Geek Herring

The soundtracks that bring our video games to life are mindblowingly awesome and can be completely life-changing to listen to. Would it surprise you to learn that almost 90% of game music is written by men? Women, like today’s guest Karina Pardus from Coy Compositions, are challenging gender inequality in music composition. In today’s episode, you’ll find out:How Karina balances being a music composer while raising a geeky familyWhat the ratio of men to women in music production isWhy many women feel like outsiders when first starting in the video game industryHow we can challenge gender inequality in our careersHow you can get started composing music in the video game industryWhat we can do to encourage young geek girls to pursue a passion for creating video game musicFind Karina and Coy Compositions on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | PatreonMentioned resources:Soundgirls.org Women in Game Jobs Women in Games International Women’s Audio Mission International Game Developers Association GANG - Game Audio Net