Compiled by In the Key, this directory is designed to help you discover new music from female, trans and non-binary electronic music producers. Organised alphabetically and by genre, the details provided are taken from the artists’ public profiles – ItK is impartial and is not endorsing, or affiliated with anyone listed here. This is by no means an exhaustive list, so please feel free to suggest producers we may have missed, and please help us keep the Directory current by letting us know of any broken links, or incorrect information.
A Hundred Drums
Producer based in Denver, USA.
Stomping the stage in a tangle of hair and a blur of motion, her high-octane live show is the result of years of searching for that perfect primal pulse that connects humans on the dance floor.
Aimerie
Producer based in Denver, USA.
Music Producer/DJ, Software Engineer, Educator.
Alchemist/Amy Kisnorbo
Producer based in Bristol, UK.
Producer and vocalist Amy Kisnorbo returns to her UK roots, landing in Bristol last year having spent the last 5 years honing her DJ skills and playing out under her moniker Alchemist in Australia. Becoming a mainstay of the warehouse and boutique festival scenes supporting a host of local and international talent, including acts such as Amit, Djinn, Fixate, Headland, J:Kenzo, Shades and VIVEK.
Alison Wonderland
Producer based in Sydney, Australia.
Alison Wonderland architects a world of her own design as its chief author, creator, and voice. The Sydney-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, producer and DJ first emerged in 2009, and since then her sound has quietly inched towards mainstream ubiquity as the sonic sorceress received the “Highest Female DJ Billing Ever at Coachella” label, captured #1 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart twice consecutively, headlined sold out arenas around the globe plus headlined stages at the biggest festivals in the world, and to date has clocked upwards of 500 million streams.
Anna Morgan
Producer based in New York/Los Angeles, USA.
Anna Morgan is a producer, DJ, label head, and curator moving between NYC & LA. She is a connoisseur of globally minded low-end frequencies exploring the junction of urban and tribal. She is Co-founder of the NYC based Worst Behavior Recs Label/Promo company, as well as a curator/contributor to the Footwork Jungle Blog. As a DJ and producer she highlights urban diasporic stories while catering to dance enthusiasts, spanning a variety of genres.
Charla Green
Producer based in Sheffield, UK.
Charla Green is a producer, dj, singer /songwriter hailing from the north of the uk. After releasing her debut ep ‘Bust’ on Uk Jungle records in 2018, the tunes have kept on coming with other releases on lables such as boey audio and concrete jungyals. Her dedication to her craft hasnt gone unnoticed with her music being played on hospital records producers to watch in 2020 mix as well as rinse fm, Kiss fm and bbc sheffield.
Dani Life
Drum and Bass and Dubstep Producer from Reading, England.
HVDES
Producer based in Los Angeles, USA.
Supported by electronic staples including deadmau5, REZZ, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Adventure Club, and more, HVDES brings a blackhearted yet thrilling aura to the next generation of electronic music. With deep roots in her local punk scene, HVDES possesses a versatile grasp of music across the spectrum, beginning with her earliest talents as a classically trained pianist. Armed with her influences in the rock scene and a laptop, HVDES found her sound by expressing her authentic self — turning the darkest corners of her life into music, HVDES offers a strikingly sinister sound that resonates on the dance floor. Much like the ruler of the underworld, the sheer intensity of HVDES’ trademark sound represents her fierce persona. There’s a reason HVDES has released on labels such as Kannibalen, mau5trap, Brooklyn Fire, and more: she’s nailed the electro-driven midtempo sound in her own signature style. In 2019, HVDES unleashed her pivotal Stand Alone Complex EP via Kannibalen and made her mau5trap debut on We Are Friends, Vol. 9 with her single “Let Me Go.” What’s more, HVDES has toured alongside legendary acts such as The Bloody Beetroots and performed around the world, embarking on her first international tour in China in 2019. For the misfits and the misunderstood, HVDES delivers both a comforting and cutting-edge perspective on the dark side of life. Creating beauty where there’s pain, the sound of HVDES cuts deep in all the right places.
