"Through My Father's Eyes" (Official Music Video) - Christian Singer, Holly Starr
Holly Starr - "Through My Father's Eyes" is the official New Christian music video for the radio single "Through My Father's Eyes" from the Christian singer'...
Newbie to NMP
So I am excited to have found this website while researching. I didn't know that it was in existance, yet I have several people that I know on it!
Now I am on myspace, facebook, linkedin, nashville music pros, and probably several more that I don't remember. As if I have the time to check all of those!!
Myspace is about the only other one that I check with regularity, and it is mainly to check the Sharkbait Studios page and delete all the pornstars that think that the business is run by a man (why ever would there be a WOMAN running a business?!).
So those chicks get spam-flagged by me, and I hope their myspace careers are stunted a little. Just doing my part. Knowing my husband (also an engineer, also a professor - though at MTSU), if he were to see those ads, he would also spam them - maybe after opening them to see if it was someone he knows.....hehe! For me, a picture of a rear with a thong exposed is kind of a dead giveaway. We don't really know people that would have that as their main picture. Maybe as a "oops, someone caught be drunk, how funny" burried picture. But not the main one.
So I am so excited to be on NMP, first because a surprising amount of industry professionals that I work with and know are also on here (wow, I was accepted into the club. I'm cool! haha - maybe not), but also because of the surprising resource it is for me with my simmering project.
What project?
Well, "Audio Chicks" - that's what project.
I have taken a quarter off from teaching at AI (yes, I am still at Belmont), in order to write and research and interview and question. I am so excited to finally have carved out the time in order to make this vision a reality, and I feel sooooo motivated right now. And finding NMP was so key for me - I couldn't believe how many other engineers were on this site (female). I mean, some are starting out, or freelance or whatever. But those that are linked up to the community and trying! BRAVO!
So my project, in a nutshell, will require a lot of research, several amazing interviews (I am sure), a lot of patience and coffee, and a major dose of inspiration and motivation.
So what is the end goal?
Indeed. Good question.
Well, the target market that would read this book is certainly very small. I mean, if female audio engineers only make up about 5% of the industry (unconfirmed statistic that I got from Women's Audio Mission's website - check it out!), how many of them will read this? So like maybe 2 people will be interested.
Well, that is ok. I don't really care. I think women's studies departments could also find it useful. Also, for that girl in high school who feels like maybe she would want to read about an industry she is curious about......maybe it will encourage her with her eyes wide open. Maybe it will make a change in some small way, and then 6% and 7% will be seen in my lifetime.
If that is the case, and I could be a part of it - sweet!
To me, the process is much more important than the end result. For instance, I will be contacting EVERY school with a program in audio. I will ask the tough questions. Maybe they will start tracking this. Maybe they will start to care whether females are making it through. Hell, maybe they will finally offer a minority-based assistance with tuition to start encouraging females into the field. Lord knows, my NYU education had no such assistance, and I was one of like 4 females that finished the program and stayed in the US. To my knowledge, only 2 of us are still in the field - one is a composer, and then there's me. So clearly, as hard as it is on the other side (to find a job in the industry that offers a living wage and - gasp - benefits), yeah, a little financial scholarship would have been a welcomed relief. Maybe I will get the wheels turning on that for the future generations.
Maybe with more females getting some attention (yes, we ARE out here!), some men will start to change their attitudes within the industry.
And maybe, I can unite some females who before now felt a little bit alone (and possibly, oftentimes disregarded) - to know that there are more chicks out there who have, at times, braved some adversity to be where they are. That is power!
Can you tell, I am excited?
I will be interviewing folks from Women's Audio Mission, and a female pioneer - Leslie Ann Jones - in the industry since the 1970s. If you don't know about her - look her up. I can't wait to converse with her.
If you are a female engineer and have some questions for other female engineers - let me know. I will ask everyone I interview.
Cheers!
Now I am on myspace, facebook, linkedin, nashville music pros, and probably several more that I don't remember. As if I have the time to check all of those!!
Myspace is about the only other one that I check with regularity, and it is mainly to check the Sharkbait Studios page and delete all the pornstars that think that the business is run by a man (why ever would there be a WOMAN running a business?!).
So those chicks get spam-flagged by me, and I hope their myspace careers are stunted a little. Just doing my part. Knowing my husband (also an engineer, also a professor - though at MTSU), if he were to see those ads, he would also spam them - maybe after opening them to see if it was someone he knows.....hehe! For me, a picture of a rear with a thong exposed is kind of a dead giveaway. We don't really know people that would have that as their main picture. Maybe as a "oops, someone caught be drunk, how funny" burried picture. But not the main one.
So I am so excited to be on NMP, first because a surprising amount of industry professionals that I work with and know are also on here (wow, I was accepted into the club. I'm cool! haha - maybe not), but also because of the surprising resource it is for me with my simmering project.
What project?
Well, "Audio Chicks" - that's what project.
