants to the tricks employed by Foley artists. It hopes to help them to develop their listening skills so that they can begin to understand the layers of sounds used to create the soundscapes we take for granted in some of our favourite moments in film, theatre, and TV.

Participants will get the opportunity to be hands on and so are encouraged to bring an item to make sounds. Such as different kinds of fabrics (from silk, leather, to cotton fabrics of different sizes) or things that creak and squeak (metal hinges, bolts, rusty/unoiled bits of moving metal – not too big)

Maybe some fruit and veg or different sized receptacles – glasses, cutlery, teacups.

Choose an object that you’d like to investigate further.

There is the possibility that the afternoon may get a little messy, so remember this when choosing your attire.

The seminar will be held in the Governors Room at the NT studios. The Studios are not part of the main building of the National theatre but are on the Cut.

Tom Espiner is an actor, puppeteer, Foley artist and theatre practitioner. He co-founded Sound&Fury and has worked as a puppeteer for Blind Summit and as a puppeteer and Foley artist for Complicite. Previous productions include the ENO’s Madam Butterfly and the London Olympics 2012.

This event is free for SoundGirls.org members and is limited to 25 spaces in total (including ASD members). Please register for this event and enter the code Sound Girls

If you have registered for the Pin the Mic on the Actor workshop on Wednesday, June 28 and wish to attend the Foley workshop as well, you will need to register for the Foley workshop separately.

 

 

 

SoundGirls.Org NAMM Events

download-13We are excited to welcome members from around the globe that will be attending NAMM.

We have put together several events for our members to attend and we look forward to meeting everyone.

 

January 18 –  What are Sound Companies Looking for in a Technician – the skills you need to know.

Rat Sound Systems – 6:00 to 8:30 pm. You must register for this workshop. This seminar will cover Seminar will include: Listening/Mixing, Technical, Wearing Many Hats, People Skills, Communication, Understanding your Place in the Overall Production,Working with Stage Crew.

January 19  – NAMM Mentoring Session

NAMM Mentoring Session with Women Leaders in Professional Audio      

6:30 – 9:30 pm Anaheim. Industry Leaders include Leslie Ann Jones, Karrie Keyes, Grace Royse, Jett Galindo, Sara Elliott, Dawn Birr, Fela Davis, Tiffany Hendren, Jessica Berg, Catharine Wood, and Claire Murphy. Space is limited you must RSVP.

Jan. 20 – She Rocks Awards

We have a limited amount of tickets for members that wish to attend. Join us to celebrate the Women’s International Music Network’s 5th Anniversary of the She Rocks Awards. The She Rocks Awards pay tribute to women who display leadership and stand out within the music industry. SoundGirls.Org Co-Founder Karrie Keyes will be honored. With featured performances, hors d’oeuvres and beverages, giveaways, a silent auction, networking opportunities and more, the She Rocks Awards brings together industry professionals, music icons, artists, fans and media for a one-of-a-kind event that celebrates women in music. If you are planning on attending – let us know – so we can try and get a table together.

Jan. 21 – Women’s March on Los Angeles – Some of our members will taking a break from NAMM and be joining this March in Solidarity with The Women’s March on Washington. SoundGirls Meeting Place 8:00 am at The Last Bookstore.  9:00 AM – 4:00 PM PST – Downtown L.A. –Pershing Square to City Hall. The march is open to everyone who stands for human rights, civil liberties, tolerance of diversity, and compassion for our shared humanity.

Jan. 21 – SoundGirls Dinner – 7:00 PM – The Gypsy Den –  Please join us for dinner and get to meet other women in audio. Please RSVP to soundgirls@soundgirls.org 

Jan. 22 – SoundGirls Breakfast – 9 AM – La Brea Bakery  – Downtown Disney

Jan. 24 and 25th – SoundGirls and Sennheiser present a workshop on Wireless and RF.  RSVP – Two Day Workshop to take place at Schubert Systems in North Hollywood. Free

Jan 27, 28 and 29th – Join us at GIRLSCHOOL Music Festival.  We will be hosting a panel and workshop during the festival and some of our members will be volunteering their time to work this awesome Women’s Music Festival.

