Posted on March 30, 2018
In 1968, electronic music seeped its way into the mainstream with the studio album Switched-On Bach by Wendy Carlos. The record “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3” became particularly famous and influential because of its ability to incorporate the Moog synthesizer with traditional classical music. The sound that Carlos produced had never been heard before, and immediately,…
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…
Activism, Cool Video, electronic music, Harvard Business School, Kiran Gandhi, London Marathon, M.I.A., Madame Gandhi, Music producer, music production, producer, Thievery Corporation, Women in music
The ability to influence change through art is an aspiration for many professional creatives, but for producer, performer, and activist Kiran Gandhi, it’s a way of life. Gandhi made international headlines last year after free-bleeding her way through the London Marathon, a decision she consciously made to impress upon the stigmas associated with female periods.…
Atlantic Records, Beat Making Workshop, Beats, Ebonie Smith, electronic music, From the Studio, Gender, Gender Amplified, music, Music producer, music technology, New York City, Women in music
Gender Amplified is proud to present ‘Studio Politics,’ a new web series that takes you in the studio with our founder and award-winning music producer and engineer Ebonie Smith. Known for engineering work on Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) and other notable projects, each and every episode Ebonie will take you behind the scenes to talk…
BBC, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Delia Derbyshire, Doctor Who, electronic music, musique concrète, Sculptress of Sound
With her undeniable sense of fashion, work for the UN, and unassuming disposition, Delia Derbyshire may not seem like a pioneer in electronic music at first glance. Nevertheless, her work speaks for itself. In the 1960s and 1970s, she made her mark as a composer of experimental music compositions. If you’ve never heard of…
by Ebonie Smith
Posted on July 1, 2016
Los Angeles native, TOKiMONSTA (Jennifer Lee) is known for her unique take on indie electronic/r&b/dance music. Her classical upbringing and eclectic music taste has allowed her to create vast textural soundscapes—a reverberation that fuses vintage sensibilities with progressive inclinations. Her music has been recognized and praised by the very best in tastemaker and mainstream media.…