She Is The Music

In the documentary Uncharted, multiple Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, musician, and producer Alicia Keys remembers how male executives would dismiss her early in her career. “They immediately figured I couldn’t produce, I couldn’t write,” she says. “They didn’t care about what I could offer in a professional capacity.” She also recalls how she would “shake on my way to sessions,” knowing she’d be the only woman in the studio and wondering what the vibe would be. Ostensibly about a nonprofit songwriting and mentoring camp Keys co-founded with other women in the recording industry, Uncharted also is a call to action for putting more women behind the music. That includes writers, producers, engineers, and executives.