By Jade Salazar After a serious surgery, Emmy Award winning Producer and Director Katherine Brooks (Loving Annabelle, The Osbournes, The Newlyweds, The Real World, The Simple Life) suddenly realized that though she had thousands of Facebook friends, she had no true friends in real life.

In the mostly male saturated industry of rock and roll, it’s inspiring to know there are organizations out there like Girls Rock! DC, a music-based non-profit community group, who empower, educate, and provide role models for young women interested in the music scene.