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.
Episodes
121 episodes
EP#101: How to Press Your Music on Vinyl: Expert Tips from Women in Vinyl’s Jenn D'Eugenio
Are you an artist or music producer dreaming of releasing your music on vinyl? In this episode of Girls Twiddling Knobs, Isobel Anderson sits down with Jenn D'Eugenio, founder of Women in Vinyl, to uncover the fascinating process behind pressin...
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Season 6
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Episode 101
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1:07:44
Celebrating 100 Episodes of Girls Twiddling Knobs
Celebrating 100 episodes of empowering women in music, Girls Twiddling Knobs host Isobel Anderson takes listeners on a reflective journey through the evolution of the podcast, revisiting its top five most popular episodes, including conversatio...
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Season 6
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Episode 100
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1:44:17
Sounding Knitting, Knitting Sound: in conversation with Felicity Ford
What do sound and knitting have in common? You’d be forgiven for thinking not much, but both have been constant companions across the life and career of sound artist and knitter, Felicity Ford also know as Felix. Join sobel as she visit...
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Season 6
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Episode 99
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1:07:39
Master Music Production with Visualization: Unlock Your Creative Confidence and Skills
Feeling stuck in your music production journey? Struggling with self-doubt or tempted to buy more gear in the hopes it will transform your sound? This episode is for you.In today’s episode of Girls Twiddling Knobs, we’re explori...
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Season 6
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Episode 98
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50:33
Burnout, gender and music technology with Denise Devenish
Luckily, there’s far more conversations happening about musicians’ mental health these days. But how might gender impact our experience of things like depression and anxiety? And how might this differ in a music technology setting, specifically...
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Season 6
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Episode 97
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1:16:21
The Art Of Authentic Production In A Post-Internet World: In conversation with Maria Uzor
In a world that’s always online, how do we stay true to ourselves as artists? This week on Girls Twiddling Knobs, we tackle this question with the fiercely original electronic music producer Maria Uzor.Growing up as a Black arti...
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Season 6
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Episode 96
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1:02:09
EP#95: Pushing the Boundaries of Sound: Oram Awards Special
What unique facets of our existence and identity does sound allow us to explore as women and gender diverse artists? This is one of the big questions that emerges inside this conversation with three of the five 2024 Oram Award winners.W...
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Season 6
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Episode 95
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59:44
Season 06 Trailer
Join Isobel for all the juicy details on what you can expect to find inside of Season 06 of the podcast, dropping on October 24th. Listen and subscribe to the podcast: https://femalediymusician.com/podcastAnd share the podc...
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Season 6
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21:46
EP#94 {BONUS EPISODE} Live in Conversation with Daisy Stewart-Darling at Towner Gallery
Join us for the first ever Live Girls Twiddling Knobs episode, recorded at Towner Gallery on August 2nd, 2024. inside, Isobel talks with sound and lino artist, Daisy Stewart-Darling about her new project Lino Waves: Soundscapes of the L...
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Season 5
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Episode 94
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56:14
Season 05 Wrap Up
Following last week’s epic binaural finale episode, Isobel is back for one last music tech chat to bring Season 05 of Girls Twiddling Knobs to a close.This final wrap up episode is the perfect way to get a whistle stop tour of any episo...
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Season 5
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Episode 94
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28:33
EP#93: {Binaural S05 Finale} Embodying Electronic Music with NYX at Hidden Notes Festival
Ready for a binaural sound adventure?We’re wrapping up S05 of Girls Twiddling Knobs with an extra-special episode where, together, we take an immersive binaural deep dive into the ecosystem that is NYX.NYX are often described as...
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Season 5
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Episode 93
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1:02:59
Decolonising the Loop & Reimagining the DAW with Josephine Zwaan
Have you ever questioned the way that music technology software is designed? And how the tech tools and gear we use might look and feel completely different if they were designed by different humans (i.e. not just predominantly white, cis, hete...
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Season 5
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Episode 92
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1:02:08
How to Choose the Right DAW for You (+ Isobel’s personal top 3 picks)
Feeling overwhelmed by all the recording software choices? Been using the same DAW for a while and feel like it’s time to switch it up? Haven’t started recording your music because you don’t have the right gear? If so, this episode is a MUST LI...
