30.08.21


The Female DIY Musician (FDIYM) is delighted to announce that there is four fully funded scholarships available for the trailblazing Home Recording Academy course, that will help you to nurture your musical urges the second they come to you.


Applications will be accepted from August 30th - September 6th, 2021 and are open to female identifying musicians from anywhere in the world who identify as non-white and/or disabled (incl. living with a chronic illness).

The FDIYM was founded by musician and academic Isobel Anderson and is built on a passion for independent music careers, with a bedrock of community and a commitment to being an unstoppable force for gender equality in music.


Isobel Anderson

Through a highly rated podcast, Girls Twiddling Knobs, a Facebook community of over 1000 members, a trail blazing online course, Home Recording Academy, and partnerships with organisations such as The F List, the FDIYM’s mission is to enable more women to record and release their music.

About The Female DIY Musician:

The FDIYM is an online resource founded by musician and academic Isobel Anderson to provide approachable, female-focused resources aimed at helping more women gain recording and production skills.

Through a highly rated podcast, Girls Twiddling Knobs, a 1K+ strong facebook community, a trail blazing online course, Home Recording Academy, and partnerships with organisations, such as The Musician’s Union and The F List, the FDIYM’s mission is to enable more female musicians to gain greater creative control through these crucial recording and production skills.

About Home Recording Academy:

Home Recording Academy is a seven module, online course teaching female identifying musicians how to record their music from home. What makes this programme unique is its focus on both overcoming music technology mindset blocks, alongside a step-by-step core learning framework and a thriving course community. Since it’s launch in April 2020, almost 200 women have graduated, with many having since self-released music, self-recorded through the skills gained inside the programme.

The scholarships will be open to women from anywhere in the world, with applications open from August 30th - September 6th, 2021.



For more information on the Home Recording Academy scholarships and the application process, please contact Francesca O’Connor on francesca@femalediymusician.com