Girl Drummers Win Drum Prizes
Hit Like A Girl 2021 is the tenth annual international contest for female drummers, percussionists and beat makers. Its purpose is to showcase and encourage drumming and lifelong musicianship for girls, women and gender expansive individuals, regardless of age, playing level or geographic location. The event is produced by Hit Like A Girl, Inc. and made possible by the generous support of artists, individuals and companies in the music and music products industries.
The Hit Like A Girl Contest was conceived in 2011 by drum industry veteran David Levine, Founder/Publisher of Tom Tom Magazine Mindy Abovitz Mink, and Phil Hood and Andy Doerschuk of DRUM! Magazine— executives who felt that females were underserved and under-represented in the drumming and beatmaking communities. Since then the contest has attracted 5000+ contestants from more than 50 countries. It has generated tens of millions of impressions and fan votes around the world and it has raised the visibility of female drummers, percussionists and beat makers.
Special thanks to the 2021 Hit Like A Girl Team for donating their time and talent, including: David Levine (Executive Director), Mindy Abovitz Monk (Director) Louise King (Director), Sarah Hagan (Director), Diane Downs (Director), Danielle Thwaites (Beats By Girlz), Raychel Taylor (Girls March), Maneswita (HLAG India), Monica del Valle and Moty Baketas (HLAG Mexico), Swanny Elzingre (HLAG France), Georgia Challinor (HLAG UK), Leyan Selenay (Turkey), Pauline Roberts (HLAG South America), Noriko Terada (HLAG Japan), John Cho (Korea), Zhang “Wilson” Weixue (HLAG China), Denise Yeow (HLAG Southeast Asia), Jamese Moses (intern), Madden Klass (intern) and Rachelle Jovanne (intern).
The Hit Like A Girl contests for Drumset and Beatmaking take place in the Spring. The Marching Percussion contest takes place in the Fall. Drum Summit has replaced the World Percussion category. More details at https://hitlikeagirlcontest.com/main-contest/overview-2020/
