Geek Herring

The soundtracks that bring our video games to life are mindblowingly awesome and can be completely life-changing to listen to. Would it surprise you to learn that almost 90% of game music is written by men? Women, like today’s guest Karina Pardus from Coy Compositions, are challenging gender inequality in music composition. In today’s episode, you’ll find out: How Karina balances being a music composer while raising a geeky family What the ratio of men to women in music production is Why many women feel like outsiders when first starting in the video game industry How we can challenge gender inequality in our careers How you can get started composing music in the video game industry What we can do to encourage young geek girls to pursue a passion for creating video game music Find Karina and Coy Compositions on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | PatreonMentioned resources:Soundgirls.org Women in Game Jobs Women in Games International Women’s Audio Mission International Game Developers Association GANG - Game Au