EP17 - Isobel Anderson - "Girls Twiddling Knobs"

This week we talk to the amazing Isobel Anderson. After a career as an artist which has amassed over 25 million Spotify streams, Isobel set up the online community the Female DIY Musician, which helps female-identifying aspiring musicians and producers to find their confidence in an arena that has always been male-domianted. Last year, she started the podcast Girls Twiddling Knobs, which she describes as brining a "feminist perspective to all things music tech", and in our opinion is a nourishing and refreshing listen for any creative, male or female. Isobel also has an MA and PhD in Sonic Arts, and her sound-works have been performed internationally, while she has also been the recipient of backing from the PRS Foundation's Women Make Music Fund. She has also published in academic journals, such as Organised Sound and The Journal of Sonic Studies. Isobel's music has been archived in The British Library and The British Music Collection, and previous live performances include Glastonbury's acoustic stage, The Secret Garden Party and London's Proud Galleries. We spoke to Isobel about her journey to this point (which has been far from smooth), and what inspired her to educate other women and girls in music production. We ask what can be done to make the world of music production a more welcoming place for women, and get some great insight and surprising reactions from Isobel on this and a range of other topics. Here's a link to Girls Twiddling Knobs - we highly recommend a listen to episode #1 if you want to get more background on Isobel and her career to date. It's a fascinating listen. https://www.femalediymusician.com/gtkpodcast https://www.isobelanderson.com/ The Process of Production is presented by Lawrence Diamond and Bob Matthews. Lawrence cut his teeth playing and writing in Indie bands before finding international success and touring the world with his band CITIZENS! During that time he worked with a host of revered producers including Liam Howe, Mark Ralph and Alex Kapranos. Since the band ended in 2016 he’s been using that experience to help other artists develop their careers as a writer and producer while continuing to release his own music under various different guises. Bob learned his trade as the producer and multi-instrumentalist in Electronic Pop duo Alpines, whose career spans 3 albums, releases on major and indie record labels, shows with Florence + The Machine, The xx, Emeli Sandé, and a top 20 hit 'Tidal Wave' in collaboration with Sub Focus. In recent years he has turned his focus to producing other acts and has a studio in Chiswick in West London. If you have any feedback or questions, please email us: [email protected] Follow The Process of Production on Instagram @processofproduction If you like the podcast, please consider giving us a review on your podcast provider of choice! Thank you

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Music producers Bob Matthews and Lawrence Diamond interview fellow audio professionals about their creative process.