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FOURTH LINE PHOTO BOOK Female Artists shot by Female Photographers EDITED BY IBBI SCHWARTZ
2 BANKS October 24 2019 The Masonic San Francisco CA Photo by Justine Willard
Special thanks to all of the amazingly talented female photographers who contributed their work and to the female music artists who inspired me to do this project In a male dominated music industry the female musicians and photographers represented in this book are helping to pave the way for equal representation We owe them our respect and support Ibbi Schwartz Editor Listen to the Fourth Line Ladies playlist on Spotify to hear music by the women featured in this book 3
Gurr December 19 2019 Columbia Theater Berlin Germany Photo by Anna Wyszomierska
In 2018 Lollapallooza announced their lineup The first female dominated act did not appear until the fourth line Fourth Line Photo Book aims to bring attention to the lack of gender diversity in live music recorded music and the overall music industry This inequality is depicted through photographs of female artists shot by female concert photographers alarming statistics about the state of the industry and quotes from musical artists and industry professionals Since the 2018 Lollapallooza lineup which glaringly underrepresented women there have been huge strides in the awareness of this issue and the intent to do something about it The PRS Foundation s Keychange Initiative is one organization encouraging change They ve challenged festivals to achieve a 50 50 gender balance in festival lineups by 2022 Initially 45 festivals made the pledge Since then more than 120 festivals worldwide have also signed It is interesting to note of the current pledges only 12 festivals are from the United States Lollapallooza is not one of them There s clearly no shortage of female talent what will it take to get them on the stage 5
Poppy February 7th 2019 Saint Andrew s Hall Detroit MI Photo by Rebekah Witt 6
Carly Rae Jepsen February 26 2016 The Grove Anaheim CA Photo by Boston Schulz 7
Mabel February 22 2020 Sala Apolo Barcelona Spain Photo by Mar a Mart n Ryan Patrick Why Aren t More Women in Music Festival Lineups Richmond Times 5 April 2015 8
It s not like I m counting out of 130 bands How many are fronted by women How many women are represented in these bands I feel like in a given year if we take care of the musical diversity the rest will kind of play out Huston Powell Lollapalooza talent booker 9
Carlie Hanson April 8 2019 White Oak Music Hall Houston TX Photo by Kirsten Newbrough 10
Ashanti December 8 2019 Golden 1 Center Sacramento CA Photo by Jaime Schultz 11
October 20 2019 Fillmore Philadelphia PA Photo by Gabriela Barbieri February 5 2020 Riviera Theatre Chicago IL Photo by Astrid Elstrom January 21 2020 Fox Theater Oakland CA Photo by Justine Willard February 5 2020 The Riviera Theatre Chicago IL Photos by Astrid Elstrom 12 KING PRINCESS
November 5 2019 Fillmore Philadelphia PA Photos by Gabriela Barbieri 13
Party Nails September 25 2017 SOMA San Diego CA Photo by Samantha Madnick Langone Alix After Male Dominated Grammys Academy President Says Women Need to Step Up TIME 29 January 2018 14
Women who want to be musicians who want to be engineers producers and want to be part of the industry on the executive level need to step up Neil Portnow following the 2018 Grammys when only one woman took home a main award 15
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ADDIE SARTINO OF THE GREETING COMMITTEE November 8 2019 Old Forester s Paristown Hall Louisville KY Photos by Sonny Swoger 17
April 11 2019 Brooklyn Steel New York NY Photo by Christina Morgan October 27 2018 UC Theatre Berkeley CA Photo by Mary Perez November 24 2018 Slim s San Francisco CA Photo by Mary Perez 18
DESTROY BOYS 19
20 Shenna October 13 2019 Union Market Washington DC Photo by Mary Perez
32 MILLION PEOPLE ATTEND MUSIC FESTIVALS EACH YEAR 51 OF THEM ARE WOMEN For Music Fans the Summer Is All A Stage Neilsen 14 April 2015 21
Rena Lovelis of Hey Violet Bowery Ballroom New York NY Photo by Christina Morgan 22
Abir February 24 2019 Union Transfer Philadelphia PA Photo by Ibbi Schwartz 23
