Michele Amabile Angermiller Grammy-winning mastering engineer Emily Lazar has launched a new initiative aimed at increasing the number of women audio engineers and producers working in music today.
Dubbed “We Are Moving the Needle,” the foundation’s advisory “soundboard” includes such luminaries as Brandi Carlile, Maggie Rogers, HAIM, Linda Perry, Liz Phair and Sara Quinn of Tegan and Sara.
Among the partners signed on to support the launch are Sonos, Dolby, Universal Audio, Blackbird Academy and The Lodge.The news comes on the heels of the release of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative study “Inclusion in the Recording Studio,” which paints a grim picture of the gender imbalance when it comes to music-making.
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