Letter from the Editor

In 2022, we are celebrating our 15th year of musical service, promoting women musicians, globally!

Despite COVID, DELTA, and OMICRON, the fourth issue of Musicwoman Magazine marched on to bring you the stories of women who support musicians, worldwide. From South Florida to South Africa, women work, diligently, to bring talented women musicians to audiences, small and large.

This issue celebrates producers, promoters, and DJs, without whom most musicians would have little representation. Our members stepped up to tell their stories about concert production and promotion. The DJs who play our music stand at the core of recognition of musicians for radio and podcast listeners. Since 2008, my podcast Musicwoman Radio at BlogTalkRadio has featured over 400 musicwomen. The power of archived episodes is that they are available forever. Presently, I hosted 134 episodes that are recorded and archived at www.blogtalkradio.com/musicwoman.

Women in Jazz South Florida, Inc. has 394 members with 244 musicians, including 69 men who support our mission to promote women musicians, globally. WIJSF is proud to collaborate with these seasoned women. Students of the music business will do well to read these stories, carefully, to learn how to hone production and promotional skills. These women compete in the huge music market and their contributions to the careers of musicwomen and musicmen are commended and documented, herein.

A special Thank You to our graphic designer, Jodylynn Talevi, who is overworked and underpaid. Our goal is to bring her on as a permanent staff member. So, membership and fundraising will be our focus in our 15th year of musical service, promoting women musicians, globally! Thanks, also, to Conquest Graphics for our 8th Free Printing grant. We could not do this without Conquest Graphics.

Love and music,

Dr. Joan Cartwright Editor/Publisher