Girls Twiddling Knobs
The #1 feminist music tech podcast, featuring deep-diving episodes into all things music production and home recording and fascinating guest episodes with women making music with technology, hosted by Isobel Anderson.
Contributors
Guests
Denise Devenish
Denise Devenish is a qualified, experienced counsellor working privately with a diverse range of people, offering a specialist service for those working in the music and creative industries. She also offers individual therapy on a weekly basis and an in-house service at companies seeking to provide counselling for staff, team members and Artists.
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Jenn D'Eugenio
Founder and President of Women in Vinyl - a 501(c)3 nonprofit, community, podcast and more. Check out my book 'Women in Vinyl, The Art of Making Vinyl'!
The mission of Women in Vinyl is to empower women, female-identifying, non-binary, LGBTQ+, BIPOC and otherwise marginalized humans working in the industry to create, preserve and improve the art of music on vinyl. We are dedicated to the education, demystification, and diversification of the vinyl industry and community.
Jenn is also the Vice President of Gold Rush Vinyl in Austin, TX, and formerly the Sales & Customer Experience Manager at Furnace Record Pressing, as well as a vinyl enthusiast for over 20+ years.
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Kate Nash
Kate Nash is a British singer-songwriter, actress, and activist known for her witty, sharp lyrics and distinctive indie-pop style. Rising to fame with her 2007 debut album Made of Bricks, featuring hits like "Foundations," she blends catchy melodies with storytelling. Kate also stars in Netflix's GLOW and champions women's rights in music.
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Lola De La Mata
Lola de la Mata (b.1991) is a London born French/Spanish conceptual sound artist, composer, curator and musician (theremin/voice/violin/sculptural instruments) currently based in Liverpool.
Tinnitus and aural diversity are at the core of her research practice, inspiring glass, metal, and ceramic musical instruments. Her debut album Oceans on Azimuth was released May 8th 2024 to much acclaim (The Quietus, Electronic Sound Magazine, The New Scientist, BBC Radio 6, A Closer Listen, Crack Magazine and others), for which her gaze is focused on the architecture of the ear and its auditory illusions.
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Maria Uzor
Maria Uzor, formerly one half of the acclaimed post-punk dance duo Sink Ya Teeth, emerged from lockdown as a solo electronic artist with a distinct vision and sound that merges electro, trip-hop, dub, and proto-rave influences. Rooted in her Norfolk upbringing and dual cultural heritage, Uzor creates music that’s both otherworldly and grounded, gaining praise from luminaries like AMY LAME, Jamz Supernova, and The Quietus. Self-producing, directing, and even designing her own visuals, she has carved out a unique space in the music world, collaborating with artists such as CHK CHK CHK and A Certain Ratio, and building anticipation for her sophomore album due in 2025.
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Mariam Rezaei
Mariam Rezaei is a multi-award winning composer, turntablist and performer. She previously led experimental arts project TOPH, TUSK FRINGE and TUSK NORTH, and in November 2022, she received the Paul Hamlyn Foundation #AwardsForArtists, in recognition of her contribution to music composition.
Her music has recently been described as ‘genuinely ground-breaking’ (London Jazz News 2022) and ‘high-velocity sonic surrealism’ (4* The Guardian 2022). Recent release ‘BOWN’ (Heat Crimes) charted no.6 in Wire Magazine and no10 in The Quietus’ ‘Albums Of The Year 2023’, was album of the week in The Quietus and is described as ‘harnessing extreme technical prowess - phenomenal stuff’ by Boomkat.
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Orla Gartland
Orla Gartland is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and producer known for her candid, heartfelt lyrics and vibrant indie-pop sound. Emerging through YouTube, she gained a loyal following with her distinctive voice and engaging storytelling. Orla’s debut album Woman on the Internet received critical acclaim, showcasing her talent for relatable, introspective songwriting.
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The Silver Field
The Silver Field is a sound world of Coral Rose & friends.
Voice, tapes, bass, strings, reeds, drums, small sounds,
big sounds, sunlight, moonlight, a lot of water. Live, The Silver Field's songs are performed on modular synthesiser; weaving together song-soundscapes with samples, analog synthesis and live vocal manipulation, creating a rich and dream-like tapestry of sound.
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Victoria Wijeratne
Victoria Wijeratne is a British-Sri Lankan composer, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer based in London. Known for her experimental style blending contemporary classical elements, she has scored films like "The Liability" and documentaries such as "Hong Kong Roof Top Rebels." Victoria won Best Composer at the 2011 Underwire Film Festival and holds an MSc in Composition for Screen from the University of Edinburgh.
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xname, also known as Eleonora Oreggia, is an Italian artist, writer and musician based in London.
She creates performances and installations using light, sound, dust, and the electromagnetic field. Her music features elements of techno, ambient drone and industrial.
She is the founder of Nebularosa - a label promoting music and musicians who challenge established production practices, the creator of REBUS, a musical instrument which radically innovates the Theremin technique, and the co-leader of Electronic Music, Computing and Technology BMus/BSc at Goldsmiths, University of London.