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[–]not_mean_enough 19 insightful - 3 fun19 insightful - 2 fun20 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

So when two male musicians are jamming together and having a blast, it somehow destroys women? Nah, I'm not buying it.

[–]msteacherlady 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Me neither, but this brings up some thoughts I struggle with. I love classic rock and prog, but there's very little female representation that I enjoy in those genres. In general I tend to not like music produced by women anyway. I think a couple of things are at play - music being highly marketed means only certain kinds of women's music gets produced (and I happen to not like much of what producers think women's music should look and sound like) and in general men have more time to noodle around in the garage with the guys or whatever so they get more opportunity to practice and make a career happen. But no, I don't think some guys jamming have any intention of destroying women!

[–]not_mean_enough 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The times when the music industry had any control on what kind of music gets produced are gone – people can make their own music on their home computer and upload it on various platforms. Why would you care what gets marketed if you can find stuff on your own? Out of all the music I listen to, only a small fraction is something I've ever seen marketed in any other way than being listed on a small underground event. There's plenty of music out there that never gets played on the telly or the radio or appears on billboards and posters, and it's within the reach of anyone who has access to the internet. I think the argument about someone deciding what kind of women's music is being produced is like twenty years out of date.

Bloody hell, I recently made a song using a PC, a microphone, and some free software, and I uploaded it to YouTube for some silly memey challenge.

BTW, just a few days ago I discovered a really cool prog rock/jazz fusion project that uses strings and a full big band brass section: NYChillharmonic. Sang, composed, arranged and organised by a woman. Check it out if it sounds like your jam.

[–]msteacherlady 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't have the time to go hunting for music, and I feel like even before the internet it's been that way for me. My friends could introduce me to some cool and not so cool things because they were willing to spend hours combing through stuff at Tower. But I am exposed to, whether I like it or not, tons of terrible mainstream/lamestream music just by existing in public spaces. What gets played the most is still what's marketed. My average student is mostly interested in what's marketed and popular as well.

I will be checking out your rec though, thanks!