During her studies at KM Music Conservatory in Chennai India, Aaina Padiath noticed how few women were taking music production classes: “It is not very common for female musicians to participate in the production of their own music. They tend to defer to male colleagues who are viewed as more experienced in studio production. As a result they lose control of the full music creation process.” As part of her Ekwe x Maia Dave Scholarship for Creative Women in Music Technology, Aaina set a goal of helping demystify music production by creating a 4 part seminar called, Women in Music Production (WIP).

We recently caught up with Joe Kaiser, who teaches cello and chamber music in the Individual Instruction, Group Instruction, Suzuki, and School Partnerships programs at MacPhail Center for Music. He has been using the Ekwe app to teach improvisation and group composition skills in two Suzuki classes.