Sony Music, Music Women* Germany Reveal 2023 Female* Producer Prize Winners

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Naman Ramachandran Sony Music and Music Women* Germany (MW*G), the nationwide umbrella music organization of all female-identifying and non-binary individuals, have revealed the 2023 winners of the Female* Producer Prize.

The prize aims to support and promote the careers of emerging female-identifying producers from across the country. The winners include Mimski, who broke through via the Novembars competition and is currently working on her first album, which will be released on the RUNTLIFE Records label; Evîn, a German/Kurdish singer and producer in alternative R&B who combines elements from different genres like soul and hip-hop with her Kurdish roots; and Kota No Uta, who works mainly in jazz, soul and neo and has recently released a song, “Autumn Leaves.” Also among the winners are Chinese-German producer, singer and DJ Mona Yim, whose debut release in 2022 was followed by remixes for Glass Animals and DJ Seinfeld, among others; Aufmischen, whose productions can be heard on the album of poetry artist Dshamilja Roshani and the EP of pop singer Pieke; Iranian-born artist Sheyda Minia who was discovered by Mehrzad Marashi, the CEO of Impulse-Records GmbH, where she has been working as a producer ever since; and Just Honest, whose debut single “Toxic Culture” has already reached over 1 million streams, with debut album “No Love No Hate” on the way.

The winners will receive a support package consisting of production grants, vouchers for music equipment and a producer workshop at Sony Music Germany’s Circle Studios.

They will also be added to the Female Producer Register at Sony Music and NEUBAU Music Management, putting them in touch with various labels and artists.