#5 Erin Carroll: Elevating Queer Voices
Erin Carroll (they/them) is Canadian publicist advocating for Queer voices in the music industry.
Erin Carroll (they/them) has worked in the music industry for almost 10 years in marketing, PR, and management. Currently, Erin is the manager of Publicity Services at Cadence Music Group / Fontana North. They have managed several press campaigns for artists like Lido Pimienta, Sam Roberts Band, k-os, Trans Trenderz, Martha Wainwright, Brittany Howard and Black Pumas. Outside of Cadence, they also co-manage singer/songwriter T. Thomason. They recently co-founded the first Canadian Music Industry LGBTQ2S+ advisory committee PRISM with support from MusicOntario. The committee, comprised of artists and music industry community leaders, looks to develop opportunities, safer spaces, and visibility for LGBTQ2S+ voices in music business.
Here are some valuable resource links we discuss in the episode:
A QUICK & EASY GUIDE TO THEY/THEM PRONOUNS By Archie Bongiovanni, Tristan Jimerson.
Check out Queery by Cameron Esposito
An inspiring Queer Artist: Vivek Shraya
Read: Glitter Up The Dark: How Pop Music Broke the Binary
Register for the upcoming Trans Artists & Professionals in Music virtual event May 4th / 5th in partnership with CIMA, MusicOntario & Music Publishers Canada:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/trans-in-the-canadian-music-industry-where-to-start-tickets-148834723665
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