Mindy Abovitz is a drummer and the founder, publisher and creator of Tom Tom Magazine, a print magazine based out of New York dedicated to female drummers. Its purpose is to raise the awareness of female drummers all across the world and to inspire females of all ages. It’s distributed across the world, and is the only magazine in the world dedicated to female drummers. A few of the well-known drummers who have appeared in Tom Tom include Kim Thompson (Beyoncé), Sheila E., Janet Weiss and Liv Marsico (Cold War Kids). Mindy and other representatives of Tom Tom also participate in events and panels to discuss and promote feminism and the representation of women in the media. They are on the forefront of making changes in the way females are perceived, promoted and treated as musicians.
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