27 - Kate Simko - Underplayed

Kate Simko is a composer in London who's worked across a wide variety of docos and fiction films as well as having had a long career as an EDM DJ. Her most recent work is on the documentary Underplayed, which explores the issue of the lack of female-identifying DJs and the history of women in electronic music. We chatted about the influence of her upbringing in the Chicago music scene, her career as a DJ, finding a sound palette that sat between the music styles of Underplayed's participants, and why there are so few women composers. Check her music at https://open.spotify.com/artist/2KXLSIzI7CY7AJg5ARUOSb?si=68tiq752Qb27zqtpJmt_XA Follow the podcast socials on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/soundperspectivepodcast Instagram - @alfiefaber Email at [email protected]