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Can you hear that? More unicorns.
THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, TOO MUCH DATA INCOMINGA few of the women doing great working in various areas of music technology and audio today. VIC Alice Ivy - Nominated for Engineer of the Year in 2020 ARIAS Alicia Saye- Live to air engineer for PBS, live sound...
All that pink noise
It sure has been a wild ride of late with the noise of #METOO emerging from the music industry. For those who have never seen, experienced or inflicted any sexist suffering on women in the industry it might seem like a whole lot of fuss about a few bad apples. The...
What the boys say
‘she was the only one ........they were kept out’. John French, discusses the lack of women in the recording industry. French was a pioneer of 70’s Australian studio recording (Skyhooks, Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, Sunbury Music Festival) and hired Karen...
Women at the console- Hunting for unicorns
Our cover girl, Karen Hewitt worked on records for local sensations such as The Reels, Goanna, Paul Norton, Air Supply and Kylie Minogue, as well as international artists, Rick Astley, LaToya Jackson, Paul McCartney, Donna Summer, Mel & Kim and many more. When I...
‘Sounds of Silence’ ASRA panel response 2020- Lilith Lane
This article was first published in the Australasian Sound Recordings Association (ASRA) journal 2020, part of a collection by panelists at the 2018 conference held at Studio 301 in Sydney. Contributions by the other participants is a great insight into the...
Audio Manufacturing in Australia
The Australian recording industry was founded after a post-war a cultural shift in the workforce. Government encouraged women to leave their wartime ‘men’s’ jobs to be housewives, and if there was a job to do, it was a man that was meant to do it. Children of this...
GEARSLUTZSPACE
In 2021, long-term audio equipment forum site GEARSLUTZ changed its name. This came about after a petition to have the name changed after public scrutiny criticising the misogynist implications of the title of this popular site. The renamed GEARSPACE shows an increased understanding and willingness for the industry to make positive changes towards a more respectful and inclusive culture.