Even in 2022, women are still vastly underrepresented in the music industry - especially when it comes to music engineering and production. According to a new study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, only around 21.6% of artists, 12.6% of songwriters, and 2.6% of producers are women. 

At Musixmatch, we’re passionate about breaking down industry barriers to pave a new way for the next generations of women in music tech. 

That’s why we teamed up with Music Innovation Hub (the innovative Milan-based initiative behind many socially responsible projects in the music industry) to organize a meet-up last month for Women in Music Tech and Production.

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Check out our Future Sounds Better panel discussion below to learn more about:

• 00:00 Welcome to Future Sounds Better
• 08:21 Practical applications of sound event detection
• 12:50 Song engineering and Intorno Labs
• 15:40 Female producer stats in the music industry
• 16:44 Cognitive and cultural barriers to success for female music pros
• 17:03 Are places based on merit or to meeting quotas?
• 22:45 Is another barrier for women in this industry actually safety?
• 25:33 The importance of support networks and asking for help
• 26:03 Meet collectives Poche, Morning Voice, Women in Voice
• 30:06 Question from the crowd about early socialization of women
• 32:54 How to create the culture you want to see
• 35:50 Where to find your mentors and heroes
• 39:36 How can we eliminate the bias towards women in machine learning?

Speakers:

Francesca Ronchini
Expert on Sound Event Detection

Giulia Silvestri Project
Coordinator for Intorno Labs

Elisa Massara (Elasi)
Musician, producer & founder of POCHE

‍Moderated by:

Cari Quoyeser

Artist Community Manager (Musixmatch)

Silvia Olivieri

Publishing Program Manager (Musixmatch)

Stella Tavella

AI Engineer (Musixmatch) sound designer

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