[1] It was co-founded in 2013 by Pearl Jam’s monitor engineer Karrie Keyes,[2] and Michelle Sabolchick Pettinato,[3] Front of house mixer for Styx, Mr. Big and Elvis Costello.
[10] In 2018, SoundGirls teamed up with Spotify to create the EQL Directory,[11][12][13] an international database for women working in audio and music production.
[15] In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic left thousands of SoundGirls members unemployed when live events were canceled, with the potential for being out of work for years.
[6] In response, they created the SoundGirls Coronavirus Relief Fund to aid production techs worldwide who were out of work.
Interviews have included award-winning recording engineer Leslie Ann-Jones, Tana Douglas (the touring industry's first female roadie), NASA's live broadcast engineer Alexandria Perryman, Ann Mincieli, Mary Mazurek, and Jeri Palumbo.