shesaid.so 2023 Recap

We are revisiting our 2023 highlights; from spotlighting emerging talent to exclusive interviews with industry pros and artists, our journey from January to December has been full of community focused events, panels, mentoring programs, job and industry opportunities and curated content.

January Highlights:

• Community Town Hall: Melissa Maouris, a Flow & Alignment Coach, creating a grounded vision for the future.

• Member Spotlight with ESEA Music: Tiger Hagino. Read more.

• Mix Series with Meli Rodriguez: Costa Rican DJ/Producer and founder of @plzstandvibe. Listen on Apple Music.

February Highlights:

• Community Town Hall - "How Music Grows Brands": Explored insights with Rebecca Jolly, a Music Business Consultant & Author, uncovering the symbiotic relationship between music and brand growth.

• Mentoring Programs: Collaborated with Keychange on the 2023 edition of the WeGrow Mentoring Programme. Learn more. Also, partnered with MPA for the "shesaid.so x MPA - Coaching for Progress" initiative. Read about it.

March Highlights:

• Community Town Hall - Member Survey Feedback & AMA: Community discussion and feedback.

• Exclusive LA Screening of the movie "Spinning Gold" and panel with Joyce Bogart Trabulus. Read here.

• shesaid.so London Celebrates Women's History Month": Partnered with DICE & Ballentines to honor Women's History Month.

• Residency Announcement - "shesaidso x Pirate Residency": Unveiled our exciting residency initiative. Learn more.

• Editorial Series (Mix) - Mix Series with YonYon: Dived into the beats of YonYon, an artist. Listen here.

• Editorial Special - Women's History Month: Featured Temima Shames, Nikisha Bailey, and Ranya Khoury, highlighting their roles in the industry. Read more.

April Highlights:

• Community Town Hall - "Maximizing Your Music Career with the Power of Creative AI": Explored the intersection of music and AI with Water & Music's Yung Spielburg & Kristin Juel.

• Member Spotlight - #42: Rebecca Jolly: Featured Rebecca Jolly, Founder of Sounds Nice Music Consultancy. Read more.

• Video/Promo - "Miami Brunch with Meta": A brunch with Miami's Chapter, sponsored by Meta. Watch on Instagram.

• Radio Show - "Ballantines Takeover at Soho Radio": Joined forces with Ballantine's True Music for a radio show. Listen on Mixcloud.

• Artist Spotlight: Explored Elkka's DJ-Kicks mix. Read more.

• Spotlighted CloZee in our Up Next series. Watch CloZee.

• Launched the Miami chapter. Learn more.

May Highlights:

• Community Town Hall - "Beatport & IMS Updates"

• Up Next with iamkyami an artist at ESEA Music. Watch the feature.

  Music Insider: Antònia Folguera (Curator at Sònar+D). Read more.

• Member Spotlight: Spotlighted Adel Hattem, CEO & Founder of D Music Marketing and Chapter Director of shesaid.so Miami. Read more.

June Highlights:

• Community Town Hall - "Catalog Management & Royalty Collection": Explored the intricacies with Jamie Dee Hart, Founder/CEO of Hart & Songs.

• shesaid.so's Guide to Pride: Celebrated Pride with our comprehensive guide. Explore here.

• Artist Spotlight: Arlissa: Read more.

• shesaid.so x Mixmag Lab x Pioneer DJ: BBC Radio 1 presenter/DJ Tiffany Calver. Watch on YouTube.

• shesaid.so Montreal: Project Crescendo: Highlighted the impactful Project Crescendo by shesaid.so Montreal. Explore here.

• Mix Series: Jessica Skye: Listen on Apple Music.

• Music Insider: Insights from Xylo Aria, artist, producer, and founder of music production for women. Watch on Instagram.

July Highlights:

• Community Town Hall - Ableton Live Workshop: Explored the depths of Ableton Live with Xylo Aria, Founder of Music Production for Women.

• Mentoring Program (Chapters) - shesaid.so SA Mentoring Program: Launched the mentoring program in South Africa. Learn more.

• Event (Virtual) - All Access Fest Virtual: Participated in the virtual All Access Fest. Recap the Access All Areas experience.

• Video - Music Insider: Carly Wilford: Gained insights from Carly Wilford, DJ/Music Producer at Armada Music. Watch on Instagram.

• Video - Music Insider with Shiba Melissa Mazazza: Explored the world of music journalism with Shiba Melissa Mazazza. Watch on Instagram.

