Welcome to Yorkshire Sound Women Network

Hello from the home of Yorkshire Sound Women Network (YSWN) – inspiring and enabling women, girls and minority gender people to explore sound and music technology in Yorkshire and beyond.

Here you can see our news and next events, sign up to our mailing list and find out what your local YSWN-affiliated group is doing – or how to set up a group of your own.

Read about what YSWN has achieved so far, why we believe we’re needed and discover how you can get involved and support us.

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Since 2015 YSWN has established a network for women, girls and minority gender people interested in gaining skills and confidence in music and sound technology. We’re growing all the time, with several affiliated groups across Yorkshire – and as far afield as Malta – who provide a place for sharing skills and advice, finding mentors, making friends and building communities.

In addition, we run a host of projects devoted to education, network-building and artistic development. We also work with the audio industry to promote equality, tackle discrimination and increase opportunities for women and people of non-binary genders.

Our workshops offer hands-on experiences in DJ-ing, live coding, Ableton, soldering electronic instruments and much more, in friendly, encouraging environments. We’ve hosted inspiring talks by leading musicians and audio professionals – and we have our own podcast.

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Soldering noise instruments at a YSWN workshop
Gnarly performing on Ableton

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