Music Production for Women (MPW) and Distrokid have announced a series of four free events consisting of beginner music production masterclasses to empower female and non-gender conforming musicians happening in July across London, Berlin, Amsterdam and Dublin.
The tour, titled “EmpowHer Sound – Live”, will be hosted by the University of Westminster, SRH University and Trinity College TCD Music Department and will feature sessions from MPW’s award winning founder and CEO, Xylo Aria on topics such as Beatmaking, Audio Effects and Synthesis.
Although the event aims to empower women and gender minorities, people of all genders are more than welcome to attend, in part a response to the fact that only 5.9% of producing credits were held by women Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Charts in 2024. This stat has changed little in the 13 year course of this study.
Tickets to these events are free thanks to event sponsors, Novation, Kilohearts, and DistroKid.
Dates
Dublin – 10th July – Trinity College
Berlin – 14th July – SRH University
Amsterdam – 16th July – CREA
London – 22nd July – University of Westminster
Register here: https://musicproductionforwomen.com/events.
Attendees will also have the chance to win Focusrite Studio Bundle, a Novation Launchkey Mini as well as Kilohearts plugins valued at over $700.
“When you’re new to the music production space, it can often feel overwhelming to know where to start and how to start building a network”, says Xylo. “We designed these events to be that perfect first step where artists, particularly women, can get a taste of music production, while making new friends in a safe and encouraging space”, she adds.
MPW, as an organisation began six years ago and has since been included on the Top 50 Innovators of East London list in 2020, named a finalist in Australia’s Business xCellence Awards and earned Xylo a place on the She Said So Alt Power List and as a finalist place in IABCA’s Young Professional of the Year Award in 2023 and 2024. It has run workshops and courses to over 8,000 musicians from over 120 countries and continues to grow steadily.
The organisation was created with the aim of empowering women in music technology and prides itself on not only providing practical and actionable educational content, but also on harbouring a safe and encouraging space to learn in.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
