Erin Carroll: Elevating Queer Voices

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 More info: https://music-ontario.ca/events/display,details/17784/musicontario-music-publishers-canada-cima-present-trans-artists-professionals-in-canadian-music Follow the Women In Media Podcast on social media: Twitter: @WomenInMediaPod  Instagram: @WomenInMediaPod Facebook.com/WomenInMediaPod  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices