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Women in Music with Millie Cotton

Women in Music with Millie Cotton

By: Millie Cotton
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Women in Music is a podcast sharing the tales and careers of modern singular voices in music – they all just happen to be female.


Hosted by DJ Millie Cotton, WiM is an inclusive platform to elevate female voices by sharing the stories of acknowledged women. The podcast explores what it is they really do, how they got there and the day to day of getting it done. From artists to tour managers to sound engineers to merch managers, each episode is a frank conversation with great music makers and enablers about the industry.


After years of attending club nights run and played by men, Millie came across a DJ, who was a woman, and quickly realised her passion was a career possibility too. A few years on and Millie has DJ'ed for international brands like Youtube, Google, Conde Nast and Nike; warm up sets for Kelis, Post Malone and Pet Shop Boys and notorious London venues such as Village Underground, Concrete and Queen of Hoxton.


Had Millie realised that this career was an option, it's likely she would have embarked on that journey from a much younger age and it was out of this frustration that Women In Music was born.


Having also previously had conversations with eminent artists Charli XCX, Jorja Smith and many others for magazines like Nylon, Wonderland and Rollacoaster, Women in Music is where Millie invites guests to share their career paths and experiences.


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Find Millie Cotton @millie_cotton and WiM @womeninmusicpodcast. All guests can be found in their various show notes.


Thanks for listening!


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Episodes
  • Using Our Gender To Our Advantage with Anna Prior, Drummer, Metronomy / Soho Radio

    Using Our Gender To Our Advantage with Anna Prior, Drummer, Metronomy / Soho Radio
    Sep 25 2019

    *This podcast is brought to you independently - if you enjoy the podcast and are in a position to, you can give a donation to support our show here: https://supporter.acast.com/women-in-music-with-millie-cotton How much is up to you and there's no regular commitment. Thanks so much!*


    Millie’s first guest is Anna Prior, drummer for Metronomy (previously Dev Hynes/Lightspeed Champion) and a Soho Radio regular.


    Anna and Millie discuss the world of drumming, finding creative and musical partners in Metronomy, Metronomy’s new album Metronomy Forever (released September 2019), challenges of life on tour, role models and advice worth passing on.


    Find Anna online @annaprior


    If you’re open to sharing your story, have someone to put forward or are interested in a brand partnership, please get in touch with us at podcast@milliecotton.com or @millie_cotton


    Other season one guests come from all corners of the music industry, and will be announced as their interview goes live. Get notified by subscribing where ever you listen to your podcasts.


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    32 mins
  • Affecting Change with Alexandra Ampofo, Booker, Metropolis Music

    Affecting Change with Alexandra Ampofo, Booker, Metropolis Music
    Oct 1 2019

    *This podcast is brought to you independently - if you enjoy the podcast and are in a position to, you can give a donation to support our show here: https://supporter.acast.com/women-in-music-with-millie-cotton How much is up to you and there's no regular commitment. Thanks so much!*


    Millie chats to Alexandra Ampofo, who has been making her mark on the music industry for years.


    Working as a junior booker at Metropolis Music, Alex look's after Kojey Radical, Goldlink, Nao, Soulection and many more. At Live Nation, she's an ERG Leader for EMBRACE Nation, which is a network started in an attempt to make sure their workplace is as diverse as possible and everyone is treated fairly.

     

    Alex founded Acoustic Live at 18, which is an award-winning, multi vessel platform that has been dedicated to keeping stripped back music alive, building a community and providing a powerful space that offers artists a chance to flourish. 


    Lastly, Alex recently co-founded Women Connect, a female focused collective creating safer, all-inclusive spaces, good fortune and equal opportunities for women in the creative industry.


    We chat about all this and so much more! It's a brilliant episode and I hope you take as much away from it as I have.


    Find Alex online @planetalex


    If you’re open to sharing your story, have someone to put forward or are interested in a brand partnership, please get in touch with us at podcast@milliecotton.com or @millie_cotton


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    31 mins
  • The Importance of your Authentic Self with Joy Crookes, Singer/Songwriter

    The Importance of your Authentic Self with Joy Crookes, Singer/Songwriter
    Oct 8 2019

    *This podcast is brought to you independently - if you enjoy the podcast and are in a position to, you can give a donation to support our show here: https://supporter.acast.com/women-in-music-with-millie-cotton How much is up to you and there's no regular commitment. Thanks so much!*


    In this episode, Millie sat down with south east London artist Joy Crookes. They discuss Joy's writing process, vulnerabilities, female comparison and what it takes to make it as an artist. They also chat about Joy's Irish-Bangladeshi heritage and the influence this has on her music.


    Joy's EPs cleverly amalgamate difficult, and sometimes political, yet witty topics and smooth melodies making them poignant and unforgettable.


    Find Joy online @JoyCrookes! If you’re open to sharing your story and have someone to put forward, please get in touch with us at podcast@milliecotton.com or @millie_cotton


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    21 mins
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