Girls Make Beats Blog
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Girls Make Beats is a nonprofit organization that empowers girls by expanding the female presence of music producers, DJs, and audio engineers.GMB works with girls ages 5-17 and hosts educational seminars, summer camps, industry panels, and networking events. GMB helps girls further their careers as music producers, DJs, and audio engineers by providing courses on industry-leading hardware and..
Girls Make Beats Blog
3M ago
Girls Make Beats is starting off 2024 with a special spark as CEO/President, Tiffany Miranda, and our GMB students make a guest appearance on the Jennifer Hudson Show.
https://youtu.be/llzZjzhqErE
The show premiered on Monday, January 22nd 2024, highlighting the story of how Girls Make Beats came to be and its mission of paving the way for future female Music Producers, Audio Engineers, and DJs.
GMB girls were joined by surprise guest, Common.
Backstage, Common listened to a few GMB beats and shared inspiring words to our girls nationwide!
Girls Make Beats CEO/Founder, Tiffany Miranda enteri ..read more
Girls Make Beats Blog
5M ago
The Girls Make Beats Gala was a truly magical night. With Honorees, Missy Elliott, Harvey Mason Jr., Chlöe, and Flyana Boss, the Gala was a staple event for the music industry. It paid homage to Hip Hop 50th celebrating Women Past, Present, and Future. DJ Jojo and MK The Boss spun trailblazing hits from the 80's while Sparkle and Mak10 spun the 90's! Marlee XX and DJ Marley took center stage spinning the 2000's! A truly moving spoken word interlude was performed by the incredible GMB alumni, Kaiya Nyasha. The Guests received a first look at the Girls Make Beats Documentary trailer and were abl ..read more
Girls Make Beats Blog
7M ago
So excited to share that our inaugural GMB Gala will be held on 11/4 at the Avalon Hollywood. We will be celebrating Hip Hop 50th highlighting Women Trailblazers, Past, Present and Future. Tickets are on sale now at girlsmakebeats.org/gala ..read more
Girls Make Beats Blog
11M ago
Welcome, music lovers, to a rhythmic journey through time! As we are in the month of June, we find ourselves immersed in the harmonious celebration of Black Music Month. But this year, there's an extra special occasion to commemorate – the 50th anniversary of hip hop! So, in this entry of Kaiya’s Korner, let's tune our ears, and embark on a thrilling expedition into the world of hip hop, a cultural movement that has revolutionized the music scene for half a century.
The Birth of an Era:
The year was 1973, and in the vibrant borough of the Bronx, New York, a musical spark was ignited, giving ..read more
Girls Make Beats Blog
11M ago
Our girls DJ Mak-10 and DJ Sparkle got the chance to spin at a special private screening of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts at the Paramount Theater in LA! 90s hiphop was the theme and these girls absolutely crushed it! Thank you @paramountpics@transformersmovie for the coolest Tuesday night out Catch the new Transformers movie in theaters this Friday ..read more
Girls Make Beats Blog
11M ago
We had such a truly incredible time during our Spring Camp at Atlantic Records/Warner Music Group. Our NY girls learned how to DJ and make beats and also visit Spotify! Thank you Grantmakers for Girls of Color and WMG/BFF SJF for helping to make this possible ..read more
Girls Make Beats Blog
1y ago
This year, GMB was invited to attend the Billboard WIM Awards held at the YouTube Theatre LA on March 1, 2023. 13-year-old Sparkle walked the blue carpet with founder Tiffany Miranda. The award show was an inspiring event and even had its first-ever Producer of the Year Award awarded to Rosalia. It was truly a memorable night preceded by a Top Producer's dinner celebrating women creatives.
https://video.wixstatic.com/video/1a4442_d8829a33e99e41a1a1da7401ed9edc0f/720p/mp4/file.mp4 ..read more
Girls Make Beats Blog
1y ago
"There are numerous fields that women are severely underrepresented, but thanks to Girls Make Beats it won’t be hip-hop!”
GMB was featured on a segment on the national NBC Show "Play it Forward" with the Harlem Globetrotters. They even had the opportunity to perform at their halftime show as they played at the Crypto Arena in LA!
https://video.wixstatic.com/video/1a4442_872cca4d5a7749d1b040e7b2292ecff1/480p/mp4/file.mp4 ..read more
Girls Make Beats Blog
1y ago
Girls Make Beats #NYC member @d.j.sassyj and GMB #Miami member @djmarley954 did their thing DJing backstage at @rollingloud#NYC@microsoft x @xbox artist lounge ..read more
Girls Make Beats Blog
1y ago
Hello and welcome back to Kaiya’s Korner! March is Women's History Month, a special time to celebrate the contributions of women to society throughout history. When we think about women's contributions to the world of music, we can't help but marvel at the incredible talent and creativity that women have brought to the field. From classical composers to contemporary pop stars, there’s no denying women have made their mark on music history in countless ways.
Women have been making music for as long as music has existed, but their contributions have often been overlooked or downplayed. Througho ..read more