INSPIRATIONS: Ani DiFranco. Amy Ray. Lucinda Williams. Joan Armatrading. Shawn Colvin. Joni Mitchell. Pink. Indigo Girls. Kate Bush. Annie Lennox. Jane Siberry. Tracy Chapman. Patty Larkin. Nanci Griffith. Tracy Thorn. Rickie Lee Jones. Alison Krauss. Sarah McLachlan. Natalie Merchant. Aimee Mann. Me'Shell NdegÓcello. Iris Dement. Stevie Nicks. Mary Chapin Carpenter. Sinead O'Connor. Bonnie Raitt. Michelle Shocked. Patti Smith. Cheryl Wheeler. Janis Joplin. Dar Williams. Ferron. Lizz Wright. Cassandra Wilson. Melissa Etheridge. Diana Krall. Joan Baez. Angelique Kidjo. Chrissie Hynde. Sheryl Crow... and many, many more recording artists...
ALSO: FM Radio women DJs who have forged the way decade after decade in a male-dominated profession since the beginning including Laura Ellen Hopper, “The Burner” Mary Turner, Keri Tombazian, Terry Gladstone, Carol Handley, the Slim One and all of you radio women out there swimming against the stream to get the music to the people.
AND ON A PERSONAL NOTE: Patt Meester, who drove her daughter to her first radio gig every morning at 5am while still in high school. Patt encouraged, motivated and loved Sandy through her entire career. During the creation of GoGirl.net, sadly Patt's health declined to the point of requiring full time care. While Patt is no longer able to participate in her daughter's life, she lives and thrives in Sandy's heart and through the spirit of her work.
At this very moment the contemporary music radio airplay charts are comprised of less than 20% women recording artists. The Radio & Records Triple A Chart (Adult Album Alternative) has on average a half a dozen female artists charting on their Top 30. It's a little more hopeful on the AC (Adult Contemporary) and CHR (Contemporary Hit Radio) Charts, but the bottom really falls out on the Alternative and Rock charts, with practically no women currently charting...
According to the latest Gender Analysis Summary released by the Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group, women manage only 17% of the nearly 5,000 radio stations owned by groups holding 12 or more stations in the U.S. They fare slightly better in these groups than in the industry as a whole, where they manage only 15.2% of more than 10,000 stations. The average group has 40 stations and 11 GMs, only 2 of whom are women. Well, you don't think a woman radio executive would say that "we're not in the music business, we're in the advertising business" do you? That comment was reserved for Lowry Mays, Clear Channel Communications founder and personal friend of George W. Bush.
"Testing one, two, three in the market place, it's a demographic base disgrace and the stupid, secret white boy handshake that we'll never be part of... C'mon girls, let's go right now!" Amy Ray from “Lucystoners”
Introducing: Real.Radical.Radio.
GoGirl.net is a one-of-a-kind, multi-genre, women's Internet Broadcasting outlet devoted to real music by real artists leaning independent in both spirit and autonomous music ownership.
Creators, Sandy Shore and Donna K. Phillips have been in the music industry for several decades and have been committed to creating global listening communities on the Internet by building boutique radio stations offering deep, artful mixes of music with creativity and thoughtfulness. The launch and development of two successful eclectic jazz/lounge radio stations in 2000, (SmoothJazz.com and SmoothLounge.com), has resulted in broadcasting some 3 million listener hours per month! The anticipation of gathering a worldwide audience for GoGirl.net is truly exciting.
In addition to supporting long time favorites such as Ani DiFranco, Amy Ray, Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang, Patty Larkin, Cassandra Wilson et al, as well as edgy emerging chanteuses such as Regina Spektor, Sia, and Amy Winehouse, we intend to discover, debut and develop talented women artists so that their voices may also be heard around the world. Each song, chosen for its feel, message and heart regardless of genre creates a sonic tapestry to move listeners.
GoGirl.net Radio… artfully blending without boundaries with clear consciousness.
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