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Women's Audio Mission

April 08, 2024

Women's Audio Mission is a non-profit organization and recording studio complex based in San Francisco and Oakland, California, whose mission is to promote "the advancement of women and gender-diverse people in music production and the recording arts."

History edit

Women's Audio Mission (WAM) was founded by Terri Winston in 2003 to combat chronic gender inequity in the music and sound industries (fewer than 5% of the people creating everyday sounds and media are women or gender-diverse) [1] and "change the face of sound."[2] Winston, who got a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University,[3] is a multi-instrumentalist who toured with P.J. Harvey, The Pixies, and The Flaming Lips. Winston started with a career in recording and engineering. Her father was an engineer and she "grew up in research labs around engineers that were always pulling pranks" on her; as a result, she said, she developed the thick skin necessary for a woman to succeed "in male-dominated careers".[4] In the early 2000s Winston was a tenured recording engineer professor and Director of the Sound Recording Arts program at City College of San Francisco, when she founded WAM. She has served as Executive Director since.

WAM runs the only professional recording studios in the world specifically built and run by all women and gender-diverse staff,[5] world-class facilities located in downtown San Francisco, in the former SF Soundworks studio, and in Fruitvale, Oakland. They are home to projects by Beyonce's Band, Toro y Moi, Alanis Morissette, Denise Perrier, Radiohead, R.E.M., and Timbaland with much of the equipment donated by various manufacturers.[3][6]

Accomplishments edit

  • Over the past 19 years, WAM has provide training and mentoring to 22,000+ women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals
  • Provided programs across three cities (San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose), five school districts, 50+ school partners
  • Awarded a $1M grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to seed $9M national expansion campaign[7]
  • Named "Best Hope for the Future of Music" by San Francisco Weekly[8]
  • Featured in Forbes, Billboard magazine, and on the cover of San Francisco Chronicle Datebook for success at bringing training programs online during COVID-19[2][9][10]
  • 1,000+ women/gender-diverse students placed in creative tech/STEM jobs (Dolby Labs, Sony, Pixar, Disney, Pandora, Google, Facebook, ESPN, etc.)[11]
  • White House Office of Social Innovation studied WAM's revolutionary methods of using music/media to attract at-risk girls to STEM studies as part of President Obama's "Educate to Innovate" program
  • Advisor to both the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs) & Academy of Country Music's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Forces.
  • Produced/recorded award-winning projects/performances for 400+ artists including Sheila E., Beyonce's Band, Kronos Quartet, Neko Case, Angélique Kidjo (2014 GRAMMY), tUnE-yArDs, Toro Y Moi, etc., providing paid freelance work and critical professional credits for 450+ women/gender-diverse engineers.[12]

Programs edit

Girls on the Mic edit

A training and mentoring after-school program that provides 2,000+/year Bay Area girls and gender-diverse youth from under-resourced communities (96% low income, 93% BIPOC, ages 11–18) with free music/audio production, recording arts, and creative technology training in a professional studio environment.[13]

WAM also organizes online classes; their Sound Channel program contains "animated, interactive e-textbooks that include audio examples, video demonstrations, DIY projects and quizzes" and was, according to Winston, used by 6,900 students in more than 131 countries.[3]

WAM Core Training edit

These adult education classes provide music/audio production and recording arts certification training to 1,000+ women/gender-diverse individuals a year and include courses such as: Live Sound 101, Podcasting, Introduction to Mastering, and Protools 101.[14]

Internship Program edit

This internal internship provides a paid position, professional skills training, mentoring, direct connections to corporate recruiters/mentors and job placement to 30-40 women/gender-diverse individuals a year. WAM has placed over 1,000 interns in paid positions in the industry through this program.

WAMCon edit

These national music production/recording technology conferences have reached 1,500+ aspiring women and gender-diverse producers/engineers with award-winning female and gender-diverse audio professional mentors that have worked with everyone from Beyonce to Alicia Keys - in cities across the US (Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, Boston).[15]

Artist Recording Residencies edit

These studio residencies provide 5 -10 local BIPOC female and gender-diverse artists a year with free recording services and mentoring, all while providing work experience and professional credits to female and gender-diverse music producers and engineers.[16]

Local Sirens: Women in Music Concert Series edit

A free, quarterly performance series that promotes Bay Area women and gender-diverse artists and ensembles and has historically reached Bay Area audiences of 2,000+ per year.

