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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. linktr.ee/yorkshiresoundwomennetwork

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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🕵️‍♂️Want to know what we've been up to? Or at least what we were doing in the financial year 25-26? Check out our Annual Review and enjoy highlights such as our Changing Gear and Rewired projects, Plug It Up festival, DJ workshops and more! Get your copy here: yorkshiresoundwomen.com/resource/ysw...
Cover image of YSWN's Annual Review 2025-26, showing a photomontage in the shape of the YSWN logo.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Expect atmospheric electronics, haunting layered vocals, field recordings, deep listening, improvisation and more... 📌Music from the Peak: Layla Legard, Gilank & Eleanor Hooper Sat 10 October, 6.30pm Gut Level, Sheffield Part of No Bounds Festival 2026 – see ra.co/events/2282278 for tickets.
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No Bounds Festival 2026 at TBA - Multiple Venues across Sheffield & Rotherham, North ⟋ RA Tickets
No Bounds Festival returns on 9-11th October 2026 and takes us back to our raw, grassroots, rave-fuelled genesis. But not just that, we fold elements of...
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
From ancient paths and caves guarding mysteries to the songs of plants, Layla Legard, Gilank and Eleanor Hooper each present a response to this unique landscape, transporting us to worlds both on our doorstep and further than we can imagine.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Going to No Bounds Festival in Sheffield next weekend? Then don’t miss a real Peak Experience with Music from the Peak at Gut Level, featuring the first performances of three new pieces created for our Changing Gear programme and inspired by the land, people and stories of the Peak District. 🧵
Photomontage showing a moody shot of a craggy Peak District hill above photos of Eleanor Hooper, Gilank and Layla Legard. Text overlaid in blocky letters says: Music from the Peak: 3 artists inspired by the Peak District.Photomontage showing a moody shot of a craggy Peak District hill above photos of Eleanor Hooper, Gilank and Layla Legard. Text overlaid in blocky letters says: Gut Level Sheffield Sat 10 Oct.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
This workshop with our YSWN Huddersfield Makers group was the second of several we're running this year as part of the Daphne Oram Trust's centenary heritage project - look out for news of more coming soon.
Three people experimenting with a sampler and effects pedals.Close-up of a woman's hand using a DJ controller.Two other people experimenting with a sampler and effects pedals.Two other people experimenting with the DJ controller.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We had so much fun exploring sounds from the Daphne Oram archive yesterday evening! Thanks to Sophie Cooper for leading the session and to @huddersfielduni.bsky.social for hosting us (in the coolest space on the hottest day of the year) and supporting with tech. 🧵1/2
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Thanks also to Rumbi Tauro and Chantelle Scott for leading the sessions, to Bradford Arts Centre for hosting, to @refurbit.bsky.social and Ableton for supplying laptops and software, and to Manjit Wolstenholme Fund via @givebradford.bsky.social for the grant support. Photos: Jannat Iqbal 2/2
A second music leader sits at a laptop and talks to one of the girls.The first music leader looks on as one girl uses a laptop.Close-up of a girl using a laptop with a look of concentration.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Our amazing WIRED Bradford group had the chance to show off their new audio tech skills at the final session at @bdartscentre.bsky.social centre last week. They wrote the songs... They recorded the songs using a DAW... They performed the songs for their families... A round of applause!👏🏾 1/2
A girl smiles in front of the mic as a workshop leader sings to her.Another girl wearing headphones and holding a notepad, prepares to sing.One girl stands at the mic while another sits at a laptop.Two girls look at a laptop.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Join YSWN Huddersfield Makers on Thu 13 Aug for a special free workshop where you can experiment and create with samples from the archive of electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram! No experience/kit needed, book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/sounds-of-...
