Featuring Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Carol Kaye, Wendy Carlos, Maria Schneider, Sylvia Robinson, and more!
Melodies have no gender, but the machinations that deliver melodies are overwhelmingly male. Nevertheless, women have persisted in the creation, performance, production, delivery, and influence of music in all genres. Musician and historian Mark Montgomery French's presentation will uncover the truths, introduce you to exciting tunes, and dive deep into the talent and tales of unfairly obscured women in music. Plus, there will be jokes.
BIO
Ambient musician and visual artist Mark Montgomery French is an award-winning film composer with the group Spiky Blimp, host of the podcast “All Your Favorite Music is (Probably)…”, and Director of Audio Visual Ministries at Glide Memorial Church. In June 2025, he released his ambient protest album 𝙏𝙝𝙮 𝙉𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙂𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘿𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙇𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙚. He’s also a music historian noted for his talks All Your Favorite Music is (Probably) Black, Unsung Women of Music, and Black Ambience Before André 3000. He was formerly the co-leader of the ’90s progressive funk band Endangered Species.
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