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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 13d

📣Our latest newsletter is out now with:
🔌 Plug It Up festival: full line-up and free tickets
🚂 Changing Gear artists and concert details
🎧 YSWN at @audiodevcon.bsky.social ADCx Gather tomorrow
And more! If you're not subscribed, read it here: mailchi.mp/5f8099e2bd83...

Poster image for the Plug It Up festival with a photo collage of the artists appearing, superimposed on an image of Theatre in the Mill.

Photo collage showing the Changing Gear artists Rosie Parsons, Rhiannon Kenny-McGrath and Diya Tailor.

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Aug 15

Congratulations to our selected three! This week they paid their first visit to the archives at the National Railway Museum and next week they’ll be visiting the studios at @york.ac.uk.
YSWN is a @prsfoundation.bsky.social Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL. 🧵5/5

Curator Rob showing Rhiannon and Diya a 19th-century train carriage in a large hall at the National Railway Museum.

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Aug 15

Rhiannon Kenny-McGrath is a folk singer, flautist and song writer based in Leeds. In 2024 her folk duo Wychbury was awarded the Alan Surtees Prize, allowing her to purchase an SP-404 sampler and explore fusing traditional music, field recordings and electronic samples in her live performances. 🧵4/5

Portrait photo of Rhiannon Kenny-McGrath pictured outside and wearing a cosy scarf, overlaid with her name and a pattern of sound waves layered to look like railway tracks.

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Aug 15

Rosie Parsons is an audio producer and artist based in Leeds, working in a hybrid space between electronic music and radio documentary. Her work often focuses on unearthing hidden histories, exploring utopian ideas and their legacies and weaving these into a rich sonic tapestry. 🧵3/5

Photo of Rosie Parsons wearing headphones and dangling a hydrophone into a canal, overlaid with her name and a pattern of sound waves layered to look like railway tracks.

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Aug 15

Diya Tailor is a Leeds-based drummer, composer and producer whose work blends electronic textures with organic performance. A recent graduate in music production, her creative practice often explores the intersection of sound, movement, and place. 🧵2/5

Photo of Diya Tailor playing a drum kit, overlaid with her name and a pattern of sound waves layered to look like railway tracks.

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Aug 15

📣CHANGING GEAR: MEET THE ARTISTS
After sifting through a stack of fantastic applications, our judging panel have selected the three artists who will take part in this year’s Changing Gear programme. 🧵1/5

Graphic featuring audio waveforms criss-crossing in a way suggestive of railway tracks, overlaid with text in a font reminiscent of 1970s British rail, and the logos for YSWN and PRS Foundation. The text says: Changing Gear, new electronic music inspired by 200 years of rail. Meet the artists.

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Cryptic Glasgow @crypticglasgow.bsky.social · Jul 3

Sonica Open Call 2026🎉Applications now open!

We're looking for UK & Ireland-based artists working in:
🔊 Sonic installations
🎥 AV performance
💻 Real-time visuals
🗓 Deadline: 25 Aug 2025

Apply now: sonic-a.co.uk/sonica-open-...

For UK & Ireland-based artists working in: Sonic installations Audio-visual performances Real-time visuals for performance. Apply at sonic-a.co.uk/sonica-open-call-2026 Drop-in Q&A sessions: 16 and 25 July at 14:00 RSVP to crypticprojects@gmail.com Accessibility Support Available: Video/audio/Word doc applications accepted Deadline extensions for access needs.

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jul 15

💖If you’ve benefitted from YSWN’s work in the past or would like to help support our future, please consider making a one-off or regular donation here: yorkshiresoundwomen.com/support-us/#...
Thanks again to everyone who shared their thoughts!

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jul 15

🎂YSWN turned 10 years old this week, so we thought we'd look back at some of the lovely feedback we’ve received over the past decade.
From learning new skills or finding inspiration at our workshops, to leaving our training with greater awareness, we love to hear when we’ve made a difference.🧵1/2

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Eddie Dobson Sound @eddiedobsonsound.bsky.social · Jul 14

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead

If you can, pls consider sharing, promoting, or simply supporting with a donation

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jul 13

...there’s still so much more to do.
If you’d like to celebrate YSWN’s first decade and support us to flourish into our second and beyond, you can help by donating to us here: yorkshiresoundwomen.com/support-us/#...
🙏And a huge thank-you to all our friends and supporters over the last 10 years.🧵2/2

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jul 13

🎉Happy birthday to us!
This week marks the 10th anniversary of the first YSWN meeting, organised by @eddiedobsonsound.bsky.social in the basement of a Huddersfield gaming shop.
While we’re proud of what we and the other amazing organisations sharing our aims have achieved...🧵1/2

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jul 13

Just a few hours left to apply for our Changing Gear commissions!

Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jun 23

📣ARTIST CALLOUT: Our artist development programme Changing Gear is back!
🚂We’re looking for three emerging women or minority gender musicians/producers based in #Yorkshire and the #Humber to compose and perform new electronic pieces celebrating the 200th anniversary of modern rail. 🧵1/2

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jul 11

Help @femalepressure.bsky.social keep doing their amazing work!

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support a sustainable female:pressure platform! femalepressure.net

With this campaign we want to raise additional funds to increase the compensation for the development team of our new website, to ensure that operational costs can be covered in the coming years.

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jul 9

🚅Our Changing Gear callout for artists closes this Sunday - don't miss the train!
🚉Read about it and apply here: yorkshiresoundwomen.com/news/apply-n...

Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jun 23

📣ARTIST CALLOUT: Our artist development programme Changing Gear is back!
🚂We’re looking for three emerging women or minority gender musicians/producers based in #Yorkshire and the #Humber to compose and perform new electronic pieces celebrating the 200th anniversary of modern rail. 🧵1/2

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jun 30

Last day to apply for this - if you're Bradford-based and eligible, don't miss out!

Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jun 11

📢NEW ARTIST CALLOUT
We’re teaming up with Bradford Sound Wom*n Network for Plug It Up, a new sonic arts festival taking place at Theatre in the Mill from 17-19 October as part of @bradford2025.co.uk UK City of Culture. 🧵1/2

Alt text: Graphic featuring a photo of Theatre in the Mill, Bradford tinted in grey and bright pink, overlaid with text saying: Plug It Up, Sonic Arts Festival, 17-19 Oct 2025, Theatre in the Mill. Sound Artist Callout. Submissions open, more info below. Produced by Bradford Sound Wom*n Network in partnership with Yorkshire Sound Women Network.

Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jun 23

🚅You’ll access the amazing collections at @railwaymuseum.bsky.social as well as immersive sound studios and technical support at @york.ac.uk.
🛤️Apply by 13 July: yorkshiresoundwomen.com/news/apply-n...
🙌🏽YSWN is a @prsfoundation.bsky.social Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL. 🧵2/2

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jun 23

📣ARTIST CALLOUT: Our artist development programme Changing Gear is back!
🚂We’re looking for three emerging women or minority gender musicians/producers based in #Yorkshire and the #Humber to compose and perform new electronic pieces celebrating the 200th anniversary of modern rail. 🧵1/2

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jun 19

We're also looking forward to making new connections with the rest of the network and sharing the amazing work they do too.
Thank-you once again to @prsfoundation.bsky.social and PPL for supporting YSWN's work.
Read more about the #TDN here: prsfoundation.com/2025/06/19/p...

PRS Foundation expands its Talent Development Network for 2025-2026 - PRS for Music Foundation

PRS Foundation expands its Talent Development Network for 2025-2026 7 new organisations join Year 2 cohort including Hotbox Ent, Latino Life and Oram Awards Year 2 of the programme will involve 78 org...

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jun 19

We'll be running a second year of our Changing Gear project for women and minority gender music creators based in Yorkshire and the Humber - stay tuned, as we're launching the artist callout very soon!

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jun 19

📣🎉We're incredibly thrilled to announce that YSWN is part of the @prsfoundation.bsky.social Talent Development Network for a second year, joining 77 other UK organisations who are supporting and nuturing new music and emerging artists.

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Interworld Media @interworldmedia.bsky.social · Jun 10

This Friday we are psyched to host NikNak, Bredbeddle and Flight Coda for an evening of experimental audiovisual performance, turntablist collage, dreamy drone and archival excavations! Tickets: www.skiddle.com/e/41004354 @niknakdjmusic.bsky.social @beakerthon.bsky.social @achargedlake.bsky.social

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jun 11

To support Bradford-based women and minority gender sound artists to develop their own work, we’re offering three seed commissions of £500 for new works to be shared at the festival.
If you’re 18+ in Bradford, check out the full callout here: bit.ly/seedcallout
Apply by 8pm on 30 June! 🧵2/2

Plug It Up seed commission call out

Plug It Up: call for sound artists What is Plug It Up? Plug It Up is a sonic arts festival being produced by Bradford Sound Wom*n Network as part of the Bradford 2025 City of Culture programme, in p...

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jun 11

📢NEW ARTIST CALLOUT
We’re teaming up with Bradford Sound Wom*n Network for Plug It Up, a new sonic arts festival taking place at Theatre in the Mill from 17-19 October as part of @bradford2025.co.uk UK City of Culture. 🧵1/2

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · Jun 3

Not forgetting Tom Richards and his fascinating Mini-Oramics machine workshop. Thanks to Gut Level for hosting and to @prsfoundation.bsky.social and PPL for supporting it all.

Photo of Tom Richards showing a group of people how to use the Mini-Oramics machine, which looks a bit like a flatbed scanner crossed with a printer.

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