One place to look is the archives for 313, IDM, Analogue Heaven (all at hyperreal.org -- not searchable, but hey, that's why they call it research) as the topic of women djs is one of those monsters topic that periodically raises it's head from the muck, bellows for a while, and subsides.
Another good place to get a right earful is the siterdjs mailing list, started by the inimitable DJ Dazy -- http://www.sisterdjs.com And you can try contacting some of the women who have done it themselves. Kelli Hand of course comes to mind, but also Riz Mazlen (Neotropic, Small Fish with Spine), Mira Calyx (from Warp), DJ Rap... In Iowa there are some well respected women who DJ -- DJ Miche, Mary Cuddahy, Lady Espina, and K-Murder -- relocated to Detroit recently btw. As to why more women aren't doing it, it beats me. Sexism is a factor everywhere, but there's nothing preventing women from buying 1200s or Cubase and figuring it out. More power to 'em. It could be that women are just more sensible than men, and DJing and making music are frivolous activities. My wife calls it an expensive hobby. kent williams -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mp3.com/chaircrusher -- tunes http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=chaircrusher -- mix On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, b3kka wrote: > hi everyone, > > I've been around in the so called scene for some years now and well...i'm > really interested in the entire area of women (and the lack of) involved in > the electronic music scene. ie. producers, djs, record collectors, etc. > > SO, i'm thinking about writing my dissertation on the topic cuz it really > irks me how this is an area that has been just about completely neglected in > most of the literature (books, articles) dealing with electronic music i've > gotten around to reading. > > so if any of you have leads of people i should talk to or are willing to > talk to me about your own experiences in the so called scene...from any > angle i'd REALLY REALLY appreciate it. > > BACKGROUND: for those of you who don't know me. i'm originally from > windsor...got a master's from WSU in detroit and am currently workin on my > phd at uiowa in communication studies and would LOVE to make this my project > for > the rest of my career as a student. > > so at the moment i'm interested in feedback, which is more than appreciated. > what do u all think? worthwhile project? > > thanks SO much, > > bekka =) > > > > > > > ____________NetZero Free Internet Access and Email_________ > Download Now http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html > Request a CDROM 1-800-333-3633 > ___________________________________________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
