For the second year in a row, She Is The Music is excited to partner with The Blackbird Academy to cover living expenses (housing, transportation, and meals) and provide two full tuition scholarships (a current value of $46,200) for two students for the October 2022 Studio Engineering class beginning October 3, 2022 and two students for the January 2023 Live Audio Engineering class beginning January 9, 2023.
Facilitated through NARAS’ producers and engineers wing, this partnership between Blackbird Academy and SITM will encourage more women to consider careers in the male dominated sector of music production and live sound.
John McBride, renowned Sound Engineer, and Owner and Founder of The Blackbird Academy, believes in the empowerment of women across the music industry spectrum. Over the last 8 years, he has felt there has been a significant gender imbalance in student enrollment. The Blackbird Academy and She Is The Music are proud to offer the opportunity to women interested in studio and live sound. Scholarship recipients who complete the six-month program will earn the The Blackbird Academy credential for excellence in sound engineering. Providing this opportunity is one way that She Is The Music fulfills its mission to increase the number of women working in music.
(1) Full tuition, (2) $10,000 grant to help cover travel, accommodations, and other living expenses (housing, food) during the program (Note: This grant will be considered taxable income for your 2022 taxes), (3) Housing support from Blackbird Academy.
Please click the link below to read the full application details. All applications are due July 15, 2022.
SITM is excited to announce our “Music Business Basics”, a one-on-one conversation series for SITM members. The goal of the series is to make music industry knowledge more accessible for women everywhere. This virtual series focuses on information that is vital to both understanding and achieving success in today’s music business. Topics covered will range from music licensing in film/TV, to the structure of major label record deals. Our series will feature creator and executive experts, including top executives and practitioners in the areas of the business that make up the building blocks of the music industry. Get your notebooks ready and jump into the BASICS with the industry's BEST!
