Women in Music Summit

Dec 26, 9:00AM to Dec 30 , 1:00PM +0530

About this Event

The four-hour Women in Music Summit virtual conference is the event for women in the music business. From classical to pop, the Women in Music Summit has long been the primary event to attend for novice and professional female musicians alike, providing a broad overview of where women stand in this industry and how far we still need to go.

The event covers a comprehensive array of topics and ends off with an open-ended Q&A session.

The four-hour Women in Music Summit conference is also available as a client-customized private course via EventsX. Please contact the course administrator for details.

Who should attend:

The program is particularly suited for:

Musicians
Female musicians and music professionals
Music industry professionals

Why you should attend:

Join forces with other women in music to forward your music career
Gain insight into the music business and learn how to succeed in it as a woman

What are the benefits:

Comprehensive understanding of the music business and its pitfalls for women

What previous delegates have said about similar events:

"The Women in Music events are always excellent to attend."

"I learned a lot about how to succeed as a professional musician."

"I gained a deep understanding of the music business and what I need to do to succeed in a ‘man’s world.’"

What you will get:

Four hours of in-depth coverage of the music business as it relates to women, and how to succeed in an inherently biased world.

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Schedule

Jan 11 9:00AM–9:30AM +0530 · Stage

State of the Union—How did women do in music in the last 12 months?

We cover the state of the music industry in the last 12 months, paying particular interest to how women fared

Jan 11 9:00AM–9:30AM +0530 · Session

Panel Discussion: Being a woman in music

What does it mean to be a woman in music? Leading experts and professionals discuss their experiences of being a woman in the music business and how this has shaped who they became professionally as well as personally

Jan 11 9:30AM–10:00AM +0530 · Session

Unconscious biases

We don’t like to talk about it, but it exists. And not only in the music industry. The unconscious bias toward women in any sector is immense, as measured by blatantly obvious pay gaps and other, more hidden signs of misogyny. We talk about this subject and, more importantly, about how to succeed despite it

Jan 11 10:00AM–10:30AM +0530 · Session

Inspiring women in music

Despite the setbacks and ingrained prejudices, history is full of powerful women musicians who changed the industry, perceptions, and indeed even the world. We look at several inspiring stories of stellar female musicians, both in history and also in the modern age

Jan 11 10:30AM–11:30AM +0530 · Session

Music contracts—dos and don’ts

Music contracts are renowned for their unfairness, from outdated clauses that go back to the days of vinyl records to more directly oppressive clauses. Anyone signing a music contract must know these facts. Women must be particularly aware of contractual swindles because everything might look good on the outside, but courts of law will only care about what the contract says

Jan 11 11:30AM–12:00PM +0530 · Session

Musical career options

Very many career opportunities exist in the music industry. Many of us wish we had our name in lights but that career path is limited to only a very few, and is often attainable only through a series of lucky coincidences in addition to skill. But many other musical paths also exist, and women need to know all of them so they can make an informed choice about how to work and earn well in the music industry

Jan 11 12:00PM–12:30PM +0530 · Session

Round table: The strong women behind the successful men. Unsung heroines of music

What do The Shirelles, The Ronettes, The Marvelettes, Rosie Hamlin, and Helen Shapiro all have in common? They were recently each credited in an article as having a direct and influential impact on the creation and success of The Beatles. And there are many others like them—unsung heroines who both influenced and supported the men who stood in front of the footlights. We pay credit to these incredible women without whom the world would not have the rich musical history it does now