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

🔌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!

📣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!

😍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_...

🌛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 [email protected] 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

🎉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

📣WE'RE #RECRUITING! YSWN is seeking an Industry Lead (0.4FTE): an exciting #opportunity for someone to lead our industry-facing activities and be a strong advocate for change in the sector. ⏩Find out more and apply here: yorkshiresoundwomen.com/news/were-re... Closing date: Monday 12 Jan 2026

⏳THREE WEEKS TO GO!⌛ Thanks to everyone who has supported and shared our Rewired crowdfunder: we've reached 20% but we need your help to hit our goal! Visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yswn-rewired to support new works by women and gender-diverse artists in Yorkshire and bag some exclusive rewards.

Recently, the Yorkshire Sound Women Network @yswn.bsky.social hosted an exciting audio production workshop at the University. Combining heritage with sound, the session was inspired by railway history and ran alongside the Changing Gear: Railway 200 concert. Huge thank you to everyone involved! 🚂

✏️A peek at how @eddiedobsonsound.bsky.social created this amazing illustration for our Rewired crowdfunder, hand-drawing, inking and painting a celebration of the YSWN community's first 10 years. Head here to see how you could own it on some tasty merch! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/yswn-rewired 🧵1/2

Our final newsletter of 2025 is out now, and you won’t want to miss our YSWN Rewired commission opportunities inside, nor how you can support and spread the word about our accompanying crowdfunder! 🧵1/2

📣NEW CALLOUT: YSWN Rewired To celebrate YSWN turning 10 this year, we’re launching Rewired: artistic commissions for women and gender-diverse people working with electronic music and sound art in Yorks & the Humber. We're offering: • 3 micro-commissions of £750 • 1 main commission of £1,500 🧵1/4

🎉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

NEW FREE WORKSHOP! To accompany 19 Nov's Changing Gear: Railway 200 concert at @york.ac.uk, learn how to create your own track in Ableton from vintage railway sound effects! Open to women & marginalised genders, no experience needed! 🎟️ Limited places: www.eventbrite.com/e/on-the-tra...

Here’s a taste of Sounds in Station Hall at @railwaymuseum.bsky.social last Saturday: three unique new railway-inspired sets by Diya Tailor, Rosie Parsons and Rhiannon Kenny-McGrath in the ultimate themed setting! Thanks to the NRM team and @york.ac.uk for supporting the event... 🧵1/2

Our 10th Anniversary Manchester Event Poster! 🎟️🤓 ‌ 📷:Thank you to Andrea Pazos for designing the poster and our wonderful 2025 volunteer Tillie for her ‘10th’ tape logo design featured at the top 🙌 ‌ With thanks to support from National Lottery Heritage Fund and our project partners

TOMORROW AT 2PM! Join us at @railwaymuseum.bsky.social for Sounds in Station Hall, and watch Diya Tailor, Rosie Parsons and Rhiannon Kenny-McGrath perform new music in front of the beautiful Royal Scot train. Book free tickets for this unique event here: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/sou...

📢The next arrival at platform 6 is… the first performance of our new Changing Gear pieces! 🚆Join us in @railwaymuseum.bsky.social’s newly reopened Station Hall at 2pm next Sat (1 Nov) for Sounds in Station Hall, a very special performance in front of the beautifully gleaming Royal Scot train. 🧵1/2

Thank you so much to everyone involved with making @bswn.bsky.social's Plug It Up festival such a fantastic success: to all the artists and workshop facilitators, Theatre In The Mill for hosting, @bradford2025.co.uk for supporting the festival... 🧵1/2

🎉Giveaway time! 🎧We're pleased to support the @audiodevcon.bsky.social ADC25, which takes place in Bristol and online from 10-12 November. As an ADC Community Partner, we have 10 free online tickets, plus some 20% discount codes for the in-person event in Bristol to give away! 🧵1/2

We've been out in the Hudd spreading the word about next weekend's FREE @bswn.bsky.social Plug It Up festival. Had to stop for an energy boost en route! Just a few places left on our workshops for women/marginalised gender folk, so book now: www.eventbrite.com/cc/plug-it-u... @bradford2025.co.uk

📣Our latest newsletter is out now with: 🔌 Plug It Up festival: full line-up and free tickets 🚂 Changing Gear artists and concert details 🎧 YSWN at @audiodevcon.bsky.social ADCx Gather tomorrow And more! If you're not subscribed, read it here: mailchi.mp/5f8099e2bd83...

📣CHANGING GEAR: MEET THE ARTISTS After sifting through a stack of fantastic applications, our judging panel have selected the three artists who will take part in this year’s Changing Gear programme. 🧵1/5

Sonica Open Call 2026🎉Applications now open! We're looking for UK & Ireland-based artists working in: 🔊 Sonic installations 🎥 AV performance 💻 Real-time visuals 🗓 Deadline: 25 Aug 2025 Apply now: sonic-a.co.uk/sonica-open-...

🎂YSWN turned 10 years old this week, so we thought we'd look back at some of the lovely feedback we’ve received over the past decade. From learning new skills or finding inspiration at our workshops, to leaving our training with greater awareness, we love to hear when we’ve made a difference.🧵1/2

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed individuals can change the world. In fact, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead If you can, pls consider sharing, promoting, or simply supporting with a donation

🎉Happy birthday to us! This week marks the 10th anniversary of the first YSWN meeting, organised by @eddiedobsonsound.bsky.social in the basement of a Huddersfield gaming shop. While we’re proud of what we and the other amazing organisations sharing our aims have achieved...🧵1/2

Just a few hours left to apply for our Changing Gear commissions!

Help @femalepressure.bsky.social keep doing their amazing work!

🚅Our Changing Gear callout for artists closes this Sunday - don't miss the train! 🚉Read about it and apply here: yorkshiresoundwomen.com/news/apply-n...

Last day to apply for this - if you're Bradford-based and eligible, don't miss out!