San Francisco, CA (August 26, 2026)—Women’s Audio Mission has announced WAMCon Nashville, an immersive one-day conference featuring trailblazing women and gender-expansive engineers and producers for artists such as Miranda Lambert, Brandi Carlile and Alicia Keys.
The conference will take place on Friday, October 30, 2026, at Ocean Way Nashville Studios on Music Row. WAMCon offers a dynamic lineup of hands-on workshops, studio experiences, demos and mentorship opportunities designed to give attendees an inside look at the world of professional audio and music production.
Programming will include vocal production, vintage Neve console training, instrument recording workshops, mixing demos, Dolby Atmos and immersive audio demonstrations, and mentorship with experienced studio professionals. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn new skills, explore professional recording environments, and connect with working audio industry experts.
Featured speakers and mentors include:
Gena Johnson — Two-time Grammy-winning producer and engineer (Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton)
Shani Gandhi — Grammy-winning producer and engineer (Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, Sierra Hull)
Leslie Richter — Nashville-based producer, recording engineer, and educator (Sheryl Crow, Sara Bareilles, Kacey Musgraves)
Kazuri Arai — Producer, engineer, and keyboardist (Alicia Keys, Jack White)
Alex Hope — Australian producer and songwriter based in Nashville (Troye Sivan, Selena Gomez)
Dr. Leslie Gaston-Bird — UK-based audio engineer, educator and Dolby Atmos expert
Maddie Harmon — Engineer, producer and Atmos mixer (Noah Kahan, Suki Waterhouse, Yelawolf)
Jen Watman — Audio engineer, creative producer and musician (SSL, Redbull, Spotify)
Rachael Moser — Audio systems engineer at Clair Global (Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road)
Anika Heywood — Staff engineer at Ocean Way Studios (Sony, Amazon).
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Now in its 15th year, WAMCon has hosted sold-out events in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, Boston and online. Each conference offers exclusive access to top-tier music industry professionals, providing a rare opportunity for participants to learn, connect, and grow in an industry where women and gender-expansive individuals make up less than 5% of the workforce.
WAMCon 2026 is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors: Dolby, Sweetwater, Focusrite, Meyer Sound, Solid State Logic, Shure, Audeze, Ocean Way Studios and Belmont University.