“Female inclusion across all genres seems to a problem. It’s frustrating that there can be hundreds of “sound-alike” dudes or guys who don’t contribute much but if they are friends with the gatekeepers of the industry, so to speak, they are all given seats at the table by default. Any woman trying to come up is held to much higher standards, and even doing all the things and more than her male counterparts, it still doesn’t assure her a place and often goes ignored by the industry. If a woman does start to break through, her credibility and legitimacy are immediately called into question. The boys club atmosphere makes it so prohibitively difficult to make any headway. We take tiny steps, and then a new guy just shows up, and we get quickly pushed aside.”

“All that said, within drum & bass, I think women still have a ways to go to reach our full potential with regard to producing to the level of our male counterparts. There are a few, but not many who are doing it at the required level. Drum & bass is super technical to make, and most guys don’t want to discuss your WIPs with you. Having a few solid female-peer support collectives popping up to discuss our music has probably been the most helpful thing so far. Perhaps if we can band together and really lift each other up, we can just build a new table…”