Overview

Drawing on personal experience and insights from 63 artists, this book explores the challenges women and gender-expansive artists face in the music industry. Tackling myths around gender, technology, and culture, it introduces 'ameliorative work' - examining diversity, inclusion, and what it takes to succeed in the creative industries.

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9781529240412

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“This is the book I needed to be written. Parsley dismantles the myths and stereotypes limiting women and gender minorities in electronic music, introducing the powerful theory of ameliorative work. This is an important conceptual contribution which will be invaluable to inequality researchers and sociologists across music and other creative sectors”, Vick Bain, Music industry campaigner and researcher, and Queen Mary University of London

“This is the book I needed to be written. Parsley dismantles the myths and stereotypes limiting women and gender minorities in electronic music, introducing the powerful theory of ameliorative work. This is an important conceptual contribution which will be invaluable to inequality researchers and sociologists across music and other creative sectors”, Vick Bain, Music industry campaigner and researcher, and Queen Mary University of London “A powerful and personal exploration of gender inequality in electronic music. Samantha Parsley combines academic depth with lived experience to expose the hidden labour women, trans and non-binary artists must do to survive in a male-dominated industry. A vital, original and hopeful call for change that we have all been working so hard for. offering much-needed blueprints for a more inclusive future.” Eve Horne, Founder, We Are The Unheard CIC/Senate & Board Director Ivor's Academy/ BPI Equity & Justice Advisory Group (EJAG) Member

Author Information

Samantha Parsley is a writer, coach, DJ and founder of In the Key a directory and platform championing the careers of women, trans and non-binary electronic music producers (www.inthekey.org). She is Professor of Organization Studies at the University of Portsmouth and coaches research-led writers as Curious View (www.curiousview.co.uk). Samantha DJs and produces music as Dovetail and lives with her husband on the south coast of England.

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