December 3 2019 The Fillmore San Francisco CA Background Photo by Justine Willard June 8 2019 White Oak Music Hall Houston TX Photo by Kristen Newbrough December 3 2019 The Fillmore San Francisco CA Photo by Justine Willard 24
ALY AJ June 15 2019 The Complex Salt Lake City UT Photo by Rachel Leonard 25
26 Betty Who June 12 2019 The Complex Salt Lake City UT Photo by Rachel Leonard
Lydia Night of The Regrettes August 9 2019 Rough Trade Brooklyn NY Photo by Christina Morgan 27
DOLL SKIN We strive to be solid role models for anyone wanting to pick up an instrument and make music especially young girls since when we were all learning to play and perform we knew of very few female figures in the music industry doing what we wanted to do We want to do our part in abolishing inequality to the point that the term girl band is obsolete Alex Snowden of Doll Skin Setnyk Jason Interview with Doll Skin who are touring with Anti Flag The Cornwall Seeker 7 March 2020 28
November 30 2019 Bottom Lounge Chicago IL Photo by Astrid Elstrom June 8 2019 Starland Ballroom Sayreville NJ Photos by Jacquelyn Kozak 29
MANDY LEE October 20 2019 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia PA Photos by Gabriela Barbieri 30
OF MISTERWIVES 31
H E R September 14 2019 Concord Pavilion Concord CA Photo by Justine Willard
JESSIE REYEZ November 12 2018 Saint Andrew s Hall Detroit MI Photo by Rebekah Witt
70 30 THE GENDER DIVIDE ACROSS ALL REGIONS OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS ROUGHLY 70 MALE 30 FEMALE 34 Women in Music Inc A Collection of Statistics from Around the World 2019
Sarah Greenwell of Gymshorts January 15 2020 Rough Trade Brooklyn NY Photo by Olivia Boryczewski Lynn Gunn of Pvris September 25 2017 SOMA San Diego CA Photo by Samantha Madnick
Daya June 29 2019 USANA Amphitheater Salt Lake City UT Photo by Rachel Leonard 36
Nina Nesbitt March 6 2019 Voltage Lounge Philadelphia PA Photos by Ibbi Schwartz 37
Allie X October 13 2019 Union Market Washington DC Photo by Mary Perez 38
Katie Gavin of MUNA October 12 2019 Union Market Washington DC Photo by Mary Perez 39
VIVIAN GIRLS We were young and na ve to the fact that people were mad that we were a band It took us a long time to be like Wait a second people are just furious that we re making music because we re young girls doing it ourselves and that was hard because people would add their narrative to why we were doing things and how we were doing it and we weren t doing it good enough and it was just a lot Katy Goodman of Vivian Girls Tenreyro Tatiana vivan girls walked so the next generation of indie rockers could run Vice 23 September 2019 40
October 4 2019 Regent Theater Los Angeles CA Photo by Boston Schulz 41
Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells September 17 2017 Meads Music Arts Festival Queens NY Photo by Jacquelyn Kozak 42 Katie Earl of The Mowgli s July 24 2019 White Oak Music Hall Houston TX Photo by Kirsten Newbrough
Jennie Vee of Eagles of Death Metal October 12 2018 The Fonda Los Angeles CA Photo by Boston Schulz 43
GENESSA GARINO OF THE REGRETTES August 9 2019 Rough Trade Brooklyn NY Photo by Christina Morgan 44
10 4 THE PERCENTAGE OF FEMALE GRAMMY NOMINEES BETWEN 2013 AND 2019 Kelley Caitlin The Music Industry Still Has A Long Way For Gender Equality Forbes 6 February 2019 45
Aziza Love of Triiibe June 2 2019 Bunbury Festival Cincinnati OH Photo by Sonny Swoger 46
k flay June 29 2019 USANA Amphitheater Salt Lake City UT Photo by Rachel Leonard 47
LIGHTS September 25 2017 SOMA San Diego CA Photo by Samantha Madnick March 9 2018 Saint Andrew s Hall Detroit MI Background Photo by Rebekah Witt
M I A September 16 2017 Meadows Music Arts Festival Queens NY Photos byJacquelyn Kozak
FLORENCE WELCH OF FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE On this record I was embracing the femininity embracing the things I really liked embracing that you can still be powerful and scary in a pink nightie Florence Welch on her fourth album High as Hope Ryzik Melena Florence Welch on embracing her femininity Independent 20 June 2018 50
May 15 2019 Concord Pavilion Concord CA Photo by Justine Willard 51
Rosetta Carr of Franc Moody 52 Appletree Garden Festival Diepholz Germany August 1 2 2019 Photos by Anna Wyszomierska
Ibeyi Pip Blom 53
KIM January 21 2020 Fox Theater Oakland CA Photo by Justine Willard AS OF 2017 FEMALES ONLY ACCOUNT FOR 22 54
