Discwoman

Discwoman is a New York based collective, booking agency, and event platform representing and showcasing female-identified (cis women, transwomen, and gender queer) talent in the electronic music community. It was founded in 2014 by Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson who does the outreach for the agency dealing with Public Relations and social media, Emma Burgess-Olson (a.k.a. UMFANG) as the resident DJ, and Christine McCharen-Tran who is the event producer and business powerhouse.[1] Discwoman's regular club nights and touring events highlight emerging and established artists from around the world.[2] Music produced by world-renowned female artists include The Black Madonna, Nicole Moudaber, Star Eyes, Sandunes, Demian Licht, and Nina Sonik whom have contributed to the electronic music culture. The gender imbalance in EDM (electronic dance music) is self-evident showing women making up to ~10.8% [3] of artists in electronic music festivals. In a 2015 report by female:pressure, it is stated that men comprised 82% of 44 international festivals’ lineups.[4] Discwoman gives feminine-identified talent the platform and more visibility by booking them at bigger venues, streamlining the growth process, and ensuring the artists they are paid what they are worth in a male-dominated dance music industry.[1]

Since its inaugural event at Brooklyn’s Bossa Nova Civic Club,[5] Discwoman has presented showcases in Boston,[6] Detroit's Movement Festival,[7] Mexico City,[8][9] Montreal,[10] Philadelphia,[11] Pittsburgh's VIA Festival,[12] San Juan,[13] Seattle's Decibel Festival,[14] and Toronto.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 Vagianos, Alanna (2016-03-30). "How 3 Women Are Disrupting One Of Music’s Biggest Boys Clubs". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  2. ↑ 21, sofialuu May; 2015. "Girls To The Front: An Interview With The Founders Of Discwoman". The Hairpin. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  3. ↑ "FACTS 2015 – Numbers". female:pressure. 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
  4. ↑ "Discwoman And Changing The Record Of All-Male Electronic Lineups". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  5. ↑ "Inside Discwoman, a Dance Party By Women, For Women". Bullett Media. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  6. ↑ "Discwoman Boston celebrates female-identified DJ talent - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  7. ↑ "Movement 2015: Girls Gone Vinyl and DISCWOMAN". waynradio.net. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  8. ↑ "Photos From Discwoman's Epic Takeover of Mexico City | Thump". Thump. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  9. ↑ "Discwoman's Mexico City Collaborator on Using Digital Culture to Tell Women's Stories". Remezcla. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  10. ↑ "Discwoman plans Montreal weekender". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  11. ↑ "Girl power: Discwoman dance party changing the local DJ scene". Philly.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  12. ↑ "VIA 2015: MAIN EVENT //". Spirit. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  13. ↑ "Techno-Feminist DJ Collective Discwoman is Headed to San Juan for Two Tour Stops". Remezcla. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  14. ↑ "Discwoman Showcase at Re-bar in Seattle, WA on Thu., Sept. 24, 10 p.m. 2015 - Seattle Music Events Calendar - The Stranger". The Stranger. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  15. ↑ "Discwoman touches down in Toronto". NOW Toronto Magazine - Think Free. Retrieved 2016-02-26.

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