ReVoicing the Future

Whitney Brown Grissafi is the President of Ted Brown Music in Tacoma, WA, and sits on the NAMM Board of Directors' Executive Committee. She joins Natalie and Steph to reflect on finding one's unique strengths in a family business, the power of diversification, and the importance of trusting your people. Whitney reminds us why it's vital to hold our 'why' front and center — when...

Happy International Women’s Month, belated International Women’s Day, and Women’s History Month. We’re excited to share the live recording of our session at The NAMM Show 2024! The ReVoicing team of Natalie, Stephanie, and Julia gets into how cultivating intentional community is the key to a sustainable career for women in music, some helpful tools to think intentionally about getting started, and...

She's a touring violinist, business owner of a music product company, and community builder with Women in Music; Cassandra Sotos of AmpRX joins ReVoicing the Future to share how a love of entrepreneurship has made it all possible. Listen to hear Cassandra's reflections on authentic, friendship driven networking, for an inside look at a company prepping for exhibiting at the NAMM Show, and...

In preparation for ReVoicing the Future's session at NAMM 2024, the team gets together to recap the previous years, where we challenged attendees to look inward to the ladders of our careers, to examine what we’re climbing, how we climb them, and to ensure that they’re the most authentic paths for us. Once we know our foundations are secure, the next step is to look up to those around us. So t...

Description: As a music educator, growing your own private studio can be a daunting business, but Kelly Riordan, founder of Outside the Bachs, built her business to help musicians build successful, full-time private lesson studios. As a private music educator herself, learn how Kelly built her business from the ground up during COVID, and she uses content creation to her full advantage. Kelly, Nat...

What do running a mastering business and vinyl pressing plant have in common? Audiophiles and business/product nerds alike will be fascinated as Piper Payne, Owner, Operator, and Chief Record Maker at Physical Music Products (PMP) and Chief Mastering Engineer at Neato Mastering, teaches Natalie and Steph what she's learned on her path of fearless dedication to pushing the boundaries of audio r...

Join Natalie, as she sits down with Erin Kessler, Marketing Director at Maple Leaf Strings and Vice President of NAMM Young Professionals. Erin shares her journey growing up in the music products industry, how joining the army made a profound impact on her life but most importantly how she found her own confidence through comedy and improv. Music Inc Article Donate to the Women of NAMM Fund. –  Le...

In this crossover conversation, the teams behind the music industry podcasts True Peak Hour and ReVoicing the Future sit down to discuss the nuances of self advocacy, what the independent and in-house sides of the music business can learn from each other, and how we all met, all thanks to the renaissance of resources for women in music today.  Meet True Peak Hour: Join us as we share all the ups,...

In celebration of Women’s Equality Day on August 26th, ReVoicing the Future teamed up with JAM Industries to shine a light on some of the women behind the company. Join Natalie, for a journey into the careers of Terri Shaw, Director of Sales for KMC Music & Davitt & Hanser, and Leann Ryan, Director of Product Development of The Music People. They dive into the importance of mentorship, how...

Join Natalie and Steph for a fascinating conversation with Krista Gilley, Director of Brands at Gibson. Krista shares her journey from the world of sports to music, what each world can learn from each other, and what a 'Director of Brands' does every day. Listen in as they dig into her career as a case study on having the vision to take the 'ALMOST right' role at the 'right&#39...

This month on ReVoicing the Future, fresh off her Idea Center Session “How to Create an Online Journey That Turns Followers Into Buyers” at NAMM 2023, get to know Kenya Moses, vocalist, author, knowledge sharer, and founder of ConsciousMark marketing agency and CM Artist Management. Kenya shares her story of falling in love with music, the joy of finding her voice and exploring her heritage within...

A senior-year thesis project turned into a movement that celebrates women in music production. Natalie & Stephanie sit down with Ebonie Smith, music producer, audio engineer, and founder of Gender Amplified. We talk about Ebonie’s personal journey in music, the creation of Gender Amplified and we dive deep into how Ebonie shows up authentically in her work and empowers people to be their whole...

Gennifer Dusold became a store manager for Brighton Music Center at just 23 years old. She sits down at the ReVoicing the Future Table to talk about how she overcomes imposter syndrome, introverts, and extroverts, and how she elevated her music store’s marketing to the next level on TikTok. Articles mentioned: Overcome Imposter Syndrome by Gennifer Dusold Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Synd...

