Kat Ourlian of Upscale Audio Has Something to Say About Diversity

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Kat Ourlian of Upscale Audio had a supportive upbringing by her parents, which gave her the confidence to go into the music industry, first as a recording engineer and now in the audio industry.
Along the way, she's developed some strategies for how to deal with people who treat her differently because she's not a man. "I call it gaining trust. People don't trust me right off the bat, which is a little bizarre... just because I'm a woman. And then being young..." We spoke with Kat at AXPONA 2023.
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@evanbonnell9611 Год назад

It’s like he’s dangling a victim card in front of her face, and she’s not interested in taking it.

@bubblehead5394 Год назад

Typical WOKE interviewer.

@robertsupercalifragilistic7404 Год назад

She did everything not to tell him to fk himself. That’s why we love her.

@charleswilliams8368 Год назад

I stopped watching because I was interested in audio.

@dixonkim8659 6 месяцев назад

Didn't realize CNN did interviews for audio

@oscarmassey9388 Год назад

Tank you soooooo much KAT for this interview you are a ROCK STAR !!!!!

@brianlewis5042 Год назад

As an Upscale customer and have been help out by Kat, she and all of the other staff have been awesome. They really know their stuff. Upscale has and will be my go to for my audio needs. Great interview.

@spandel100 Год назад

Sounds like the type of person I would love to deal with in an audio conversation.I would 100% trust Kat on her advice.

@helgar791 Год назад

As an audiophile for 40 years I'd love to see more women interested in listening, retail, and the production side of this industry. But pandering is not the way.

@rofgabor Год назад

I purchased from her and corresponded with her about my stupid questions at Upscale and I would not have imagined she was this young, this irresistible, this funny, etc. What a cool lady. She was awesome by the way to work with, but again, who would have thought :) I don't even know how to praise someone properly in the me-too era, everything I meant was a compliment. Nothing like "for a women, she was very knowledgeable" Men in this field are often arrogant and condescending.

@lydiapawlak8564 Год назад

It's going to have to be the "Approach" Okay, play a bunch of equipment in her price range, and see which one sounds best to HER! Does it make her feel like dancing, singing to favorite LP's? Etc.... Treat us equally, and don't be intimidating, because the industry has a shadowed intimidating factor because or technical offerings that are sometimes hard to setup pieces, or too many buttons... End in End, has to be about the music. She will only bring friends over and say ex. I bought this tube pre-amplifier to go with my turntable and it sounds great to me. I don't care anymore than that. I do not care to swap out equipment, or chase a sound that may not exist... Keep in mind, we have more self care Clothes, makeup, children, etc... Usually HiFi pieces would be WAY down the list of consideration. It will stay mostly women musicians who are really into music will have to do the influencing... Until then, it will be a select few...

@jackprick9797 Год назад

The interviewer is pushing an issue, diversity, that the interviewee is not really resonating with. I hear Kat saying, "Yeah, it's an issue. People struggle with it. I might have struggled with it, but at the end of the day, I know my shit and not worried about the dumb asses of the world!"

@rachelnewyorktruth2564 Год назад

Girl Power. Love you Kat.

@kgobrien1 Год назад

All the folks Thomas interviewed agreed that more diversity is needed in that industry.

@mauricecuffee7220 Год назад

Kat is the real deal. Would love to see her be the female Michael Fremer and get greater exposure…but don’t leave Upscale!!!

@David-ns1re Год назад

this.

@tomscott4438 Месяц назад

She did. She left to work at Cadence Audio in London.

@36glock Год назад

OMG Not so cool Cleveland. Keep it on topic, it’s about the music and gear!!!

@greencraig8570 Год назад

The kind of diversity Im interested in is a diversity of discounts.

@jasonmahoney1182 Год назад

Great interview! Kat has been such a wealth of knowledge and experience in helping me find that synergy with my vinyl system.

@johnfredmurray Год назад

We love Kat. Great to see her on Cool Cleveland. For a minute I thought Kevin was going to come over and talk shop. Just bought some speakers from Upscale Audio. Great interview!

@madcrabber1113 Год назад

She wasn't interested in the professional victim card so he keeps trying to get her to take it with no success. So great to see not everyone under 50 wants to complain.

@LuxAudio389 Год назад

Great personal perspectives and epic ending😃 We are the world....🎤🧑‍🎤 🌍🎶

@tomscott4438 Месяц назад

Dealt with Kat a couple of times while I was upgrading/refining my vinyl setup. A straight shooter who knows her s**t. I always wondered how she and Kevin got along, because he hates sharing the spotlight. (Did you notice he walked by twice during this interview) When she moved on to Cadence in London, it wasn't a big surprise.

@joeygsaudiochannel3972 Год назад

Kat was awesome to hang out with.