PETRAS October 15 2018 The Fox Theater Detroit MI Photo by Rebekah Witt OF THE ARTISTS ON THE BILLBOARD CHARTS Pajer Nicole New Report Shows Major Lack in Representation by Women in the Music Industry Billboard 25 January 2018 55
Zara Larsson April 29 2019 The Fillmore San Francisco CA Photo by Jaime Schultz 56
Lana Del Ray October 6 2019 The Greek Theater Berkeley CA Photo by Justine Willard 57
We d love there to be a higher representation of females but there isn t We need more females picking up guitars forming bands playing in bands Geoff Ellis of Scotland s TRNSMT Music Festival Hatchie June 24 2019 Central Park Summerstage New York NY Photo by Christina Morgan Snapes Laura TRNSMT music festival boss 50 50 gender balance is a while away The Guardian 27 November 2019 58
Milkie Way of Wargasm March 2 2019 Rams Head Live Baltimore MD Photo by Garnette Ransone Grace Potter January 24 2020 The Fillmore Philadelphia PA Photo by Gabriela Barbieri 59
DOROTHY 60 May 12 2019 Rockingham Raceway Rockinghman NC Photo by Samantha Madnick
BISHOP BRIGGS Sexism changes over time but women just like men have different facets of their personalities how we navigate the world what faces we choose to put on there has to be space for all the other parts women are just like men Bishop Briggs October 18 2019 Fillmore Philadelphia PA Photo by Gabriela Barbieri Mann Milla Bishop Briggs Interview Magazine 15 November 2019 61
Japanese Breakfast June 24 2019 Central Park Summerstage New York NY Photo by Christina Morgan 62
Doja Cat December 30 2019 Snowglobe Music Festival South Lake Tahoe CA Photo by Jaime Schultz 63
MAGGIE ROGERS September 20 2019 Greek Theater Berkeley CA Photo by Jaime Schultz I just want to be at a place where my gender isn t my genre Maggie Rogers Felton Lena Music festivals have a gender problem So these friends plotted to fix it The Lily 1 October 2018 64
DODIE September 30 2019 The Depot Salt Lake City UT Photos by Rachel Leonard 65
Sammy Rae The Friends July 14 2019 Brooklyn Bowl Brooklyn NY Photo by Ibbi Schwartz 66
CupcakKe August 18 2019 Yola Dia Los Angeles CA Photo by Boston Schulz 67
October 22 2019 Terminal 5 New York NY Photos by Jacquelyn Kozak 68
CHARLI XCX It s about a shift in the overall tone of the industry and the industry as a whole wanting women to succeed wanting women to be headling acts wanting women to be the main focus rather than the subplot Charli XCX Bliss Karen Charli XCX on Music Industry Sexism Co Writing Se orita and Playing Odd Venues Complex Canada 18 February 2020 69
Lykke Li October 8 2018 Union Transfer Philadelphia PA Photos by Ibbi Schwartz 70
Elle King April 20 2019 The National Richmond VA Photo by Garnette Ransone 71
October 28 2019 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco CA Photo by Justine Willard May 15 2019 Saint Andrew s Hall Detroit MI Photo by Rebekah Witt 72 Spanos Brittany The Joy of LIzzo Rolling Stone 22 January 2020
LIZZO I m making music that hopefully makes other people feel good and helps me discover self love That message I want to go directly to black women big black women black trans women Period Lizzo 73
November 3 2019 Las Vegas Festival Grounds Las Vegas NV Photo by Jaime Schultz 74
KALI UCHIS I wouldn t say that my music is all about female empowerment I think it was never a pre meditated thing It was more so that I happen to be a female and I happen to know what it feels to be constantly trying to figure out how to be empowered or how to love yourself in a world that s constantly like Don t do this or don t wear that you should look like this Just constantly trying to tell you that you shouldn t love yourself or that you re not enough Kali Uchis Rodrigues Jimenez Jorge Here s How Kali Uchis Became An Accidental Feminist Icon in Music Calladitas No More 15 August 2017 75
76 THICK January 15 2020 Rough Trade Brooklyn NY Photo by Olivia Boryczewski
Flora Cash September 28 2019 The Fillmore Detroit MI Photo by Rebekah Witt 77
BILLIE EILISH Some people hate what I wear some people praise it some people use it to shame others some people use it to shame me The body I was born with is not what you wanted If what I wear is comfortable I am not a woman If I shed layers I am a slut If I wear more if I wear less who decides what that makes me What that means Is my value based only on your perception Or is your opinion of me not my responsibility Billie Eilish 78 Web Desk If I shed the layers I m a slut The Week 11 March 2020
