About Gender Representation in the Music Industry

Four artists reflect on better practices for gender inclusion in the music industry, away from gender binaries, tokenism, and pink-washing.

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Music in Exile

Music unites people beyond language and status, at home or on the road - however perilous it may be. Music helps us find our place and hopefully belong there.

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Cultural Voices of Berlin

Stifled voices of Berlin’s creative community: cultural workers face censorship, cancelled gigs and lost arts funding for showing solidarity with Palestine.

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DEI x Music x New Tech

Oftentimes, artworks featuring new tech use buzz technologies that bring no added-value to the art; and Silicon Valley seems to have already polluted new tech with bias. So why should musical creatives build impactful space on web3 despite all these challenges?

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Social and eco sustainability work hand in hand

In the dif intro, we say we advocate for social and eco sustainability, why do we mix DEI with ecology? Simply because ecology is fully part of DEI as pollution first affects individuals and communities already marginalised by the post-colonial and capitalist order.

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Roma Culture in Europe

Romani people are most famous in Europe for their rich musical culture. There are many ways that Roma people may be called, some are correct while others are racist slang. Find out more about where Roma people come from and what sort of music and dance they have brought to Europe all the way from India over several centuries.

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MENA, WANA, SWANA, a growing force in the music industry

Music from South West Asia and Northern Africa is gaining importance by the minute whether in terms of industry or in the hearts of fans.

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DEI in music marketing podcast

Following the project DEI 2023, DEI 2024 launches with a podcast aired on dublab and presenting a panel talk recorded in Los Angeles on the occasion of a new instalment of the LA x Berlin connection by YMA.

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DEI in music & entertainment podcast series by Saskhia Menendez

Discover the “Harmonizing Voices: Global Perspectives on Equality & Diversity in the Music and Entertainment Industries” podcast series curated and hosted by DEI activist Saskhia Menendez.

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DEI in cultural public funding

A look into the lack of DEI in cultural funding and how it might affect institutions, projects, and diverse cultural workers especially in Europe and Berlin through general observations and specific case studies.

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Tenacity

An interview of author Beth Winegarner about the metal scene in West Asia and Africa, originally published in Fourculture.

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Heal Her

Heal Her is a global and interactive project by Lena Chen and Annique Delphine, that sets to engage in the collective healing of gender-based violence and trauma via storytelling, music, dance, and visual art.

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Sex Sells

Social media post-based reflection on the (ab)use of the female form for music event promotion, originally published in Fourculture Magazine.

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About 2016, 2017, and 2018

Years 2016, 2017, and 2018 DEI wrap-ups by Nadia Says, originally published in Fourculture Magazine.

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A history of dif

Here is the little story of how the dif Verein, or in its full version “diverse, inclusive, and fair”, and the accompanying website came to be.

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