References edit

  1. ^ "Annenberg Inclusion Initiative | USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism". annenberg.usc.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  2. ^ a b Robinson, Cheryl. "How Terri Winston Built The First Professional Recording Studio Run By Women". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  3. ^ a b c Christensen, Paul (19 September 2012). "SPARS Spotlights Women's Audio Mission: Q&A with Terri Winston". Society of Professional Audio Recording Services. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Front and Center: Women's Audio Mission Founder, Terri Winston". Women's International Music Network. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  5. ^ Chien, Jen (27 March 2014). "Women in STEM: Terri Winston and Women's Audio Mission". KALW. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  6. ^ "WAM's San Francisco Facility Invests In Second Audient Console". Audient. 2022-03-21. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  7. ^ "Dozens of Bay Area Arts, Social Justice Groups Get Huge Donations From MacKenzie Scott". KQED. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  8. ^ Staff, SF Weekly (2019-05-17). "Best of 2019: People & Places". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  9. ^ Cirisano, Tatiana (2020-04-09). "Watch and Learn: Stay-At-Home Mandates Are Fueling a Virtual Music Education Explosion". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  10. ^ Ruskin, Zack (May 1, 2020). "With its studio closed, a women's music education nonprofit goes electric". Datebook. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  11. ^ Cirisano, Tatiana (2019-12-13). "Tech Support: Women's Audio Mission Has Helped Thousands to Pursue Careers in Sound". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  12. ^ "Newsroom". Women's Audio Mission. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  13. ^ "Women's Audio Mission Expands Access to Appealing Careers". Soundtrap. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  14. ^ "WAM Core Training For Adults". Women's Audio Mission. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  15. ^ "Women's Audio Mission presents WAMcon Virtual LA 2021: Sound for Film workshops". Music Connection Magazine. 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  16. ^ "Nonprofit aims to diversify recording industry". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 2022-05-12.

External links edit

  • Official website  
  • Terri Winston Interview with Sweetwater Sound on Editing Women's Audio Mission, The Sweetwater Minute, Vol. 297, in: SweetwaterSound, 3. July 2015

