Yorkshire Sound Women Network

@yswn.bsky.social

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Working for gender equity in audio, inspiring and enabling women and gender-diverse people to explore sound and music technology. https://linktr.ee/yorkshiresoundwomennetwork

A second music leader sits at a laptop and talks to one of the girls.

A girl smiles in front of the mic as a workshop leader sings to her.

Photomontage showing Daphne Oram giving a speech while wearing a paisley blouse, superimposed on a photo of her Oramics machine with purple and orange colour effects. Text says: Sounds of future past: explore Daphne Oram's archive recordings. Free hands-on workshop, Thu 13 Aug, 7-9pm, Richard Steinitz Building, University of Huddersfield.

Photo of workshop leader Ann Fomukong-Boden speaking in front of a projection screen showing lots of Google image results for Daphne Oram.

Photo of a family with two girls and a mum and dad, with the older girl demonstrating something on a laptop, connected to a device which the mum is holding.

Layla Legard standing at the rocky entrance to a cave.

Gilank performing at Bradford Electronic Open Mic night.

Eleanor Hooper leaning on a concrete surface but photographed at an angle so it looks as though she's floating.

Photo collage showing Eleanor Hooper, Gilank (a duo) and Layla Legard

Photo of Mary in a white-walled practice space, hanging up strips of film on a rack.

Slide showing a photo of a small ‘magic’ crystal tree, covered with text saying: Yorkshire Sound Women Network presents Unearthed / New music and sound art from: Mary Stark, Ryoko Akama, Naomi Hart, Anna Ross, The Silver Field / Phipps Hall, University of Huddersfield, Thu 4 June, 7-9.30pm, Free entry. Plus logos for the University of Huddersfield, Leverhulme Trust, Arts Council England and YSWN.

Photo of Anna Ross, plus text saying: Unearthed / Anna Ross / Thu 4 June / Huddersfield / free entry

Slide showing a photo of a small ‘magic’ crystal tree, covered with text saying: Yorkshire Sound Women Network presents Unearthed / New music and sound art from: Mary Stark, Ryoko Akama, Naomi Hart, Anna Ross, The Silver Field / Phipps Hall, University of Huddersfield, Thu 4 June, 7-9.30pm, Free entry. Plus logos for the University of Huddersfield, Leverhulme Trust, Arts Council England and YSWN.

Collage showing all the Unearthed artists, with text saying: Unearthed / An evening of new electronic music and sound art curated by Yorkshire Sound Women Network.

Flyer for WIRED club in Bradford showing a group of three teenage girls enjoying synthesisers and MIDI controllers, plus text saying: Wired / Bradford music technology club for girls aged 11-14 years old / BE AN ELECTRONIC MUSIC INNOVATOR! / Learn how to use a DAW (music software) / Explore effects and synthesis / Try some recording techniques / Make and mix your own track / You don't need any previous music or technology experience to take part / FREE! BOOK ONLINE!

Reel showing a moody monochrome photo of a rocky Peak District landscape, overlaid with text that flashes to evoke lightning, saying: Changing Gear / Create new electronic music inspired by the landscapes, people and stories of the Peak District. Apply Now.

Slide showing a photo of a green and rocky Peak District landscape, overlaid with text saying: Changing Gear / Create new electronic music inspired by the landscapes, people and stories of the Peak District. Apply Now. Plus logos for YSWN and PRS Foundation.

Slide showing a photo of orange stalactites in Treak Cavern, overlaid with text saying: Changing Gear / Create new electronic music inspired by the landscapes, people and stories of the Peak District. Apply Now. Plus logos for YSWN and PRS Foundation.

Slide showing an illustration of a MIDI controller and colourful wavy lines suggesting sound, with text saying: YSWN Huddersfield Makers / Next social / Sat 25 April 2-4pm HIVE Cooperative Café / Come say hello and help us make plans.

Poster featuring a grainy monochrome image of Malin Arnedotter Bengtsson climbing out of a giant clam shell holding a pearl, with text saying 'Malin B'

Poster featuring a grainy monochrome image of Cat Scott and text saying 'Cat'

Photo of Eddie Dobson standing up leading a workshop, in front of monitor showing a DAW and a projection screen.

Photo of Cherry Seraph performing with an Ableton Push controller, synth and microphone.

