Front and Center

The WiMN team has been super busy this month producing several events designed to inspire and educate women in music. On Thursday May 2, the WiMN teamed up with the House of Blues Music Forward Foundation and the Alliance for...

By Myki Angeline Grace Kelly is an absolute prodigy.  At age 26 she is an award-winning composer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumented artist who creates in just about any genre of music. Most notable as a jazz artist, Kelly's soulful saxophone solos...

By Leslie Buttonow Heather Youmans started her career as an entertainment journalist, a photographer, and a PR account executive, writing about and promoting artists and their creative tools. Like many people starting out, she kept her sights on working for...

By Leslie Buttonow Jessica Buchanan has had a long, enjoyable and varied relationship with music, starting from childhood. These days, she shares her love of music with many others, including her employees, their customers, and music educators. A former early...

By Myki Angeline Katie Pederson has a unique career with Live Nation as their Director of Special Event Sales at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California. She began her career with Live Nation in 2011. Currently, Katie manages a...

Guitars and Caffeine is an online magazine covering a wide range of topics relating to the building and repairing of guitars. Founded by guitar repair pro Chelsea Clark, the site sets out to share information about this field in...

By Leslie Buttonow Gender discrimination in the music industry is a topic frequently reported on at the WiMN. Very often, our Front and Center series offers advice from women in various corners of the industry on how they’ve personally handled...

By Myki Angeline Suzi Quatro is an absolute legend in the music industry and has knocked down doors for women in rock. She is the first female rock singer and musician to gain world wide success. Her music career started...

By Myki Angeline Social media is currently the number one method used to find out about the latest trends, news, film, and music. The top four apps currently used are Facebook, Twitter, Youtube,  and Instagram, with billions of users each...

By Leslie Buttonow Take a quick trip in your mind back to your youth, when you spent countless hours listening to your favorite bands, talking about your favorite bands, looking at photos and videos of your favorite bands, and fully...