We will also be available through-out the show to meet privately with members. If you wish to volunteer, rsvp or just have a question – please email us at soundgirls@soundgirls.org.

We would like to thank all our sponsors that made it possible for SoundGirls Members to attend NAMM.

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NAMM 2017 Badges for SoundGirls.Org Members

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SoundGirls.Org has a limited number of NAMM Badges for Members. Passes are on a first come – first served basis. Please do not ask for a badge unless you 100% sure you will be attending.

The NAMM Show is a TRADE-ONLY event and not open to the general public.  SoundGirls.Org has been generously granted several badges from our friends and supporters in the industry.  If you attend you will be attending as an invited guest of one of these companies and representing SoundGirls.Org. Please review the SHOW POLICIES and make sure you agree to the terms before accepting the badge.

In addition – SoundGirls.Org will be hosting events throughout the week and hope our members can join us for some or all of the events. Stay Tuned.

Badges will be given on a first come first served basis.  If you would like one please email soundgirls@soundgirls.org and enter NAMM in the subject heading.  Include your full name as it is on your photo ID and your email address. You must be a member of SoundGirls.Org.  SoundGirls.Org is not responsible for any travel, lodging, or other expenses.  All expenses related to attendance of the NAMM show are the individual’s.

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SoundGirls.Org European Chapter to Tour The Lowry – Manchester

lyric_754Soundgirls.org are pleased to offer members a look behind the scenes at unique performing arts venue The Lowry, located in the heart of the redeveloped Salford Quays in Greater Manchester. Members will get an in-depth look at the sound system for a large, multi-space and multi-purpose venue. The event will include a tour of both main theatre spaces covering the house PA, monitor rig, comms system, install lines and patching.

We’ll also be able to see the setup for the current show in the largest venue, the Lyric Theatre, and so some listening in the mid-size venue, Quays Theatre.

Following the event we’ll go for lunch in a local cafe – details TBC

If you’ve considering a move into theatre or venue sound work or if you’ve just always wanted to know what it was like to run sound in a large multi-purpose venue, this event is for you! We would love to meet members based in the north of England so if you can’t come to the tour, please feel free to join us for lunch afterwards.

This event is free for members of Soundgirls.org and is limited to 15 spaces. Please confirm your attendance by emailing soundgirls@soundgirls.org

More information about The Lowry

SoundGirls.Org Supports City of Terrace Girls Empowerment Initiative with Live Sound Workshop

SoundGirls.Org is honored to support the City of Terrace Library’s Girl Empowerment initiative to inspire girls and young women and ensure that all young people reach their full potential.

SoundGirls.org presents a concert production workshop for teens. Attendants will participate in a variety of roles in concert preparation and even mix music for a live band. CALICO the band has volunteered their time to come help us.

The workshop will take place on

SoundGirls members that would like to volunteer to work the event – please contact us at soundgirls@soundgirls.org

unspecifiedCALICO the band is Kirsten Proffit and Manda Mosher. Kirsten & Manda came from individual singer/songwriter careers until Calico brought them together. As powerful as each is individually, an undeniable magic occurs when their writing and voices come together. It’s at the heart of their debut album, Rancho California, which is replete with singularly strong songwriting chops, rich harmonies, and a pervasive Americana passion. Like the expansive spirit of Laurel Canyon that spawned so many famous bands and artists, now comes this new spirit, rooted in the vast valleys and canyons of L.A.

Calico stands for California country, and also for the cat that appeared at Manda’s door one dark night, and a ghost town about halfway between L.A. and Vegas. It’s in the gentle mystery of that cat, and in that dusty stretch of desert that their music starts, haunted by Western ghosts of the past, but gentle with modern spirits, too, all blown together like tumbleweeds towards the big city. Calico is about that eternal place where the big city meets that lonely desert, where the freeways converge at the ocean. It’s about timeless roots music; it’s about voices singing in harmony.

