ReVoicing the Future Women of NAMM

This month on ReVoicing the Future we're joined by Jinting Zhao, the founder of SHE-Q Audio and an audio engineer, and community-builder extraordinaire, who "by day" works in strategy, governance, and public policy for the government of Alberta, Canada. Jinting reflects on SHE-Q's inaugural (fully grant-funded) journey taking a group of women engineers to the 2024 NAMM Show, why investing in your community is ultimately a case of selfishness for good, and how to tap into funding networks to GET THAT MONEY as creatives. 

Learn more about She-Q Audio at: https://www.sheqaudio.com/

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This episode was co-produced and edited by Natalie Morrison, Stephanie Lamond, and Julia Olsen.  

Music by: Lucky Lamond

Join Natalie and Steph for a belly-laugh-inducing, enlightening, authentic conversation with Shira Yevin of Gritty in Pink. We trace Shira's activism from her famous crashing of the Warped Tour and starting the women's stage to the creation of Gritty in Pink and their most recent project, the INPINK marketplace, all while recording and touring with her band, Shiragirl. Shira has a lot to teach us all about the power of who we surround ourselves with and of being fearless in taking up space as a woman; thank you, Shira!

Website: https://grittyinpink.co/ 

INPINK: https://inpink.com/ 

Shiragirl: https://www.shiragirl.com/

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Apply for the Women of NAMM Leadership Summit by June 7: https://www.nammfoundation.org/women-of-namm-summit 

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This episode was co-produced and edited by Natalie Morrison, Stephanie Lamond, and Julia Olsen.  

Music by: Lucky Lamond

Whitney Brown Grissafi is the President of Ted Brown Music in Tacoma, WA, and sits on the NAMM Board of Directors' Executive Committee. She joins Natalie and Steph to reflect on finding one's unique strengths in a family business, the power of diversification, and the importance of trusting your people. Whitney reminds us why it's vital to hold our 'why' front and center — when we're all working to "make more music makers", our future will be one with a rich, thriving music products ecosystem. 



Learn about Ted Brown Music: www.tedbrownmusic.com

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This episode was co-produced and edited by Natalie Morrison, Stephanie Lamond, and Julia Olsen.  

Music by: Lucky Lamond

Happy International Women’s Month, belated International Women’s Day, and Women’s History Month. We’re excited to share the live recording of our session at The NAMM Show 2024! The ReVoicing team of Natalie, Stephanie, and Julia gets into how cultivating intentional community is the key to a sustainable career for women in music, some helpful tools to think intentionally about getting started, and our reflections about how music NEEDS you, exactly as you are. 



During the live event, we hosted a 20 minute community building exercise, so we are challenging each of you to reflect on the community you want to be a part of and to seek it out for yourself! 



Special thanks to Women of NAMM, Women in Music, The Women’s International Music Network (The WiMN), Gritty in Pink, SheQ Audio, Women’s Audio Mission, and Girls Make Beats for taking the time to come together and inspire more community building within the industry. 



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This episode was co-produced and edited by Natalie Morrison, Stephanie Lamond, and Julia Olsen.  

Music by: Lucky Lamond

She's a touring violinist, business owner of a music product company, and community builder with Women in Music; Cassandra Sotos of AmpRX joins ReVoicing the Future to share how a love of entrepreneurship has made it all possible. Listen to hear Cassandra's reflections on authentic, friendship driven networking, for an inside look at a company prepping for exhibiting at the NAMM Show, and to learn from one of the brightest and most genuine and inventive presences in music products today.

Learn more about women in music: www.womeninmusic.org 

Learn more about AmpRx: www.brownbox.rocks 

Donate to the Women of NAMM Fund. 

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Sponsored by AKG: ⁠⁠www.akg.com⁠⁠

This episode was co-produced and edited by Natalie Morrison, Stephanie Lamond, and Julia Olsen.  

Music by: Lucky Lamond

In preparation for ReVoicing the Future's session at NAMM 2024, the team gets together to recap the previous years, where we challenged attendees to look inward to the ladders of our careers, to examine what we’re climbing, how we climb them, and to ensure that they’re the most authentic paths for us. Once we know our foundations are secure, the next step is to look up to those around us. So this year, we’re focusing on building community! Finding your people is the key to a sustainable career as a woman in music, and the best way to prepare for this interactive session, and the NAMM Show overall, is to know who you need to be looking for. Listen in for a refresher and join us on Friday, January 26 at 11 am in the Member Center to put it all into practice.

NAMM Show Events:


Thursday, January 25: Women of NAMM First-Time Attendee Meet-Up



Time: 10 am - 10:30 am 


RM 204B



Friday, January 26: ReVoicing the Future: Creating Sustainable Careers Through Community 



Time: 11 am - 12pm 


NAMM Member Center



Friday, January 26: Women of NAMM Presents: Empowering the Rise & Growth of Female Leaders in our Industry 



Time: 6:30 pm - 8 pm 


RM: Hilton Pacific Ballroom AB 




Donate to the Women of NAMM Fund. 

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Sponsored by AKG: ⁠⁠www.akg.com⁠⁠

This episode was co-produced and edited by Natalie Morrison, Stephanie Lamond, and Julia Olsen.