Why the name"Collected Sounds"?
It was inspired by a song by Dar Williams called "What Do You Hear In These Sounds" in which she sings, "I collect these sounds in my ears". She is not referring to music, but I sort of think of my music listening as collecting sounds.

Why make a site for Women in Music?
I created this site because I wanted there to be a place where people could come to learn about new female artists and uncover some music that might not be found on the radio or on Music Television channels.

Then why have Sarah McLachlan, Ani DiFranco and the like?
Well, because I love those women and it's my site so there! No, really, it's because I started getting emails from people saying, "Why don't you have 'so and so', and 'this person'?" So I made a classics spotlight section to honor those women that we already know and love. That and these two are kind of pioneers in this endeavor.

Where is Britney? Where is Christina? How can you have a site on Women in Music and not include them?
You know, each week when I look at my search results I consistently have folks doing searches on my site for Britney Spears, Mandy Moore, Christina Aguilera, etc….
This is why they are not to be found here:
They are not female musicians. It's that simple. This is a site for women in the music industry that do it all: write for themselves, sing (without the help of secret background singers) and in most cases play an instrument. So if you are looking for teen pop stars manufactured (or at least strongly "guided") by the industry, I'm afraid you will have to look elsewhere.

Can I be Spotlighted on your site?
Well, first take a look at the above question to see what kinds of musicians I am looking at supporting. If you write (at least most of) your own material and want to get it "out there", read the submissions page

Who are you?
I am a (over 30) female living in Minneapolis with my husband, three dogs, a cat and a lot of animal fur. You can read more about my musical experiences on my Bio Page