Women That Rock is a music curation & discovery platform with a mission to spotlight & celebrate the best rising women in music. Women That Rock’s online outlet hosts daily artist, release & content features via Instagram at instagram.com/womenthatrock.
In addition to its digital platform, Women That Rock produces unforgettable live music experiences, bringing to life unique femme-focused concerts, showcases, parties & music events that inspire and connect artists with fans. WTR’s inaugural showcase was hosted April 2018 at Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY - featuring performances by 4 female-fronted bands and a female DJ. The event was sponsored by Guitar Center, Chipotle, Harness Magazine, Billy’s Bakery, BITE Beauty & Bai Beverages, and was covered by DoNYC & HearHereNYC.
Since the April 2018 event kickoff, Women That Rock has hosted 1-3 events a month in New York and beyond, including the first-annual SXSW Women That Rock showcase during the Austin, TX-based music festival in March of 2019. A portion of event proceeds have been donated to Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls to support our community and youth in music.
Women That Rock seeks to lift up badass grrrls making waves in the music world and to foster a community of womxn supporting one another through music. Women That Rock is, of course, queer & GNC inclusive.
Women That Rock was founded by Andie Aronow, native New Yorker and music business entrepreneur who began her career at just eight years old as a professional jingle singer & voiceover artist. Andie spent two years attending the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music studying Music Business, and then attended NYU Tisch’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, graduating in 2011 with a BFA in Recorded Music.
In 2018, Andie founded and launched Women That Rock as a realization of her dream to combine a love of music and the music business with her entrepreneurial ambitions and feminist spirit. She is devoted to supporting and developing rising artists’ careers, discovering and fostering new talent and cultivating unforgettable live music experiences. Andie is a resident of Brooklyn and in addition to running Women That Rock, she is an Adjunct Instructor at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.