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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view April 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message Women s Audio Mission is a non profit organization and recording studio complex based in San Francisco and Oakland California whose mission is to promote the advancement of women and gender diverse people in music production and the recording arts Contents 1 History 2 Accomplishments 3 Programs 3 1 Girls on the Mic 3 2 WAM Core Training 3 3 Internship Program 3 4 WAMCon 3 5 Artist Recording Residencies 3 6 Local Sirens Women in Music Concert Series 4 References 5 External linksHistory editWomen s Audio Mission WAM was founded by Terri Winston in 2003 to combat chronic gender inequity in the music and sound industries fewer than 5 of the people creating everyday sounds and media are women or gender diverse 1 and change the face of sound 2 Winston who got a bachelor s degree in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University 3 is a multi instrumentalist who toured with P J Harvey The Pixies and The Flaming Lips Winston started with a career in recording and engineering Her father was an engineer and she grew up in research labs around engineers that were always pulling pranks on her as a result she said she developed the thick skin necessary for a woman to succeed in male dominated careers 4 In the early 2000s Winston was a tenured recording engineer professor and Director of the Sound Recording Arts program at City College of San Francisco when she founded WAM She has served as Executive Director since WAM runs the only professional recording studios in the world specifically built and run by all women and gender diverse staff 5 world class facilities located in downtown San Francisco in the former SF Soundworks studio and in Fruitvale Oakland They are home to projects by Beyonce s Band Toro y Moi Alanis Morissette Denise Perrier Radiohead R E M and Timbaland with much of the equipment donated by various manufacturers 3 6 Accomplishments editOver the past 19 years WAM has provide training and mentoring to 22 000 women girls and gender diverse individuals Provided programs across three cities San Francisco Oakland and San Jose five school districts 50 school partners Awarded a 1M grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to seed 9M national expansion campaign 7 Named Best Hope for the Future of Music by San Francisco Weekly 8 Featured in Forbes Billboard magazine and on the cover of San Francisco Chronicle Datebook for success at bringing training programs online during COVID 19 2 9 10 1 000 women gender diverse students placed in creative tech STEM jobs Dolby Labs Sony Pixar Disney Pandora Google Facebook ESPN etc 11 White House Office of Social Innovation studied WAM s revolutionary methods of using music media to attract at risk girls to STEM studies as part of President Obama s Educate to Innovate program Advisor to both the Recording Academy GRAMMYs amp Academy of Country Music s Diversity Equity and Inclusion Task Forces Produced recorded award winning projects performances for 400 artists including Sheila E Beyonce s Band Kronos Quartet Neko Case Angelique Kidjo 2014 GRAMMY tUnE yArDs Toro Y Moi etc providing paid freelance work and critical professional credits for 450 women gender diverse engineers 12 Programs editGirls on the Mic edit A training and mentoring after school program that provides 2 000 year Bay Area girls and gender diverse youth from under resourced communities 96 low income 93 BIPOC ages 11 18 with free music audio production recording arts and creative technology training in a professional studio environment 13 WAM also organizes online classes their Sound Channel program contains animated interactive e textbooks that include audio examples video demonstrations DIY projects and quizzes and was according to Winston used by 6 900 students in more than 131 countries 3 WAM Core Training edit These adult education classes provide music audio production and recording arts certification training to 1 000 women gender diverse individuals a year and include courses such as Live Sound 101 Podcasting Introduction to Mastering and Protools 101 14 Internship Program edit This internal internship provides a paid position professional skills training mentoring direct connections to corporate recruiters mentors and job placement to 30 40 women gender diverse individuals a year WAM has placed over 1 000 interns in paid positions in the industry through this program WAMCon edit These national music production recording technology conferences have reached 1 500 aspiring women and gender diverse producers engineers with award winning female and gender diverse audio professional mentors that have worked with everyone from Beyonce to Alicia Keys in cities across the US Los Angeles New York Nashville Boston 15 Artist Recording Residencies edit These studio residencies provide 5 10 local BIPOC female and gender diverse artists a year with free recording services and mentoring all while providing work experience and professional credits to female and gender diverse music producers and engineers 16 Local Sirens Women in Music Concert Series edit A free quarterly performance series that promotes Bay Area women and gender diverse artists and ensembles and has historically reached Bay Area audiences of 2 000 per year References edit Annenberg Inclusion Initiative USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism annenberg usc edu Retrieved 2022 05 12 a b Robinson Cheryl How Terri Winston Built The First Professional Recording Studio Run By Women Forbes Retrieved 2022 05 12 a b c Christensen Paul 19 September 2012 SPARS Spotlights Women s Audio Mission Q amp A with Terri Winston Society of Professional Audio Recording Services Retrieved 8 October 2014 Front and Center Women s Audio Mission Founder Terri Winston Women s International Music Network Retrieved 8 October 2014 Chien Jen 27 March 2014 Women in STEM Terri Winston and Women s Audio Mission KALW Retrieved 8 October 2014 WAM s San Francisco Facility Invests In Second Audient Console Audient 2022 03 21 Retrieved 2022 05 12 Dozens of Bay Area Arts Social Justice Groups Get Huge Donations From MacKenzie Scott KQED Retrieved 2022 05 12 Staff SF Weekly 2019 05 17 Best of 2019 People amp Places SF Weekly Retrieved 2022 05 12 Cirisano Tatiana 2020 04 09 Watch and Learn Stay At Home Mandates Are Fueling a Virtual Music Education Explosion Billboard Retrieved 2022 05 12 Ruskin Zack May 1 2020 With its studio closed a women s music education nonprofit goes electric Datebook Retrieved 2022 05 12 Cirisano Tatiana 2019 12 13 Tech Support Women s Audio Mission Has Helped Thousands to Pursue Careers in Sound Billboard Retrieved 2022 05 12 Newsroom Women s Audio Mission Retrieved 2022 05 12 Women s Audio Mission Expands Access to Appealing Careers Soundtrap 2022 01 13 Retrieved 2022 05 12 WAM Core Training For Adults Women s Audio Mission Retrieved 2022 05 12 Women s Audio Mission presents WAMcon Virtual LA 2021 Sound for Film workshops Music Connection Magazine 2021 07 02 Retrieved 2022 05 12 Nonprofit aims to diversify recording industry Bay Area Reporter Retrieved 2022 05 12 External links editOfficial website nbsp Terri Winston Interview with Sweetwater Sound on Editing Women s Audio Mission The Sweetwater Minute Vol 297 in SweetwaterSound 3 July 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Women 27s Audio Mission amp oldid 1217063870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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