• Editorial Series - Artist Spotlight: L U C II A: Spotlight on singer/songwriter L U C II A. Read more.

• Editorial Series - Member Spotlight: Jennifer Justice: Featured Jennifer Justice, Founder & CEO of the Justice Dept and Host of the Takin’ Care of Lady Business Podcast. Read more.

• Mix - Mix Series: DJ/Producer Cristina Lazic from Crosstown Rebels. Listen on Apple Music.

August Highlights:

• Music Insider: Nur Özdamar, YouTube Music's Artist & Label Development Lead for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA). Watch on Instagram.

• Mix Series: Maude Vôs. Listen on Apple Music.

• Music Insider: Alisa Ramirez from The Aces. Read more.

• Artist Spotlight: Lucy Tun. Discover more.

• Up Next: VNSSA. Watch on Instagram.

September Highlights:

• Created the NINA Content Library: Our ever-growing content library featuring educational content, exclusive interviews and more.

• Community Town Hall: Music Distribution, Sync & Strategy with Janice Wang and Kaulyn Lee-McNeill from Venice Music.

• Music Insider: Iiris Vesik. Read more.

• Mix Series - shesaid.so Mix 050: Bae Blade. Listen on Apple Music.

• Chapter Launch: Nashville: Welcomed Nashville into the shesaid.so community with Kiki O'Connell and Jenny Reader. Discover more.

• Celebrated the addition of Nikki Raymond as the Co-Director of shesaid.so Dublin. Read about it.

October Highlights:

• shesaid.so x ADE 2023:. Explore our full program; in collaboration with ADE, Cosmopolitan, Ballentines, and Meta.

• we.grow Mentoring Program at ADE 2023: Learn more.

• War Child: Day of the Girl Industry Day: Hosted a panel with Kemi Rodgers, Komali Scott-Jones, Nicky Langley, Lex Hearth, and Jess Iszatt. In collaboration with War Child and Youtube Music. Learn more.

• Community Town Hall: From Burnout to Freedom: Gained insights from Tommy Sobel, Digital Habits Coach and Founder of Brick.

• Member Spotlight: Janice Wang, VP of Partner Acquisition and Success at Venice Music. Read more.

• Music Insider: Halina Rice: Discover more.

• shesaid.so Guide to ADE 2023: Explore the guide.

• Up Next: Somadina.

November Highlights:

• shesaid.so x Sony Music UK A&R Academy Launch Event. Read more here and watch the recap.

• Community Town Hall: with recording and sound artist Ana Quiroga.

• ADE 2023 Recap: Shared insights and highlights from ADE 2023 with recap videos. Watch the recap videos, Mai Jammeh, Kuba Jekiel, DESIREE, Kelli-Leigh, Coco Em, Chmba.

• shesaid.so LA Radio on Dublab: Tuned in to the radio show hosted by Gemma Lacey. Explore the show on dublab.

December Highlights:

• Up Next: MEYY: Spotlighted emerging artist MEYY from EMEA Music. Discover more.

• Music Insider: Gatlin: Gained insights from artist Gatlin. Watch on Instagram.

• Artist Spotlight: Samantha Urbani: Shone the spotlight on singer/songwriter Samantha Urbani. Read more.

• Member Spotlight: Nikki McNeil: Highlighted Nikki McNeil, founder of Global Publicit. Read more.

• 'Threads That Bind,' a Dutch Dance Fashion Exhibition' at ADE 2023: Explored the fashion exhibition at ADE 2023 with Sanne van der Bruggen, a student at Fontys. Learn more.

• shesaid.so LA Radio at dublab with Elyn Kazarian: Tuned in to the radio show with Tara Brooks. Explore the show.

• ADE 2023 Recap: we.grow Mentoring Program. Watch on Instagram.

• ADE 2023 Recap: Anna Filipiak's involvement with Ballantine’s Global team at ADE 2023. Watch on Instagram.

• ADE 2023 Recap: Jackie Queens' participation in ADE 2023 with shesaid.so South Africa. Watch on Instagram.

• ADE 2023 Recap: Cristina Lazic: Recapped the contributions of DJ/Producer Cristina Lazic (Lazic Records/Crosstown Rebels) at ADE 2023.

Big thanks to all our partners, guests and collaborators for their support and for generously sharing their expertise with our community. Grateful for the journey so far and excited for more in 2024.

shesaid.so 2021: It's A Wrap!

