Equalised Sound

SIREN

Equalised Sound is a brand-new podcast that brings together women, gender minorities and allies from all areas of the music industry. In these open, honest, round-table conversations, we talk to incredible people about their careers, their music, and their experiences. Whoever you are and wherever you are in the industry - composer, producer, artist, engineer, supervisor, DJ, musician – Equalised Sound is a space for us to come together, share our experiences, and help move towards gender parity in the industry.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. Equalised Sound x Coda Nicolaeff, Ilā (TRANS VOICES) and Shelly Poole

    11/04/2025

    Equalised Sound x Coda Nicolaeff, Ilā (TRANS VOICES) and Shelly Poole

    Welcome back! This week we have three very special guests:  Coda Nicolaeff - an artist, composer, and vocalist, whose work explores intersectional identity and collective solidarity. Coda is also a culture strategist driving change across major institutions. Ilā Kamalagharan, ILĀ is an artist, producer, and vocalist, whose practice integrates quantum and AI hybrid techniques. Ilā is also the co-founder and director of London Contemporary Voices. Coda and Ilā are co-founders of TRANS VOICES, the UK’s first professional trans choir.  Shelly Poole, an award winning composer and songwriter who has worked with talents as diverse as Janet Jackson to Massive Attack. Shelly has also composed and produced scores and bespoke music for major brands and for film TV including Sundance winner My Old School - By Jono Mcleod which saw Shelly Spotlighted as one of ASCAPs female composers of the year. Together with hosts Sian Rogers (SIREN Music Supervision) and Jenna Fentimen (AWFC Board Manners Mcdade) they discuss their careers and journeys through the industry, how they have definite themselves in their various roles throughout their careers so far, the important of community and share their advice for people coming into the industry.  Plus, why community and building your own tribe is crucial; the joy and power of communal singing; and an insight into AI & Quantum technology, how AI and music can coexist without sacrificing artistic integrity, and why musicians need to be in the forefront of the AI conversation. To listen to and find our more about our Coda, Ilā and Shelly’s music, visit our Linktree - https://linktr.ee/EqualisedSoundPod  00:00 - 4:38 - Introductions  4:39 - 12:54 - Shelly’s journey through the industry  12:55 - 28:53 - Coda & Ilā’s career paths & establishing TRANS VOICES 28:54 - 32:06 - UN/BOUND at the Barbican  32.07 - 41:46 - AI & Quantum Technology  41:47 - 46:10 - Shelly’s composition career & writing process 46:11 - 48:29 - Limiting endless options in the creative process  48:29 -51:40 - Advice for people coming into the industry  51:41 - 56:40 - What Shelly, Coda & Ilā are working on next 56:41 - end - Scarcity of data on female & gender minorities in working in music  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 3m
  2. Equalised Sound x Anna Phoebe, Jenny Plant and Emma-Lee Moss

    03/26/2025

    Equalised Sound x Anna Phoebe, Jenny Plant and Emma-Lee Moss

    On today’s episode of Equalised Sound, Siân (SIREN Music Supervision) and Jenna (Manners McDade, AWFC Board) are joined by three brilliant guests who are not only multifaceted in their careers, but are involved in various charities and non-profits that are aiming to shape the industry. Emma-Lee Moss, a singer, songwriter, journalist, composer, presenter, ambassador for PiPA (Parents in Performing Arts) and community member of ESEA Music, the community-led, non-profit organisation that represents East and Southeast Asian artists and music professionals in the UK music industry.Anna Phoebe, an artist, composer, producer, ambassador for Young Voices, violinist and broadcaster working across multiple art forms. Anna has performed with Roxy Music, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and Nitin Sawhney, and scored Apple TV’s ‘The Buccaneers’ alongside her co-composer, Aisling Brouwer.Jenny Plant, an award-winning singer songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist and session musician, Jenny is also one half of electronic duo Lotide, and a member of Mamas in Music, who bring together Mums and care-givers in the industry.Together they discuss how they’ve defined themselves throughout their careers including: collaboration as key to musical creativity, the importance of just saying ‘yes’, parenthood as a career enricher, and why we should be teaching children to value the very human process of writing, producing, and releasing music. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion around cancer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 10m

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Equalised Sound is a brand-new podcast that brings together women, gender minorities and allies from all areas of the music industry. In these open, honest, round-table conversations, we talk to incredible people about their careers, their music, and their experiences. Whoever you are and wherever you are in the industry - composer, producer, artist, engineer, supervisor, DJ, musician – Equalised Sound is a space for us to come together, share our experiences, and help move towards gender parity in the industry.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.