Festivals trying to fill "female" quotas but insisting that just a female drummer in the band doesn't count as female representation and instead needs to be a female lead singer? C'mon... we need representation in all areas of music!

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How absolutely FABULOUS to chat with TOP Music & Entertainment Attorney, Dina LaPolt!

Her stories are soooo good! Dina chats with us about how she got into the law from performing, hanging out at the Playboy mansion, setting up her own law firm, representing Steven Tyler against Donald Trump, working heavily in Copyright reform, SONA, representing Fifth Harmony on their last album and tour with Camila Cabello, the importance of a good manager and SO MUCH MORE!

She is a wealth of knowledge, super entertaining and we just know you are going to enjoy this interview!

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Ciara Doran - A chat with Ciara Doran, drummer of the band Pale Waves

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This week on Babes Behind the Beats we chat with singer songwriter Boy Jnr about her work on socials, writing music, the future of the music industry and more. 

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Well we absolutely loved hearing about Miss Dre's musical journey! She talks about the importance of having a mentor with producing, learning Logic only to move over to Ableton, getting a great management team around you, the glamour of traveling as a DJ (haha) and incorporating her own vocals into her tracks. Any budding producers will love this episode!

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Karina Depiano is currently on tour as the keyboardist with Taylor Swift and has worked with artists such as Troye Sivan, Fifth Harmony, Miley Cyrus, Daya, mxmtoon, and so many more!  She received her Bachelor of Music - Popular Music Performance from USC, and she tells us about how much that experience helped prepare her for her future in the industry!

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This week we chat with Nigerian singer songwriter, Kah-Lo! She chats about moving to New York and the culture shock with that, being in so much demand for her vocal but having a year of saying "No" so she could focus on her own music, her huge tracks Fasta & Fake ID, living off massive syncs with FIFA and Old Navy, getting signed to Epic during COVID and the importance of a good entertainment lawyer!

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This week we chat with bassist and songwriter, Aubrey Harris! She began playing electric bass at age 13 and sitting in on gigs with her father, a jazz drummer. When Aubrey was 16, she was awarded a full scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music where she graduated in 2017. She chats with us about doing her 10,000 hours performing at Disney World Orlando to performing with artists such as FLETCHER, Keith Urban, and Jacob Collier! 

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After coming on the professional music scene in 2005 with the world-acclaimed, all-women metal band Kittie, guitarist Tara McLeod has garnered a reputation in the music world as one of the best at her craft. She chats with us about crossing genres, how she got in the business, how she met her band members and being a touring musician!

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It was so cool to hear about the world of Artist Relations from Allison Sorrell! She chats about how she moved around in the industry to landing her amazing job at Veeps. Veeps is the world’s leading streaming platform for live music and entertainment, where fans can watch and connect with their favorite artists through premium live and on-demand concerts, so Allison chats all about her role there. If you are wanting to work in the world of Artist Relations, make sure you listen to this episode!

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