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February 19, 2026

How The Resonator Awards Became Grammy Week’s Premier Event

In only three years and two events (2025 was cancelled due to the L. A. wildfires) We Are Moving The Needle’s Resonator Awards have become arguably the top Grammy week event.


January 29, 2026

Chappell! Chaka! Inside The Resonator Awards—A Ceremony Rewriting Whose Voices Get Heard in Music

Hosted by Fred Armisen at Chaplin Studios, the evening brought together a mix of legacy artists, rising voices, and backstage power players. Olivia Rodrigo, Joni Mitchell, Laufey, and Addison Rae served as presenters throughout the night, while Chappell Roan, Chaka Khan, and St. Vincent were among the honorees recognized for their cultural impact.


January 8, 2026

Chaka Khan, St. Vincent, Haim Among Honorees for 2026 Resonator Awards

The Grammy Week gala, hosted by female-led nonprofit We Are Moving the Needle, will also feature appearances by Olivia Rodrigo, Sia, and Addison Rae


November 5, 2025

We Are Moving the Needle Sets Date for 2026 Resonator Awards: ‘Music Should Sound Like the World We Live In’

The organization, founded by Grammy winner Emily Lazar, seeks to empower women and non-binary producers, engineers, and creators.


September 2, 2025

How mixer Amy Sergeant built her career as a music maker

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Mixer, producer and writer Amy Sergeant reflects on the skills that have shaped her career so far, and the Mix With The Masters seminar that deepened her confidence in both her instincts and abilities.


April 16, 2025

How to apply for the SOPHIE scholarship fund

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A new scholarship from We Are Moving the Needle celebrates the late musician’s legacy by supporting women, trans and non-binary creators


March 25, 2025

We Are Moving The Needle amplifies a safe space for overlooked audio engineers

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Ithaca College’s chapter of We Are Moving The Needle is a club that aims to create a safe and welcoming space for female and nonbinary audio engineers looking to grow in their field.


March 31, 2025

Equalizers: Mastering Engineer Emily Lazar

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Lazar discusses her work in today’s installment of our Women’s History Month series, Equalizers: Women in Music Production. 


January 18, 2024

Alanis Morissette, Corinne Bailey Rae & More to Be Honored at Inaugural Resonator Awards: Full List

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Caroline Polachek, Catherine Marks, Laura Sisk and Jennifer Decilveo will also be honored.


December 18, 2023

We Are Moving the Needle, Female Producer-Engineer Advocacy Group, to Present First Annual Awards

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We Are Moving the Needle, a non-profit organization that aims to empower women producers and engineers, will present its first annual awards during Grammy Week in Los Angeles. The invite-only Resonator Awards will take place Tuesday, January 30, 2024 and will showcase the top echelon of female and gender-minority producers and engineers.


October 5, 2023

The Beatport Group announced today the recipients of its second annual Diversity + Parity Fund

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The fund will distribute grants totaling $150,000 to accelerate gender parity and diversity across the music industry. Change The Beat, Last Night A DJ Saved My Life, ONE OFF TRAKS, Other Village People, Saffron, and We Are Moving The Needle are this year’s grantees


August 15, 2023

We Are Moving the Needle Appoints Skye Landgraf as Its First Director of Partnerships and Programs

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We Are Moving the Needle, the nonprofit organization working to close the vast gender gap in the recording studio, has appointed Skye Landgraf (she/they) as its first Director of Partnerships and Programs


April 11, 2023

Women and Nonbinary Producers and Engineers “Vastly Underrepresented” in 2022’s Top Songs, New Study Finds

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The inaugural Fix the Mix report examines gender representation among producers, engineers, and other technical recording roles in the music industry.

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