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What’s it like to work in the male-dominated world of electronic music? How do women and gender-expansive music producers and DJs thrive despite clubland’s so-called ‘bro culture’? This book combines the author’s personal journey into DJing and music production with insights from a six year immersive research project and interviews with 63 global artists to explore the challenges women and gender-expansive artists face in the industry.
The book tackles common myths around gender, technology and cultural production head on, introducing the concept of ‘ameliorative work’ to recognise the continual and considerable additional work that minoritized genders do in order to succeed.
Engaging, accessible and thought-provoking, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in electronic music, the sociology of the contemporary club scene or diversity issues for workers in the creative industries.
“This is the book I needed to be written. Parsley dismantles the myths and stereotypes limiting women and gender minorities in electronic music, introducing the powerful theory of ameliorative work. This is an important conceptual contribution which will be invaluable to inequality researchers and sociologists across music and other creative sectors”, Vick Bain, Music industry campaigner and researcher, and Queen Mary University of London
“A powerful and personal exploration of gender inequality in electronic music. Samantha Parsley combines academic depth with lived experience to expose the hidden labour women, trans and non-binary artists must do to survive in a male-dominated industry. A vital, original and hopeful call for change that we have all been working so hard for. offering much-needed blueprints for a more inclusive future.” Eve Horne, Founder, We Are The Unheard CIC/Senate & Board Director Ivor's Academy/ BPI Equity & Justice Advisory Group (EJAG) Member
Prelude
1. Introduction: Being a Gender Minority in Electronic Music
2. There Aren’t Any Women Producers
3. Good Music Is All That Matters
4. But… Nobody Discriminates!?
5. Positive Action Is Just Not Fair
6. Women Don’t Make Their Own Music
7. Girls Just Aren’t Into Tech
8. Women Just Need To Be More Confident
9. Conclusion and Manifestos for an Inclusive Industry
Appendix. Knowing the Industry Inside-Out