Mother Makes Music

Mother Makes Music is an interview-style series featuring honest, conversational stories from mothers working across the music community, from artists to industry professionals, and everyone in between.

Each episode is a real, unfiltered chat about what it actually looks like to navigate motherhood in an industry that doesn’t always make space for it. From touring and travel to behind-the-scenes work, we talk about the highs, the hard parts, and everything that falls somewhere in the middle.

Through open conversation and shared experience, we explore the challenges, the small wins, and the ways people are figuring it out as they go, without pretending there’s one “right” way to do it.

At its core, Mother Makes Music is about connection. It’s about hearing yourself in someone else’s story, and building a community where mothers in music can feel a little more seen, a little more supported, and a little less alone.

Host

Megan McKay

Megan McKay is a music industry professional and mother of two, navigating the complex balance between career, family, and personal identity. After the birth of her second child, she found herself questioning why so few conversations addressed the real challenges of "doing it all"—especially in a field that demands late nights, weekends, and travel. What carried her through the toughest moments were honest conversations with other mothers facing the same struggles. From those connections, Mother Makes Music was born—a space to share, connect, and acknowledge that motherhood is hard, and it's okay to talk about it.