Ty Stiklorius, a veteran music executive and founder and CEO of Friends at Work, argued Tuesday that recording studios are not safe spaces for female artists because they are more likely to experience sexual harassment or assault in such closed off, private settings in a male-dominated industry.
“When you talk about there aren’t safe spaces, a lot of times in the recording studio, women end up in these spaces,” Stiklorius said, speaking with co-panelist Tiffany Red during TheWrap’s 2024 Power Women Summit panel, “Amplifying Change: Women, Power & Accountability in the Music Industry.”
“It’s late at night, there’s really no rules, and they’re put together by sometimes publishing companies, record labels, sometimes artists and known by songwriters,” Stiklorius continued.