Purposes open at present till twenty second Might 2023 for female-identifying producers of all music genres
Winners’ prizes embody manufacturing teaching, grants, free music tools and a producer workshop at SonyMusic Germany’s Circle Studios
Berlin April 19, 2023 – Sony Music Leisure Germany and non-profit artist affiliation, Music Girls* Germany (MWG), announce at present the launch of the 2023 Feminine*[1] Producer Prize. Now in its second 12 months, the prize goals to help and promote the careers of rising female-identifying producers from throughout the nation, and functions open at present till 22nd Might with 5 awards up for grabs this 12 months.
Along with Sony Music, music tools retailer Thomann, Ableton Dwell, NEUBAU Music Administration and Musik Girls* Germany, winners will obtain a help package deal consisting of manufacturing grants, vouchers for music tools and a producer workshop on the Sony Music Germany’s Circle Studios. The winners may even be added to the Feminine Producer Register at Sony Music and NEUBAU Music Administration, placing them in contact with varied labels and artists. Newly added companions are Sony Music Publishing and the Feminine* Producer Collective, who may even provide teaching periods and their large community.
Jovanka v. Wilsdorf, initiator, Feminine* Producer Prize, stated: “The nice response and the excessive stage of 147 functions final 12 months not solely confirmed how overdue the Feminine* Producer Prize was, however above all what number of extremely competent and visionary feminine music producers there already are on the market. Visibility creates measurable success. There’s nonetheless quite a bit to do – however we’re heading in the right direction!”
Sarah Schneider, Head of A&R Columbia Germany, stated: “At the moment, ladies* are nonetheless outnumbered in musicproduction. An inner analysis of the “Prime 100 Singles Annual Charts 2021” in Germany reveals a robust deficit, 96 out of 100 songs had been produced by males. We wish to deal with this deficit, consequently I’m very a lot trying ahead to the functions of feminine producers, and am thrilled to have gained help for this spherical from new companions like Sony Music Publishing and the Feminine* Producer Collective.”
NOVAA, producer, winner of the Feminine* Producer Prize 2022 and jury member 2023, stated: “The Feminine* Producer Prize is a novel alternative to create extra space and visibility for all the good, proficient and hardworking feminine or non-binary producers on the market, in addition to for all of the wonderful, fierce feminine* producers to come back.”
This 12 months, the choice standards is predicated on the standard of the productions in addition to a Producer’s particular person musical signature. On this spherical, a jury made up of artists, songwriters and A&R managers in addition to one among final 12 months’s winner will choose 5 finalists, evaluating candidates based mostly on the standard of their productions and their particular person musical signature.
The 2023 Jury Panel consists of:
Novaa, producer and finalist of final 12 months
Charlie McClean, UK music producer, composer, sound engineer and co-founder of the world’s largest on-line neighborhood for girls writers, sheWrites, and Grammy Nominee 2022
Pamela Owusu Brenyah Advisor I Afropop A&R I Music & Program Curator of Musicboard Berlin und Freie Universität Berlin, Board member of Music Girls Germany
Moses Schneider, Musicproducer and songwriter
Jovanka v. Wilsdorf, marketing consultant, songwriter, and initiator of the DIANA AI songcontest and the feminine* producer prize
Sarah Schneider, Head of A&R at Columbia, Sony Music Leisure
Feminine-identifying producers based mostly in Germany can apply right here.
[1] „Feminine*“ equals all those that determine as feminine and are non-binary
