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Posted on August 25, 2020
Last week I had the pleasure of attending a Songwriters of North America (SONA) virtual event called “A Conversation With Susan Jacobs”. This event highlighted longtime Music Supervising legend, Susan Jacobs, who is known for her work on films such as I, Tonya, Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, and Little Miss Sunshine. She also boasts…
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Posted on August 20, 2020
Beyonce told us a long time ago who runs the world………..GIRLS! And yet people still seem so surprised when a woman, or women, emerge in a male dominated industry. The latest industry to be shaken by the increasing presence of girl power is the music industry; more specifically the music production side of the music…
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Posted on August 13, 2020
If you’re a music fan like we are, then I’m sure by now you’ve heard the news about Wondagurl. But we at Gender Amplified STAN a #womanproducer so we’re gonna say it again: congratulations Wondagurl! Last month, on July 20, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, in partnership with Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Publishing, announced that they signed…
Meena Ysanne is a British-American composer, conductor, and musician whose deeply artistic and inquisitive spirit carries throughout her creative endeavors. Meena works primarily within the world of string instruments, and her innovative style has garnered success that reaches far beyond traditional orchestral work, forging collaborations with respected and revered institutions, filmmakers, and musicians that encapsulate…
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Posted on July 30, 2020
At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, the request for the respect of black faces, black bodies, and black representation is no longer the minimum. Black and brown communities, and every other community, are now demanding the respect, alliance, and reformation of companies and organizations who had previously hidden behind veils of covert…
Posted on July 1, 2020
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On her debut full-length album entitled Re-Birth, Toronto-based producer, OBUXUM, navigates sonically through the experiential complexities of life as a black woman through her own distinct and unique style of layered and vibrant beats. Following her 2018 EP, H.E.R., Re-Birth lives up to its name, combining elements from hip-hop, house, and techno to create something…
Posted on May 5, 2020
Dajae Williams currently works at NASA as a manufacturing engineer in their Jet Propulsion Lab. When she first began to work at NASA, Dajae noticed a lack of women and diversity. In an interview with NPR, she recalls feeling out of place when she first arrived and suffering from imposter syndrome: “There’s no women in…
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Posted on April 9, 2020
This past February, Gender Amplified held another installment of our Ctrl Room Series. The Ctrl Room Series is meant to be a series of workshops, designed by Ebonie Smith, wherein incredibly talented and capable producers and artists come together to network, learn, and ultimately create music. Each installment has a featured artist to frame the…
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Posted on April 1, 2020
Laura Escudé is a very experienced and talented live show programmer, artist, and entrepreneur. She has designed and programmed shows for Drake, Bon Ever, Kanye West, the Weeknd, and others. Recently, she wrote an article for Medium about her experience touring and the impacts she felt to her wellbeing. She recounts her nights on Kanye’s…
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Posted on March 30, 2020
Divinity Roxx is an extremely talented American bassist, composer, and musician from Atlanta, Georgia. She has an extensive and impressive music background having performed at the White House, as bassist to Beyonce for half a decade, and for many television events including the Grammys. In this video from 2014 you can watch her play one…