by Bobbi Giel
Posted on May 31, 2018
Photo via FACT magazine Björk Guðmundsdóttir is an Icelandic songwriter, producer, and DJ. Her career, which has spanned over four decades, has gained her notoriety as an eclectic musician with a range of influences. Known for her distinctive boundary-breaking style and unique sound, Björk’s musical persona isn’t something you can find anywhere else. Björk’s musical…
by Bobbi Giel
Posted on May 29, 2018
Maya Jane Coles is a U.K.-based triple threat: audio engineer, producer, and DJ. She makes music under her real name (mostly house), and also plays under the alias Nocturnal Sunshine (dubstep) and collaborates with Lena Cullen to make up the electronic dub duo She is Danger. Coles started off producing in her teens, with mostly…
Posted on May 25, 2018
Image Source: Ama Lou Visuals Londoner Ama Lou is wise, talented, and authentic beyond her years. At 19, Ama Lou has written and produced four singles: “Lost My Home,” “Said It Already,” “Not Always,” and “TBC.” In March, the charming singer/songwriter/producer released her debut EP DDD. Ama Lou’s first cohesive project DDD is a triptych on various…
Posted on May 23, 2018
Image Source: Medium.com Somali-Canadian producer and beat-maker OBUXUM expresses a variety of emotions and messages through her lyric-less, intricately crafted beats. She released her EP H.E.R in April of this year, and her six-track, ten minute masterpiece touches upon themes of gender inequality, anger, loss, empowerment, and female resilience. In an interview with Medium.com, OBUXUM articulated that music…
by Bobbi Giel
Posted on May 22, 2018
Image credits to imdb.com Wendy Melovin and Lisa Coleman are two songwriters that make up the musical duo Wendy & Lisa. They began working together as members of Prince’s band The Revolution, where they worked on the soon-to-be sensation Purple Rain. The two continued working on Prince projects, but reported feeling looked-over: they weren’t getting…
Posted on May 21, 2018
Grammy-nominated producer and songwriter Jennifer Decilveo hails from Los Angeles, and the music she produces is brimming with that smooth, charming California energy. What we particularly admire about Jennifer Decilveo is how many female artists grace her discography. Her work with artists such as Anne Marie, Rae Morris, Beth Ditto, Rebecca Ferguson, Melanie Martinez, and Madison…
by Bobbi Giel
Posted on May 17, 2018
Marta Salogni is an Italian producer, mixer, and sound engineer. She got her start as a live sound engineer for the independent radio station Radio Onda D’Urto, a liberal Italian channel that brought her to many non-profit leftist gigs around Europe. She then moved to London, where she trained at the Alchmea College of Audio…
by Bobbi Giel
Posted on May 15, 2018
Ebony Oshunrinde, better known by her stagename Wondagurl, has been called Toronto’s production prodigy — she started producing at age 9, won her first production award at age 15, and co-produced a Jay-Z hit when she was still a junior in high school. The rest has been history — after moving from her quiet hometown in Ontario…
by Bobbi Giel
Posted on May 9, 2018
Image: Getty Images, Hinterhaus Productions Right now the music industry is buzzing about the Music Modernization Act, which passed in the House last Wednesday with a unanimous vote. This Act acknowledges the changing face of music, and the need for legal guidelines to change along with it. “Music is no longer written on piano rolls, and our…
Posted on May 9, 2018
NOVA Wav’s dynamic duo, Denisia “Blu June” Andrews and Brittany “Chi” Coney, come together to create a sound that is out of this world. NOVA is one of the only female production/songwriting teams in the music industry, and since 2015, they have amassed a long list of collaborations and awards. The grammy-winning duo produced and co-wrote Kehlani’s…