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It’s easy to miss the SoundGirls news and blogs, so we have put together a round-up of the blogs, articles, and news from the past week. You can keep up to date and read more at SoundGirls.org

July Feature Profile

https://soundgirls.org/maya-finlay-feet-in-two-worlds/


The Blogs

Engineering Ourselves and Rewiring the Brain

Creating Monster Vocals with Voxpat

https://soundgirls.org/creating-effective-transitions/

Internet Round-Up


Sisters of Sound Podcast – Interviews Broadcast Tech Caroline Sanchez. Freelance musician, audio technician, and technology consultant who’s landed some pretty exciting gigs throughout her career.

She talks about how she got the audio ball got rolling with a Bachelor of Music in Sound Engineering Arts from William Paterson University. She then jumped at the opportunity to intern at Bonnaroo, which lead to more high profile jobs like working for SNL, Good Morning America and even the Grammy’s.


Whitney Leigh, Mary Broadbent, Erika Duffee

A Big Shout Out to Tegan and Sara for supporting and hiring women to work on their albums and on their road crew! You can too by finding professional women working in all aspects of audio and live event production on The EQL Directory – makeiteql.com

Their new album was produced by Alex Hope, Engineered by Rachael Findlen, Mixed by Beatriz Artola, Mastered by Emily Lazar, and Assistant Engineering by Annie Kennedy.

On their last tour, their road crew was Female-Dominated! It looks like their 2019 road crew will be diverse as well! Whitney Leigh, Erika Duffee, and Mary Broadbent worked the LoveLoud festival with Tegan & Sara!


 

The Turn It Up Hall of Fame: Honoring pioneers of gender and music. Women will be heard! Turn It Up was founded to raise awareness of women’s vital contributions to music past, present, and future. These contributions are too often overlooked. As of 2019, only 7.7 percent of the inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were female, according to a Longreads article by Evelyn McDonnell. Turn It Up is creating their own hall of fame, one whose emphasis on inclusion is rooted in a broad and generous understanding of genre and gender. Send them your nominations! TurnItUpTeam@gmail.com.


SoundGirls News


Mixing Music Live – Discounts Available to SoundGirls Members

Sound Particles Licenses Available

Meyer Sound Supports SoundGirls

The Ethel Gabriel Scholarship

https://soundgirls.org/scholarships-19/


SoundGirls Events

https://soundgirls.org/event/melbourne-chapter-social/?instance_id=1566

https://soundgirls.org/event/bay-area-chapter-meeting/?instance_id=1567

In Conversation with Daniela Seggewiss

 


SoundGirls Opportunities


SoundGirls and SoundGym


Shadowing/Mentoring/Internship Opportunities


Shadow Gil Eva Craig – NZ & Australia


SoundGirls Resources


Spotify and SoundGirls Team Up – EQL Directory

SoundGirls – Gaston-Bird Travel Fund

Letter for Trades and Manufacturers


Women-Owned Businesses

SoundGirls Scholarships 2021 Now Open

Events

Sexual Harassment

https://soundgirls.org/about-us/soundgirls-chapters/

Jobs and Internships

Women in the Professional Audio

Member Benefits

Missed this Week’s Top Stories? Read our Quick Round-up!

It’s easy to miss the SoundGirls news and blogs, so we have put together a round-up of the blogs, articles, and news from the past week. You can keep up to date and read more at SoundGirls.org

July Feature Profile

https://soundgirls.org/maya-finlay-feet-in-two-worlds/


The Blogs

Freelancing – Scheduling Your Gigs

Interview with Rosa Lin, Acoustician

The Art of Networking

Working For Free

Should You Work a Gig for Free for Exposure?

Internet Round-Up


Ep 9 – Samantha Potter Talking Church Sound Signal To Noise Podcast

 


The Turn It Up Hall of Fame: Honoring pioneers of gender and music. Women will be heard! Turn It Up was founded to raise awareness of women’s vital contributions to music past, present, and future. These contributions are too often overlooked. As of 2019, only 7.7 percent of the inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were female, according to a Longreads article by Evelyn McDonnell. Turn It Up is creating their own hall of fame, one whose emphasis on inclusion is rooted in a broad and generous understanding of genre and gender. Send them your nominations! TurnItUpTeam@gmail.com.


