Discwoman is a
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based collective, booking agency, and event platform representing and showcasing women and non-binary artists in the
electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...
community. It was founded in 2014 by Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson, Emma Burgess-Olson (
Umfang), and Christine McCharen-Tran.
The collective addresses
gender imbalance in club and festival lineups.
Artist roster
Discwoman roster as of August 2022.
Events
Since its inaugural event at
Bushwick, Brooklyn
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Bossa Nova Civic Club Discwoman has presented showcases in Boston, Detroit's Movement Festival, Mexico City, Montreal, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh's VIA Festival, San Juan, Seattle's Decibel Festival, and Toronto.
Co-founder Hutchinson, was involved in the 2017 campaign that repealed New York's
anti-dancing Cabaret Law claiming it contained a disproportionate targeting of black and other minority communities. Hutchinson curated the Dweller Festival, promoting black underground talent in New York City.
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