“We’ve always straddled both worlds of analogue and digital, and I wouldn’t give up either of them,” Wendy says. The pair can provide unique insights due to the point in the evolution of the industry at which their careers took off. They see their talk as an opportunity to encourage young women to follow in their footsteps and take the plunge in embracing production and engineering. Wendy and Lisa will be among the key speakers at the ADAM Audio’s Women In Music virtual event series exploring the challenges and opportunities faced by women in the music industry on 17th September. Image: Chris McKay / MediaPunch Women in Music And ultimately, I don’t think that kind of attitude has really changed.” Lisa Coleman at the Tabernacle, Atlanta. “The guys in the shop would look at me like I was nuts. “When I was younger, I’d visit a Guitar Centre and ask for flat wound strings for a long neck instrument,” recalls Wendy. Amidst these tectonic shifts, the fight for the volume of female voices to be turned up and heard continues. They’ve enjoyed astronomical success, witnessed fashions explode, fade and bloom again as well as the digital explosion, forever reshaping how music is created and consumed. “It’s just still really male-dominated,” states Lisa Coleman, Wendy’s creative partner in crime from their stint at the heart of Prince’s backing band, The Revolution, to a now award-winning career as acclaimed TV and film composers.Īfter almost 40 years working and writing side by side in an ever-changing music industry, it’s unsurprising the pair finish each other’s sentences. But are they getting the good gigs? Are there any more opportunities for them?” asks Wendy Melvoin down the phone from sunny Los Angeles. I can imagine that none of the rockers enjoyed that.“There are plenty of dames out there excited and interested in music production. I just watched the video again last night, and started laughing out loud! There’s a segment where you can see Tom Petty in the background, and he looks absolutely pissed that he’s getting upstaged by Prince. Say what you want about how totally out there he is (the dude’s absolutely weird), there’s no denying how he can make a freakin’ guitar sing! Though he’s the ultimate showman, his technique and especially the feeling he puts into his playing leave me practically speechless. I had never seen this video before, and I was completely blown away. Check this out (skip to about 3:25 for the start of his solo): What amazes me is that Prince is rarely mentioned in the guitar press or forums, yet without a doubt not only can he hold his own with established rockers, but he can absolutely steal the show. So it got me curious… I thought he was awesome back then, but what about 35 years later? He ROCKS! Don’t believe me? Check out this video. Prince, even back then, could just rip it up on the guitar. What prompted me to write this was the movie “Purple Rain,” which happened to play the other night. To this day, I just can’t get over just how damn good he plays. And as a musician, I respected that the dude could play practically any instrument, but I was most attracted to his guitar work. Admittedly, I was a bit taken aback by his androgyny, but his music spoke to me. Back in 1980, a girl living on my dorm floor introduced me to Prince.
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