Press Campaigns in Music
I am a passionate campaigner and a regular commentator on national and international news channels (tv, radio, print & online) for topics focused on gender equality in music. This also includes being called as a special witness to give oral evidence to the Women and Equalities Select Committee inquiry into misogyny in music in parliament, February 2023.
14th January BBC News Entertainment website interview with Ian Youngs https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64264069
15th January LBC radio interview with Sangita Myska https://twitter.com/LBC/status/1614644274720563201
23rd January in-studio radio interview with Nuala McGovern https://twitter.com/BBCWomansHour/status/1617524082227945472
25th January Sarah Vine’s Femail Half Hour – Podcast from the Daily Mail https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/where-are-the-women-in-the-music-industry-can-you/id1565106681?i=1000596780322
6th February interview with Sarah Birnbaum from The World (daily radio show syndicated to 340+ radio stations across the US) https://theworld.org/media/2023-02-10/brit-music-awards-go-gender-neutral-and-return-all-male-nominees
7th February 6pm ITN News segment with Ellie Pitt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIW8P54We6Q
9th February 2023 Vice article interview with Kamila Rymajdo (and Dr Metka Potocnik) https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7zazw/british-r-and-b-being-ignored-artists-to-watch
10th February BBC Worldwide News with Victoria Fritz https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7030143295066361856/
11th February interview with Ayesha Hazarika on Times Radio https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/show/20230211-21402/2023-02-11
12th February New York Times interview with Alex Marshall (print and online) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/11/arts/music/brit-awards-harry-styles-gender
3rd March BBC Newsnight with Katie Razall and Crae Wolf https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001jpp3/newsnight-partygate-did-johnson-mislead-parliament
4th March Times Radio with Rick Kelsey https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/show/20230304-21408/2023-03-04
6th March Guardian interview with Rhian Jones https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/mar/06/why-are-there-so-few-women-headlining-music-festivals
6th March Woman’s Hour with Nuala McGovern https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001js8x
7th March Vice article interview with Kamila Rymajdo (and Dr Metka Potocnik) https://www.vice.com/en/article/88x4xz/festivals-recycling-legacy-acts-research?fbclid=PAAaabk_ci7pOLymgz__XieYwrK2U3WaqTr38qRnLKgHqsFl1h2qVWx1mYOf4
8th March Drowned in Sound podcast with Sean Adams https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/dis006-womens-equality-in-music-glastonburys-pipeline/id1037405920?i=1000603351327
28th March 2023 EVC Music interview with Murray McLachlan https://www.evcmusic.com/vick-bain-interview/
29th March 2023 Falmouth University interview https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/news/challenging-bias-and-showcasing-female-talent-music-industry
18th April 2023 Radio 5 Live with Colin Murray https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001l35x
8th May 2023 Times Radio with Matt Chorley https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/show/20230508-17292/2023-05-08
5th June 2023 BBC Radio Cornwall Interview with Julie Skentelbery of The Big Guest show https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fscx2x
7th June 2023 Whose Song Is It Anyway series Podcast with Hayleigh Bosher https://open.spotify.com/show/3GUMeIMpeVObQMTkVQGSC4
23rd June 2023 BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour with Anita Saari Glsatonbury special https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001n20p
29th June 2023 Times Radio with Matt Chorley https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/show/20230629-22355/2023-06-29
Highlights of The F-List Press
- Directory of Female Musicians Could End Gender Imbalance at Festivals BBC News
- Radio 4 Today interview with Anoushka Shankar & Vick Bain BBC Radio 4
- New Social Enterprise Launched to Grow The F-List initiative CMU News
- Anoushka Shankar announced as President of The F-List Record of the Day
- Tutors Join The F-List ICMP
- The Directory of Female Musicians MXDWN
- Directory of Female Musicians Launched IQ Mag
- The F-List & the Fight for Gender Equality Audio Media International
- Plans for 2021 The Skinny
- Danish KODA & Collecting Societies CMU News
The F-List Press Interviews
- The Database That Means Festivals Have ‘no excuse’ on Gender Balance – BBC News
- I Made A List of Every UK Female Musician – Metro News
- 4 Women Striving for Equality – Porter Magazine
- Where Are Britain’s Young Female Superstars? – The Telegraph
- Male Bias in Piano Exams is off the Scale – The Times
- Glacial Change:Film Industry too slow despite #MeToo – The Guardian
- Where Are The Women In Music? – Time & Leisure
- No More Excuses for Festivals – Knack Media
- The Database That Means Festivals – 365News
Podcasts / Webinars
- Podcast interview by the ISM
- Podcast interview on BBC Radio 4 You&Yours
- Podcast chat on BBC Introducing by Byfyn
- Podcast interview with HyperTribe
- Facebook Live with Donne Musica
- Webinar with WomanInCtrl
- Podcast with Bugeye
- It’s A Man’s World – Delic Network
- Green Futures Festival – Earth Online
- The Culture Dive
- Fach My Life
- Why Not Her
- Apocalypse Music
Articles
- Parenting Under Covid-19 – Voices of the Parents – Record of the Day
- Parenting Under Covid-19 – ISM
- Music, Gender Representation and the ‘Pipeline Problem’ – Music Ally
- Addressing Equality and Diversity in the Music Industry – Canadian Music Week
- A Vision of a Family Friendly Music Industry – Huffington Post
- Yorkshire Sound Women in Music – Technology Blog
Press Interviews - Past
- Diversity in Classical Music – Music Business Worldwide
- The Reality of Being a Woman Songwriter – The Telegraph
- Gender Inequality Goes Pop: Brits Showcase Songwriting’s Women Problem – The Telegraph
- Harassment is Systemic’: Why White Roses Won’t Change The Music Industry- The Guardian
- Classical Music Excludes Composers From Minorities – The BBC
- Black Leadership In The Music Industry – WBUR/US
Music Industry
- BASCA vs Biz – BASCA Winning Judicial Review at the High Court -BBC Newsbeat
- UK Music Industry Seeks Review of Law Allowing Fans to Copy Music- The Guardian
- Inspiration vs Plagiarism; Blurred Lines – BBC Entertainment
- End Pay to Play in Media Composing – M Magazine Online
- The Future for BASCA – Music Week