September 2 2019 Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Spain Photos by Mar a Mart n 79
Ella Mai April 23 2019 Fox Theater Oakland CA Photo by Jaime Schultz 80
Nanna Bryndis Hilmarsd ttir of Of Monsters and Men November 13 2019 Huxleys Neue Welt Berlin Germany Photo by Anna Wyszomierska 81
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I am very excited to have focused my senior project on a topic that is so important to me both as a woman and as someone entering the music industry I hope to be a part of the change working toward equal representation and supporting 50 50 gendered music festivals in the near future Ibbi Schwartz Editor 2020 83
CONTRIBUTORS Anna Wyszomierska 25 Berlin Germany annwphotos Anna is from Poland and was born in Warsaw In her hometown she graduated from the Technical School of Photography and also attended the American Studies at the University of Warsaw Anna moved to Berlin in November 2017 to seek more career possibilities and a more diverse culture At the moment she is freelancing as a photographer on the side to her job as a vegan cook Astrid Elstrom 15 Chicago IL astridelstrom Astrid Elstrom is a freelance photographer from Chicago Illinois They first picked up concert photography during their freshman year of high school They have been shooting concerts for a little over a year and have gotten cool opportunities to photograph some of their favorite artists while also discovering new and up and coming artists Astrid s goal as a photographer is to capture the beauty and essence of performers A dream of theirs is to one day be able to travel and tour as a photographer They believe that the current state of the music industry is predominantly male dominated all across the board which is why it is important to share your friends work and support your local artists In the future Astrid hopes to see more touring female photographers and women getting more recognition for their hard work in the music industry 84
CONTRIBUTORS Boston Schulz 27 Los Angeles CA byeboston With an impressive ability to capture the excitement of any moment on stage Boston Schultz has made a name and career for herself in the world of live concert photography Having shot hundreds of shows and thousands of artists Boston s photography has portrayed festivals parties and every type of performance in between showcasing a portfolio that includes some of the world s best known musicians Beginning concert photography in New York City in 2013 Boston an extremely self taught photographer later brought her photography prowess to Los Angeles in 2015 and has been highlighted in numerous publications magazines and signage With a subject roster that includes Slash Robert Plant Courtney Love and Tom Petty Boston has over the years not only developed her technical aptitude but also her business acumen in some of the Music World s most sought after cities and venues The head of her own photography LLC Boston has also shot a wide range of other subject matters outside of live music ranging from weddings to boudoir However her main passion lies in concert photography and capturing the incredible moments that make a live performance the thrilling experience that it is Christina Morgan 22 New York NY morgan christina_ Christina Morgan is a photographer based in New York whose work is primarily rooted in music photography and portraiture Christina runs an online music and culture mag called At Capacity Zine with Gabrielle Cabacab 85