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.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Thanks to our workshop leaders Ann Fomukong-Boden and John Richards, as well as @britishacademy.bsky.social and @uniofnottingham.bsky.social for supporting the club! (Photos: Alex Wilkinson)
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 young person holding a phone up in front of a laptop and a small electronic noise instrument.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Our Rewired free music technology club has reached the end of its six-week run, and here’s a taste of the final session last Tuesday, where the newly fledged audio creators showed their families coding with the BBC micro:bit and DIY electronic instruments inspired by the work of 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.Photo of two girls showing their dads a laptop on which they've been coding.Photo of a girl and her older female family member looking intently at a laptop.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Thanks to everyone who applied! Look out for more details coming soon of performances taking place at Sheffield’s No Bounds festival and in the Peak District this autumn. YSWN is a @prsfoundation.bsky.social Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🌟Layla Legard is a Leeds-based vocalist and musician who draws inspiration from landscape and place via archaeological research, imaginative and magical practices, and improvisation. She plays drums in Tristwch y Fenywod, is half of Hawthonn, and is currently working on a project called Axe Factory.
Layla Legard standing at the rocky entrance to a cave.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🌟Capturing the hearts of Bradford’s ambient electronic music lovers, Gilank are Alice Gilmour and shi Blank. Mixing synths, electronics & acoustic instruments, they've performed with santoor player Eeshar Singh, soundtracked a Theatre in the Mill play, and were featured on BBC Radio 6’s Freak Zone.
Gilank performing at Bradford Electronic Open Mic night.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🌟Eleanor Hooper is a Sheffield-based singer, composer and sound artist making lyrical, voice-centred work that moves between song, sound art and installation. Her recordings, including her debut EP FIBRES, carry themes of ecology, memory and embodied experience.
Eleanor Hooper leaning on a concrete surface but photographed at an angle so it looks as though she's floating.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
📣MEET OUR 2026 CHANGING GEAR ARTISTS After sifting through our largest pile of applications to date, our judging panel have selected the three Yorkshire-based artists who will take part in this year’s Changing Gear programme and create new music inspired by the Peak District national park!
Photo collage showing Eleanor Hooper, Gilank (a duo) and Layla Legard
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
🌍⚡Unearthed: an evening of new electronic music and sound art⚡🌏 🌟Free entry ⚡Thu 4 June, 7pm-9.30pm Phipps Hall and RSG/04 + RSG/05, Richard Steinitz Building, University of Huddersfield 🎟️Free tickets: unearthedyswn.eventbrite.co.uk 🧵2/2
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Unearthed - Presented by Yorkshire Sound Women Network
An evening of new electronic music and sound art curated by Yorkshire Sound Women Network.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
📽️Here's a sneak peek at Mary Stark preparing her new performance JACQUARD ready for our Unearthed concert this Thursday! There are only a few tickets left to see Mary, Ryoko Akama, The Silver Field, Naomi Hart & Anna Ross present new work and they're FREE, so book yours now... 🧵1/2
Photo of Mary in a white-walled practice space, hanging up strips of film on a rack.Photo of Mary Stark in the same space, standing at a small table with a sewing machine. In the foreground are two film projectors.Photo of Mary standing at her sewing machine with paper jacquard weaving pattern silhouettes cast across her.Close-up of a music box mechanism with the punched paper strip running through it.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🙏🏽Unearthed is presented in partnership with @huddersfielduni.bsky.social. The Amplification Project at the University of Huddersfield is funded by the Leverhulme International Professorship Scheme. Rewired is supported by a NLPG from @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and by our Rewired crowdfunder.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Our Unearthed event takes place in two weeks and more than half the free tickets have gone already – don't miss out! 🎛️Featuring performances from: Mary Stark Ryoko Akama The Silver Field 🎧Installations by: Naomi Hart Anna Ross ⚡Free tix here: unearthedyswn.eventbrite.co.uk 🧵1/2
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.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
🙏🏽Unearthed is presented in partnership with the University of Huddersfield. The Amplification Project at the University of Huddersfield is funded by the Leverhulme International Professorship Scheme. Rewired is supported by a @artscouncilengland.bsky.social NLPG and by our crowdfunder supporters.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
...The three unique performances will be accompanied by two new sound installations created by Naomi Hart and Anna Ross. Get your free tickets now: unearthedyswn.eventbrite.co.uk ⚡Unearthed Thu 4 June, 7pm-9.30pm Phipps Hall and RSG/04 + RSG/05, Richard Steinitz Building, University of Huddersfield
Photo of Anna Ross, plus text saying: Unearthed / Anna Ross / Thu 4 June / Huddersfield / free entryPhoto of Naomi Hart holding a synth under one arm, plus text saying: Unearthed / Naomi Hart / Thu 4 June / Huddersfield / free entrySlide 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.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
📢We’re super-pleased that Rose Kindred-Boothby aka @oramawards.bsky.social winner The Silver Field will be joining Mary Stark and Ryoko Akama for the live part of our Unearthed event. The Silver Field uses modular synth and self-built instruments to weave a rich and dream-like tapestry of sound...
