by Ebonie Smith
Posted on March 19, 2018
Some of you may not know about Syd Tha Kyd. She is one of the chief artistic forces behind the hip hop collective and label Odd Future, best known for its association with Tyler, the Creator and Frank Ocean. Syd took time out of her busy schedule to answer some questions for Gender Amplified about…
by Bobbi Giel
Posted on March 8, 2018
We recently joined Pushing Buttons Collective, The Digilogue, and Serato for a program celebrating and empowering female producers. Over 150 people came out to mix, network, collaborate, and share their experiences in the music industry. The night featured a Masterclass by production duo NOVAWAV, who showed the crowd how they use Serato Sample software in the…
Posted on March 1, 2018
I’ll cut to the chase – being a music producer can be daunting. Figuring out where to start in order to become a music producer can seem near impossible. If you ask any music producer how they got to where they are today, you’ll get a variety of answers. Oftentimes all of those stories and…
by Ebonie Smith
Posted on February 8, 2018
Audio, Beats with KEISHH, Brooklyn, Donwill, Energy, Gender Amplified, KEISHH, Miss Eaves, Missy Elliott, music, Music producer, music production, Nappy Nina, New York City, Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Women in music
Events / From The Studio / Producer Spotlight / The Coolest Things
Brooklyn, New York – Emerging producer and beatmaker KEISHH announces the debut of her innovative Beats with KEISHH: Energy series. In her inaugural video series, the Brooklyn, NY-based artist unites with rappers Donwill, Miss Eaves and Nappy Nina and creates memorable musical canvases for their unique freestyle sessions. “The first series I’m presenting is called ‘Energy.’…
by Ebonie Smith
Posted on September 14, 2017
Emmolei Sankofa, Gender Amplified, interview, music, Music producer, Producer profiles, Women in Music production
This profile is dedicated to introducing everyone to EmmoLei Sankofa. A woman of many talents, EmmoLei is an American composer, producer, singer-songwriter, sound artist and percussionist. Her passion for music is driven by the desire to push it forward and to challenge listeners to expand upon how they perceive sound and couple that perspective with moving visuals.…
Beats, California, Compression, Cool videos, Drums, Dudley Perkins, Erykah Badu, Gender Amplified, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Jason Moran, John Barnes, Los Angeles, Madlib, Mos Def, Music Producers, music production, Robert Glasper, SomeOthaShip, Women in music, Yasiin Bey
This Friday, July 14th, Gender Amplified will be premiering the first installment of a 3-part edition of Mix Sessions featuring producer, songwriter, and artist Georgia Anne Muldrow (also known by her stage name Ms. One). Gender Amplified had the chance to spend some time with Muldrow last October at her private studio in Las Vegas, Nevada…
Beat Making Workshop, Beats, Ebonie Smith, Female Producers, Gender Amplified, Hank Shocklee, Keith Shocklee, music, music production, New York City, producer, Spotify, Women in music
On June 10th, Gender Amplified was invited to participate in Hip Hop Hacks, an event dedicated to celebrating and exploring the intersection of hip-hop and technology. Organized by R. Sommer McCoy/Monthly Music Hackathon NYC and held at Spotify‘s New York City office, the day included group discussions with industry leaders, workshops varying in topics from music production…
by Ebonie Smith
Posted on June 9, 2017
Andrew Wuepper, Atlantic Records, Beats, Dance, electronic music, Gender Amplified, hip hop, Kanye West, Lifted, Manny Marroquin, Mixing, music, music production, Paper Towns, Recording, Sam Bruno, Women in music
If you happened to listen to Kanye West’s song “The One” back in 2012 off of his G.O.O.D. Music: Cruel Summer compilation album, you might have heard the vocal stylings of a young Phoenix-based singer/songwriter named Sam Bruno. Bruno and her creative partner Lifted first caught Kanye West’s attention in 2011 while on a trip…
Cool videos, Gender Amplified, Greg Fidelman, LA, Metallica, music, music production, music technology, production, Rick Rubin, Sara Lyn Killion, Women in music
When Sara Lyn Killion first moved from Denver to Los Angeles, her plan was to join a ballet company and pursue a career as a professional ballerina. But her love for music and live performances took her life in a different direction. In a recent interview for Metallica’s online blog So What!, Killion recounts her…
60 Seconds of Truth, music production, music technology, producer, sound engineering, stories, truth, web series, Women in music
In a new web series called 60 Seconds of Truth, Gender Amplified aims to broadcast the stories of a wide array of women in music production and sound engineering. In 60 seconds, these women will share their narratives from their own mouths. You’ll learn about how they became interested in music technology, what types of…