CONTRIBUTORS Gabriela Barbieri 23 Philadelphia PA gabbycpbphotography Gabriela is a Florida raised concert photographer now based in Philly Growing up with music meant the world to her and wanting to be in the music industry photography soon became her passion Being able to capture the moment a moment that to someone means the world really drives her to keep going Garnette Ransone 24 Richmond VA garnetteransonephotography Garnette Ransone is a self taught photographer based out of Richmond Virginia She does wedding portrait and concert photography but concert photography has always been what she finds most inspiring New Politics was the first band to ever let Garnette photograph one of their shows and since then she has continued to work on her craft traveling up and down the East Coast to shoot for as many bands as she can Garnette will graduate in May with a Masters of Teaching from Virginia Commonwealth University and she plans to continue with photography as she begins her teaching career Ibbi Schwartz 21 Philadelphia PA ibbitakespics Ibbi is a senior Music Industry student at Drexel University and the editor of Fourth Line Photo Book She shot her first concert while working at V Magazine in the summer of 2018 and has sought out concert photography opportunities ever since She has photographed for the Philadelphia venue Union Transfer Kinda Cool Mag and several local Philadelphia bands Ibbi loves finding new ways to to immerse herself into the music industry and is grateful to have captured so many talented artists on camera 86
CONTRIBUTORS Jacquelyn Kozak 24 New York New Jersey jacqkozphoto Jacquelyn Kozak got her first camera as a Christmas present when she was twelve a Konica Minolta that is now discontinued and has been bringing it everywhere since The moment she first stepped into a photo pit she knew she d never get that same rush anywhere else She started shooting live music in 2017 and has since contributed photography and writing to several online music publications While her gear and her photographic eye have definitely been improved the passion and excitement is still the same as that very first day she picked up the camera She currently works for Getty Images and has successfully managed to make her entire world revolve around photography She is forever thankful to Less Than Jake for giving her some new dreams and her first photo pass Jaime Schultz 25 San Francisco CA jaimesphoto Jaime Schultz is a photographer currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area She has a BFA in Photography from The School of Visual Arts in NYC For the last ten years Jaime has been dedicated to photographing musicians on stage and in their environments Aside from that Jaime loves shooting fashion stories and is always trying to find something new to photograph 87
CONTRIBUTORS Justine Willard 20 San Francisco CA justinewillard_ Justine has been doing concert photography for a year and a half now and has already seen so many amazing artists She got into it by complete accident and it s been the best thing that has ever happened to her Justine is currently in her third year at Academy Art University where she is getting her Bachelor s Degree in Photography Kristen Newbrough 20 Houston TX knewbro From a young age Kristen has looked to photography to capture moments she wants to remember She has been photographing live music for the past few years as she earns a degree in marine biology She has been a contributor to the online publication For Hits and Gigs since 2018 and there is nothing she loves more than making people smile Mar a Mart n 21 Barcelona Spain itsmmm3 Mar a has always liked photography but her teachers kept telling her that she should study something else that photography isn t worthy Do it as a hobby they said But three years ago Mar a started bringing her compact camera into concerts The first time her pictures didn t come out well but she persisted and brought it every concert she went to Fast forward to 2018 Mar a went to see her favorite artist took some really great pictures and they went viral She received really nice comments from people on something she enjoyed doing That s when Mar a knew she needed to study photography and never stop trying to be the best at what she loves to do 88
CONTRIBUTORS Mary Perez 18 Washington DC mperez photos Originally from the Bay Area Mary Perez has been photographing concerts since 2018 Over the past two years she has worked to develop a greater understanding of how to properly capture the energy of performers as well as explore various editing styles to better create and refine her own As a photographer she constantly finds herself learning from other creatives in the music industry Without the help of so many other artists in the industry she would not be able to cover some of the shows that she has ranging from the last cross country Vans Warped Tour to smaller shows of local artists One of the greatest sources of inspiration for Mary are the photographers within the magazine teams that she works for as she is extremely honored to get to work alongside so many talented women She is currently a part of three publications Kinda Cool Magazine Veracious Magazine and Unfazed Magazine Olivia Boryczewski 21 New York City NY oliviaborch Olivia is a concert photographer based out of New York City Currently studying Graphic Design at the School of Visual Arts she uses photography as an outlet to escape from the design world 89
