Q&A: Melissa Etheridge On Fighting For Equality in The Music Industry

Whether anecdotal or statistically, Melissa Etheridge is far too aware of the inequality of the music industry. When told of a talented producer/songwriter/artist who wanted studio experience but was constantly harassed by the men of the studios, Etheridge sadly agrees, “Yes, I’ve seen it for 40 years.”

Or when discussing the pitiful, but not surprising, way men outnumber women in technical roles like production and engineering — which was highlighted with crystal clarity in a report earlier this year We Are Moving The Needle’s Fix The Mix — Etheridge is again all too familiar with these statistics.

While Etheridge, like so many women, including Grammy winning

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