Erin Barra is a popular music expert with a wide-ranging skill set as a music and tech educator, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist, entrepreneur and activist.

She is an authoritative voice in music, tech, and education. She has spearheaded award-winning research regarding women in the music industry in partnership with Berklee’s Institute of Creative Entrepreneurship, The Recording Academy, and Arizona State University.

Barra is the Director of Popular Music at Arizona State University, Executive Director of Beats By Girlz, course developer for Berklee Online, and former Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

She sits on the Advisory Board of Women in Music.