@David-ns1re Год назад

As a recording engineer, that has to employ random assistants and interns, working out of various studios around the world, there's just no time to judge. I throw the flow chart at you, the recall sheets and if you can do it, then you can do it, if you cant then GTFO. Doesnt matter who, what, when and where, its about business and getting the music happening right. People are overthinking and need to just stop and remember why theyre both in that room. Done. Nothing more.

@sethfm9773 Год назад

Kat is awesome. I would love to hear her play some vinyl.

@David-ns1re Год назад

ya can she just spin a show? does it have to be AXPONA

@PCM-mc5xy Год назад

Great job Kat!!!

@tonydeniro284 Год назад

And this guy needs to lose that hat pronto!

@mitchparker7652 Год назад

Great to hear Kats story.

@ericelliott227 Год назад

Kat is awesome. I hope to meet her (phone or whatever) one day. We are on the same page about synergy and all that and she knows her stuff! I hope to talk with her a bit about phono carts, etc. down the road when I'm ready. (Got to save up you know). I want to get her take on it. We need more women like her in the industry and hobby. The female perspective is very valuable in these sorts of things. In fact, they get it right more often then men do!

@carlbrown3634 Год назад

Love Kat! Great interview thanks for sharing.

@itsjim2875 Год назад

Kat is adorable! I need to get a table "down the hill" so she can tune it up for me.

@jennconducts Год назад

Kat is da bomb!

@TheFriday40 Год назад

Great interview!

@HB92647 11 месяцев назад

Kat has been on my home, installing a cartridge on my "rig" and she's the real deal. Down to earth and cool AF. A definite asset to all of us in the audiophile community.

@greggb681 Год назад

She was not having this interview and good for her! You can see how uncomfortable she was with his questions.

@mrman7453 Год назад

My female cousin introduced me to music

@novisnick6928 10 месяцев назад

Kat in a word, “Awesome”! She knows more about turntables, cartridges and audio gear then most will ever be exposed to. Smart is an understatement.

@Ricky-cl5bu 6 месяцев назад

Kat is a gem 💎

@sanfordschoolfield710 Год назад

I love Kat, doesn't everyone!

@berduss7149 Год назад

I do not understand the women factor in the hifi hobby . we are not in the construction work here ! people hear and feel the beautifull music :)

@MaxiMe-et4zs Год назад

She is just the Kats miauw. Rrrrrrr

@ianpeck2719 Год назад

Are we to force diversity in this hobby? Let’s face it, women are not into audio as men so it’s not like men are squeezing women out of this hobby.

@thomasmurphy4752 Год назад

So much diversity crap at AXPONA

@johndodson3020 11 месяцев назад

I dont care one way or the other people get into a field of work from legacy curiosity money potential inventiveness ect AND i dont know all the newer more current faces behind CH Precision DCS ect but i always wondered why there wasnt more people of color in the industry. White Anglo-Saxon from the European continent to be sure same here in America and of course the Asian representatives from the East but, like i said not including any say 2005 and ^ i cant name any Black or Hispanic owner/engineer/designer-builder of high end audio. Im not saying that makes a difference but i was just curious as to what brings a person to a certain field and if the SJW feel that theres not enough of any said group in a field that perhaps it isnt because they were excluded but that they werent interested in being included

@bizyz Год назад

some of the women at the show took to hitting on the guys who were cd player centric-----they preferred the guys who had sacd players from ch precision,accuphase and solution.women of indeed discriminating tastes.

@robertsupercalifragilistic7404 Год назад

Checking boxes doesn’t get the job done correctly.

@Tinez87 Год назад

Does he know the peak fell off his baseball cap 😱

@stevecampbell1834 Год назад

This is a ridiculous interrogation for someone who really knows her craft. When I had a high end music store, the women in the industry were in a majority of instances better at their craft than the men counterparts.

@tonydeniro284 Год назад

Nothing buy good things to say about upscale! Wish my wife was more like her! She could care less about audio.....

@user-rg4xn3ib4c 10 месяцев назад

I bet that she is so d@#^ tired of the "what does it feel like to be a woman in this industry" conversation. I don't get why anyone (men) even cares! Talk Audio! She can talk it, so talk it and stop looking at a female, listen to the knowledge. Ok, so there are not a bunch of females in the biz/hobby so what. If they want into the hobby cool, if not cool, its not their thing. Trying to think of what a lot of women are into, for now lets just say sewing I guess they used to be into that, or Arts and Crafts lets say that. There are not a lot of men into Arts and Crafts. Do you think women care? But if a man joined in they would NOT ask him how it feels. I would bet on that too.

@freeradical6390 Год назад

Diversity? What a dumb "woke" thing to talk about. Especially when everyone you meet comes from a different heritage. I think this guy needs a Bud Light.

@tonydeniro284 Год назад

He's a DB!