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 The Silver Field performing with microphone and synth, plus text saying: Unearthed / The Silver Field / Thu 4 June / Huddersfield / free entryPhoto of Mary Stark in front of dramatic monochrome projections, plus text saying: Unearthed / Mary Stark / Thu 4 June / Huddersfield / free entryMonochrome photo of Ryoko Akama sitting down with a large synth in view, plus text saying: Unearthed / Ryoko Akama / Thu 4 June / Huddersfield / free entry
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🙏🏽Unearthed is presented in partnership with @huddersfielduni.bsky.social. The Amplification Project at the University of Huddersfield is funded by the Leverhulme International Professorship Scheme. Rewired is supported by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social and by our Rewired crowdfunder. 🧵3/3
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🌍Unearthed features new work created by the Yorkshire-based artists who were selected for our Rewired callout. From the intimate to the expansive, each piece here invites us to perceive and reflect upon our world at a heightened level. ⚡Book free tickets here: unearthedyswn.eventbrite.co.uk 🧵2/3
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.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
📢NEW EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 🌍⚡Unearthed: new electronic music and sound art⚡🌏 🎛️Featuring live performances from: Mary Stark Ryoko Akama plus special guest 🎧Installations by: Naomi Hart Anna Ross ⚡Thu 4 June, 7pm-9.30pm, University of Huddersfield 🌟Free tickets: unearthedyswn.eventbrite.co.uk 🧵1/3
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Unearthed - Presented by Yorkshire Sound Women Network
An evening of new electronic music and sound art curated by Yorkshire Sound Women Network.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🔌Our popular WIRED music technology clubs are back! 🎧Starting Wed 3 June, six FREE after-school sessions at @bdartscentre.bsky.social where girls and gender-diverse young people aged 11-14 can learn audio skills and get creative with sound. No experience necessary! ⏩Register via our Linktree
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!
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Tomorrow afternoon!
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🔊As well as a fee and resources budget you’ll receive mentoring and will perform the new work twice this autumn, including at No Bounds festival in Sheffield. ⏳Apply by 10 May – link in bio. 🙌🏽YSWN is a @prsfoundation.bsky.social Talent Development Network Partner supported by PPL.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🥾⛈️🐑🧗🏾‍♀️Maybe you’ll draw upon the park’s hills and dales, quarries and caves, its wildlife and ecology. Or maybe you’ll explore the people who live and work or find freedom and escape there. We’re looking for artists who are ready to be ambitious and take their skills and creativity to new peaks! 2/3
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.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
📣Changing Gear is back! Apply now to create new electronic music inspired by the landscapes, people and stories of the Peak District. Three emerging women or gender-diverse musicians/producers in #Yorkshire and the #Humber will create and perform work inspired by the Peak District National Park. 1/3
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.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Join YSWN Huddersfield Makers this Sat (25 Apr) between 2-4pm for a relaxed afternoon social in HIVE Cooperative Café☕🍵🍰and meet other women and non-binary people interested in music and audio tech. The group is currently planning summer activities including workshops and a synth jam!