SoundGirls News


Mixing Music Live – Discounts Available to SoundGirls Members

Sound Particles Licenses Available

Meyer Sound Supports SoundGirls

The Ethel Gabriel Scholarship

https://soundgirls.org/scholarships-19/


SoundGirls Events

https://soundgirls.org/event/los-angeles-soundgirls-social-4/?instance_id=1564

SoundGirls Orlando Expo 2019


SoundGirls Opportunities


Apply to Work The Ladybug Music Festival

SoundGirls and SoundGym


Shadowing/Mentoring/Internship Opportunities


Shadow Gil Eva Craig – NZ & Australia

Shadowing Opportunity w/ FOH Engineer Kevin Madigan


SoundGirls Resources


Spotify and SoundGirls Team Up – EQL Directory

SoundGirls – Gaston-Bird Travel Fund

Letter for Trades and Manufacturers


Women-Owned Businesses

SoundGirls Scholarships 2021 Now Open

Events

Sexual Harassment

https://soundgirls.org/about-us/soundgirls-chapters/

Jobs and Internships

Women in the Professional Audio

Member Benefits

Sound Particles Licenses Available

APPLICATIONS Open

Sound Particles has generously provided 50 licenses for their 3D Audio Software. Sound Particles is software for sound design, capable of generating thousands (even millions) of sounds in a virtual 3D audio world. This immersive audio application will enable you to create highly complex sounds on the fly, which will ultimately enable you to design sound better and faster than ever.

You will receive a perpetual license to Sound Particles The Ultimate 3D Audio Software

Value: $399

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

Any member of SoundGirls that is working in sound design, game audio, post-production, and immersive audio.

HOW TO APPLY

Tell us why this will benefit you!

Apply Here

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION

Until the licenses have been awarded

SELECTION PROCESS & NOTIFICATION

The SoundGirls Board will review applications and will notify the winners via email.

QUESTIONS?

Any questions can be directed to soundgirls@soundgirls.org.

 

 

 

Missed this Week’s Top Stories? Read our Quick Round-up!

It’s easy to miss the SoundGirls news and blogs, so we have put together a round-up of the blogs, articles, and news from the past week. You can keep up to date and read more at SoundGirls.org

June Feature Profile

https://soundgirls.org/petra-randewijk-live-sound-recording-engineer/


The Blogs

The Power of an All Women Team

Freelancing – Scheduling Your Gigs

Allies and Aggression

Internet Round-Up


50/50 gender balance pledge extended to more of the music industry

 


Digital masters: how new initiatives equalise women in sound

 


 

‘You lift with your mind, not with your muscles’: female sound engineers on working in audio


SoundGirls News


Mixing Music Live – Discounts Available to SoundGirls Members

Meyer Sound Supports SoundGirls

Master Class – Del IN al OUT – Scholarships Available

The Ethel Gabriel Scholarship

https://soundgirls.org/scholarships-19/


SoundGirls Events

https://soundgirls.org/event/los-angeles-soundgirls-social-4/?instance_id=1564

SoundGirls Orlando Expo 2019


SoundGirls Opportunities


Apply to Work The Ladybug Music Festival

SoundGirls and SoundGym


Shadowing/Mentoring/Internship Opportunities


Shadow Gil Eva Craig – NZ & Australia

Shadowing Opportunity w/ FOH Engineer Kevin Madigan


SoundGirls Resources


Spotify and SoundGirls Team Up – EQL Directory

SoundGirls – Gaston-Bird Travel Fund

Letter for Trades and Manufacturers


Women-Owned Businesses

A More Inclusive Industry

Events

Sexual Harassment

https://soundgirls.org/about-us/soundgirls-chapters/

Jobs and Internships

Women in the Professional Audio

Member Benefits

Missed this Week’s Top Stories? Read our Quick Round-up!

It’s easy to miss the SoundGirls news and blogs, so we have put together a round-up of the blogs, articles, and news from the past week. You can keep up to date and read more at SoundGirls.org

June Feature Profile

https://soundgirls.org/petra-randewijk-live-sound-recording-engineer/


The Blogs

Re-Amping a Guitar Signal

SoundGirls México on sound: check Xpo 2019

SoundGirls México en sound:check Xpo 2019

Internet Round-Up


Industry Insights: Linda Perry, Sylvia Massy & TRAKGIRL On Making Great Recordings

The Recording Academy Atlanta Chapter and the Producers & Engineers Wing hosted a special panel discussion, moderated by mastering engineer Michelle Mancini, delving into career paths, recording styles and the challenges of making great recordings.

