Marta Salogni (Mixer - Bjork, Sampha), Paulette Long OBE (Westbury Music) & London Night Czar Amy Lamé amongst stellar speakers line-up
17th January 2018, London’s Living Room, City Hall, London
In association with INgrooves, supported by Mayor of London
AIM’s next event, taking place at City Hall in London on 17th January 2018, will celebrate the successes and examine the challenges of women in the music industry. In association INgrooves and supported by the Mayor of London, the tenth annual AIM Women in Music event is set to be a sell-out success, with a stellar line-up of speakers already confirmed. Tickets are now available from: www.musicindie.com/event/women-in-music-2018.
Women In Music 2018 will give women (and men, who are actively encouraged to attend) the opportunity to network with key industry figures and to hear from some of the music industry’s most influential women, which this year include Marta Sologni (Mixer for Bjork, Sampha & others), Paulette Long OBE (Director, Westbury Music), Steph Marziano (Producer & Engineer, Denai Moore, Mumford & Sons & others), Abi Leland (Leland Music) and London Night Czar Amy Lamé.
The night will feature an exclusive keynote interview with solo artist and former Spice Girl Melanie C, who will speak candidly about her career in music and current success as an independent artist. Previous keynote speakers at the event have included legendary broadcaster Annie Nightingale, Everything But The Girl’s Tracey Thorn, Radio 2 presenter Jo Whiley and solo artists Emmy The Great and Sophie Ellis Bextor.
There will then be two panel discussions, before the event concludes with networking drinks, allowing attendees to meet the speakers and grow their networks. The first panel is entitled ‘Women in the Studio’ and will see a selection of Producers, Engineers, Mixers and Songwriters discuss the rarity of women in studio roles and how they have built their careers in a notoriously male-dominated sector. The second panel, entitled ‘Female Entrepreneurship in Music’ will see a selection of female music business founders discuss how and why they established their own company and how they’ve achieved success.
Speakers at the event include:
Melanie C (artist)
Steph Marziano (Producer & Engineer, Denai Moore, Mumford & Sons & others)
Amy Lamé (London Night Czar)
Paulette Long OBE (Director, Westbury Music)
Dr Mariana Lopez (Lecturer in Sound production & Post Production, University of York)
Abi Leland (Founder, Leland Music)
Isabel Gracefield Grundy (Engineer, Emeli Sande, Tom Odell & others)
K-Minor (producer, artist)
Marta Salogni (Mixer, Bjork, Sampha & others)
Kate Tavini (Mastering Engineer & host of Red Bull’s #NormalNotNovelty engineering workshop)
More speakers to be announced in the coming weeks.
The event will be held from 5.30-10pm on 17th January 2018 at London’s Living Room, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London, SE1 2AA. This prestigious venue has spectacular views of the Thames and London Bridge, and is home to the Mayor of London.
This event is open to anyone working in the music and entertainment industries, book via www.musicindie.com/event/women-in-music-2018.
AIM actively encourages men to attend this event. Gender equality in the music industry is good for everyone and requires the participation and support of both sexes.
Tickets are £33 for AIM members, £55.50 for non-members. VAT and Refreshments are included in the price.
For a decade AIM has been active in championing and encouraging women in music, striving to achieve gender equality and diversity across the music business. In addition to the annual AIM Women in Music conference, AIM is a partner and co-founder on the Music Week Women in Music Awards, and a signatory on UK Music’s Equality and Diversity Charter, which calls on music businesses to take simple, practical steps to improve equality and diversity.