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. Slide showing an illustration of a modular synthesiser and colourful wavy lines suggesting sound, with text saying: YSWN Huddersfield Makers / Is a friendly social and skill-sharing group for women (cis or trans) and non-binary people who share an interest in making music and sound using audio technology. We’re part of Yorkshire Sound Women Network but organise our own meetings and activities.Slide showing an illustration of a cassette tape coming unspooled, and colourful wavy lines suggesting sound, with text saying: YSWN Huddersfield Makers / Come and tell us what you’re into. Whether you’re interested in music-making, DJ-ing, sound art or DIY electronics, we’d like to meet you. All knowledge levels from beginner to expert are welcome – there are no stupid questions here.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
With artists from Bradford and Sweden, SoundBleed features work from Malin Arnedotter Bengtsson, Gilank, Cat Scott, Milana Sarukhanyan, Tallulah Lilburn-Quick and Ryoko Akama. 📌SoundBleed Friday 17 April, 7pm-9pm Gallery II, University of Bradford www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/soundbleed... 🧵2/2
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 Milana Sarukhanyan with her eyes shut and text saying 'Milana S'Poster featuring a grainy monochrome image of Talulah Lilburn-Quick wearing headphones with text saying 'Tal'
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Bradford Sound Women just keep on bringing us awesome stuff and the latest is SoundBleed, an evening of experimental improvisation, avant-garde performance and contemporary arts practice on Friday 17 April. 🧵1/2 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/soundbleed...
Poster featuring a grainy monochrome image of Cat Scott and text saying 'Cat'Poster featuring a grainy monochrome image of the duo Gilank playing (electronics etc) and text saying 'Gilank'Poster featuring a grainy monochrome image of Ryoko Akama and text saying 'Ryoko'
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Here's a lovely video capturing moments from Sunday's workshop at Shabang: www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid...
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Creating a Sound Scape - Shabang and Yorkshire Sound Women Network
YouTube video by Shabang! Inclusive Learning
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
🧄Celery was snapped, garlic bulbs rustled and spaghetti rattled at Shabang in Slaithwaite yesterday... .🍝..but instead of bolognese, we were making soundtracks! 🎬Eddie Dobson led a Foley workshop with a group of young women, who made their own sound effects and created pieces using Garageband.
Photo of Eddie Dobson standing up leading a workshop, in front of monitor showing a DAW and a projection screen.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
📣Our latest newsletter is out now, with details of our chosen Rewired artists, an introduction to our new Industry Lead Emily Jones, some International Women’s Day #IWD2026 highlights, events, opportunities and more. 📌If you’re not already subscribed, read it here: mailchi.mp/efc2b07f0d28...
Photo of Cherry Seraph performing with an Ableton Push controller, synth and microphone.Ryoko Akama adjusting a length of tube running into a green plastic bottle as part of an installation.Photo of Emily Jones smiling while standing in front of a warm yellow wall that matches the colour of her beanie hat.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Meet YSWN's new Industry Lead, Emily Jones! Emily will be super-charging our industry-facing work, including making connections with a range of audio organisations, devising and delivering equity training and advocating for YSWN's mission far and wide. We're so excited to have her on board! 🎧💪🏼🎉
Photo of Emily Jones smiling while standing in front of a warm yellow wall that matches the colour of her beanie hat.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
📣Time to reveal the five Yorkshire artists who have been chosen for our Rewired commissions... 🎉Congratulations to Mary Stark, Ryoko Akama, Naomi Hart, Mayshe-Mayshe and Anna Ross – we can’t wait to see your ideas come to life! yorkshiresoundwomen.com/news/our-rewired-artists-revealed
Mary Stark performing in a darkened room, weaving together strips that are casting shadows on a light projection screen.Mayshe-Mayshe with pink hair and clothing and wearing shades, holding a cute knitted bug toy.Naomi Hart standing holding an SH-101 synth under her arm.Ryoko Akama adjusting a length of tube running into a green plastic bottle as part of an installation.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Illustration created for us by the multitalented @eddiedobsonsound.bsky.social of course!