Photo of Emily Jones smiling while standing in front of a warm yellow wall that matches the colour of her beanie hat.

Mary Stark performing in a darkened room, weaving together strips that are casting shadows on a light projection screen.

Slide showing an illustration of a MIDI controller and colourful wavy lines suggesting sound, with text saying: YSWN Huddersfield Makers / We’re back! /Next meeting Sat 21 February 2-4pm HIVE Cooperative Café / Come say hello and help us make plans.

Photo of a training session with a group of two women and five men sitting around a round table, talking and listening to each other. Text says: Apply to be YSWN's Industry Lead. Closes 5pm 12 Jan

Photo of a person with long hair holding in front of their face a yellow LP cover, printed with images of discs and text saying: Music Leeds Us / Yorkshire Sound Women Network

Campaign video for Rewired crowdfunder featuring upbeat footage from past YSWN events, plus onscreen details of the crowdfunding campaign and rewards [visit the page linked in the main post for all info].

Graphic showing the letters NESWN in a bold, angular font, with Northeast Sound Women Network written below.

Short video titled 'How we're supporting creativity in 2026 with our Rewired artist commissions', showing footage of past YSWN projects and details of the Rewired programme.

Crowdfunding video featuring clips of past YSWN activities and events and information about the campaign, all available at: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yswn-rewired

Photo of a training session with a group of two women and five men sitting around a round table, talking and listening to each other.

Crowdfunding campaign video for YSWN's Rewired project, featuring a montage of clips from previous YSWN events and workshops, plus info about the crowdfunder, all of which can be found at the link in the post.

Reel showing the process of sketching, inking and colouring a drawing depicting a collage scenes from YSWN workshops and a collection of audio kit.

Relaxed group photo of Changing Gear selected artists Diya Tailor, Rosie Parsons and Rhiannon Kenny McGrath standing laughing in front of a dark blue vintage train at the National Railway Museum.

Campaign video for YSWN's Rewired crowdfunder featuring a montage of scenes from YSWN workshops and events, plus on-screen info about the crowdfunding campaign - head to the link for details.

Graphic with images of crisscrossing waveforms (that look a little like railway line) plus logos for the University of York and YSWN and text saying: Free music production workshop / On the Tracks / Be inspired by the sounds of rail / 19 Nov 1-3pm.

Rosie playing a sampler during her set.
Photo by Arya Kokate

Photo of Diya Tailor playing a drum kit and sampler in a large brick hall, in front of a vintage train called Royal Scot.
Photo by Arya Kokate

Photo of the Royal Scot, a navy blue vintage train with red detailing, on a platform in the National Railway Museum. Overlaid text says: Changing Gear / New electronic music inspired by 200 years of rail / Sounds in Station Hall, plus logos for PRS Foundation and YSWN.

Photo of the Royal Scot, a navy blue vintage train with red detailing, on a platform in the National Railway Museum. Overlaid text says: Changing Gear / New electronic music inspired by 200 years of rail / Sounds in Station Hall, plus logos for PRS Foundation and YSWN.

Two people building radios with leads and wires.

Two people blow on wooden organ pipes at a workshop.

Photo of a Plug It Up flyer sitting on a yellow table next to a mug of hot chocolate and a slice of Manchester tart on a plate.

Poster image for the Plug It Up festival with a photo collage of the artists appearing, superimposed on an image of Theatre in the Mill.

Curator Rob showing Rhiannon and Diya a 19th-century train carriage in a large hall at the National Railway Museum.

Portrait photo of Rhiannon Kenny-McGrath pictured outside and wearing a cosy scarf, overlaid with her name and a pattern of sound waves layered to look like railway tracks.

Photo of Rosie Parsons wearing headphones and dangling a hydrophone into a canal, overlaid with her name and a pattern of sound waves layered to look like railway tracks.

Photo of Diya Tailor playing a drum kit, overlaid with her name and a pattern of sound waves layered to look like railway tracks.

Graphic featuring audio waveforms criss-crossing in a way suggestive of railway tracks, overlaid with text in a font reminiscent of 1970s British rail, and the logos for YSWN and PRS Foundation. The text says: Changing Gear, new electronic music inspired by 200 years of rail. Meet the artists.