
#08. NYE Special: Celebrating Women of Music Tech History with Prof. Gascia Ouzounian
12/31/20 • 91 min
What better way to welcome in the New Year than raising a glass to the unsung heroines of music technology, past and present? And there’s no-one better to do this with than Oxford Professor, Gascia Ouzounian. So, join Gascia and Isobel for a New Year’s tipple and a natter about some of the amazing ladies that have paved the way in music tech and get inspired for what you could achieve in 2021.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{00:00} Intro
{03:19} Gascia reflects on 2020
{07:53} New Year Resolutions and the importance of slowing down
{13:13} How Gascia got into music technology, finding her niche in Sound Art and becoming an educator
{17:55} Gascia talks about writing her new book, ‘Stereophonica’
{26:58} Composing graphic scores in her latest project ‘Recomposing the City’
{31:22} Gascia shares her top women from music tech history
{54:15} Honouring women who overcame gender bias
{01:02:17} Importance of carving your own path
{01:15:47} Women in Music and Race
{01:22:29} Women in Music and Disability
{01:26:19} Gascia’s advice for women in music
Discover your female producer spirit guide. Take the quiz NOW >>Remember, Gascia has an awesome sounding book, Stereophonica, coming out in February, which you can pre order now from MIT Press >>
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What better way to welcome in the New Year than raising a glass to the unsung heroines of music technology, past and present? And there’s no-one better to do this with than Oxford Professor, Gascia Ouzounian. So, join Gascia and Isobel for a New Year’s tipple and a natter about some of the amazing ladies that have paved the way in music tech and get inspired for what you could achieve in 2021.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{00:00} Intro
{03:19} Gascia reflects on 2020
{07:53} New Year Resolutions and the importance of slowing down
{13:13} How Gascia got into music technology, finding her niche in Sound Art and becoming an educator
{17:55} Gascia talks about writing her new book, ‘Stereophonica’
{26:58} Composing graphic scores in her latest project ‘Recomposing the City’
{31:22} Gascia shares her top women from music tech history
{54:15} Honouring women who overcame gender bias
{01:02:17} Importance of carving your own path
{01:15:47} Women in Music and Race
{01:22:29} Women in Music and Disability
{01:26:19} Gascia’s advice for women in music
Discover your female producer spirit guide. Take the quiz NOW >>Remember, Gascia has an awesome sounding book, Stereophonica, coming out in February, which you can pre order now from MIT Press >>
Find our more about her latest project ‘Recomposing the City’ here >>Listen to the episode hereListen on SpotifyJoin the Female DIY Musician Tribe Community on Facebook
If you loved listening to this week's episode of the podcast, leave a review wherever you're listening now and let me know 💜💜💜
Loved this week's episode? Share it with a friend 👯♀️
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#07. Recording in Analogue (and Much, Much More) with Julie McLarnon
Inside this special Christmas Eve episode, the GTK podcast gives you the gift of analogue. Or to be specific, Isobel sits down with engineer and producer Julie McLarnon and finds out how the creativity and magic of analogue recording enticed Julie to create a 100% analogue studio set within Northern Ireland’s beautiful Mourne Mountains.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{00:00} Intro
{07:12} How Julie got started in analogue recording
{12:10} Working in a studio environment and learning about production
{19:00} Julie’s experience of working in male-dominated environments and dealing with ‘Imposter Syndrome’
{31:43} Motherhood and setting boundaries
{36:52} Assertiveness in the studio
{42:26} Setting up her studio ‘Analogue Catalogue’ and recording using analogue techniques
{49:48} Sound-treating the studio for analogue recording
{55:22} Julie’s top 3 tips for recording in the studio
Download my FREE 3 Step Guide to Sound Treating your Home Recording Space >>
If you want to find out more about Julie and her studio go to www.analoguecat.com and if you’re interested in that mixtape Julie mentioned, you can find it over at their bandcamp page www.analoguecatalogue.bandcamp.com.
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#09: Making Bolder, Bigger Moves with your Music in 2021
Marking achievements, learning from mistakes and setting goals you can feel truly excited by for 2021.EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{00:00} Intro
{03:51} How has 2020 affected your confidence?
{10:52} We really need to give ourselves a break
{16:15} We need to learn from the mistakes we’ve made (and the changes we’ve faced)
{19:03} We need to dig deep and find courage moving into 2021
{23:00} It’s time to set some bold music goals
{26:44} Summary and next week’s teaser
Download your FREE 2021 Music Goals Planner >>Vick Bain's 'The Gender Pay-Gap in Music' Article>>BBC: 'Musicians will lose two-thirds of their income in 2020' blog post >> Listen to Episode 06: Making Your Music AND Making a Difference >>SMART goals explained >>
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