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
😍Ooooh... look what arrived in the post! We'll be sending out the rewards to our Rewired crowdfunder supporters very soon - big thanks again to everyone who pledged to our campaign. And stay tuned for our Rewired artists reveal, coming in the next few days...
Photo of a mug, print and postcard sitting on a wooden kitchen counter, all with the YSWN logo and an illustration depicting a range of people at YSWN events.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
🎉YSWN Huddersfield Makers is back! Join us on Saturday 21 February for a chill afternoon session in HIVE Cooperative Café☕🍵🍰and meet other women and non-binary people interested in making music and sound using audio technology. Come along at any point from 2-4pm! fb.me/e/1TeV0iaEpT
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. Slide showing an illustration of a modular synthesiser and colourful wavy lines suggesting sound, with text saying: YSWN Huddersfield Makers / Is a friendly social and skill-sharing group for women (cis or trans) and non-binary people who share an interest in making music and sound using audio technology. We’re part of Yorkshire Sound Women Network but organise our own meetings and activities.Slide showing an illustration of a cassette tape coming unspooled, and colourful wavy lines suggesting sound, with text saying: YSWN Huddersfield Makers / Come and tell us what you’re into. Whether you’re interested in music-making, DJ-ing, sound art or DIY electronics, we’d like to meet you. All knowledge levels from beginner to expert are welcome – there are no stupid questions here.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
⌛LAST CHANCE TO SUPPORT US⏱️ Our Rewired crowdfunder closes at 11.59pm tonight, so if you want to support our commissions for women and gender-diverse Yorkshire artists, head to our campaign page before it’s too late... www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yswn-rewired
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
⌛A reminder that #recruitment for our Industry Lead role closes at 5pm this coming Monday (12 Jan)! If you'd like to lead our industry-facing activities, devise and deliver training and advocate for change in the audio sector, head this way to find out more: yorkshiresoundwomen.com/news/were-re...
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
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Excited to finally have made it to @leedsmuseums.bsky.social Leeds City Museum to spot the YSWN appearances in the Music Leeds Us exhibition. Dream of seeing our name on an LP cover fulfilled! 🤩
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 NetworkReverse of the LP cover in photo 1, with info about YSWN's founding and work.The same LP from photo 1 sitting in a record rack with other covers.Display case featuring a YSWN sticker and leaflet about the WIRED Online resources, plus items from other local organisations, headphones and a Stylophone
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Our Rewired crowdfunder has hit £750 - that's an extra microcommission for a Yorkshire/Humber based sound creator! 🎉 Can you help us go further in the last 5 days? If we hit £1,500, we can upgrade that to a larger commission to share with you all this spring... www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yswn-rewired
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
And don't forget that the Rewired #opportunity itself is open for applications from women and gender-diverse creators in #Yorkshire & #Humber until the end of Sun 11 Jan - don't miss out on the chance to be commissioned! yorkshiresoundwomen.com/yswn-rewired... 🧵2/2
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🛍️😀50% more feelgood factor than the Jan sales: We've added an extra week to our Rewired #crowdfunder. We're supporting women and gender-diverse creators to make and share new electronic work this spring, and with your help we can commmission more! 🧵1/2 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yswn-rewired
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Penelope Trappes @penelopetrappes.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Call out to women & gender expansive experimental musicians: Nite Hive's building communal energy to explore & embolden femme creative power. If you're looking for a home, DM me 🖤 #Witchsky #ExperimentalMusic #Music #Artist #Femme #NonBinary #GenderExpansive nitehive.bandcamp.com?search_item_...
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Nite Hive is an experimental cassette imprint, designed as a label run by and for women and gender-expansive artists.
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Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🌛THIS EVENING!✨ North East Sound Women Network have an online catch-up for women and gender-diverse people across NE England. Log on to connect, share projects, ask questions and make some plans for 2026! Email northeastsoundwomen@gmail.com to request the joining link.
Graphic showing the letters NESWN in a bold, angular font, with Northeast Sound Women Network written below.
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