#08. NYE Special: Celebrating Women of Music Tech History with Prof. Gascia Ouzounian

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What better way to welcome in the New Year than raising a glass to the unsung heroines of music technology, past and present? And there’s no-one better to do this with than Oxford Professor, Gascia Ouzounian. So, join Gascia and Isobel for a New Year’s tipple and a natter about some of the amazing ladies that have paved the way in music tech and get inspired for what you could achieve in 2021.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
{00:00} Intro
{03:19} Gascia reflects on 2020
{07:53} New Year Resolutions and the importance of slowing down
{13:13} How Gascia got into music technology, finding her niche in Sound Art and becoming an educator
{17:55} Gascia talks about writing her new book, ‘Stereophonica’
{26:58} Composing graphic scores in her latest project ‘Recomposing the City’
{31:22} Gascia shares her top women from music tech history
{54:15} Honouring women who overcame gender bias
{01:02:17} Importance of carving your own path
{01:15:47} Women in Music and Race
{01:22:29} Women in Music and Disability
{01:26:19} Gascia’s advice for women in music

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Remember, Gascia has an awesome sounding book, Stereophonica, coming out in February, which you can pre order now from MIT Press >>

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