Two award-winning Falmouth students are looking for a space to set up an inclusive recording studio in a bid to disrupt the male-dominated music industry.
Willow Collins and her business partner, Laura Beard, are looking to use the grant Hunter Watson grant they were awarded to set up a sound studio that would provide a welcoming and inclusive place for people of walks of life to rehearse and record their music.
Sirens Studio, the business they've both set up, does currently have a temporary space in Penryn that people are able to use, however, they are currently looking for somewhere more permanent.
The pair also intend to offer workshops to teach young people in the community how to approach live sound and studio recording in an affordable and accessible way.
Having met on a music tech course at Falmouth University, the pair had discussed how much they would like to start their own studio and the difficulties they might face doing so in an industry that is still very much dominated by men.
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Willow said: "Sometimes it can be just impossible to get the right environment for everyone, so that's one of the reasons we thought it would be brilliant because then we could be making a difference at the same time.
"We've spoken to other women on our course and come across other people who, ever since we've mentioned it, have told us they think it's a good idea.
"There's a lot of stuff out there from startup companies and on social media about 'girl boss' and 'girls do it best.'
"We just feel like that sort of stuff is more of a hindrance than help, so if you just get as many non-men into the industry as possible and normalise it, not in an aggressive way or a trying to take over way, just in the same way that the industry is has with men right now, then it might just even itself out."
Willow and Laura were also keen to stress that they don't want that focus to become a gimmick or the sole purpose behind what they do, but it would be an added bonus of getting to do what they love.
If you or someone you know might have a space where Sirens Studio could set up a more permanent base of operations, or are interested in their services, get in touch with them at sirensrecording@gmail.com
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