The Gender Equity Audio Workshop is an in-depth workshop for a small group of women and gender-expansive people working professionally in the music industry and recording arts. The project was concieved by musicians Carolyn Kendrick and Isa Burke, who host the workshop alongside an experienced female engineer. A hands-on learning experience hosted at Great North Sound Society in beautiful Southern Maine, this workshop aims to create a collaborative, exploratory space where participants can feel confident and empowered, trusting their creative voices while developing the technological skills to fully implement their musical vision.

Marginalized people in male-dominated audio spaces often don’t feel comfortable asking questions for fear of looking ignorant, being talked down to, or being taken less seriously as artists and creators of recorded sound.

Learning more about the recording process at a professional level can be difficult without access to recording spaces and gear, which are often prohibitively expensive or only available to those who already have the skills. With generous funding from The Iguana Music Fund, we offer this workshop to participants free of charge.

We hope this workshop will provide a space where no question is dumb, where a lack of knowledge or experience diminishes no one’s creativity, and where everyone can pursue production simply because they want to.