[son_commun]
@soncommun.bsky.social
Multilingual knowledge-sharing community supporting gender diverse audio/sound learners and practitioners in tiohtiá:ke-montréal
https://linktr.ee/son_commun
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In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.
Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
Making time for quiet study can be challenging for audio learners and practitioners, so let’s take advantage of the slow(ish) winter season to study together!
winter 2026 dates: Jan 19 & 26, Feb 2 & 9. No registration required. Just dm us to let us know you are interested and confirm the location.
winter 2026 dates: Jan 19 & 26, Feb 2 & 9. No registration required. Just dm us to let us know you are interested and confirm the location.
January 13, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Making time for quiet study can be challenging for audio learners and practitioners, so let’s take advantage of the slow(ish) winter season to study together!
winter 2026 dates: Jan 19 & 26, Feb 2 & 9. No registration required. Just dm us to let us know you are interested and confirm the location.
winter 2026 dates: Jan 19 & 26, Feb 2 & 9. No registration required. Just dm us to let us know you are interested and confirm the location.
After being away for most of last year, we are happy and excited to share that we are getting back to planning workshops and gathering for our beloved audio learners and practitioners 💖💖💖💖
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media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:12 AM
After being away for most of last year, we are happy and excited to share that we are getting back to planning workshops and gathering for our beloved audio learners and practitioners 💖💖💖💖
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LOUD WOMEN DIY Guide #7: How to write your own press release
So you’ve recorded your banging new single or put together an EP that’s ready to set the world on fire (or at least, your local venues). Congratulations! Now, if you want people to hear it, you need to shout about it. And what better way…
So you’ve recorded your banging new single or put together an EP that’s ready to set the world on fire (or at least, your local venues). Congratulations! Now, if you want people to hear it, you need to shout about it. And what better way…
LOUD WOMEN DIY Guide #7: How to write your own press release
So you’ve recorded your banging new single or put together an EP that’s ready to set the world on fire (or at least, your local venues). Congratulations! Now, if you want people to hear it, you need to shout about it. And what better way to shout than with a press release? I know, I know. “But Cassie, writing a press release sounds way too professional for a DIY band like us!” Well, friends, strap in. It’s easier than you think, and I’ll show you how to do it in the most punk-rock way possible—without selling your soul or hiring a PR team.
loudwomen.org
March 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
LOUD WOMEN DIY Guide #7: How to write your own press release
So you’ve recorded your banging new single or put together an EP that’s ready to set the world on fire (or at least, your local venues). Congratulations! Now, if you want people to hear it, you need to shout about it. And what better way…
So you’ve recorded your banging new single or put together an EP that’s ready to set the world on fire (or at least, your local venues). Congratulations! Now, if you want people to hear it, you need to shout about it. And what better way…
Our show and tell social is coming up this weekend! (…totally messed up and deleted the original post about it 😭) come share joy with other sound/audio learners and practitioners 💖 rsvp encouraged 💖
February 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Our show and tell social is coming up this weekend! (…totally messed up and deleted the original post about it 😭) come share joy with other sound/audio learners and practitioners 💖 rsvp encouraged 💖
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Funk isn’t a just a man’s game. Since the beloved genre’s beginnings, women have been trailblazing a path through it, and breaking barriers in the process.
Women of Funk: Essential Albums You Need to Hear
Funk music is too often viewed as a male-dominant genre. But plenty of female artists, from Lyn Collins to Janelle Monáe, have torn the roof off just as hard.
www.discogs.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Funk isn’t a just a man’s game. Since the beloved genre’s beginnings, women have been trailblazing a path through it, and breaking barriers in the process.
We are cooking up a critical listening activity this year to both improve our music listening skills and highlight local femme/queer independent artists 💖💖💖 drop us some suggestions of who we should not miss!!!
January 31, 2025 at 6:26 PM
We are cooking up a critical listening activity this year to both improve our music listening skills and highlight local femme/queer independent artists 💖💖💖 drop us some suggestions of who we should not miss!!!
For us, community and learning support were the answer to facing a “male dominated audio industry” 💖 through our programming, we aim to make audio/sound tools and technology accessible for our gender diverse learners and colleagues ✨
January 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
For us, community and learning support were the answer to facing a “male dominated audio industry” 💖 through our programming, we aim to make audio/sound tools and technology accessible for our gender diverse learners and colleagues ✨
son commun was created in 2023 by sound practitioner/independent archivist Mariana Mejía Ahrens, along with some of her close colleagues, out of rage and love…as a way to support each other while existing and working in an audio industry built for/by cis-men
January 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
son commun was created in 2023 by sound practitioner/independent archivist Mariana Mejía Ahrens, along with some of her close colleagues, out of rage and love…as a way to support each other while existing and working in an audio industry built for/by cis-men