PinkNoises:WomenonElectronicMusicandSound

"PinkNoises"bringstogethertwenty-fourinterviewswithwomeninelectronicmusicandsoundcultures，includingclubandradioDJs，remixers，composers，improvisers，instrumentbuilders，andinstallationandperformanceartists.ThecollectionisanextensionofPinknoises.com，thecritically-acclaimedwebsitefoundedbymusicianandscholarTaraRodgersin2000topromotewomeninelectronicmusicandmakeinformationaboutmusicproductionmoreaccessibletowomenandgirls.ThatsitefeaturedinterviewsthatRodgersconductedwithwomenartists，exploringtheirpersonalhistories，theircreativemethods，andtherolesofgenderintheirwork.Thisbookoffersnewandlengthierinterviews，acriticalintroduction，andresourcesforfurtherresearchandtechnologicalengagement.Contemporaryelectronicmusicpracticesareilluminatedthroughthestoriesofwomenartistsofdifferentgenerationsandculturalbackgrounds.Theyincludethecreatorsofambientsoundscapes，"performancenovels，"soundsculptures，andcustomsoftware，aswellasthedeveloperoftheDeepListeningphilosophyandthefoundersoftheLiquidSoundLoungeradioshowandthemonthlyBasementBhangrapartiesinNewYork.Theseandmanyotherartistsopenupabouttopicssuchastheirconflictedrelationshipstoformalmusictrainingandmainstreammediarepresentationsofwomeninelectronicmusic.Theydiscussusingsoundtoworkcreativelywithstructuresoftimeandspace，andvoiceandlanguage;challengedistinctionsofnatureandculture;questionnormsoftechnologicalpractice;andbalancetheirneedsforproductivesolitudewithcollaborationandcommunity.Whetherdesigningandbuildingmodularsynthesizerswithanalogcircuitsorperformingwithawearableapparatusthattranslatesmusclemovementsintoelectronicsound，theseartistsexpandnotionsofwhoandwhatcountsinmattersofinvention，production，andnoisemaking."PinkNoises"isapowerfultestimonytothepresenceandvitalityofwomeninelectronicmusiccultures，andtotherelevanceofsoundtofeministconcerns.Interviewees：MariaChavez，BethColeman(M.Singe)，AntyeGreie(AGF)，JeannieHopper，BevinKelley(BlevinBlectum)，ChristinaKubisch，LeTigre，AnneaLockwood，GiuliaLoli(DJMutamassik)，RekhaMalhotra(DJRekha)，RizMaslen(Neotropic)，KaffeMatthews，SusanMorabito，IkueMori，PaulineOliveros，PamelaZ，ChantalPassamonte(MiraCalix)，MaggiPayne，ElianeRadigue，JessicaRylan，CarlaScaletti，LaetitiaSonami，BevStanton(ArthurLovesPlastic)，KeikoUenishi(o.blaat)