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Season 5
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Episode 91
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44:02
Navigating a Freelance Creative Career as a Disabled Artist with Meg Fozzard
It’s not easy growing a career in the arts but it’s down right tough if you’re living with a disability too. In this episode, Isobel is joined by journalist, digital producer and disabled rights activist Meg Fozzard to discuss the challenges di...
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Season 5
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Episode 90
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50:33
The Art of Music Mastering w/ Katie Tavini & Izzy McPhee
If you’ve ever wondered what music mastering is, how to get your music mastered or even get into mastering yourself, this podcast episode is for you because Isobel is joined by Weird Jungle mastering engineers Katie Tavini and Izzy McPhee. Betw...
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Season 5
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Episode 89
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1:08:16
Why Community is More Important Than Confidence for Women Learning Music Tech
It’s common to hear people make the case for initiatives and spaces that help women become more confident with music tech. And many women will say they wished they had more confidence when it comes to music production, mixing and the whole reco...
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Season 5
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Episode 88
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20:48
Adventures in Sound, Voice & Field Recording with Cathy Lane
If you’ve ever felt stumped as to what to do with all those field recordings you’ve been making… Or like experimental music sometimes lacks a human touch… this episode is a must listen because Isobel is joined by Cathy Lane, an artist, composer...
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Season 5
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Episode 87
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1:12:17
Maximising your Recording Studio Time with Phoebe Bentham
Have you ever recorded in a studio and felt like time just slipped away? Or maybe you wished you’d felt more comfortable or like you were using the time better? If so, this episode is not to be missed because Isobel is joined by Brighton based ...
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Season 5
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Episode 86
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1:21:59
How I Use 'Assignments' to Take Imperfect Action and Make Music with Limited Time
Do you struggle with perfectionism? We totally get it - it can be easy to put off recording your music out of the belief that every single element of it needs to be perfect. It can also be tricky to find time to dedicate solely to making music;...
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Season 5
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Episode 85
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20:18
The Life & Times of a Black Woman DJ with DJ Paulette
DJing is still a pretty white, male industry, but when this week’s guest, DJ Paulette, first began spinning vinyl in Manchester’s nightclubs in the 90s, black women DJs were few and far between. Winner of the DJ Mag’s Top 100 Lifetime Achieveme...
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Season 5
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Episode 84
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1:30:49
Season 05 Trailer
With Season 05 of Girls Twiddling Knobs dropping on August 17th, Inside this trailer Isobel gives you a teaser of what you can expect inside each episode over the next few weeks.Remember to subscribe to the podcast so you never miss an ...
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Season 5
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12:42
EP#83 {BONUS Special} Kate Nash Talks Music, Feminism and Coffee
What if fame and commercial success weren't as great as the industry leads many artists to believe? This weeks guest, Kate Nash, had to face this question from an early age after her debut album found overnight success during the naughties. Bec...
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Season 4
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Episode 83
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1:12:44
EP#82: {S04 Finale Special} Binaural Sea Ice at UCL’s Bartlett Sch. of Architecture w/ Emma-Kate Matthews [Headphones Advised]
[Headphones Advised] Listen to the shifting, singing Antarctic sea ice in mesmerising binaural audio to mark the end of another incredible season of Girls Twiddling Knobs. For this Season Finale, Isobel travels to University College London’s Ba...
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Season 4
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Episode 82
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1:45:39
EP#81: Making Production Part Of Your Songwriting Process w/ Orla Gartland
Orla Gartland’s career started out as a DIY artist on Youtube and has since seen her music rise in success and synced on both the hit TV shows Normal People and Heart Stopper. Inside this episode, she shares why recording and ...
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Season 4
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Episode 81
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1:23:58
EP#80: 3 Steps To Establishing More Respectful Music Collaborations
Whether you’re in a band, have a team or are a totally DIY, solo musician, you’ll likely need to work with other people from time-to-time to get your music out into the world. But it doesn’t always feel easy or rewarding and, even worse, someti...
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Season 4
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Episode 80
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45:09