Allison Wolfe co-founded the fanzine Girl Germs, all-girl band Bratmobile, third-wave feminist punk movement Riot Grrrl, and non-profit music festival Ladyfest. She holds a master’s degree from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism where she was an Annenberg Fellow in the Specialized Journalism (The Arts) program. Wolfe produces a podcast, I’m in the Band, which explores an artist’s journey through personal history, musical awakening, and cultural activism. Her freelance audio and written pieces have appeared in LAist/KPCC, Tidal, Bust, Smithsonian Folklife, No Depression, Talkhouse, Women Who Rock, New York Press, BB Gun, and more. Previously, Wolfe worked in print media at the Washington Post, Sculpture magazine, VIZ Media, and Prism/ASEE. She has made public speaking appearances at Stanford, Smithsonian Libraries, Smithsonian Folklife, ALOUD/LA Central Library, LA Art Book Fair, LA Times Festival of Books, UCLA, USC, Ludlow House, Neuehouse, House of Vans, Museum of Pop Culture, Otis College, University of Cincinnati, LA Zine Fest, West Hollywood City Council Chambers, and Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Wolfe continues to sing in bands, DJ, teach, and work on an oral history of Riot Grrrl.
Allison Wolfe
Lecturer - Music Industry (Music Journalism, Audio Storytelling)
Conducting
Graduate study and training in choral, orchestral, or wind conducting
Ethnomusicology
The study of global musical traditions through performance training, research, and field work
Global Jazz Studies
Jazz performance and musicianship courses are paired with African American Studies
Music Composition
Mentorship in the creation and realization of music for concerts, opera, and visual media
Music Education
Preparation for music educators leading to a BA and teaching credential in just four years
Music Industry
A leadership-focused professional degree which prepares students to transform the creative, entrepreneurial, and executive structures of the music industry
Musicology
The scholarly study of the histories, cultures, and critical interpretations of music and music-making
Music Performance
Study and training towards professional performance careers in Western classical music