Map of initiatives
Discover some of the initiatives and collectives that are dedicated to the fight for equality and for a greater visibility of the work of women DJs and producers in the Electronic Music scene in Brazil and in the world.
Brazilian initiatives
Bandida Coletivo
Conceived by Rafaela Andrade BadSista, BANDIDA is, before being a party, a collective of Minas that seek visibility in the Global Bass Music scene.
Coletivo Rebel Woman
Reggae made by rebellious women in Fortaleza (CE).
DJane Mag Brasil
The latest releases, all about the female DJ scene.
Maddam Music
Seal, Producer and Artistic Collective formed by DJs, VJs, performers, researchers and music producers. Our focus is to stimulate and promote female and lgbtqia+ protagonism in electronic music.
QG das Minas
Feminine collective in order to bring together and include women in the disco scene. In order to promote sound encounters between DJs of different generations in addition to highlighting the female relevance within the DJ Culture.
WME (Women's Music Event)
Music, business and technology platform focused on female protagonism.
Coletivo Útero
Collective of mine DJs. Created to generate music and art in partnership with the manas.
Discotecárias
Photographic project by Milena Camilotti.
Feminine Hi-Fi
FEMININE HI-FI is feminine union, it is empowerment, it is energy that flows together and multiplies together through music and the message contained in the songs. It is a dive into the sound waves of Jamaican music from a female perspective.
Mamba Negra
Venomous snake with lustful nocturnal habits. Fast and fatal strike. Electronic paralysis arena.
UH! Manas TV
A music channel with programming entirely composed by women in search of equity, space and recognition in the music scene.
Foreign initiatives
female:pressure
A database and online transnational network of women, transgender, transfemale, transmale, intersex, genderqueer, gender nonconformist, agender and/or nonbinary, DJs, musicians, songwriters, producers, visual artists, agents, journalists and researchers who work in the fields of electronic music and visual arts.
Working Women
Working Women é um projeto enraizado na elaboração, incerteza e persistência. É uma colaboração entre as DJs Nicely, Nina e Voices, que incentiva o feedback e a participação comunitária de todas as mulheres para as quais o projeto é dedicado. A metodologia envolve improvisação, troca emocional, teatralidade, escuta coletiva e, acima de tudo, um compromisso contínuo com a arte de discotecar, colaborar e explorar uma variedade de estilos musicais.
Noise Manifesto
Idealizada pela DJ Paula Temple, a gravadora Noise Manifesto, se compromete a ter “pelo menos 50% de artistas que se identificam como trans, mulheres, mulheres, não homens, inconformados ou queer” em cada lançamento.