Dcentralize, the organisation behind the construction of the first ‘one stop shop’ Web 3 Music Ecosystem is welcoming two powerful women to their leadership team, Dr Amber Ghaddar & Mariana Brandao; at the same time announcig five new sponsors and partners. Dr Ghaddar, who has an impressive track record in finance and crypto, and a passion for music, dance & art – joins DCentralize as Exec Chair and will work with the leadership team to support its strategic mission. Founder & CIO at AllianceBlock, and founder of the female-focused accelerator The 200bn Club, Amber is a well-recognised thought leader on…
Author: Andy Lenthall
For the first time, Tramlines Festival, held at the 40,000 cap. Hillsborough Park since 2018, has commissioned a full economic report with Bluegrass Research and Sheffield City Council. The report showed that the 2022 event generated in excess of £3.8 million for the local economy, including a direct boost for the local cultural sector by funding over £500k to the Tramlines Fringe and free activities in the city centre since 2009. This was calculated by looking at the number of attendees, local contracts, accommodation, expenditure outside the event, people travelling to the city, local talent performing and local suppliers. Tramlines…
After celebrating three weekends of magic in 2022, Tomorrowland is ready to open up a new world in the beautiful scenery of De Schorre in Boom (Belgium) next summer. Tomorrowland Belgium 2023 will take place across two weekends from July 21-23 and July 28-30. The 17th edition of Tomorrowland will revolve around the theme ‘Adscendo’, turning De Schorre into a magical destination high on the horizon, where in 2023 the People of Tomorrow will witness the rise of a magnificent tale in the history of Tomorrowland’s Great Library. In 2023, Tomorrowland will take its creative storytelling to new heights. As…
If, like us, you were wondering who had availed themselves of the considerable talent of Paul Reed, former CEO of the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF), well, the Musicians’ Union (MU) has appointed him to head up its North of England Region. Paul joins the MU on 21 November after nine years at the AIF, where he administered a complete revision of AIF’s offering to its members and established the trade body as an impactful and influential champion for the independent festival sector. This appointment follows Matt Wanstall, previously the MU Regional Organiser for the North of England, becoming the Union’s…
The UK’s first and only dedicated drug checking organisation, The Loop, has been granted charity status by the Charity Commission and has welcomed on board the first CEO for a drug checking service in the UK. In order to become a charity, the Charity Commission undertook a comprehensive legal review of The Loop’s activities and determined that drug checking is a legal and charitable activity in the UK. This provides the charity with an excellent platform to develop its services, to reach more individuals and more opportunities to secure further funding to do so. The appointment of Katy Porter as…
Rock Oyster festival 2023 unveils the legendary Nile Rodgers & CHIC and kitchen-disco queen Sophie Ellis Bextor as the first two headliners of next summer’s edition. Located on the banks of the Camel Estuary on the stunning Cornish coast, Rock Oyster is a 4-day festival and camping holiday taking place from 27-30 July 2023. A voyage of culinary discovery, there’s mouth-watering food from Michelin-starred chefs to creative kitchen wizards, a musical line-up music from internationally acclaimed artists, topped off with an adventure and wellbeing programme and plenty of family entertainment for everyone, all in the ultimate UK summer holiday location.…
Global festival and events marketing agency Mustard Media have announced that Sian Bennett, Strategy Director, has been appointed as a partner in the business. She joins the existing partners Ed Norris, Oli Hackett and Rob Masterson. Sian has been with the agency since 2014, when she joined as an intern, and played a crucial role in building and developing the agency. Rising to Strategy Director, she has built a department which has become pivotal to the agency’s growth. She and her team have strategised launches and marketing campaigns for sell-out festivals and events worldwide, including Afro Nation, Annie Mac Presents…
Wide Awake Festival, now established as one of London’s most distinctive festivals, has announced its second round of acts for 2023, reaffirming why they are such a unique event. Taking place on May 27th 2023 the festival will welcome the likes of Caroline Polachek, Shygirl, Daniel Avery (Live), Coucou Chloe, Blondeshell, Enumclaw, Jockstrap, Joy Orbison, Molchat Doma, Oneohtrix Point Never, Optimo (Espacio), The Bug Club, The Underground Youth and VTSS, joining the already announced Ty Segall, Osees, Gilla Band and more. Maintaining their ethos of creating unmissable line-ups featuring leftfield indie, post-punk, electronica, techno, and jazz; the second wave of acts will see Wide Awake host some of the most iconic names across those genres. American singer-songwriter Caroline Polachek is…
Brighton Music Conference (BMC), the UK’s foremost electronic music and networking event will host its 10th Anniversary edition from 24th to 26th May 2023 at the prestigious Brighton i360 beachfront complex. The first full edition on BMC after the pandemic in 2022 focused on getting ‘back to the music’ and the 10th anniversary edition will focus on the importance of communities with Bristol Night Time Economy Advisor, Carly Heath summing it up perfectly in her talk last year stating that “Nightlife is where communities happen”. The concept for the event came from the idea that the UK is a world…
UK Festival Awards winner and 2022 shortlist resident, Dot to Dot Festival have announced the very first artists to join the line up for their 2023 event. With a reputation for bringing the hottest new emerging artists to city-centre stages, the award-winning festival is set to return once again to Bristol and Nottingham on the 27th and 28th of May respectively, following their hugely successful 2022 summer come back. We know, we were there…see Scalping if you haven’t already. In 2023 the festival will continue their rich tradition of showcasing the very best emerging talent with the announcement that YARD…