It’s the end of another year, and here at shesaid.so we are taking a moment to reflect on our progress and all the community events we have enjoyed this year. In turn, we are encouraging all of you to take stock of your achievements this year. However grand, or however seemingly small, we know that all achievements are worth celebrating. So take a moment to be proud.

Here are some of our highlights of the past 12 months. We’d love to hear yours!

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We shared over 140 job postings on our job board.

We launched 4 new chapters in 2021, taking our currently total number of chapters up to 21.

Around the world, our chapters partnered on projects, events, mentorship schemes, panels and more. Highlights include shesaid.so Athens collaborating with Athens Music Week on an Artist showcase and panel; shesaid.so Istanbul chapter x Sisters of Sound; shesaid.so Montréal x Pop Montréal; shesaid.so Portugal x Festival MIL; and shesaid.so Sweden x Malmo Music Conference.

We highlighted more of our inspiring sheaid.so members and friends on our Medium blog, sharing 10 more Member Spotlights and launching a new Artist Spotlight series highlighting 4 awesome artists this year.

Looking for some reading or to get inspired? Read them HERE

We ran 8 Industry Icons this year, a new exclusive opportunity for shesaid.so members, giving attendees the chance to speak to pioneering and inspiring leaders in the music industry.

Guests included legendary artist manager Keith Harris, Soy Kim (Creator Product Marketing, Spotify), DJ and Producer Anja Schneider, Nur Ozdamar (Lead, Artist and Label Development EMEA, YouTube & Google) and more.

Our Instagram account was a hive of activity, where we hosted a full schedule of IG Lives, 40 of which were collaborations with partners.

We learnt something new every week; whether it was a session on “How to Pitch” from PR pros Dawbell, or “5 Tips for Starting a Sustainable Event Journey” with Bye Bye Plastic, we heard from the experts and bettered our skills.

Not only did we learn but we also loved to relax by tuning in to 18 live music sessions on the shesaid.so IG on a Friday, for the perfect wind down (or warm up to the weekend!).

We were treated to sets by Indira May, Eliza Shaddard, Lavaud, Lady Sanity, Elde and more. Thank you so much to our amazing guest artists.

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Moreover, we launched many exciting new collaborations with new industry partners for many worthwhile and enriching projects.

We briefly enjoyed the return of live gigs, as we partnered with War Child UK on their Day of the Girl panel on “Digital and Direct to Fan are Changing the Music Industry” at Abbey Road Studios, plus an evening showcase in London curated by Griff.

MENTORING

Our we.grow/she.grows mentoring programmes continued to thrive this year, running 3 different programmes matching around 180 new mentors and mentees around the world.

We ran the Royal Opera Houses’s first ever mentorship scheme with 14 participants; and we.grow partnered with Keychange in 2021 to pair 144 mentors and mentees from our community — all Keychange participants. In Spain, she.grows Spain partnered with YouTube Music matched 20 mentors and mentees. In addition, we hosted 4 further panels with YouTube Music, including the we.challenge Music Industry Roundtable which you can read about here.

Plus, if you’re anything like us, then 2021 TikTok was a source of learning, laughter and connection with others. We posted 102 videos for our nearly 6k followers.

One particular project we ran with TikTok was a series of “mentor moments” with inspiring personal advice from industry mentors such as Joy Crookes, Kanya King CBE and more. Follow us on TikTok to watch.

IN OCTOBER WE HAD OUR 7TH BIRTHDAY PARTY!

In London we were lucky enough to be able to celebrate our 7th birthday with our members and friends, featuring an amazing guest DJ line-up. Head here to see some of the photos of the night.

shesaid.so 7th birthday party

#ALTLIST2021

Finally, in December we welcomed 100 new names to the Alternative Power 100 Music List 2021, celebrating the New Creative Economy in partnership with Patreon. We loved seeing everyone at our launch brunch in Amsterdam. Missed our panel of experts discussing the New Creative Economy? You can still watch it HERE.

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And what gave us the biggest boost through all the ups and downs this year threw at us? The music.

So get stuck in to some of our music content from the year -

We shared 32 shesaid.so Mixes this year — take a listen here.

And 12 Spotify playlists with 103 different artists over the past 6 months.

Or any of our beautiful IG Live performances by our brilliant artist friends.

The biggest thank you to everyone who continued to make our community so special this year. Thank you to all of our collaborators, guests, speakers, writers, mentors, mentees, chapter teams and everyone who supported us. See you next year.

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