 


SoundGirls News


Mixing Music Live – Discounts Available to SoundGirls Members

Master Class – Del IN al OUT – Scholarships Available

The Ethel Gabriel Scholarship

https://soundgirls.org/scholarships-19/


SoundGirls Events

 

SoundGirls Orlando Expo 2019


SoundGirls Opportunities


Apply to Work The Ladybug Music Festival

SoundGirls and SoundGym


Shadowing/Mentoring/Internship Opportunities


Shadow Gil Eva Craig – NZ & Australia

Shadowing Opportunity w/ FOH Engineer Kevin Madigan


SoundGirls Resources


Spotify and SoundGirls Team Up – EQL Directory

SoundGirls – Gaston-Bird Travel Fund

Letter for Trades and Manufacturers


Women-Owned Businesses

A More Inclusive Industry

Events

Sexual Harassment

https://soundgirls.org/about-us/soundgirls-chapters/

Jobs and Internships

Women in the Professional Audio

Member Benefits

Missed this Week’s Top Stories? Read our Quick Round-up!

It’s easy to miss the SoundGirls news and blogs, so we have put together a round-up of the blogs, articles, and news from the past week. You can keep up to date and read more at SoundGirls.org

June Feature Profile

https://soundgirls.org/petra-randewijk-live-sound-recording-engineer/


The Blogs

Consoles, Consoles, Consoles

Troubleshooting (and Avoiding!) Common Problems in ProTools

Dealing with Burnout as a Musician

BBC New Creatives

SoundGirls Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon

Internet Round-Up


Spotify’s Sound Up program is looking for the next generation of women of color podcasters. Apply by June 21 at 11:59PM EST for a chance to spend one week in NYC learning every aspect of podcast creation.

 

 

Jessica Paz’s Unlikely Journey From Scuba Store Employee To Landmark Tony Nominee and Winner!

HADESTOWN’s Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz Win 2019 Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Musical


SoundGirls News


The Ethel Gabriel Scholarship

https://soundgirls.org/scholarships-19/


SoundGirls Events

 

Ableton Live for Anybody

Analog/Tape Recording Workshop w/Lenise Bent Part 2

SoundGirls Orlando Expo 2019


SoundGirls Opportunities


Apply to Work The Ladybug Music Festival

SoundGirls and SoundGym


Shadowing/Mentoring/Internship Opportunities


Shadow Gil Eva Craig – NZ & Australia


SoundGirls Resources


Spotify and SoundGirls Team Up – EQL Directory

SoundGirls – Gaston-Bird Travel Fund

Letter for Trades and Manufacturers


Women-Owned Businesses

SoundGirls Scholarships 2021 Now Open

Events

Sexual Harassment

https://soundgirls.org/about-us/soundgirls-chapters/

Jobs and Internships

Women in the Professional Audio

Member Benefits

Dealing with Burnout as a Musician

Burnout can come in many different forms for musicians. It might manifest as writer’s block, or the feeling of being overworked, or perhaps financial stress has taken its toll. For whatever reason, burnout can be difficult to manage however, you don’t have to go through it alone.

Here are some tips to help battle burnout:

For a lot of musicians, it’s hard to draw the line between creating music as part of your job and writing music for yourself or for fun.  Even if you do enjoy it, it’s important to have a life outside of music.

Financial stress is not something new to musicians. Almost every week in the U.K there seems to be a new report about funding cuts or lack of work for people within the arts sector. It’s a difficult situation to be in and there is no easy answer to secure a financially stable future however, planning your jobs out in advance can certainly help ease your mind about where the gaps are and perhaps spark a few ideas on how to fill them.

When you’re in the midst of burnout it’s often hard to see the positives. If you take five minutes out of your day, try to write down or at least think about why you decided to create a career in music. Hopefully, you’ll remember the positive reasons for wanting to be a musician.

Good luck and just remember you’re not alone: this too shall pass.

More Resources:

Tips for Staying Healthy on the Road

Health and wellness on the road. Why you owe it to yourself.

The Tour Life is Hard — Homeopathy Can Help

Rock ‘n’ Roll Yogi

A Red and Sensitive Topic

Let’s Talk About Mental Health

Fit on Tour

 

 

Missed this Week’s Top Stories? Read our Quick Round-up!