Ill-esha
Producer based in Denver, USA.
Vancouver-born and Colorado-based music producer, artist and DJ ill-esha has crafted a long-standing soundscape of bass music throughout her career, continuously evolving her musical stylings and bridging gaps between electronic, hip hop and soul. Recognized as an extremely rare and diverse artist in the EDM scene, ill-esha is constantly pushing the boundaries of live sets with everything from loop pedals to keytars. Constantly evolving her dynamic and versatile musical taste, she is a perfect example of electronic music’s transition towards live instrumentation and indie pop sensibility. Passionately committed to both teaching and learning, leading youth workshops and even administrating one of the largest Discord chat servers for EDM Production, ill-esha believes in paying it forward and building community through music. She has performed in more than 20 countries across the world at legendary events such as Boiler Room, Coachella and Lightning in a Bottle.
JVNA
Producer based in Los Angeles, USA.
Playing at the dichotomy of light and dark, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist JVNA produces electronic pop with melodic bass edge.
Khiva
Producer based in Los Angeles, USA.
Seeing a rapidly expanding tour schedule since the release of her debut EP in 2018, she has continued to push boundaries and make powerful impressions at some of bass music’s top events across the map, delivering standout sets at festivals such as Shambhala Music Festival (CA), Outlook Festival (EU), and Northern Bass (NZ). Generating undeniably impactful waves with her latest productions and compelling performances, including debuting her live vocal performance in 2019, her one of a kind sound continues to evolve and mark Khiva as a force to be reckoned with.
Leese
Producer based in Brussels, Belgium.
Leese is an electronic music producer from Brussels. Her artistic approach is to create a fusion between the different musical styles that influence her daily life since several years.Percussion with tribal sounds, a heaviness that we recognize in bass music, shifted and dancing rhythms — this is what qualifies the project of Leese.Sometimes oriental, sometimes cavernous and rhythmic voices will come to melt in this exhilarating mixture. Thanks to her job in the audiovisual industry, Leese also makes her own videos, in which she likes to search for the aesthetics of movement. It’s through dance that she will be able to stage her ideas and illustrate in an honest way the relationship she finds between movement and her music.
Lucille Croft
Producer based in Melbourne, Australia.
Lucille Croft is the post-human form of someone that didn’t like this reality, so she created her own. Unapologetically paving her own path, Lucille explores the grunge side of electronic music, using a combination of her alluring production style and cyberpunk vocals.
Megan Hamilton
Producer based in Minneapolis, USA.
Producer/Vocalist. Causing funky riots and catchy bass tunes.
Mincy
dj+producer in sydney australia
Moore Kismet
Producer based in Los Angeles, USA.
17 y/o DJ + producer + actor + visual artist // they/them
Notlo
Producer based in Denver, USA.
Denver-based by way of Greenville, SC, NotLö is quickly becoming one of the most exciting producer/DJs in bass music. Her project has been described as amplifying “inclusion, acceptance, tolerance, and love,” and she is determined to not only shatter the mold but pioneer a new definition. Drawing from her experience as a queer woman in electronic music, NotLö has used her platform for a variety of causes – 100% of proceeds from her latest EP ‘Evolve’ went directly to benefitting the NAACP, and her recently curated event, NotLö N’ Friends, donated all proceeds to RAINN – an organization dedicated to aiding survivors of sexual violence. She has received cosigns by EDM heavy hitters such as Griz, CloZee and TRUTH. Emphasizing low end bass with distorted grooves, NotLö takes listeners on a dark and ethereal sonic journey – it’s guaranteed that she will continue to expand her influence and impact on her terms.
Paige julia
Producer based in Wellington, New Zealand.
Paige Julia is a creature that lives on an island in the South Pacific Ocean that spends her time tinkering with sound machines. She has released music with Samsara Beats (US), Forest Biz (UK), Uncomfortable Beats (AU) and Totally Roasted (NZ). Her music is inspired by the many faces of underground bass culture, navigating the grey area between breakbeat, dubstep, techno, DnB and hip hop.