3/19/2023 0 Comments Guitar solo crush the industryThey didn’t just wait for job openings to fall into their laps - they created their own opportunities. In shesaid.so, I’m lucky to be surrounded by incredible ladies like Lauren Kashuk (Founder/Creative Director of Ideaison) and Cassie Cowen (Owner of Plus One Music Consulting). LC: I look up to trailblazers like Nadia Prescher from Madison House and Annabel Lukins from Cloud9 because they were some of the first to forge their own paths in the industry. It can be scary and a pain in the ass and not what you expected - but just go for it.ģ03: Who is a woman (or women) in the local music industry that you admire? Don’t wait for someone to tell you it’s okay. Two of the women in shesaid.so just put together a last-minute South by Southwest showcase because they saw a gap and just went for it. LC: It’s definitely incredible to surround yourself with mentors and other women in the music industry. I’ve gotten comments from dudes like, “Oh you’re actually really good.” Why was there any doubt? I’m not going up to some dude after their performance saying, “Hey you actually crushed it tonight.”ģ03: Do you have any advice for women trying to break into the music industry? Sometimes it’s easier for people to concentrate on what you look like or just the pure tokenism of female saxophonist. I’ve definitely felt tokenism since a fifth grader, being one of only one or two females in an all-male saxophone section. It’s interesting how, even to this day, they almost mold genders to certain instruments. I really respect and admire that.ģ03: Have you ever felt held back or like you’ve had more obstacles to overcome because of your gender? You see all the higher-ups, Executives, Booking Agents and Talent Buyers and they’re almost always men - and I think we’re in a cool phase in the industry where women are like, “I’m not going to wait around for that job opening.” Whether it’s starting your own business or creating your own events, so many of these women involved in shesaid.so are creating their own opportunities. The thing that I really like about that group is that everyone creates opportunities for themselves. We launched the Denver chapter last July at the Underground Music Showcase. LC: It is a global network of women in the music industry. 303: Can you tell me about your work with shesaid.so?
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