Say hello to Leanne Chu, the Director of Supplier Operations at Gator Cases. For Leanne, mentorship and education have become two major driving forces in shaping her career. She joins the ReVoicing the Future table to talk about her journey coming to America for college, to applying for the only open job at Gator and now leading Supplier Operations overseas within a short period of time. Learn mor...

Joining the #ReVoicingTheFuture table is none other than the President of Manley Labs, EveAnna Manley. After being inspired to work in music by Bill Graham and driving cross-country to California, EveAnna ended up beginning at Manley Labs tinkering away in the factory. Now almost 30 years later, she has risen to lead the company to become one of the most creative pro audio manufacturers in the bus...

Joining us on this episode of ReVoicing the Future, all the way in London is Heather Farr Edwards, Director of Brand & Communications at Reverb. You'll learn about Heather's journey to becoming a PR Professional, her determination for wanting to work in the music industry, her advice for building and managing a team, and much more.  Lego Article: https://review.firstround.com/give-away-yo...

Before becoming Founder/Executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation, Michelle Moog-Koussa lived a very different life, but that all changed after her father passed away and the Bob Moog Foundation was born. Michelle sits down with Natalie of ReVoicing the Future to discuss her transition into the non-profit world, building a foundation from scratch, and how Michelle made a name of her own by hon...

The ReVoicing the Future Team reflects on the live episode of the podcast in June at The NAMM Show and NAMM Show+. The panel features Terri Winston, founder of Women's Audio Mission, Elise Solberg, Founder of Turn Up Her Mic, and Myki Angeline of The Women's International Music Network and Audacy.  The full episode conversation can be watched on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNFFCf...

Live from The NAMM Show 2022, Natalie, Stephanie, and Julia hang out in the HARMAN Truck with Zildjian's Artist Relations Manager Kirsten Matt who has been with the company for over 27 years!! The conversation spans from Kirsten's history in the industry, how she's watched it changed, its future, and so much more. -- Learn more about Women of NAMM at www.namm.org/women-of-namm Follow Us here: -Fac...

From Vice President of Santa Monica Music Center and Culver City Music Center to Founder of Outreach Through the Arts, to Santa Monica City Council member, Lana Negrete wears a lot of hats. Throughout this episode of #ReVoicingTheFuture, we dive into Lana’s journey back into the family business, how she adapted her store during the heart of the covid pandemic, giving back to the community at large...

Join Farah Allen, Founder & CEO of The Labz, an all-in-one tool that makes it easier to create highly interactive and immersive web experiences. Learn about her history in music and as a creative, how her company evolved over the past few years, music & technology, and why it's important to her to participate as an advisor in NAMM's GenNext program.   Just a reminder that the Wom...

Welcome back to ReVoicing the Future, a Women of NAMM Podcast. To kickstart Season 3 and a new chapter of the podcast, Natalie sits down with the new leadership for Women of NAMM (formally SWIM). Lisa MacDonald, Director of Vertical Marketing at Yamaha , Morgan Walker, Director of Marketing Communications at Korg USA & Julie Wagnitz Director of School Music Services at Heid Music all discuss t...

Meet Tricia Howe, the Regional Manager of Educational Services for the Prairies with Long & McQuade Music. Natalie & Tricia sit down and chat about music education in Canada, Tricia's history in the industry, her experience at the recent SWIM Summit back in October and the importance of mentorship.  To learn more about Long & McQuade, please visit www.long-mcquade.com . -- Learn m...

Elizabeth DeLamater, an internationally renowned percussionist has spent her career performing, teaching, and traveling the world learning the music of different cultures sits down with Natalie to talk about being a woman percussionist and her work as Chair of the Diversity Alliance for the Percussive Arts Society (PAS).  PASIC, the annual convention for PAS is happening November 10-13 in Ind...

Amelia Nagoski is a New York Times best-selling author with her sister Emily Nagoski for their book Burnout, The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle. Amelia sits down with Natalie & Stephanie to discuss the vision behind the book, certain aspects of the book that resonated with us all, and discuss our own madwomen in the attics. If you don't know what we are talking about, listen to the episo...