The audio world...why so male dominated?

[DaveBlack]

It seems like the only aspect of music that has a female population at all is song writing. Female bands are considered a novelty, almost a gimmick but I've never come across a big named female engineer/mixer or any for that matter. I wonder why?

 

[updog]

the same applies for this forum as well. every seemingly female I've seen here have only been posting in the off-topic tavern section

 

[Mikaël-ange]

You never ear about Marcella Araica?

Somes read for you

 

[James-Doolan]

Its not nearly as bad in other genres there are quite a few female AE working in pop and electronic music

 

[Zombietakeover]

cause bitch's suck

 

[wishtheend]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Massy

 

[DaveBlack]

both of those ladies have a pretty extensive and credible catalog, very cool.

 

[-J-]

this thread makes me want to snack on a tasty boosh

 

[ze kink]

Could just be a culture thing really, a "women aren't supposed to like twiddling knobs all day" mentality embedded in the way children are brought up or something. I've met a few in person though, so they do exist. I however haven't met one who'd be doing metal as the main thing.

I've always found it quite fascinating that even the most brutal bands in e.g. Japan might just as well include female members without it being anything out of the ordinary. This one guy I used to trade PM's with at an another forum had a brutal metal band in Tokyo, and they actually had two female drummers in a row. And they were ordinary working women, who would just put their Carcass shirts on after work and play blastbeats at over 200bpm and do metal gigs on weekends

 

[Cryo114]

Might be just a matter of interest.

 

[professorlamp]

Imogen heap did her newest album completely off her own back except for mastering

 

[James-Doolan]

Imogen heap did her newest album completely off her own back except for mastering

She did all her own solo stuff i thought not just the latest no?

+ She is freaking so awesome

 

[jipchen]

I googled a picture of all the women mentioned, just to see if they're hawt. Is this strange and women-discriminating or just manly?

 

[professorlamp]

She did all her own solo stuff i thought not just the latest no?

+ She is freaking so awesome

I dont really know, not a huge fan. I just read about her doing her latest album by her self, but have you seen her mixing room!? looks like a toy room

 

[Soundlurker]

Could just be a culture thing really, a "women aren't supposed to like twiddling knobs all day" mentality embedded in the way children are brought up or something.

 

[James-Doolan]

I dont really know, not a huge fan. I just read about her doing her latest album by her self, but have you seen her mixing room!? looks like a toy room

Yea i guess its designed to be creative envioroment as well as a studio since its just for her personal use which is prolly a good idea tbh

 

[Plankis]

Yea i guess its designed to be creative envioroment as well as a studio since its just for her personal use which is prolly a good idea tbh

And everyone thinks: Links plz! (Well, I did)
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/in-pictures-imogen-heaps-amazing-home-studio-225425

Loving the chair.

 

[poidaobi]

You can't mix from the kitchen.

Unless it's the Cake shes baking me.

 

[FloridaRolf]

You can't mix from the kitchen.

Unless it's the Cake shes baking me.

Best post in this thread

 

[ahjteam]

there are more ladies in the live-sound, atleast in Finland... I have worked with 7, from which 5 were hot. And Finland also has the only mastering engineer I know, Minerva Pappi.