 

Articles Published by SoundGirls.Org

Trevor Waite – On Monitor Teching and Mixing Monitors for The Who

Student Loans – Student Debt

On Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Suzy Mucciarone on FOH and System Teching

Kim Watson on Mixing and Teching Monitors

Monitor Team – Christina Moon and Eric McCallister

Claire Murphy – Back Line Tech

The Only Dude on Tour

Molly Brickson Williams – Founder of Smart and Savvy Travel

BackLine Tech – Kelly Macaulay

Jill Meniketti- Artist Manager

Daniella Peters-Initiative Creates a Job

Karen Anderson- Smaart Woman

LP Creating Music on her Terms

Tips on writing your resume

Britannia Row Training Program

Behind the Scenes at NPR West

The History of The English Brass Bands

Dave Rat on the new EAW Anya Rig

How to set yourself apart from the competition and get the gig

Power Struggles: Work and Physicality

Proving yourself

Jackie Green – VP of R&D/Engineering at Audio Technica

The Sound Girls of Brazil

The Art of Mastering

Mastering Q&A with Jett Galindo

Interview with Doug Sax of The Mastering Lab

Producing EDM

Intro to Sound Design for Theatre

The Sydney Opera House

Vivid Live 2014 at the Sydney Opera House

Working Coachella and Surviving Festival Season: How Two Monitor Engineers Approach Festival Season

Coachella Music and Arts Festival: Two Companies that Did!

Rat Sound Answers Your Questions about Coachella

Behind the Scenes with M83 at the Hollywood Bowl

The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Techniques for System and Wedge EQ

From Consoles to Surfaces

The Fender Rhodes

Kevin Glendinning on Mixing and Teching Monitors

Soundgirls.org Sound System Optimisation Training

PrintSoundgirls.org is pleased to offer members a two day Sound System Optimisation training seminar from September 20 – 21 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Venue: Amager Bio, Øresundsvej 6, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark http://www.amagerbio.dk/

Dates: Tuesday September 20 12:00 – 20:00 CET and Wednesday September 21 10:00 – 18:00 CET

This course will be taught in English.

Course Content: The two-day course will include both theoretical and practical sessions. Attendees will learn basic measurement and operational concepts through FFT-based (dual-channel) acoustical analysis software platforms, including how to measure and analyse the frequency content of audio signals, study the timing and frequency responses of electro-acoustic systems, and perform basic room acoustics analysis. We recommend that participants download and review the Smaart V8 User Guide before attending the course and bring along a laptop or pen and paper to make notes.
Instructors:

Theis Romme, project manager at Victory Tour Production and system engineer for Volbeat. Theis is a Meyer Sound consultant and is considered an expert on the SIM3 audio analyser system, as well as Smaart V7 & V8 systems.

Rasmus Rosenberg, freelance sound engineer and workshop teacher in system design and optimisation for Rhythmic Music Conservatory (RMC) in Copenhagen and KTS (Copenhagen Technical School), among others. Rasmus is a Rational Acoustics Smaart super user, involved in program creation and assisting certified Smaart instructors and distributors. Since 2008 he has had the privilege of being a beta tester for Smaart versions (v7 and v8) before they hit the market.

Cost: The cost for the training will be £50GBP (around €58EUR) per person, payable by Paypal. This will include lunch and tea, coffee  and refreshments for both days. Attendees will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation.

Attendees will also have the option of attending a group dinner at a Thai restaurant on the Tuesday night following training. The cost will be €15EUR per person, excluding beverages.

To reserve your place on the course, please email soundgirls@soundgirls.org with the following details:

1) Name of attendee

2) Your arrival date and time in Copenhagen

3) If you would like us to arrange accommodation at a private residence (see below under Accommodation.) Please note that you may need to share a room with another Soundgirls.org member.

4) If you plan to attend dinner on Tuesday night

Places on the training course are limited to 15 people. We recommend you email soundgirls@soundgirls.org promptly to guarantee your place.

This training course is an exclusive offer for members of SoundGirls.Org. If you are not already a member, please visit www.soundgirls.org to register for free.
How to get to the venue:
Airport: Take the metro to ‘Lergravsparken’, walk 100 metres south of Østrigsgade, turn right onto Øresundsgade. You will see the venue on your left after 500 metres.
Centrale station: Take the Tivoli exit. Take bus no. 5A towards Sundbyvester Plads/Airport. Get off after 9 stops at Øresundsvej. Walk for 50 metres along Amagerbrogade and turn left at the intersection. Walk for 50 metres and you will see Amager Bio.

