The Her Noise project was started in late 2001 by Lina Dzuverovic and Anne Hilde Neset who, having collaborated on a monthly event series called Interference at London’s Lux Centre began to investigate the lack of female presence on the independent music scene at the time.

We realised that during the entire life of the Interference series, only two female participants took part. This prompted us to begin investigating reasons behind the imbalance, hoping to uncover some lesser known artists through this process as well provide a lasting resource in the area. The project begun with a series of video interviews examining histories, role models (or the lack of) and infrastructure that may have played a part in the poorly supported network of women working in this area.

The project soon expanded, bringing Her Noise together with a similar initiative in Massachussetts spearheaded by artist Andrew Kesin in collaboration with Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, who from the very beginning offered support, devoting much of their time and energy to the project. Theirs was a documentary focusing on women experimental music, from which the DVD Daytrip Maryanne (a film about Maryanne Amacher which will be shown within the Her Noise exhibition) emerged.

Her Noise gradually became more of an umbrella than a single project, gathering a network of people across various disciplines — music, sound sculpture, installation and video. The works in the exhibition focus on participation, and the exhibition will host a myriad of performances and events. Several of the installations will tour into 2006 and 2007, and the Her Noise archive with its numerous videos, books and sound resources remains publicly accessible at Electra's office in London