Posted on June 28, 2018
Nashville native Anne Dereaux teamed up with New Zealand producer Soraya LaPread on her dazzling song “Lil Baby.” This track made it onto Dereaux’s Book of Lolita EP, released last summer. If this summer beat sounds familiar, it’s probably because you have heard its bones before. Made famous by its inclusion in the soundtrack for the film O Brother,…
Posted on June 27, 2018
Welcome to Part I of Gender Amplified’s series BLOCKCHAIN AND MUSIC, a series inspired by Tolli, Inc.’s event “Blockchain X Music,” on blockchain technology and its implications for the music industry! Over the next couple of weeks, we will be diving into what blockchain technology is, for whom it is useful, how it can be…
Posted on June 25, 2018
Image Source: FactMag Formerly known as Kate Wax, the Swiss-Nepalese-Tibetan producer Aïsha Devi turns electronic music production on its head. Through her magical, hypnotic electronic concoctions, Aïsha Devi loses herself in spiritual practice. She weaves together her meditation tradition with her experimental production compositions, creating a final product that embraces the abstract, the unknown, and…
Posted on June 22, 2018
This guest post is written by Juliana Clark. She attended the FeM Synth Lab Workshop, which is, according to the group’s website, “a low-cost recurring monthly night for womxn and non-binary folx to learn how to use hardware for electronic music production, meet others, and make music together.” On May 24th, I attended a FeM Synth…
Posted on June 18, 2018
Image Source: Billboard On the cover of Fader magazine’s Summer 2018 issue, you will find a 25-year old, Korean-American, bilingual producer, DJ, vocalist, rapper, visual artist, and fashion designer. Her name is Yaeji, born Kathy Yaeji Lee, and she released her first original production piece only in 2016. How exactly did Yaeji catapult herself from an…
Posted on June 14, 2018
Image Source: Gwen Bunn Twitter Grammy-nominated producer, singer, and songwriter Gwen Bunn had no clue what would be in store for her when she left Berklee College of Music in Boston after only a year. A Decatur, Georgia native, Bunn felt as though school was weighing down her musical creative potential, so she left school…
Posted on June 13, 2018
Image Source: oflomusic.com Gender Amplified chatted with 22-year old Olivia Florentino, otherwise known as OFLO, about her DIY spirit, her influences, and her driving forces. Gender Amplified: You are a singer, songwriter, producer, and you are an independent artist. What is the importance and significance to you, as an artist, of the DIY approach you take?…
Posted on June 11, 2018
Image Source: Duy Ho Photography Olivia Florentino, artistically known as OFLO, is a bicoastal 22-year old with diverse talent and captivating energy. Living in New York City but born and raised in San Francisco, OFLO moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music where she received a degree in Music Business. She cites Kehlani,…
Posted on June 6, 2018
Two sisters tapped into their passion for music, singing, and culture by posting covers of Beyoncé, Lorde, Rihanna, John Legend and more on their YouTube channel. Six years ago, the striking and charming sisters, who now go by the name of Chloe x Halle, posted their first cover video. In those short years, Chloe x…
Posted on June 4, 2018
Image Source: Privilege NYC DJ Nolita, born Nailah Kettrles, taught herself how to DJ and produce music when she was in her freshman year of high school. Experimenting with programs such as Serato, Fruity Loops, and Virtual DJ, Kettrles soon found her production niche by combining and mixing hip-hop with house and rock music. DJ Nolita…