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Posted on May 10, 2019
Bearcat is the alias of London born, Philadelphia based, artist Kerrie Ann Murphy. Bearcat is a DJ, producer, and makeup artist who has also offers creative direction for events such as Afropunk and Glastonbury. She has DJ’ed sets for artists including 21 Savage, CupcakKe, and bbymutha and has performed at the MoMA, Guggenheim, 29Rooms, and…
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Posted on May 2, 2019
Yaeji is the stage name of Korean American singer, rapper, producer, and DJ, Kathy Yaeji Lee. Although she was born in Flushing, New York, when she was 9 years old her family moved back to South Korea out of fear Yaeji was becoming too Americanized. It wasn’t until she returned to America for college that…
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Posted on April 24, 2019
On Tuesday April 23rd, Rob Stringer, CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, announced the promotion of Sylvia Rhone from President to Chairman and CEO of Epic Records. In her new role, Rhone will pioneer the overall creative direction and management of the company. Additionally, Rhone will oversee artists such as Travis Scott, Camila Cabello, Mariah Carey,…
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Posted on April 17, 2019
Tygapaw is a DJ and producer who is originally from Jamaica, but currently lives in New York. One of Tygapaw’s project is a monthly party she started called Fake Accent. Through Fake Accent, Tygapaw is able to create a space for her music. In an interview with PAPER she explains what went into making Fake…
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Posted on April 5, 2019
Jlin, born Jerrilynn Patton, is an electronic musician and music producer from Gary, Indiana. She is signed to Planet Mu and has expanded her discography under the Planet Mu label(see her released music here). Following the release of her second album, Black Origami, FADER released an interview with Jlin wherein they discuss her album. Interviewer, Ann-Derrick…
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Posted on April 4, 2019
There isn’t an overwhelming about of available information about UK electronic musician, DJ, and producer Ikonika, but we want to recognize her for her musical work. Check out her interview with Red Bull or her FADER piece, keep up with her on Instagram, and watch the video below for more.
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Posted on April 1, 2019
Lydia Ainsworth (@lydia.ainsworth) is a Toronto based composer, producer, singer, and songwriter whose music is described by FADER as “pageantic pop”. Ainsworth describes her upcoming album, Phantom Forest, as “a play taking place in Mother Nature’s vanishing home: Phantom Forest” and recently released a music video for a song off of the album, ‘Can…
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Posted on March 28, 2019
A report published in February 2019, by the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, stated that of the top 100 songs of every year, only 21.7% were by women artists. The report also found that 12.3% of songwriters and 2.1% of producers of those songs were women and that women producers are outnumbered 47 to 1 by…
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Posted on March 12, 2019
THE CTRL ROOM SERIES is a series of workshops which will run monthly through April. This series, prepared by Founder and President Ebonie Smith, is designed to bring incredible producers, songwriters, and other women creatives together with the intention of making great music, networking, and learning in community. By bringing music artists to a studio…
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Posted on March 7, 2019
Veronica Lauren is an electronic music producer from Harlem who records under the alias of vhvl. vhvl’s music has been noted for the way in which her instrumentals blend hip hop beats with futuristic and unique melodies resulting in a unique and inspiring sound. Her first release was a nine track digital album Myrrh which…