Women and Music with Alexa Ace

Ebonie Smith is an award-winning music producer, audio engineer, and singer-songwriter based in New York City and Memphis, TN. Ebonie is also the founder and president of Gender Amplified, Inc., an organization that celebrates and supports women and girls in music production and audio engineering. Ebonie received her first Grammy Certificate and RIAA-certified platinum plaque for work as an assistant engineer on Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording). She received her second Grammy Certificate for work as an assistant engineer on Sturgill Simpson's award-winning album A Sailor's Guide to Earth. She also engineered the Grammy-nominated album Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe and the Grammy-winning album Invasion to Privacy by Cardi B. She currently works as an in-house engineer and producer for Atlantic Records. She is also an elected governor of the New York Chapter of The Recording Academy and is a current member of the Producers & Engineers Wing. Ebonie holds a master's degree in Music Technology from New York University and a bachelor's degree in Africana Studies from Barnard College, Columbia University. While in college, Ebonie received training at Columbia University's Computer Music Center and studied abroad in the West African nation of Cameroon. During her 5-month stay there, she performed with bands, worked in studios, and produced local artists. Ebonie has recorded, engineered and/or produced for: Charlie Puth, Ms. Lauryn Hill, The Roots,Janelle Monáe, Jimmy Fallon, Zoe Kravitz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kodak Black, D.R.A.M., Adia Victoria, Ben Platt, Kat Deluna, Morton Subotnick, Sabrina Claudio, Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie, MNEK, T-Minus, Scott Harris, Niia, Jaymes Young, Yemi Alade, Sarah Close, SWMRS, Sturgill Simpson, Santigold, Marina and the Diamonds, the Grammy Award-winning Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Recording, Firekid, Toyboy & Robin, Kaleo, Kamau, Phony Ppl, Joell Ortiz, Black Thought, Dave Cobb, Wale, Tigertown, Christina Perri, Dana Parish, Corey Chorus, Madison Love, Ingrid Michaelson, Sean C and LV, Jon Batiste, Rhiannon Giddens, Out Came The Wolves, FinishTicket, James TW, The Front Bottoms, Panic! At The Disco, Louis Cato, Shooter Jennings, Brent Cobb, Ledinsky, Icona Pop, Chris Miles, The Moth and the Flame, Melanie Martinez, Birdy,Francesco Yates, King 810, Chef’Special, Brett Dennen, Cash Cash, Max Frost, Halestorm, Katy Tiz, Christine & The Queens, Theory of a Deadman, Anderson East, Jasmine Thompson, Action Bronson, Straight No Chaser, Jake Troth, Jacquie Lee, Amadeus, A R I Z O N A, !llmind and many more! Thank you to www.OKIMREADY.org for the opportunity to raise awareness about substance abuse in Oklahoma before the holidays.

Zoe Hines is an artist and Associate Publicist at Grandstand Media who became obsessed with music at an early age due to the bass of her dad’s DJ speakers vibrating every wall in the house growing up. Utilizing what she heard as a kid – along with influences from artists including Mac Miller, The Internet, SYD, Omar Apollo, Frank Ocean and Orion Sun – the Brooklyn-based, New Jersey-raised artist began to experiment with her own soundcraft, creating timeless stories for listeners searching for answers in the deepest part of their psyche. In this episode Zoe and Alexa speak about growing up in club culture, what it's like to intern at PAPER, working at Grandstand Media, and Zoe's steps into artistry, forever.

July Jones is a Slovenian-British pop artist who challenges mainstream pop with a strong determination for queer recognition. As a proud immigrant, July has been THROUGH it. Yet, her attitude about life is bright and bold. She is talent she is beauty she is grace. In this episode we touch on July’s musical journey, producing, being on Eurovision, in Playboy, and what it takes to be your own boss.

Tour Photographer: Greta Van Fleet, Walk The Moon, Simple Plan, Fitz and the Tantrums, and more

Gwen Bunn is a GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter and multi platinum selling producer & multi instrumentalist. Gwen was born in Decatur, Georgia and after graduating high school, attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she left after a year to return to her hometown to pursue music full-time. Gwen was quickly contacted by Top Dawg Entertainment after returning home from Berklee. Top Dog houses artists such as Kendrick Lamar, and SZA. She took a chance and went to Los Angeles in 2014 where she co-produced with Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar on the Grammy-nominated hit “collard greens.” From there she’s released albums under her own name such as Safe Travels, and “PHASE” which we speak about! Other things mentioned in this episode are her producers on the record, the solitude of enjoying the small things, and what it’s like to work with and sample one of your favorite artists songs.