⏩ An emotional conversation with the FemFest Chile coordinator, sharing stories, laughter, and the collaborative spirit of 18 years of feminist cultural resistance, in NOISE is the Message.
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█ FREQUENCIES: FEMFEST 18 years of feminist music, counterculture, and sound art in Chile, interview at NOISE is the Message.
👉 Countercultural Festival of Women and Dissidence
🎬 FemFest is a self-managed collective founded in 2004 by women and dissidents in Chile. Focused on music, art, education, and feminist thought, this organization operates under a horizontal structure to challenge societal norms and create safe spaces free of violence.
🔥 Over its 18 years of experience, FemFest has organized 15 festivals and concert cycles, showcasing over 150 bands from across Chile and Latin America. These events have established countercultural spaces for women and dissidents, where art and music serve as tools for social transformation and artistic visibility.
🛠 In 2018, the organization launched the FemFest Training School, a free educational project aimed at fostering the creative autonomy of women and dissidents. This initiative has offered workshops in sound reinforcement, screen printing, lighting, musical creation, and self-care, becoming a cornerstone for feminist and artistic education in Chile.
📅 FemFest extends its work into diverse settings such as public schools, women’s prisons, squatted houses, and cultural centers. Its manifesto defends the fundamental rights of women and dissidents, building a network that merges education, sound art, and feminism as tools for change.
🖖🏽 Programe Notes
«The body makes its own music..»
—| FEMFEST
As the year comes to a close, we bring you this magnificent conversation with the coordinator of FemFest, a festival born in Chile. We had the pleasure of organizing a discussion with seven participants, five of whom were on the interviewee side.
If it’s not easy to coordinate with one person —as it often takes time, missed connections, or a reminder that never goes off—, imagine doing so with five. It could easily turn into a Titanic-level organizational challenge.
But this was not the case. On the contrary, they honored the scheduled time as agreed, and at the appointed hour, we were all there, sharing stories and anecdotes before diving into the interview.
The conversation was wonderful, warm, and moving. Countless stories were shared amidst laughter and perhaps a touch of sadness for those who are no longer with us. As is customary in our gatherings, there are always words left unsaid, agreements to propose, or comments to share. Yet what is never missing is the open door that remains when projects are honorable, collaborative, and impeccably organized.
🐚 Thank you, FEMFEST.
💻 About our PROCESS
The editing process required time and coordination to bring it all together. Most of the work was carried out by Gerardo, who designed a mix using Audacity for Mac. He also carefully curated a playlist that captures the spirit of the festival.
In terms of technique, our usual process involved audio transcoding and editing with Oceanaudio for Windows, composition, mixing, and mastering for platforms with Ableton Live 11, as well as the much-mentioned playlist generously provided by FemFest to accompany our conversation with their team.
🖤 In loving memory of Gerardo Sr. 1945/2024 🖤
📣 Thus, we release a new NOISE of the 2024 cycle.
📝 Research, production and editing work carried out by Gerardo Figueroa Rodríguez 🇨🇱 and Franco Falistoco 🇦🇷 in december 2024.

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We listen to selected works in El NOISE:

- Rompehogares: Quiero Verte (Frag)
- Lilits: Cállate (2004) (Frag)
- Vaso de Leche: Rosa pálida (2007) (Frag)
- Solita: No sé, no sé (2007) (Frag)
- Indecencia Transgénica: Skit 7 (Frag)
- Indecencia Transgénica: Reguetón venéreo (Frag)
- Indecencia Transgénica: Indecencia Trans (Frag)
- Horregias: Nicole Saavedra Bahamondes (2020) (Frag)
- Kiltrak Sónica: Zoológico es muerte (2022) (Frag)
- Nekki: Represento (2024) (Frag)
- Las Olas (Noispop): Canción Del Mal (Frag)
- MALDITA ANSIEDAD: Nube Negra (Frag)
- JAVIERA ELECTRICA: Cuarta pared (Frag)
- Hija de Perra: Deseos Ocultos (Frag)

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Tech Specs:
✪ Audios recorded in Reaper with SHURE, AKG and Zoom H4n & H3-VR microphones and recorders.
✪ Sound edit in OceanAudio, Mix, radio montage and mastering to platforms in Ableton Live.
✪ Binauralisation process with dearVR AMBI MICRO.
✪ Production: Franco Falistoco A. and Gerardo Figueroa Rodríguez (GFR) to NOISE is the Message.
Thanks to FEMFEST,
for their sounds, words and recommendations.
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