1. UK organisations with a women in music focus

2. Women in music organisations around the world

3. Professional development

4. Other useful organisations for musicians

1. UK organisations with a women in music focus

Bandwagon Studios
Runs Women and Music, a project which encourages women to participate in all aspects of creating and performing popular music.
W: www.bandwagonstudios.co.uk
E: info@bandwagonstudios.co.uk
T: 01623 422962
F: 01623 633449
Westfield Folkhouse
Westfield Lane
Mansfield
Nottingham
NG18 2LT

Overtones
A London-based recording studio, with a strong bias towards promoting women's competent and creative use of technology.
W: www.overtones.co.uk
E: info@overtones.co.uk
T: 020 7404 6006
14-15 Lambs Conduit Passage
London
WC2R 4RH

Women in Tune
Women In Tune aims to enable and encourage women and girls' creative and musical expression. Run summer Camps/Festivals; in Lampeter, Wales, as well as DJ and music technology courses for women.
W: http://www.womenintune.org.uk
E: info@womenintune.org.uk

Women's Jazz Archive
The Women's Jazz Archive was established in Swansea in 1986 by pianist and historian Jen Wilson. Now in new premises near the marina.
W: www.jazzsite.co.uk/wja
T: 01792 456666
Rooms 1-3 Queen's Buildings
Cambrian Buildings
SWANSEA
SA1 1TW

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2. Women in music organisations around the world

Holland - Stichting Vrouw en Muziek (Dutch Women and Music Foundation
A national organization located in Amsterdam, whose primary goal is to promote the participation of women composers past and present, East and West. Option to view website in English language.
Swammerdamstraat 38
1091 RV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
T: +31 (0)20 694 73 17
F: +31 (0)20 694 12 73
W: www.vrouwenmuziek.nl
E: info@vrouwenmuziek

Italy - Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Music
Holds many concerts and events promoting women's music in Italy, especially championing women composers. Organises an annual Symposium in Fiuggi, Italy: women from around the world come together for music and discussion. Run by Patricia Adkins Chiti, who works to draw European women in music organisations together and often makes high-level political representations in Italy and Europe.
W: www.donneinmusica.org
E: info@donneinmusica.org
Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica
Via Proba Petronia 820136 Roma
Italia
Telefax 06 35 34 85 33

USA - International Alliance for Women in Music
Celebrates the contributions and encourages the activities of all women musicians. It is a coalition of professional composers, conductors, performers, musicologists, educators, librarians and lovers of music.
W: www.iawm.org
E: iawm-info@grove.iup.edu
T: 724 357 7918
F: 724 357 9570
Administrative Office
Department of Music
422 S. 11th St., Room 209
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana
PA 15705-1070
USA

3. Professional development

artsadvice
Website offering course and career advice for the Creative Industries. You can also advertise your course with them.
W: www.artsadvice.com

Music Tank
Aims to create a collaborative community that overrides traditional industry partitions - to give artists, managers, labels, publishers, promoters, audio professionals, press and beyond the connectivity to share ideas, exchange information and forge new partnerships - whatever the genre.
W: www.musictank.co.uk/

Generator Magazine
Supports live pop and indie music in the North East. Their website has useful info sheets such as "Making your own records and sending demos to record companies".
W: www.generator.org.uk/

4. Other useful organisations for musicians - UK

British Council
Education, funding, touring abroad
W: www2.britishcouncil.org/arts
T: 020 7389 3005/3010
F: 020 7389 3057
11 Portland Place
London
W1N 4EJ

British Music Information Centre
The British Music Information Centre (Bmic) is a leading resource for everyone interested in 20th and 21st century new music in the UK.
W: www.bmic.co.uk
E: info@bmic.co.uk
T: 020 7499 8567
F: 020 7499 4795
10 Stratford Place
London
W1C 1BA

British Society for Music Therapy
Founded in 1958 by Juliette Alvin and her colleagues with the object of promoting the use and development of music therapy. 
W: www.bsmt.org
E: info@bsmt.org
T: 020 8441 6226
F: 020 8441 4118
61 Church Hill Road
East Barnet
Herts
EN4 8SY

Central Composers' Alliance
Promotes the works of member composers who are resident in, or have close connections with, Central England. They would like more women members. Performance and concert opportunities and a webpage are also part of the benefits of membership.
W: www.composersalliance.com
E: musicluver@lineone.net

Incorporated Society of Musicians
The UK's professional association for musicians
W: www.ism.org
E: membership@ism.org
T: 020 7629 4413
F: 020 408 1538
10 Stratford Place
London
W1N 6AE

Jazz Services Ltd
W: www.jazzservices.org.uk
E: info@jazzservices.org.uk
T: 020 7928 9089
F: 020 7401 6870
First Floor
132 Southwark Street
London
SE1 0SW

Musicians Union
The organisation representing musicians in the UK has a website with a wealth of useful information.
W: www.musiciansunion.org.uk
E: info@musiciansunion.org.uk
T: 020 7582 5566
F: 020 7582 9805
60-62 Clapham Road
London
SW9 0JJ

National Music and Disability Information Service
Provides free advice and information to give disabled people choices to enjoy, be involved with and benefit from music.
W: www.soundsense.org
E: 100256.30@compuserve.com
T: 01449 736 287
F: 01449 737 649
Sound Sense
Riverside House
Rattlesden
Bury St Edmunds
IP30 0SF

Sound Sense
The UK development agency for community music. Supports community musicians.
W: www.soundsense.org
E: info@soundsense.org
T: 01449 673990
F: 01449 673994
7 Tavern Street
Stowmarket Suffolk
IP14 1PJ

Society for the Promotion of New Music (spnm)
From contemporary, jazz, classical and popular music to that written for film, dance and other creative media, spnm is one of the main advocates of new music in Britain today.
W: www.spnm.org.uk
E: spnm@spnm.org.uk
T: 020 7407 1640
F: 020 7403 7652
18-20 Southwark Street
London
SE1 1TJ

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