L’organizzazione shesaid.so, che da anni si dedica all’empowerment delle donne nel mondo dell’industria musicale, ha reso noti i nomi della sua Alternative Power 100 Music List 2019, il palmarès delle personalità più meritevoli (perlopiù del del mondo indipendente) che stila annualmente dal 2017. Gli honorees sono stati invitati dalla AIM – Association of Independent Music alla conferenza che si tiene oggi a Londra. Il tema di questa edizione è “comunità”: sono state premiate le persone e le organizzazioni che danno un contributo positivo alla comunità musicale. Fra i nomi, salta all’occhio quello dell’italiana Nur Al Habash, fondatrice di Italia Music Export.

La Alternative Power 100 Music List è nata nel 2017 come risposta alla Power 100 List di Billboard USA, con lo scopo di dare una visione diversa degli standard convenzionali dell’industria. Nel corso degli anni ha dato visibilità a comunità in genere sottorappresentate come donne, persone di colore, disabili, provenienti da paesi in via di sviluppo, LGBT e così via.

“Abbiamo creato la Alternative Power 100 Music List per dare voce a coloro che lavorano nell’industria musicale e spesso passano inosservati – ha commentato la fondatrice del network shesaid.so, Andreea Magdalina – La lista intende ridefinire il significato di potere nel music business, celebrando persone di ogni genere, età, livello di carriera e di guadagni. Crediamo fermamente che dare maggiore visibilità a queste persone possa portare a un’economia musicale più inclusiva e finanziariamente positiva”.

Gli honorees della Alternative Power 100 Music List 2019 di shesaid.so

• Adina Friedman – Co-president, Friends at Work
• Alejandro Cohen – General Manager, DubLab
• Alex Bean Director – 37 Adventures
• Amber – Artista
• Anastasia Wright – Owner, IMG Agency
• Andrea De Leon – A&R Manager / Artist Manager, Audio Network / For Nothing Management
• Anna Hughes – Publicist, BBC Proms
• Athena Koumis – Head of music culture N.A., Xite
• Ben Turner – Co-founder, International Music Summit
• Brendon Harding – Freelance
• Carly Mann – Head Of Marketing and Manager, Three Six Zero
• Chidera Eggrue – Speaker/Author, The Slumflower
• Chris Carey – Founder, Fastforward
• Connie Chow – Vicepresidente, Little Empire Music
• Cookie Pryce – Senior label manager, The Orchard
• Corinne Eady – Head of Creative, Advertising & Games, Music Sales
• Deji Olukotun – Head of Social Impact, Sonos
• Discwoman
• Dorothy Hui – Vicepresidente, Digital, Sony Music UK
• Dot Levine – Global Head of Communications, Vevo
• Dr. Stacy Smith – Professore associato; Director e Founder, Annenberg Initiative
• Dream Hampton – Filmmaker, Writer & Organizer
• Erika Elliott – Executive Artistic Director – City Parks Foundation / SummerStage
• Fadia Kader – Music Partnerships Manager, Instagram
• Female Founders Fund
• Female Pressure
• Femi Adeyemi – Founder, NTS Radio
• Adam Cooper – DJ & Community Organizer
• Gal-dem
• Gee Davy – Head of Legal and Business Affairs, AIM
• Georgia Meyer – Analyst, Marketing & Media Brands, Mldia
• Anna Bulbrook – Founder, GIRLSCHOOL
• Hazel Savage – CEO & Co-Founder, Musiio
• Helen Marquis – Global Head of Music Programming, YouTube
• Hildur Maral – Label Manager, Figureight Records
• Kae Burke – Co-founder, House of Yes
• Jackie Queens – Singer & Founder, Women of House South Africa
• Jamz Supernova – DJ
• Jane Shin – Writer, Creative Producer e host del podcast “Progression”
• Janine Irons – Managing Director, Tomorros Warriors
• Jenna Fentimen – Music & Composition Producer, Manners McDade
• Jennifer Drake – SR Director of A&R, Sony ATV
• Jennifer Justice – Co-founder, The Justice Department
• Jess Partridge – Project Manager, PRS Foundation
• Jodie Nicholson – MD, Boiler Room
• Karen Emanuel – CEO, Key Production
• Karlie Hustle – Music Manager, Beats 1
• Katia Isakoff – Compositrice, Producer, Founder !n_KoL//\\B
• Kelly Ridgway – General manager, WMA
• Kerry Steib – Head of Social Impact, Spotify
• Keturah Cummings – Founder, Forward Slash
• Lauren Deakin Davies – Ingegnere audio
• Lauren Sullivan Founder – Executive Director, REVERB
• Leila Fataar – Founder, Platform 13
• Leyla Kumble – Founder, Girls Are Loud
• Liz Miller – Head of Dance Music, Facebook
• Ludovica Guerrieri – Label and collective founder, radio host, DJ, artist manager, Femme Culture
• Marcie Allen – President, MAC Presents
• Marjana Jaidi – Co-founder & Cultural Programmer, Oasis Festival
• Mercedes Benson – Brand Partnerships Manager, Complex UK
• Michael Duffy – Music Programme Manager; Americas, European Union & Classical Music, British Council
• Kajal Gayadien – Principal, Content Aquisition, Amazon Music
• Mulika Sannie – Vicepresidente, Business Affairs, Kobalt
• Nadia Khan – Music Manager, CTRL MGMT
• Naomi Pohl – Deputy General Secretary, Musicians’ Union (MU)
• Natalie Falt – Producer, Director & Founder, Women and Film
• Natalie Wade – Director, Small Green Shoots
• Nick Sabine – Co-founder, Resident Advisor
• Nur Al Habash – Music Export Specialist, Italia Music Export
• Octo Octa – DJ
• Open Up Music
• The Lot Radio
• Rania Kim – Artist / Music Technologist, Portrait XO
• Poulomi Desai – Artistic Director, Usurp Art
• Pxssy Palace
• Rebeca Leon – Manager & CEO, Lionfish Entertainment
• Remi Harris – Business Consultant, Remi Harris Consulting
• Room 4 Resistance
• Saidah Blount – US Brand Activation Manager, Sonos
• Sally Freeman – Co-Founder, DevelopHer UK / Press + Digital, Silver Hayes (Glastonbury) / MD, Love Live Music UK
• SAMA – DJ, Producer, Audio Engineer
• Sandira Blas – Senior Curator and Researcher, Factory Berlin
• Sarah Carrier – Event Manager, Kitsuné
• Sarah Chawla – Co-founder, Magnetic Fields / The Wild City
• Shannon Herber – Pop & Dance/Electronic genre manager, Awards – The Recording Academy / GRAMMYs
• Shauna Watson – Label Coordinator / Sound Engineer / Festival Organiser – Rubyworks / Ruby Sessions / We’ve Only Just Began Festival
• SheSaidSo Radio – LA Radio Show
• Shocka – Artist
• SISTER/Carly Wilford
• Stephanie LaFera – Founder/CEO, Little Empire Music
• Susanna Eastbourne – CEO of Sound and Music, National Charity of New Music
• Tabitha Thorlu Bangura – Creative Partnerships Director, NTS Radio
• Tarana Burke – Founder, meToo
• Tersha Willis – Co-founder, Terrible Merch
• Tygapaw – Artist
• Vanessa Bakewell – Client Partner, Entertainment, Facebook Inc.
• Violet Skies + Charlie McClean – (sheWrites)
• Women’s Audio Mission
• Xanthe Fuller – Head of Community, Mixcloud
• Zelia Rodrigues – Cultural Manager, Oi Futuro

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