JOIN: Spotify and SoundGirls launch global database of women working in music
Spotify and SoundGirls launch the EQL Directory.
The streaming conglomerate has teamed up with the non-profit organisation to bring you the EQL Directory, a global database of women working in music.
Any professional around the world is welcome to add their name to the already-booming directory, with the goal of expanding opportunities for girls and women in the music industry- something SoundGirls is dedicated to.
A database needs an advisory board, so Spotify enlisted the help of Secret Genius to assemble a team of professionals at its helm, including producer TRAKGIRL, Lauren D’Elia, Jin Jin, Kesha Lee, and Ali Tamposi.
Initiatives and organisations who have contributed resources to the Directory includes the Audio Engineering Society, Beatz By Girlz, Equalizer Project, female:pressure, Gender Amplified, Girls Make Beats, Instituto Criar, Secret Genius, shesaid.so, SoundGirls in Mexico,, The 7% Series, Upfront Producer Network, Yorkshire Sound Women Network, and the Women’s Audio Mission.
Increasing female visibility
Co-founder of SoundGirls and long-time Pearl Jam sound engineer Karrie Keyes said:
“[We] face the myth that there are not very many women or non-conforming people working in audio, and because of this people don’t even bother to look.
“The EQL Directory proves that this is not true.”
Spotify’s Director of Social Impact, Kerry Steib, added:
“SoundGirls already had this global directory of women in audio and production, and we came together to help them make it more beautiful, more useful, and more visible within the industry.
“We know that increasing equity for women in these fields is a complex problem to solve.
“We have to work with great partners across the industry and come together to create solutions.”
Check out the EQL Directory, launched by Spotify and SoundGirls and make yourself heard.
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