Catch an exclusive first look at the RecordingAcad's new WomenInTheMix clip below.
Did you know only 2% of popular music is produced by women? The disconcerting statistic from a 2019 Annenberg Initiative study is the focus of a powerful new video from the Recording Academy, in conjunction with the Diversity & Inclusion Task Force, and it's premiering exclusively onThe clip physically represents the data through a 50-person, all-female ensemble choir featuring Loyola Marymount University singers.
The video is part of the #WomenInTheMix initiative, which promotes opportunities for female producers and engineers. When the initiative was launched a year ago, in February 2019, approximately 200 employers and creative decision-makers agreed to get onboard, but over the past year, there are now well over 650 employers who have joined. As seen in
released last month, the number of female producers has now jumped from 2% to 5% -- encouraging numbers for She Is the Music co-founder and "Underdog" singer/songwriter Alicia Keys.. “We all have more work to do to bring female creative energy, talent and heart into the studio too.” Fellow artist and activist Brandi Carlile adds: “I know from personal experience that, to truly move the music industry forward, we need to make a clear effort to engage and empower women.
Ann Mincieli, Grammy-winning producer, founder of Jungle City Studio and another co-founder of She Is the Music, says she's seeing those positive changes already. “In my 30 years as a working producer and engineer, I’ve never seen more women trained and looking for opportunities inside of recording studios than I do today. Diverse minds and voices are the future of the music industry. Right now we all need to rally to get them hired and properly credited.
The #WomenInTheMix anniversary comes at a complicated time for the Recording Academy, whose CEO Deborah Dugan was placed on
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