While the number of female singer-songwriters and instrumentalists is on the rise, there's still a gap when it comes to women in back-end and supporting systems like mixing, programming and visuals. A collective has been formed to provide a support system to women who are curious about music — artistes, engineers and those working behind the scenes to organise events are all welcome at a meet-and-greet-cum-performance night, called Rise Up.

"The plan is to provide a non-judgmental platform, free of ego, for girls to come and explore their skills. The idea stemmed from a series of workshops that were conducted by Wild City in collaboration with The British Council to help develop skills among women in music. There were many women interested in exploring this world, but were hesitant and unaware of how to take that first step. Rise Up will give them their first shot, and an opportunity to interact with professionals to help gain clarity," one of the core organisers, Anu Anna George, who's also an artiste manager, tells us.