DIVERSITY ON TOUR RESOURCES

Websites / communities / platforms / forums

a space for women and non-binary folx who are music producers and studio engineers in the UK and EU.

Attitude is Everything works in partnership with audiences, artists and the music industry to improve Deaf and disabled people's access to live music.

Black Tour Directory

Live Nation Urban has put together a Black Tour Directory as a listing of Black professionals and Black-owned companies to serve as a resource to artists, managers, festivals, producers, promoters, vendors, and venues who are actively seeking to hire Black crew members on their tours and events. We hope that our database will serve as a pipeline for emerging production talent. In support of existing teams that have put in the groundwork, our sole mission is to provide opportunities within live music while also uplifting our community.

Color of Music Collective

The Color of Music Collective was started to amplify the voices of people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals working in the music industry. Our goal is to change the lack of representation for these groups in music by uniting our communities. We want to hear from the crew, production team, photographers, A&R, artist managers, promoters — you name it.

Let's take this time to empower each other despite our differences, celebrate each other's accomplishments, and grow the music industry together.

Diversify the Stage

Diversify The Stage was founded by Noelle Scaggs, co-lead vocalist of Alt-Pop Band Fitz And The Tantrums, in the Spring of 2020 after connecting with industry leaders to discuss the lack of diversity encountered while on tour. Through these conversations, recognition of shared concerns, and need for change, Noelle decided to partner with like-minded individuals and organizations to create action and long-term change with two goals in mind:

1. Creating one comprehensive, central and industry-wide resource for hiring touring staff. This resource will be a place where touring professionals can market themselves and gain access to career opportunities, bringing forth a technical solution to the commonly used word of mouth referrals.

2. Curating youth and college-aged programming in partnership with established nonprofit and industry-led organizations that focus on the industries’ most underrepresented communities. Participants in these programs will become the next generation of leaders in the industry and a new resource pool of qualified candidates.

EQL (platform powered by Soundgirls)

Powered by SoundGirls in partnership with Spotify and other organizations, The EQL Directory seeks to bring the industry towards gender parity by uplifting and promoting the work of women and gender nonconforming people. We include all women in our directory, including trans women and people who are non-binary. The searchable directory enables users to showcase their work, market their skills, and reach out to each other for collaboration and networking.

FAEMM (Instagram)

Wir sind fæmm, eine feministische Initiative in der deutschen Musikbranche, die queerfeministische und intersektionale Werte vertritt und eine Gleichberechtigung aller in der Musikindustrie anstrebt. Wir sind ein Netzwerk für Austausch sowie Diskussion und wollen denjenigen Raum geben, die normalerweise hinter der Bühne arbeiten oder noch neu in der Branche sind. Wir sind ein Zusammenschluss aus fünf Frauen, die in unterschiedlichen Bereichen der Musikbranche tätig sind.

Femme it Forward (Instagram)

A joint venture with Live Nation Entertainment, Femme It Forward is a female-led music and entertainment platform that centers its mission in celebrating, educating, and empowering the industry’s most creative and accomplished female visionaries through multi-format, multi-market consumer experiences. We produce music festivals, concerts, original content, comedy shows, philanthropic endeavors, panels, college engagements and more.

Femnøise

Femnøise was born in 2017 as a collective to claim the fight for gender equality in the music industry. However, we soon realised that the solution does not lie in activism alone. We had to go one step further: connecting and empowering underrepresented people on a large scale, all over the world, creating synergies, empowering, connecting on a global scale.

Gender Amplified

Gender Amplified is a non-profit organization that aims to celebrate women in music production, raise their visibility and develop a pipeline for girls and young women to get involved behind the scenes as music producers.

Girls Behind the Rockshow (Facebook group)

Girls Behind the Rock Show aims to offer internships to both college-aged girls who want to be involved in music in any capacity, as well as those who are willing to just do the hustle. We are seeking out possible opportunities that may not have been found otherwise in both large and small music markets.

