Yorkshire Sound Women Network

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Yorkshire and The Humber, England linktr.ee/yorkshiresound… Joined July 2015

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @YSWN_ Jun 23, 2025

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

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, create new electronic music inspired by 200 years of rail. Apply now.

Yorkshire Sound Women Network @YSWN_ May 12, 2025

📣Our latest newsletter is out now, with details of our @oram_awards x YSWN event, free Batley workshops with Serendipity Creative Writers, a round-up of opportunities and more!
▶️If you’re not already on our mailing list, read it here: buff.ly/heSujSK

Poster for Oram Awards x YSWN event showing a green-tinted photo of a mini-Oramics machine on a purple-blue background. Text says: 31 May 2025, 5-10pm, Oram Awards x YSWN Changing Gear. Oram Awards and Yorkshire Sound Women Network team up for an evening at Gut Level.
Workshop: Mini-Oramics Machine with Tom Richards
Changing Gear Live: Helen Papaioannou, Cherry Seraph, Artists' Child
Oram Awards Live: Lou Barnell

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Writing with Sound. Bring words to life with creative sound effects and collages. When? Weds 23 & 30 April Or Weds 14 & 21 May, all 2-4pm Where? Batley Community Centre, Upper Commercial St, Batley WF17 5DH. No experience needed! Bring some of your own writing (or another piece of your choice) to share and be creative with. All kit provided, but you can also use your own phone and earphones if you like. Learn easy ways to record and play with sounds. A workshop for women and non-binary people. Hosted by Yorkshire Sound Women Network Supported by Scurrah Wainwright Charity. Free workshops! 2-week course (runs twice).

Yorkshire Sound Women Network @YSWN_ Apr 25, 2025

Join us at Gut Level in Sheffield on 31 May for an extra-special @oram_awards x YSWN event featuring
Oram Award winner Lou Barnell, our 3 Changing Gear artists and a mini-Oramics machine workshop with Tom Richards!
🎛️Get your tickets here: ra.co/events/2155976

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @YSWN_ Mar 20, 2025

If you know a 14-18 year-old who would benefit from this programme, encourage them to apply now.
Plus we're delighted to say that our co-founder Eddie (@LizDobsonUoH) is one of the tutors - so we know it'll be an amazing learning experience!

Sound and Music @soundandmusic Feb 20, 2025

🎵 Applications are OPEN for In the Making 2025! 💫

The UK’s only year-long artist development programme for young composers (14–18). 🎸🎶

📅 Apply by Sunday 13 April 2025!
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/IntheMaking

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @YSWN_ Mar 3, 2025

It’s time to unveil the three new works created for our Changing Gear project! Cherry Seraph, Artists’ Child and Helen Papaioannou have all taken inspiration from electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram to celebrate her 100th anniversary in original and individual ways. 🧵1/2

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