FEMME HOUSE –THE NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM THAT SEEKS TO CREATE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN AND OTHER MARGINALIZED GENDER EXPRESSIONS IN THE TECHNICAL AREAS OF MUSIC CREATION–ANNOUNCESTHE ‘FEMME HOUSE TAKEOVER TOUR’
12-DATE U.S. MAJOR MARKET TOUR FEATURING NIGHTTIME CLUB SHOWS & DAYTIME WORKSHOPS WITH LP GIOBBI
BKLAVA TO SUPPORT ON SELECT DATES
GENERAL ON-SALE FOR ALL DATES SET FOR THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Only about 2% of producers are non-male. FEMME HOUSE–a non-profit educational platform that seeks to create equitable opportunities for women and other marginalized gender expressions in the technical areas of music creation–is taking action for change this February, March and April. The FEMME HOUSE TAKEOVER TOUR with headliner LP Giobbi will present a unique experience with club shows by night and music workshops by day. Tickets for all club shows go on sale this Friday, February 4 at smarturl.it/FemmeHouseTour with the artist presale launching tomorrow, February 1, the Spotify Fans First pre-sale February 2 and the promoter presale February 3. Information on how to register for the Femme House workshops will be made available soon.
Launching February 25 in Philadelphia with 11 major cities across the U.S. to follow, each date will feature a nighttime club show with FEMME HOUSE co-founder, American inspirational producer, DJ, label owner, curator, music director, feminist, entrepreneur and Piano House Queen LP Giobbi. During the day of each tour stop, LP Giobbi and Ableton Certified Trainers will host free intro to music production workshops, workshops on production and DJing, and professional development events in select markets hosted with She Is The Music. Immersive online courses will be offered on a “pay what you can” basis and $1 of every ticket sold will support FEMME HOUSE programming. Attendees can also apply for the FEMME HOUSE Scholarship for BIPOC Creators providing four artists per year free gear and one-on-one mentorship.
“When I first started out, I learned that only about 2% of charting producers were non-male. It’s what drove me to build FEMME HOUSE, and combine the power of education with the freedom of the dance floor,” shares LP Giobbi. “The FEMME HOUSE Takeover Tour will innovate the concert-going experience by offering free production workshops during the day and an epic club party highlighting a gender expansive lineup at night, providing the education, opportunity, and visual representation critical to changing that 2% stat. Your support of this tour isn’t just a concert ticket, it’s a way for you to create the change we all want to see. Can’t wait to see you all on the dance floor.”
During the course of the tour, FEMME HOUSE will create further awareness for its endeavors with the release of the Femme House compilation from Insomniac Records—featuring a slew of music produced and performed by FEMME HOUSE alumni as well as material from new artists–and in March a new single from LP Giobbi & BKLAVA. Meanwhile, LP’s latest release, a remix of Ben Kim’s “Somebody To Love” which samples the Jefferson Airplane rock classic track is out now on Gorgon City’s REALM label.
The FEMME HOUSE TAKEOVER TOUR dates and venues are as follows. Details on the Femme House Workshops will be announced in the coming weeks.
*indicates BKLAVA as support.
About FEMME HOUSE:FEMME HOUSE fosters more equitable opportunity for women and gender-expansive individuals in the technical and behind the scenes areas of music. We are creating the future producers, mixers, engineers, DJs, artists, and executives of the industry by providing education and scholarships, cultivating community, propagating visual representation, and offering professional development opportunities.
Since 2019, FEMME HOUSE has expanded their programming to include free workshops on everything from music production to DJing, specialized online coursework on studio techniques, a weekly radio show on SiriusXM highlighting the best of dance music, a bi-yearly scholarship program for BIPOC creators, and a robust online platform featuring the foremost female and gender-expansive talent. By tearing down as many barriers to entry as possible, they are affecting change on a systemic, industry-wide level.
In 2021, FEMME HOUSE expanded their educational impact by partnering with She Is The Music and We Are Moving The Needle to create She Is The Producer—a free production bootcamp that educated over 3,000 individuals from over 1,400 cities in 77 countries worldwide. In 2022, they plan to expand on that impact by creating more pathways for education and exposure of women and gender expansive individuals, starting with the FEMME HOUSE Tour.
Learn more at www.thisisfemmehouse.com.
About LP Giobbi:With her distinctive blend of live piano loops, high-energy beats, and achingly beautiful melodies, producer, DJ, pianist, entrepreneur, and activist LP Giobbi has become one of electronic music’s fastest-rising stars. Considering herself “a one-woman jam band” behind the decks, the Oregon-born, Austin-based piano house queen has played to thousands of fans across the globe—performing on the stages of Coachella, EDC, Lollapalooza, Firefly, Outside Lands and ACL, and supporting such heavyweights as Diplo, Galantis, SOFI TUKKER, Madeon and so many more.
Named a 2021 “Artist to Watch” by Spotify, Giobbi has racked up nearly 30 million cumulative streams from her singles and remixes, while hits like “Meet Again” ft. Little Boots, “Move Your Body” ft. Hermixalot, and “Close Your Eyes” ft. HANA have landed her on the covers of such high-profile playlists as Spotify’s Mint, Friday Cratediggers, and Housewerk; Apple Music’s Dance XL; Deezer’s New Dance; and Amazon Music’s Fresh Dance. As an in-demand producer, meanwhile, Giobbi has delivered official remixes for the likes of SOFI TUKKER, Dom Dolla, and Hayden James, as well as for such house legends as Junior Sanchez and MK.
Outside of the studio, Giobbi is the co-founder and face of FEMME HOUSE—a non-profit educational platform that seeks to create equitable opportunities for women and other marginalized gender expressions in the technical areas of music creation. Every Saturday night, she hosts FEMME HOUSE Radio on SiriusXM’s Diplo’s Revolution, where she interviews female, trans, and non-binary producers. Additionally, Giobbi serves as the North American Music Director for W Hotels and is the co-owner of Animal Talk—a record label, artist collective, and joint-venture publishing company (with Third Side Music)—established alongside SOFI TUKKER.
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About Bklava:Despite only making her emergence onto the scene at the tail-end of 2019, Brighton based, South London born Bklava has already announced herself as one of the hottest prospects in dance music. With regular support from Danny Howard, Jaguar, Jess Iszatt, Annie Mac and Pete Tong, her music displays her expansive vocals paired with irresistibly smooth beats, and it’s this formula that dictates her unique live performances, where she can be found singing and seamlessly mixing at the same time.
Part of an exciting new wave of UK artists, Bklava has already performed alongside some of the scene’s most recognisable names including Conducta, Sammy Virgi and ABSOLUTE. Bklava can be caught on her monthly show on Rinse FM, also running a female and non-binary DJ platform called Spin Suga. An artist that simply refuses to sit still, Bklava’s ascent to the upper echelons of dance music is firmly underway.
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