Girls I Rate

GIRLS I RATE was founded by Carla Marie Williams, a multi-platinum, A-list songwriter to a role-call of artists, including Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Naughty Boy, Craig David and Sean Paul.

Our mission is:

Pushing for equality, female representation and recognition in the creative industries.

Creating internships jobs and work experience opportunities for girls and women.

Encouraging women and girls to work together.

Honouring inspirational women and girls within the creative industries.

Empowering women and girls to believe anything is possible.

Experiencing first hand the imbalance and inequality within a very male dominated music industry, Carla was compelled to create a movement that provides females with a voice and platform. Her mission is to unite females though GIR and create opportunities for females within the music & creative industries.

Girls Rock Camp Alliance

The Girls Rock Camp Alliance is an international membership network of youth-centered arts and social justice organizations. We provide resources and space for community building to our membership in order to build a strong movement for collective liberation.

Girls Rock London

Girls Rock London (GRL!) is a music project for girls, women, trans and non-binary people in London. We run music projects where participants learn about music-making and performance. Our programmes are aimed at complete beginners as well as experienced musicians, and provide a platform for girls, women, trans and non-binary people to find and develop their voices. We aim to demystify music-making, challenge gender inequality in the music industry and build participants’ self-esteem and confidence.

We are part of the Girls Rock Camp Alliance – a movement of music camps that take place all over the world – united by a mission to empower people through music.

Girls Who Listen

Girls Who Listen is a female founded nonprofit dedicated to supporting and shaping future female creatives and executives within the music industry.

Catered to a diverse community of women, we host a series of events such as panels, mingling mixers, songwriting sessions, and compile an internal networking database for upcoming creators and professionals aiming to learn more about the music industry. Our program Girls Who Listen University serves as a medium for college students to receive hands-on experience, connecting them with some of the industry’s most brilliant minds. Our newest initiative Girls Who Care, is a mental health division that focuses on the well-being of our community.

Keychange

We bring underrepresented genders in the music industry to the main stage.

Keychange is a movement that counts the discounted. We take action to empower talented underrepresented genders with training, mentoring, and network support plus conferences and showcasing opportunities at partner festivals.

Ladies/Music/Pub Facebook Group

LMP is a regular social and discussion group, founded by Hannah TW and Tyson Mcvey in 2015. It is an informal and supportive environment to meet other womxn in the music business in London.

Our members include singers and producers, booking agents, managers, radio presenters, DJs, promoters, PR, publishing and sync, festival curators, consultants, music video directors and producers, we have lots of members from both independent and major record labels, record shops, label services companies and also people looking to move into music and seeking advice.

We aim to share opportunities and experiences (good and bad), offer advice and help move things forward. The group is not currently open to cisgender men, although we have discussed one-off open meetings. The term ‘Ladies ‘ is intended to be inclusive: LMP welcomes non-binary, gender-queer, gender neutral, trans folx.

The music industry is cismale dominated (70% of senior executives are male in the UK) this informal group is intended to be a welcome respite to those working in male dominated environments or feeling frustrated or affected by these stats.

Melocompass

Empowering women and minorities to start a career in music by demystifying and navigating opportunities in the music business.

Musequality.de

Musequality is a network of industry forces that have teamed up to find, mentor and push female talent in music.

MusicBYwomen

musicBYwomen ist das Netzwerk zur Förderung, Vernetzung und Sichtbarmachung von Frauen*, Trans und Nicht Binären Personen in der Musik(-wirtschaft) in Bayern. Wir bieten euch Workshops, Jobvermittlung, Mentoring, Netzwerktreffen und vieles mehr!

musicdirectory.ch

musicdirectory.ch from Helvetiarockt is a platform for women, inter-, trans- and non-binary people in the Swiss music industry.

Music Forward | Instagram

Music Forward is a nonprofit in the Live Nation family. We transform young lives, inspire careers, and champion a more inclusive music industry.

Music Women Germany

The first nationwide network and database for womxn in all areas of the music industry in Germany has arrived! Regardless if you are an artist, in business, media or tech - whether you are a conductor, manager, entrepreneur, musician, producer or technician, all womxn working in the music industry are offered possibilities for qualification, and participation in networking events for career development and empowerment.

The Music Women Germany organisation has developed a nationwide database for all womxn in the music community. The goal of the new platform and its integrated database is to achieve gender equality and the participation of womxn working in music at every level, for every age and regardless of their background. Music Women Germany acts as a source for connecting and creating with womxn in the music industry. Our motivation is to create a diverse, intersectional, digital and linked-up local music culture and economy in order to achieve womxn's equal access into the music business.

Never Famous

Never Famous is a member-based website that allows tour personnel to manage profiles featuring job titles, experience, resumes, notable tour lists, references, and other essential scheduling assets that allows staffers to identify blocked dates. Membership is based on referrals and experience (two-year minimum requirement) so that artists and production companies are assured of qualified candidates. Custom web tools allow staffers to search candidates in the database by name, job position, dates, and availability.

Omnii

Omnii is a collective based in London, aiming to inspire women, trans and non-binary sound enthusiasts to operate in all aspects of audio production. We run workshops to provide and supplement technical knowledge both in the studio and in live sound.

Petok Productions

Petok Productions is a global platform enabling female creatives working backstage to connect, collaborate and grow their network. In a predominantly male dominated industry it is often a battle for women to prove that they are equal. There is a need for females working backstage to unite and push for a more diverse and inclusive workforce.

We are ready to change the way women working backstage are being perceived and increase the diversity and inclusivity amongst the industry.

Roadies Of Color United

The Roadies Of Color United International Social Network is comprised of Professionals in the Entertainment Services, Concert Touring and Live Entertainment Industries.

This Group is intended to be a place where Professionals in the Industry can Unite, Network, Promote each other and to collaborate in order help promote a more diverse and inclusive industry.

Our goal is to unite our industries in a way that has never been done before.

Route

Route is a Community Interest Company aiming to inspire young people from marginalised backgrounds to pursue a career in the music industry by sharing stories, experiences and practical advice from within its numerous fields.

At Route we want to demystify the pathways to revered job roles, highlight the importance of less glamorous but essential ones and make connections easier in an industry that can be notoriously cliquey by accident and design.

In 2020, through its written web content, panel discussions and workshops, Route strives to become a resource for a socially, ethnically and economically diverse audience of young people in Britain.

Saffron

Saffron is a music tech initiative taking an intersectional approach to redressing the gender imbalance in the industry

She is the Music

SITM is a nonprofit organization increasing the number of women working in music – songwriters, engineers, producers, artists and industry professionals.

We are an independent, global network that operates as a unifying organization for women from across the industry, creating strength and impact on a global scale. As an umbrella nonprofit, we also provide resources and support for female-focused initiatives that are working to create meaningful change – both through our own programs, as well as external efforts around the world.

Shesaid.so

shesaid.so is a global community of women and gender minorities in the music industry. Independently built in London by Andreea Magdalina at the end of 2014, shesaid.so has since grown to 12,000+ members around the world across 18 chapters in London, Los Angeles, France, Germany, South Africa, India and beyond.

We create and manage online communities that enable women in music to connect with each other to network, exchange information and get access to resources

We organize events that bring the members’ online connection to life worldwide

We produce creative content and other industry resources in order to inspire and educate

We host experiences that challenge the status quo and nurture discussions

We work with and help curate conferences and other industry events that are meaningful and inclusive

We are running 1to1 mentoring programs that bridge the gap between generations and offer tailored training for both mentors and mentees.

Soundgirls.org

Supports women working in professional audio and music production by highlighting their success and providing a place for them to connect, network, and share advice. SoundGirls.Org provides support, career development, and tools to help those working in the field advance in their career.

SoundGirls.Org's vision is to inspire and empower young women and girls to enter the world of professional audio and music production while expanding opportunities for girls and women in these fields, and to share resources and knowledge through cooperation, collaboration, and diversity.

