Music mavens 15 women of note in the industry / Ashley Walker and Maureen Charles

"Music Mavens transports readers around the world (and beyond)--to a jazz performance in Genoa, an instrument lab in London, a Tokyo taiko dojo, a New York City beatbox battle, and even a film scoring session aboard the starship Enterprise, to name a few. Along the way, it spotlights artists whose w...

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Main Authors: Walker, Ashley (Ashley D.) (Author), Charles, Maureen, active 1994 (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, 2024.
Edition:First paperback edition
Series:Women of power (Chicago, Ill.)
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Summary:"Music Mavens transports readers around the world (and beyond)--to a jazz performance in Genoa, an instrument lab in London, a Tokyo taiko dojo, a New York City beatbox battle, and even a film scoring session aboard the starship Enterprise, to name a few. Along the way, it spotlights artists whose work spans musical genres and industry roles, including composing and songwriting, performing and conducting, audio engineering, producing, and rock photography. In Music Mavens, 15 extraordinary women reveal how they turned their passions into platforms and how they use their power to uplift others."--
Physical Description:viii, 216 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-216).
ISBN:9798890680082
Author Notes:Ashley Walker is an author, educator, and amateur musician. She holds degrees in mechanical engineering and artificial intelligence, and she recently graduated from the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she was a three-time award winner. She lives in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit Ashley's website: www.ashleywalkerbooks.com. Maureen Charles also has an MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College of Fine Arts and has worked for many years as a writer, editor, and writing coach. She sings, plays guitar and ukulele, and was married to an arranger, orchestrator, and composer of TV and film music. She lives in Pasadena, California. For more information, visit Maureen's website at www.maureencharles.com.