Stephanie Phillips is a Midlands-based arts & culture journalist, content editor, and the author of Why Solange Matters. Featured in the Guardian, The Independent, Kinfolk, GQ, Crack magazine, New Statesman, Time Out, The Wire, The Quietus, VICE, and M Magazine.
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Why Solange Matters
A Black feminist punk performer recounts the dramatic story of an incandescent musician and artist, Solange Knowles whose unconventional journey to international success on her own terms was far more important than her family name.
“A significant and sober treatise on popular music…This book is more than necessary” – Thurston Moore
Music
I am the singer and guitarist in London-based black feminist punk band Big Joanie. I also play in my solo outfit Stef Fi. I have been involved in the London punk scene for over a decade.
Public Speaking
I was a guest programmer and co-host for an episode of the Iggy Pop show on 6Music. I hosted a BBC World Music episode speaking to musicians about dismantling expectations. I also hosted one episode of Unsung, a podcast by Crack Magazine on Sonos Radio speaking to musician Samuel T. Herring from Future Islands and I chaired a panel with Celeste Bell and Paul Sng on Poly Styrene at Decolonise Fest. I have experience of giving public talks on the subjects of race and gender in the music industry. I was also part of a panel on International Clash Day at the Museum of London, took part in a panel on at gal-dem’s event Bridging the Gap, and I was on a Women Make Noise panel discussing the exclusion of black women in the music industry.
Other services
- Music bios & press releases
- Content creation
- Copy writing
- Commercial projects
- Event organising & curation
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