I have taken a quarter off from teaching at AI (yes, I am still at Belmont), in order to write and research and interview and question. I am so excited to finally have carved out the time in order to make this vision a reality, and I feel sooooo motivated right now. And finding NMP was so key for me - I couldn't believe how many other engineers were on this site (female). I mean, some are starting out, or freelance or whatever. But those that are linked up to the community and trying! BRAVO!
So my project, in a nutshell, will require a lot of research, several amazing interviews (I am sure), a lot of patience and coffee, and a major dose of inspiration and motivation.
So what is the end goal?
Indeed. Good question.
Well, the target market that would read this book is certainly very small. I mean, if female audio engineers only make up about 5% of the industry (unconfirmed statistic that I got from Women's Audio Mission's website - check it out!), how many of them will read this? So like maybe 2 people will be interested.
Well, that is ok. I don't really care. I think women's studies departments could also find it useful. Also, for that girl in high school who feels like maybe she would want to read about an industry she is curious about......maybe it will encourage her with her eyes wide open. Maybe it will make a change in some small way, and then 6% and 7% will be seen in my lifetime.
If that is the case, and I could be a part of it - sweet!
To me, the process is much more important than the end result. For instance, I will be contacting EVERY school with a program in audio. I will ask the tough questions. Maybe they will start tracking this. Maybe they will start to care whether females are making it through. Hell, maybe they will finally offer a minority-based assistance with tuition to start encouraging females into the field. Lord knows, my NYU education had no such assistance, and I was one of like 4 females that finished the program and stayed in the US. To my knowledge, only 2 of us are still in the field - one is a composer, and then there's me. So clearly, as hard as it is on the other side (to find a job in the industry that offers a living wage and - gasp - benefits), yeah, a little financial scholarship would have been a welcomed relief. Maybe I will get the wheels turning on that for the future generations.
Maybe with more females getting some attention (yes, we ARE out here!), some men will start to change their attitudes within the industry.
And maybe, I can unite some females who before now felt a little bit alone (and possibly, oftentimes disregarded) - to know that there are more chicks out there who have, at times, braved some adversity to be where they are. That is power!
Can you tell, I am excited?
I will be interviewing folks from Women's Audio Mission, and a female pioneer - Leslie Ann Jones - in the industry since the 1970s. If you don't know about her - look her up. I can't wait to converse with her.
If you are a female engineer and have some questions for other female engineers - let me know. I will ask everyone I interview.
Cheers!
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Comment by Jill Courtney on April 4, 2008 at 6:28am -
Oh. Please don't misunderstand. This is exactly what I am researching. I will be interviewing many females to see IF their experiences have been altered from what they see that men's experiences are.
You, Bret, are one that fortunately doesn't have any problem with females. I think overall, most don't. But when you get into a working situation, there are some differences, some unique pressures, and it can come from many different directions.
I, myself, have certainly been able to insulate myself from certain possible descriminations by starting my own company. However, when I was out looking for a job in the industry, I quickly learned that this might be the fastest, best way to get experience. Fortunately I married a man who also is passionate about recording and we were in a position to make it come to life - it was a slow process, but between that and academia, I have avoided a lot of the pitfalls that my female colleagues have had to face head-on. There are some stories out there. I am going to try to mine them out of my colleagues, because certainly descrimination does still exist.
As for other personal experiences, your gonna have to read the book. : P
Thanks for your comments. I really do hope that more females go into the field - but they need to know the state of the industry at this point. They will be faced with some unique situations that men might not. I am hoping to find that it isn't all that scary for the future generations. I am hoping that it will get better and better as the years go by and the field becomes more balanced.
To be honest, I have been so fortunate to have sessions (including this evening) where I am surrounded by men, oftentimes ones that I just met, and I can hold my own. In addition, usually even if they are shocked when they walk in and see me on the console, they learn to hide it well very quickly. : )
I do feel a need to prove myself, and I know that my husband, in the same situation, does not. Perhaps that is my own hang-up....... not one that comes from the external. Certainly this book will be a self-discovery.
I will also be interviewing a lot of men along the way - those who work with and employ female engineers, etc. because I really want a balanced look at the subject. I just hope that everyone can be honest.
One thing recently - I did have another female look me in the eye and offer me a job, only telling me that if my husband were to do the same job, he would be paid more for it, unfortunately. This was not under her control, but her higher ups, which are men. I like the honesty, but not the answer.....
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Comment by Bret Teegarden on April 3, 2008 at 9:26pm -
I'd be interested to know just what men's attitudes are "in general" about women in the field of audio engineering. Can you give documented examples of where women were denied jobs as an audio engineer because they were female? I'm not so sure it is more of a perceived notion. I have been engineering for over 25 years and I never understood why there weren't more women in the field. I didn't have any negative attitudes toward women being engineers, I just never met any that were interested. There have been several instances in Nashville in years past when I have walked into a session and met a female assistant. My first reaction was, "cool, finally, some girls are starting to take interest in engineering."
I really am curious why you think women are denied access to jobs in audio engineering.
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