TECH DISSECT EQUALITY IN MUSIC PRODUCTION
On the 9th November, Spitfire Audio hosted London’s first ever Tech Dissect, an event specially created by Bristol organisation Saffron, with the express intention of supporting womxn in music and music technology and challenge the current climate of the industry, where only 7% of UK engineers and producers are currently female.
Over the course of the day there were a range of talks and workshops from many prolific women and non-binary people working within the music world as composers, engineers, producers and business professionals, all with the purpose of inspiring and educating the next generation of womxn into the industry.
PROGRESS
The day began with a panel from producers Emmavie, Shy One and Elkka, discussing their identity in music, exploring how finding themselves musically tied in with the experience of coming out and how their creative process has developed through peer response, collaboration and evolving sounds outside of the confines of one genre. London-based songwriter, producer and DJ Emmavie elaborated further to us about her perception of the industry (and cultural change within). “There’s more inclusivity. Now that we’re not hesitant to speak about these things we have so much representation, and allowing anyone to be in any space is only contributing to art itself. For example, there’s the disparity
