WORLDWIDE: The renowned broadcast platform BE-AT.TV has announced that it has become the official live streaming partner for Corona Sunsets, the global event series run by Anhueser-Busch Inbev throughout most of the world. BE-AT.TV will be working with Corona markets worldwide, with the exception of the USA, to book artists as an ‘ambassador’ for the brand. The goal for the ambassador program will be to evolve the musical offering for fans while fostering a more reciprocal relationship between the artists and Corona. Having streamed many of the world’s most acclaimed DJs and events for almost a decade, and boasting a…
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Zé Diogo is a team member of Ourbookings, a Lisbon based promoter of electronic music that operates a number of festivals, record labels, and the Ministerium club. As one of the worst affected countries by the 2010 financial crisis, recession and unemployment saw Portugal’s clubs, bars and entertainment venues shutting their doors. It was a shock to the vibrant European clubbing scene, and of real detriment to those working in the industry. Determined not to let the crisis destroy Lisbon’s lively scene, the Ministerium club in Terreiro do Paço opened up in 2012 under the umbrella of Ourbookings. A key…
UK: COPTRZ, the commercial drone solution provider, has announced the launch of a complete turnkey drone detection solution, designed to provide protection to events from the threat of drones. Launched in partnership with DJI and its AeroScope detection systems, the system allows an operator to track telemetry data from drones in surrounding airspace of up to 40km distance. In effect, it’s a drone license plate detection system that provides event security teams with the data required to be able to quickly and effectively protect against drone intrusion. By intercepting the current communications link between a DJI drone and its remote…
UK: Event Genius has appointed Lauren Lytle as the company’s new Head of Technical Operations. Lytle joins the Leeds based ticketing and event technology company after spending seven years in Texas as Senior Client Operations Manager & Director of International Operations at Front Gate (Ticketmaster), where she worked with major brands including Coachella, C3 Presents, Outside Lands, X Games Los Angeles and Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. An industry leading expert in delivering point of sale (POS) solutions to the festival market, Lytle will spearhead the 2018 expansion of the company’s cashless point of sale solution: Event Genius Pay. “It’s…
UK: Larmer Tree Festival has selected Tune-Yards’ front woman, Merrill Garbus, to curate three of its stages this year. Garbus has invited Ibibio Sound Machine, Brooklyn-based multimedia artist and feminist rapper Miss Eaves, and the socially conscious songwriter Akua Naru to perform at the event. Speaking about the role of Guest Curator at Larmer Tree Festival, Garbus said: “It’s a great privilege to be involved in the curation of Larmer Tree’s programming this year. I was happy to include women artists, all of whom I know from past projects and admire for their unique and brilliant voices, laser-focused on a…
UK: The meal management system, Grub Stub, has updated its platform to further facilitate the organisation of crew, delegate and artist meal allocation across a range of events and projects. The updated system claims to be more accessible and cost effective, with a range of new features and practical tools that will help event professionals save time, money and food. Users will benefit from features such as managing bulk meal orders, viewing menus and new editing tools. The new web-based system vastly reduces the administration time for meal management. Through Grub Stub, project managers can delegate the planning admin to…
UK: HebCelt Festival is banning single-use plastics from its site this year as it steps up a drive to make the event as environmentally friendly as possible. The action – announced during Green Arts Day on March 14 – is the latest in a series of pioneering green initiatives adopted by the event and has won support from the Scottish Government, which has urged other events to follow the festival’s lead. HebCelt banned plastic straws four years ago and in 2015 introduced re-usable, eco-cups in onsite bars to cut down on plastic waste. Caterers at this year’s event, which will…
UK: The German record label Diynamic is launching its first London festival, set to take place from September 8 – 9 at Greenwich Peninsula. Diynamic is well known for its sold out showcases across the world, from Sonar to ADE. Last year saw the launch of the inaugural Diynamic festival in a forest outside Amsterdam, and this year the show comes to London for the first time ever. Label boss Solomun is globally renowned for his influential ‘Solomun+1’ night at Pacha Ibiza, which recently had its first few global outings in Tulum and Paris. While the full line-up will be…
UK: The next intake for A Greener Festival’s Assessor Training course is fast approaching, with upcoming dates at Manchester Metropolitan University from April 9 – 10. The course offers graduates a rapid route into environmental operations and will equip them with the knowledge and tools needed to undertake thorough assessments of a wide range of indoor and outdoor events, in order to appraise their environmental processes and protocols in line with A Greener Festival’s guidelines for sustainability and the environment at events. Topics covered include: • Legal Framework and Policy • Local Impacts and Risks • Sustainable Procurements • Travel…
Cyrus Bozorgmehr is Head of Communications at Arcadia, the pioneering performing arts and events company. His role at Arcadia spans public relations and the creative development of narratives and themes. His work as a consultant across the wider creative industries recently saw him publish a book about Wu Tang Clan’s notorious single-copy album project, to which he acted as senior advisor. ‘Once Upon a Time in Shaolin’ was named a 2017 Book of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine. Arcadia will be celebrating its 10th anniversary at a one off festival at London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park this May Day…