The Women of Soul

“Only 23% of APRA members are women, male directors dominate music boards, men are winning more awards and the ARIA Hall Of Fame has only 11 female artists among its 75 inductees”, with statistics like this it’s clear that Women are not being seen or represented enough in Australia’s music industry. We spoke to Chelsea Wilson, the Executive Director of the Women of Soul project about WOS’s new album ‘Feel Good’, the issues faced by women in the industry and ways we can try and change the narrative for the future.

Michelle Symes27 May 2023@womenofsoul, @onthemappr, @chelseawilson, @aria, @apra, @malthousetheatre, @australianwomeninmusicawards, @wildflower, @melbounreinternationalwomensjazzfestival, @griffithuniversity, @adele, @oprah, @beyonce, @donlebler, @garytamlyn, @lindacatalano, @northsiderecords

A Star in the Skye

Wildflower, a music festival that will bring together some of Australia’s most prized female singer songwriters at some of the country’s most exquisite locations In a celebration of women in music,. Wildflower will feature the talents of Missy Higgins, Kate Miller-Heidke, Kasey Chambers, Sarah Blasko, ThornBird (Vikki Thorn of The Waifs), Deborah Conway and Alice Skye in the ultimate show of girl power. We spoke to the winner of the ‘First Peoples Emerging Artist’ award, Alice Skye about being a part of Wildflower and performing with her idols, Equal Opportunity in Music and what she really thinks about managers.

Michelle Symes5 December 2021@empiretouring, @teglive, @wildflower, @missyhiggins, @onthemappr, @caamma, @thecranberries, @mitski, @midnightoil