Women in Audio
Early Women of Audio: A New Analysis
When I first started looking for the earliest women in sound recording history, I really didn’t think I would find anyone prior to 1950. If the culture of recording studios wasn’t welcoming of women in … Read More
Early Women of Audio: Ursula Greville & Gloria Chandler
I recently connected with a couple who are also looking at early women in recording history and I learned of two women I hadn’t come across before: Ursula Greville and Gloria Chandler. Ursula Greville Leslie … Read More
Timeline of Women in Early Sound Recording History (1895-1959)
Timeline of Female Engineers Timeline of Female Producers Timeline of Female-Owned Record Labels Miscellaneous History Female Engineers 1895 – Ethnomusicologist Alice Cunningham Fletcher recorded the music of Native American tribes in addition to her study … Read More
Researching the early women of audio
After researching Marion Keisker last year, I became really interested in learning more about early women in audio. How many were there? What roles did they have in recordings? How early were women recording? I … Read More
Male And Female Audio Settings? No Thanks.
A microphone company recently posed the question to the audience, ” Should microphones have ‘male’ and ‘female’ settings? There are many reasons male and female settings don’t exist… and shouldn’t exist. The most obvious reason … Read More
Did Marion Keisker Record Elvis? A Female Audio Engineer’s Perspective
I recently researched Marion Keisker, a woman known for helping Elvis Presley early in his career while she worked at Sun Records/Memphis Recording Service. Marion is sometimes credited for recording Elvis for the first time … Read More