BE T WEEN THE L INES
A SLEW OF BOOKS ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN MUSIC ARE ABOUT TO HIT SHELVES – PRE-ORDER NOWMe – Elton John
Off the back of
Rocketman hype,
Elton John will
release his first-
ever official
autobiography.
Out October 15
($44.99, Macmillan)The Beautiful Ones- Prince
The unfinished memoir
has been filled out with
behind-the-scenes pics
and handwritten lyrics
courtesy of his estate.
Out October 29
($49.99, Century)
Stoned – Jo Wood
If the title is anything
to go by, Wood’s
tales from her time
married to guitarist
Ronnie Wood will
be wildly voyeuristic.
Out November 5
($39.99, Cassell)‘Til Wrong Feels Right- Iggy Pop
Spare a thought for the
editor who had to piece
together musings from
one of music’s most
incendiary figures.
Out October 1
($49.99, Viking)
Year Of The Monkey- Patti Smith
If you devoured Just
Kids and M Train,
don’t miss this third
memoir from the
inimitable Smith.
Out September 24
($29.99, Bloomsbury)
LIKESOMANYOTHERindustries,electronic
musicis stillsomethingofa boys’club.Inspite
ofitsrootsinblackandgaycommunities,it’s
ruledpredominantlybymiddle-agedwhitemen.
Tocountertheimbalance,womenworkingin
thegenrehavestartedtoformtheirownclubs.
AndreeaMagdalinafoundedShesaid.so
in Londonin 2014 while workingat music
streamingcompanyMixcloud.“Inoticedboth
thetechandmusicindustrieswerestruggling
withdiversitysoI decidedto dosomething
aboutit,”shesays.Today,Shesaid.sohas 15
chaptersaroundtheworld(anAustralianone
is currentlyintheworks)andmorethan10,000
members.Itsmentoringarm,She.grows,also
connects younger members with more
experiencedwomenintheirfield.IN
THE
CLUB
In New York, electronic music collective
Discwoman operates under the slogan
“Amplify each other”. Founded by Frankie
Decaiza Hutchinson, Emma Burgess-Olson
and Christine McCharen-Tran in 2014, it acts
as a talent agency for female and non-binary
DJs and producers while fundraising for causes
such as Planned Parenthood and Brooklyn
Community Bail Fund. Then there’s the female,
transgender and non-binary electronic music
network Female: Pressure, which was perhaps
the first of its kind in the world when it was
founded by DJ Electric Indigo in Vienna in- Nearly 2,500 artists are connected
online and, as with Shesaid.so, they share job
opportunities, events and news via email.
In Australia, Melbourne’s Cool Room puts
on parties, showcases and panels that hero
women, people of colour and those who
identify as queer or gender-diverse. And that’s
something we can all dance to.
THE FEMALE-
FOCUSED
COLLECTIVES
HELPING BRING
WOMEN TO THE
PARTY WHEN
IT COMES TO
ELECTRONIC
MUSIC80
Words: Elle McClure; Becky Burgum; Annabel Ross. With thanks to: Rhianne Cottam-Starkey; Scarlett Frazer. Photography: Sarah Bernhard; Tam Cader; Micaiah Carter; Daniel Clavero; Stefon Grant; Joan Marcus; Tyler Mitchell; Jamie Morgan; Andrea Mae Perez; Alan Weedon; Getty ImagesVaalNicky Elisabeth