Yes I mentioned her in my submission. She's damn good. On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 1:51 PM Peter Bense <textur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, while we're at it... Cinthie on/of Modus Bestus > <https://soundcloud.com/cinthie> is one of the best damn ("new") house > DJs I've heard in years. > > She's prolific and her label has released a lot of good titles. First > discovered her on her Boiler Room set > <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEIxh3KWwyI>. Runs a rather active > label. > > On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 1:46 PM, Holly MacDonald-Korth <hko...@jwkorth.com > > wrote: > >> The simple fact that it is hard for anyone here to name more than a >> handful of female producers is, in itself, a reason to mention them. >> Clearly, the music should be judged for itself, but in an ecosystem that is >> 95% (guessing here) male, there is indeed some merit in just identifying >> female producers in order to hold them up, track down their music, and >> judge for oneself whether it is worthy of praise independent of the context >> of the maker. >> >> >> >> However, the fact is that most music cannot be judged independent of the >> identity of the maker. Techno is unique in that respect since it is largely >> visually anonymous and devoid of vocals. I proffer that from a male >> perspective it seems easy to say “just get over it and judge the music >> based on the music” but that does not take into account the possible >> reasons for wanting to listen to and seeking out female produced music, and >> the possible systemic challenges women and girls face both in learning to >> produce music and getting it published and distributed. >> >> >> >> (I’m couching this with “possible” here because I’m LONG out of the scene >> and the internet has changed a lot. But I don’t think it’s changed many >> ingrained attitudes and knee-jerk reactions….) >> >> >> >> *From:* Peter Bense [mailto:textur...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* Friday, August 18, 2017 4:30 PM >> *To:* Holly MacDonald-Korth >> *Cc:* denisedalph...@gmail.com; christiaan76; Cole Evelev; Matthew Kane; >> kent williams; Aidan O'Doherty; Marsel van der Wielen; list 313; Suzanne >> Heinrichs; 3...@coke-smyth.net >> *Subject:* Re: Female Producers >> >> >> >> Have any of you ever attended those electronic music events events with >> *exclusively* female artists? >> >> >> >> I have. And in a lot of cases it seemed really awkward -- like the >> reason they were selected as performers was due to their sex/gender over >> their accomplishments as a performer/musician. (To say nothing of the male >> patrons weirdly 'gawking' over them, which is also super creepy. A >> separate issue unto itself.) >> >> >> >> So here we are listing out producers/djs, etc. and not discussing their >> works or what makes them good (maybe one or two have, but most replies >> haven't). >> >> >> >> That turns this into an ad-hoc roll call. Which again sort of reminds of >> those types of events I just mentioned. To what end? >> >> >> >> How about indicate what makes them interesting to mention here, aside >> from their sex/gender? That would seem like a more favorable way to >> approach this discussion, while crediting them appropriately. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 12:40 PM, Holly MacDonald-Korth < >> hko...@jwkorth.com> wrote: >> >> Exactly. >> >> >> >> *From:* denisedalph...@gmail.com [mailto:denisedalph...@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* Friday, August 18, 2017 3:27 PM >> *To:* christiaan76 >> *Cc:* Peter Bense; Cole Evelev; Matthew Kane; kent williams; Aidan >> O'Doherty; Marsel van der Wielen; list 313; Suzanne Heinrichs; >> 3...@coke-smyth.net >> *Subject:* Re: Female Producers >> >> >> >> The only way gender will be gotten over is when sexism, homophobia, and >> transphobia are done. I love this thread. >> >> >> On Aug 18, 2017, at 15:21, christiaan76 <gotrecord...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> exactly. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> On Aug 18, 2017, at 21:09, Peter Bense <textur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> More generally: why is this gender thing so important? Can't we get over >> it already.. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 10:16 AM, Cole Evelev <cole.eve...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Sorry about that. This is who I was referencing. >> >> >> >> https://www.discogs.com/Powder-H/release/9983256 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> >> >> >> > >
