HIDDEN TRACKS
A new interview and storytelling series celebrating the invisible architects of recorded music.
Hidden Tracks is an exploration of the unseen hands and unheard stories behind the music we love.
Created by producer and multi-instrumentalist Jordan Brooke Hamlin, Hidden Tracks brings emotional stewardship to the forefront — celebrating the artists, engineers, and producers whose quiet mastery shaped the soundtrack of our lives. In an industry often focused on faces and fame, Hidden Tracks invites listeners into the process itself: the invisible architecture where real creativity lives.
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This groundbreaking series shines a light on the extraordinary women who have shaped recorded music — the musicians, engineers, and producers who, despite representing less than 3% of technical credits, have changed how we hear and experience sound. Through intimate, unfiltered conversations, we preserve pivotal contributions and document the innovative spirit that continues to move music forward.
Hidden Tracks is a breakout companion series to the upcoming SOUNDTALKS: Making Records project, currently slated for production in June 2025.
I AM THE BAND: Hidden Tracks Live
In 2024, women lead the charts and dominate awards — but the full story of women in music remains largely untold.
What about the instrumentalists, the session players, the women behind the boards and on the buses?
On June 22, we’ll celebrate those contributions with I Am the Band: Hidden Tracks Live, a historically significant event at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park.
This revue-style performance will center legendary women instrumentalists and session players, supported by an all-women house band and top vocalists, playing selections from the hidden songbook of hits powered by women — from "Purple Rain" to "Edge of Seventeen" and beyond.
Narration by music critic Ann Powers will weave a connective thread through the evening, highlighting the untold impact of women in shaping popular music.
Musical direction by Jordan Brooke Hamlin ensures a hand-crafted, unforgettable night of honoring, celebrating, and rocking out.
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