CONTRIBUTORS Rachel Leonard 24 Salt Lake City UT rachanneleo Rachel Leonard is a 24 year old photographer based out of Salt Lake City Utah She has been behind the camera for five years and enjoys creating unique photos that capture often overlooked moments Rebekah Witt 24 Detroit MI bekwittt Rebekah Witt graduated from college in May 2019 and is a photographer and graphic designer She currently works full time as a photographer for a commercial real estate company in downtown Detroit and part time as the copy designer for Kinda Cool Magazine She also contributes live music photography to KCM Veracious Magazine and a few other publications Rebekah is a big fan of dogs Twenty One Pilots video games and exploring new cities Samantha Madnick 31 San Diego California photo_sami Samantha grew up around music all her life Her father is a musician She is not But art is in her blood Samantha knew she had to find a way to be part of the music world and she fell in love with photography She started like many do shooting local bands in town and working her way up She s toured the country with some bands and been on Warped Tour Samantha loves photography in all capacities and has been focusing on broadening her photography into other avenues such as weddings and portrait She still loves the music more than anything but she wants to be an all around photographer who can do anything and everything 90
CONTRIBUTORS Sonny Swoger 20 Cincinnati Ohio sonnyfaithphotos Ohio native Sonny Swoger currently lives in Cincinnati OH attending Northern Kentucky University She is earning her B S in Visual Arts with a minor in Entrepreneurship Sonny started her own photography business in 2017 and specializes in concerts and portraiture Her work has been featured in Cincinnati CityBeat Unclear Magazine Girls Behind the Rock Show and many more publications The music lover aspires to become a tour photographer traveling the globe while capturing unforgettable live performances 91
INDEX Abir 23 Addie Sartino 16 17 Alexis Krauss 42 Allie X 38 Aly AJ 24 25 Ashanti 11 Aziza Love 46 BANKS 2 Barbieri Gabriela biography 86 photos 13 30 31 59 61 Betty Who 26 Billie Eilish 78 79 Bishop Briggs 61 Boryczewski Olivia biography 89 photos 35 76 Carlie Hanson Carly Rae Jepsen 7 Charli XCX 68 69 CupcakKe 67 Daya 36 Destroy Boys 18 Dodie 65 Doja Cat 63 Doll Skin 28 29 Dorothy 60 Ella Mai 80 Elle King 71 Elstrom Astrid biography 84 photos 12 29 Flora Cash 77 Florence Welch 50 51 Genessa Garino 44 Grace Potter 59 Gurr 4 Hatchie 58 H E R 32 Ibeyi 53 Japanese Breakfast 62 Jennie Vee 43 Jessie Reyez 33 k flay 47 Kali Uchis 74 75 Katie Earl 42 Katie Gavin 39 Kim Petras 54 55 King Princess 12 13 Kozak Jacquelyn biography 87 photos 29 42 49 68 Lana Del Ray 57 Leonard Rachel biography 90 photos 25 26 36 47 65 Lights 48 Lizzo 72 73 Lydia Night 27 Lykke Li 70 Lynn Gunn 35 Mabel 9 Madnick Samantha biography 90 photos 14 35 48 60 Maggie Rogers 64
Mandy Lee 30 31 Mart n Mar a biography 88 photos 9 79 M I A 49 Milkie Way 59 Morgan Christina biography 85 photos 18 22 27 44 58 62 Nanna Hilmarsd ttlr 81 Newbrough Kristen biography 88 photos 10 24 42 Nina Nesbitt 37 Party Nails 15 Perez Mary biography 89 photos 18 20 38 39 Pip Blom 53 Poppy 6 Ransone Garnette biography 86 photos 59 71 Rena Lovelis 22 Rosetta Carr 52 Wyszomierska Anna Sammy Rae 66 biography 84 Sarah Greenwell 35 photos 4 52 53 81 Schultz Jaime Zara Larsson 56 biography 87 photos 11 56 63 64 74 80 Schulz Boston biography 85 photos 7 41 43 67 Schwartz Ibbi biography 86 photos 23 37 66 70 Shenna 20 Swoger Sonny biography 91 photos 16 17 46 THICK 76 Vivian Girls 40 41 Willard Justine biography 88 photos 2 24 32 51 54 57 73 Witt Rebekah biography 90 photos 6 33 48 55 73 77