It’s easy to miss the SoundGirls news and blogs, so we have put together a round-up of the blogs, articles, and news from the past week. You can keep up to date and read more at SoundGirls.org

June Feature Profile

https://soundgirls.org/petra-randewijk-live-sound-recording-engineer/


The Blogs

How to Learn Any Digital Console Quickly

Invoicing 101

Choose a Different Route

Interview Tips for the Theatre Technician

Internet Round-Up


Storyophonic – LYNNE EARLS
A producer-engineer-mixer-composer and player: Irish-born, Liverpool-educated Los Angeles transplant Lynne Earls’ credits include recording K.D. Lang, Calexico, Rumer, Lizz Wright, Wayne Shorter and many others. In this conversation, she compares recording to photography, instinct and intuition guide her as she captures the authentic soul of a sound in the optimal instant.

This episode features “Is Cuma” produced by Lynne, featuring legendary Celtic recording artist – Moya Brennan with Cormac DeBarra from the album “Timeless” on Beo Records.
http://storyophonic.libsyn.com/lynne-earls

For more info about Lynne Earls, visit:
www.lynneearls.com


SoundGirls News


The Ethel Gabriel Scholarship

https://soundgirls.org/scholarships-19/


SoundGirls Events

 

Ableton Live for Anybody

https://soundgirls.org/event/nashville-fireside-chat-w-systems-tech-rachael-moser/?instance_id=1557

Analog/Tape Recording Workshop w/Lenise Bent Part 2


SoundGirls Opportunities


Apply to Work The Ladybug Music Festival

SoundGirls and SoundGym


Shadowing/Mentoring/Internship Opportunities


Shadow Gil Eva Craig – NZ & Australia


SoundGirls Resources


Spotify and SoundGirls Team Up – EQL Directory

SoundGirls – Gaston-Bird Travel Fund

Letter for Trades and Manufacturers


Women-Owned Businesses

SoundGirls Scholarships 2021 Now Open

Events

Sexual Harassment

https://soundgirls.org/about-us/soundgirls-chapters/

Jobs and Internships

Women in the Professional Audio

Member Benefits

Missed this Week’s Top Stories? Read our Quick Round-up!

It’s easy to miss the SoundGirls news and blogs, so we have put together a round-up of the blogs, articles, and news from the past week. You can keep up to date and read more at SoundGirls.org

May Feature Profile

https://soundgirls.org/from-making-tea-to-top-gear/


The Blogs

Her story – Interview with Dr Helen Reddington

A Simple Method for Recording Drums

Creative Self-Marketing Ideas for the Audio Professional

 

Internet Round-Up


Spotify Launches Second Year of EQL Residency – Apply Now! Deadline is June 7th!
Are you a female-identifying audio professional? Apply for this paid, six-month residency in either London, Los Angeles, or Nashville.

Last November we announced The EQL Directory—a database of women and gender non-conforming audio professionals, powered by SoundGirls, made possible by Spotify. The idea behind it is simple: here’s a resource designed to make putting together an inclusive team that much easier.

Hand in hand with this is Spotify’s annual EQL Residency, a program that provides hands-on experience for rising studio engineers. From today until June 7th at 5pm PST, you can submit your application for positions in our Secret Genius studios in London, Los Angeles and Nashville. In partnership with Berklee College of Music, the EQL Residency is a paid, six-month residency for female-identifying producers and engineers.


 

Catherine Vericolli: A Sense of Wonder

 


SoundGirls News


The Ethel Gabriel Scholarship

https://soundgirls.org/scholarships-19/


SoundGirls Events

 

https://soundgirls.org/event/los-angeles-soundgirls-june-social/?instance_id=1555

SoundGirls Intro to Soldering – Colorado

https://soundgirls.org/event/bay-area-chapter-1st-mondays-meetings/?instance_id=1562

Ableton Live for Anybody

https://soundgirls.org/event/nashville-fireside-chat-w-systems-tech-rachael-moser/?instance_id=1557


SoundGirls Opportunities


Apply to Work The Ladybug Music Festival

SoundGirls and SoundGym


Shadowing/Mentoring/Internship Opportunities


Shadow Gil Eva Craig – NZ & Australia


SoundGirls Resources


Spotify and SoundGirls Team Up – EQL Directory

SoundGirls – Gaston-Bird Travel Fund

Letter for Trades and Manufacturers


Women-Owned Businesses

SoundGirls Scholarships 2021 Now Open

Events

Sexual Harassment

https://soundgirls.org/about-us/soundgirls-chapters/

Jobs and Internships

Women in the Professional Audio

Member Benefits

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