The Music Business Association

The Music Business Association serves to nurture our global music community by connecting, empowering and educating the industry’s many players.

Representing more than 90 percent of the industry at large, the Association provides a trusted forum that connects, educates and empowers our industry where ideas and collaboration flourish.

Turn up her Mic

Instagram page showcasing and empowering womxn working behind the scenes in the music industry.

Well Dunn

The mission of the Well Dunn Foundation is to provide internships to students with volunteer experience who exhibit talent and drive, coupled with an aspiration to become tomorrow’s leaders in the entertainment industry, but lack the necessary financial resources to pursue the educational experience an internship provides.

Women Connect

Women Connect are a female forward collective creating safer, all-inclusive spaces, good fortune and equal opportunities for women, non-binary people and gender fluid folk working within the creative industries. The collective was birthed from a place of passion and the undeniable need for us all to come together organically.

Women Connect aims to:

• Encourage one another to share experiences.

• To share resources & knowledge.

• Enable confidence to allow our community to thrive in their professional environment.

• Change the archaic perception that women are inferior in a working capacity and rather than working against one another.

Women in CTRL

Women in CTRL is a Not-For-Profit organisation that was set up to empower and inspire women in the entertainment, creative and business sectors of the music industry.

Women in CTRL encourage women to find their strengths, develop their own personal brand and build the tools and confidence to become female leaders. We support women’s professional development on their journey to leadership, and create opportunities to develop talent.

Women in CTRL provide a collective voice for women and minorities and underrepresented groups to advocate for fairness and equality in the music industry.

Women in CTRL campaigns, lobbies and advises industry associates and organisations on issues relevant to women.

Women in Live Music / WILM Facebook Group

Women In Live Music (WILM) is an European platform and online community that was founded at the beginning of 2018, because currently women only make up a very small percentage of the live music industry, (est. 5-10%).

We believe in diversity and that the music industry is a place for everyone, so we started this organisation to grow a positive community and share our knowledge, skills and opportunities with the aim to equalise the gender balance in the years to come.

We encompass all backstage roles: Sound Engineers, Tour Managers, Lighting Designers, Riggers, Backliners, Stage Managers, Stagehands & many more!

Wom+n in the Entertainment Industry Facebook group

This is a safe place for women (including trans women), non-binary folx, and anyone who identifies with “the female experience” working in the entertainment industry. This includes workers in touring, broadcast, theatre, and other aspects of event production. We all have unique stories and experiences, and have all faced some sort of harassment or discrimination while trying to do our job. This is a safe space to talk about these experiences, ask questions, find resources, and share job posts.

Women in the Music Industry (WIMI)

Our goal is to highlight and recognize women who are normally behind the scenes in the music industry. These are managers of your favorite artists, crew members, producers, photographers, plus so many more. This website will give these women the credit they deserve.

Women of Touring World Unite Facebook group

This is a place for ladies who work as crew in touring industry to connect and build community. The only rules are you must have previously worked at least one tour. (An actual full tour be it bus, van or fly)

Yorkshire Sound Women Network

Yorkshire Sound Women Network (YSWN) was founded in 2015 by women working in the sound technology industry who wanted to use their skills and influence to address gender and racial inequality. Our mission is to support a flourishing industry which welcomes, encourages and progresses the inclusion of women at all levels from studio floor to boardroom, and reflects the diversity of its participating communities.

YSWN enables the artistic and technical development of women and girls through access to resources, skills sharing, and collaborative opportunities. Through its network YSWN provides strong, skilled and professional role models who actively encourage women and girls to participate and develop skills in sound and music digital technology. Our meetings are open to all women and non-binary, agender and gender variant people. Men are welcome to support the network in other ways.

Webinars:

Jen Kellogg’s Concert Business Basics

A virtual workshop series for concert industry professionals

Tourmanagement 101

A webinar series for aspiring and experienced tour managers. Interesting for anyone interested in working on tour.