SoundGirls Build Community
By: Alesia Hendley 
and Evelyn Salas
Houston is the largest city in the state of Texas, which has become a local hub for all of our Texas members. Our goal, just as all the local chapters, is to build a community keeping the core values and mission of SoundGirls front of mind. This month Evelyn Salas had the opportunity to shadow Front of House (FOH) engineer Gil Eva Craig. Evelyn is currently enrolled in the Audio Engineer program at San Jacinto College and was more than happy to share her experience with her class and all of us. (more…)
Determining your Day Rate
Finding your day rate isn’t easy for anyone at first. It’s a math problem that includes, working with some of the most complicated and random variables. You have to ask other professionals in the area, do the research, and worst of all – assign a number to your worth as a professional. Let’s walk through it together. (more…)
Brenda Francis – Founder of Modesto Sound
This month, I wanted to highlight some of the amazing women in our area who have made a career in sound. Modesto Sound, founded by Brenda Francis, is a non-profit organization that empowers youth with job skills related to music production. (more…)
Anything That Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong” – Murphy’s Law
“Murphy’s Law” is when something bad happens unexpectedly at the worst possible time. (more…)
Finding the Rewards in Your Work
I often forget that my job is pretty unique. It’s just what I do, just like everyone else sometimes it is hard to get up and go to work. I find it especially hard right now in the dead of winter and in my quiet season. But then every once in a while I am reminded my job is pretty awesome. (more…)
On Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
By: Anonymous SoundGirl
I’m not especially attractive – my looks are pretty average, I’m not especially feminine, and I don’t flirt. Turns out those aren’t disqualifiers for sexual harassment. (more…)
Pulling Beauty from Restraint Part Two
Sound Design for a Baroque Opera – Part 2
In Part 1 of this 2-part blog, I introduced my challenge of creating a modern sound design to fit a baroque opera staged in a 19th-century music hall, including my initial approach to the space and decisions about amplification. This part will cover creating the soundscape for the pre-show and prologue, speaker positions and the issue of levels. (more…)
Cynthia Daniels – Taking the Leap and Living Your Passion
Cynthia Daniels is a two-time Grammy award-winning (‘02 & ‘11) recording engineer most known for her extensive work in Broadway musicals (The Producers, Flower Drum Song, etc.) and TV/Film (World News Tonight, 20/20, MTV). Besides engineering, she has garnered a ‘07 Emmy Award for her work as a composer and music supervisor for the daytime series “Guiding Light.” Cynthia has worked with many renowned artists such as Julie Andrews, Alec Baldwin, Paul McCartney, Chaka Khan, Sarah Jessica Parker, just to name a few. Her Easthampton recording space MonkMusic Studios, designed by John Storyk, has been nominated for a TEC Award and is home to renowned productions such as Beyonce’s “God Made You Beautiful” and Randy Brecker’s “Randypop.” Aside from her thriving career in music engineering and production, she devotes her time to supporting emerging artists through the fledging independent label MonkMusic Records. (more…)
SoundGirls.Org – NAMM – She Rocks Awards
By: Karrie Keyes
The last week has been a whirlwind of activity for SoundGirls.Org. We welcomed several members from around the globe to Anaheim and NAMM last week. It was so fantastic to meet members in person and I know everyone had a great time meeting up and hanging out with each other.
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and Evelyn Salas