Accommodation:
Private residence – limited free shared accommodation in a private residence is available. Please indicate in your response email whether you would like to book a place.
Airbnb – https://www.airbnb.com/
Hotel Copenhagen – http://www.hotelcopenhagen.co.uk/
Hotel Amager – http://www.hotelamager.dk/english/

We recommend www.momondo.com to search for flight tickets. SAS & Norwegian are often more reliable than budget companies.

All enquiries and booking requests should be sent to soundgirls@soundgirls.org.

We look forward to seeing you in Copenhagen!

 

 

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SoundGirls.Org Live Sound Camp

 
20150731_125816_resizedThis a one-week camp for girls who want to learn about live music production. The camp curriculum was designed by industry veterans and teaches the skills and technology to run live sound.
Working in small, collaborative and hands-on groups the girls learn:
 
  • Live Event Safety
  • Stage and Audio Terminology
  • Signal Flow – Setup and Wire PA System
  • Input lists and Stage Plots
  • Microphones, Wiring Stage
  • Line Check, Sound Check, Mixing
  • Culminating in running and working a real show.

 

It is a generally accepted statistic that women make up about 5 percent of the audio engineering industry. And while more girls are participating in STEM classes at a young age, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says women are still underrepresented in many engineering fields.

 

SoundGirls.Org’s vision is inspire and empower young women and girls to enter the world of professional audio and music production. SoundGirls.Org Live Sound Camp for Girls introduces girls and provides the spark to enter into music production.

 

To bring these camps to girls SoundGirls.Org Needs:

 

Audio Equipment
Live Mixing Consoles Large and Small Format
PA Systems – Powered PA and Monitors
Microphones
Analog Outboard Gear

 

Supplies for ToolKits – We have an Amazon Wish List

 

Monetary sponsorships for:
Covering the Printing Costs of The Girls Guide to Doing
Sound
T-shirts for Girls
Providing a Week Long Camp to an under-served communities

 

Please contact Jessica at soundgirls@soundgirls.org for all sponsorship information.

 

Testimonials

As a female in my thirties, I was glad to feel so welcomed to learning live audio at this summer’s SoundGirls.Org camp. With two instructors who are active in different aspects of the business, I trusted that I was getting accurate instruction, real life situations, and practical experience for a new skill to add to my toolbox. (I even impressed myself with how much progress I made in only a week!)

The week-long class allowed me to learn the basics of stage plots, setting/striking gear, navigating analog/digital consoles, and working with a live band before ultimately sharingthe responsibility of mixing with a professional at an annual music festival in the area. And now through SoundGirls.Org’s website and social media platforms, I have a new network of professionals for future learning opportunities and job possibilities. Thank you,SoundGirls.Org!

This was so much fun, I got to make a stage plot and learn how to mic the drums. This is so exciting, I can’t believe that this is happening here.
I have learned more than I ever did taking classes in college, it was very hands on. Through workshops like these I think we can change the current trends. Someday soon long gone will be the days of the lone SoundGirl.

 

I absolutely loved the Live Sound camp for girls. I was able to learn a lot in a environment where I felt comfortable. The instructors were very helpful and I gained the confidence I needed to pursue a career in Live Sound.

 

Young girls this past summer in the central valley had opportunities to learn hands on how to run sound, how to create stage plots and input lists and many more skills that can enable them to run their own shows. My girls, who are musicians, now have the knowledge to set up their own PA and manage their own sound. This knowledge is invaluable and will follow them throughout their music life.

 

2015 Sponsors:
Rat Sound Systems, Clair Global, 23 db Productions, Rational Acoustics, Eighth Day Sound
To Become a Sponsor please contact Jessica Berg at soundgirls@soundgirls.org

 

SoundGirls.Org operates under the Fiscal Sponsorship of The California Women’s Music Festival,
a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible.