Sheila Veerkamp's guest appearances

Sheila Veerkamp

Women of Substance Music Podcast

Female Entrepreneur Musician with Bree Noble

Women of Substance Music Podcast Volume 1

Bridget Kelly

Cathy Heller

Taryn Southern

Sarah Baker

Suzanne Paulinski

Holly Gleason

Rick Barker

Judith Hill

Leah McHenry

Rachel Mason

Sam Cooke

Ali Handal

Ariel Hyatt

Michael Walker

Cassandra Kubinski

OwlTail

Catherine M Thompson

Beth Matthew

Women face a unique set of challenges in the male-dominated music industry. The Female Indie Musician Community (FIMC) was created to give women a safe place to be seen, heard and found for their musical talent.Female musicians, Catherine M Thompson and Sheila Veerkamp, joined Beth Matthew and I for a discussion about the state of women in the music industry, the unique struggles we face and how we get through them. Joining a community of fellow women in music has given them the encouragement, empowerment and support to create music and make money from it. Join the Female Indie Musician Community, a free group and valuable resource for women in music.Catherine M Thompson Acapella singer, songwriter and poet Career in dance and arts education Currently working on 3rd EP Family history of working in the arts Catherine M Thompson song project Occasional performer at open mics and poetry mics Sheila Veerkamp Teaches piano and voice First album recorded out of her home a couple years ago Comes from a generation that appreciates all music genres Lots of vocal training, writes string parts for her songs Hoping to do more writing and more recording Writes music What female musicians have experienced Male dominated culture on every level Exoticism of women in music (e.g. female drummer, female musician, etc) Males are more responsive to other males Importance of platforms for women Women are not equally represented at festivals What female musicians can find in Female Indie Musician Community Community inclusive of all ages Advice on navigating a male dominated industry Audience for music Personal connections Women who do music on their own terms Bree’s FREE courses – Time Management, Musician’s Profit Path, Profitable Musician Summit Advice and suggestions Empowerment Why contribute to Patreon Able to make a small contribution each month (as opposed to making one large donation) Ongoing contributions Painless and easy Rewards at each donation tier Tons of free info and resources for free/no membership fees  ResourcesEmail your questions for Bree to answer on the show: Bree@FEMusician.comLeave your audio questions for Bree to play on the air and answer (you can promote yourself too): SpeakPipeSubscribe to the show on iTunesGive us a review on iTunesListen on SoundcloudShow Editing by Jen Edds at 317 Sound DesignMusic by Stella Ronson ABOUT HOST BREE NOBLE Bree Noble is an entrepreneur, musician and speaker. She founded Women of Substance Radio, an online radio station that promotes quality female artists in all genres, in 2007.  She launched the Women of Substance Music Podcast in November 2014, a 5 day per week show which promotes Independent female artists. Her podcast has hit #1 in New &amp; Noteworthy for the Music, Arts and Society &amp; Culture categories and #4 Audio Podcast on all of iTunes. She draws on her extensive experience running her own music business, both as a solo musician and as an Industry professional, to train and mentor other female musicians. Learn more about the station, the show and the artists atwww.wosradio.com. Connect with Bree on Twitter @BreeNoble or on Facebook or on Instagram

<h2>Women face a unique set of challenges in the male-dominated music industry. The Female Indie Musician Community (FIMC) was created to give women a safe place to be seen, heard and found for their musical talent.</h2><p>Female musicians, Catherine M Thompson and Sheila Veerkamp, joined Beth Matthew and I for a discussion about the state of women in the music industry, the unique struggles we face and how we get through them. Joining a community of fellow women in music has given them the encouragement, empowerment and support to create music and make money from it. Join the <a href="http://www.woscommunity.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Female Indie Musician Community</a>, a free group and valuable resource for women in music.</p><p><a href="http://www.woscommunity.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"></a></p><p></p><p></p><h2>Catherine M Thompson</h2><ul> <li>Acapella singer, songwriter and poet</li> <li>Career in dance and arts education</li> <li>Currently working on 3rd EP</li> <li>Family history of working in the arts</li> <li>Catherine M Thompson song project</li> <li>Occasional performer at open mics and poetry mics</li> </ul><h2>Sheila Veerkamp</h2><ul> <li>Teaches piano and voice</li> <li>First album recorded out of her home a couple years ago</li> <li>Comes from a generation that appreciates all music genres</li> <li>Lots of vocal training, writes string parts for her songs</li> <li>Hoping to do more writing and more recording</li> <li>Writes music</li> </ul><h2>What female musicians have experienced</h2><ul> <li>Male dominated culture on every level</li> <li>Exoticism of women in music (e.g. female drummer, female musician, etc)</li> <li>Males are more responsive to other males</li> <li>Importance of platforms for women</li> <li>Women are not equally represented at festivals</li> </ul><h2>What female musicians can find in <a href="http://www.woscommunity.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Female Indie Musician Community</a></h2><ul> <li>Community inclusive of all ages</li> <li>Advice on navigating a male dominated industry</li> <li>Audience for music</li> <li>Personal connections</li> <li>Women who do music on their own terms</li> <li>Bree’s FREE courses – Time Management, Musician’s Profit Path, <a href="https://profitablemusiciansummit.com/sales-page20646559" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Profitable Musician Summit</a></li> <li>Advice and suggestions</li> <li>Empowerment</li> </ul><h2>Why contribute to <a href="http://www.patreon.com/femusician" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a></h2><ul> <li>Able to make a small contribution each month (as opposed to making one large donation)</li> <li>Ongoing contributions</li> <li>Painless and easy</li> <li>Rewards at each donation tier</li> <li>Tons of free info and resources for free/no membership fees</li> </ul><h3><a href="http://www.woscommunity.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"></a></h3><p> </p><h3>Resources</h3>Email your questions for Bree to answer on the show: <a href="mailto:Bree@FEMusician.com" rel="noopener">Bree@FEMusician.com</a><br>Leave your audio questions for Bree to play on the air and answer (you can promote yourself too): <a href="http://www.speakpipe.com/femusician" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">SpeakPipe</a><br>Subscribe to the show on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/female-entrepreneur-musician/id981305947?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a><br>Give us a <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/female-entrepreneur-musician/id981305947?mt=2" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">review on iTunes</a><br>Listen on <a href="http://www.soundcloud.com/women-of-substance" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a><br>Show Editing by Jen Edds at <a href="http://www.317sounddesign.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">317 Sound Design</a><br>Music by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/stella-Ronson" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stella Ronson</a> <h3>ABOUT HOST BREE NOBLE</h3> <p><a href="https://femusician.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Head-Shot-Tunnel-View-2-e1426615980139.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Bree Noble is an entrepreneur, musician and speaker. She founded Women of Substance Radio, an online radio station that promotes quality female artists in all genres, in 2007.  She launched the Women of Substance Music Podcast in November 2014, a 5 day per week show which promotes Independent female artists. Her podcast has hit #1 in New &amp; Noteworthy for the Music, Arts and Society &amp; Culture categories and #4 Audio Podcast on all of iTunes. She draws on her extensive experience running her own music business, both as a solo musician and as an Industry professional, to train and mentor other female musicians. Learn more about the station, the show and the artists at<a href="http://www.wosradio.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.wosradio.com</a>. Connect with Bree on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/breenoble" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@BreeNoble</a> or on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/breenoblemusic" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or on Instagram</p>

FEM162 A Support System for Female Musicians with Bree Noble, Catherine M Thompson, Sheila Veerkamp & Beth Matthew