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

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-...

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.

📣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!

📽️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

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

📢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...

📢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

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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🔌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

Tomorrow afternoon!

Yorkshire Sound Women Network@yswn.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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!

📣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

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!

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...

🧄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.

📣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...

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! 🎧💪🏼🎉

📣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

Illustration created for us by the multitalented @eddiedobsonsound.bsky.social of course!

Yorkshire Sound Women Network@yswn.bsky.social · 6mo ago

😍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...

😍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...

🎉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

⌛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

⌛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...

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! 🤩

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

🛍️😀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

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_...

Nite Hive

Nite Hive is an experimental cassette imprint, designed as a label run by and for women and gender-expansive artists.

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🌛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.

3 days left to support our Rewired crowdfunder and help us commission more women and gender-diverse audio creators in Yorkshire and the Humber! Rewards/warm glow of doing good deeds this way ⏩ www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yswn-rewired

Yorkshire Sound Women Network@yswn.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🎉NEW CROWDFUNDER: We’re launching Rewired, a callout for Yorkshire-based women and gender-diverse musicians and sound artists to create and share new electronic work in early 2026. And we’re asking for your support to make it bigger and better. Find out more: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yswn-rewired

🎉HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!🎊 Here's one new year's resolution that's super-easy to keep: help YSWN make 2026 extra-special for creatives by supporting our Rewired crowdfunder! With five days left in our campaign, your support will help us reach our target: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yswn-rewired

⌛ONE WEEK LEFT to support our Rewired crowdfunder commissioning new electronic sounds from women and gender-diverse artists! Visit our campaign page to learn more and see the exclusive YSWN rewards on offer: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yswn-rewired