undGretel? promoting women in music and art

A French Invasion

Les Femmes S'en Melent FESTIVAL (a female indie music festival)

Three days/ two venues/ 10 ace female bands

“Female indie-music festival, « Les Femmes s’en melent » built up its celebrity over 10 years. in France and abroad, celebrating women in music. Born in 1997 as a single gig in Paris, the event is now spread over several nights in Paris, other cities of France, Belgium, Switzerland and England. Driven by passion and curiosity, renown for its ecclectism and quality, the festival is about feminity but far from feminism. Back in London for its 10th anniversary, the festival will once again enlightened today’s most vibrating international female artists. Beyond genres, if not genders, lines-up will range from folk to electro, gathering locals and internationals artists, renown or to be known.”

2 days at the Borderline with acts including

Emile Simon, Catriona Irving, Soko (may 1^st)

Hardis Huld, Bunny Rabbit, Kilma (may 2)

Luminaire (my fav London venue)

Rose Kemp, Pravda, Plastiscines

For more info check out their myspace

http://www.myspace.com/lfsmlondon

For All You Budding Sound Techs
I just found this site that trains women in the north (it's based in Manchester) as sound engineers ... For FREE
they:

Provide free training for women in sound engineering and music production
Develop a website of resources and advice
Initiate a formal network of women in the North West music industry
Improve career development and enhance employability for those women


If you are interested (and lets face it, why wouldn't you be!) then contact
Vicky Hipkiss
0161 276 2100
vicky.hipkiss@s-s-r.com
and check out their site at
http://www.s-s-r.com/wiseamp.asp

The course commences 28th of may with a taster evening on 10th may at 7pm
It is a 28 week evening course
application forms can be downloaded from the above site
applicants will be interviewed before selection.