Keep Music Centre Stage at Your Festival
As Head of Public Operations at music licensing company PPL, Sarah Mitchell has significant expertise in customer service operations. She has over 19 years’ experience heading up customer service and operational divisions across global...
CDM – A Year On
Robert Dudley is an event safety officer at The Fair, a large-scale event delivery specialist that focuses on three things: safety, quality and budget. Some of the agency’s regional projects include Mostly Jazz, Moseley...
Are Safety Advisory Groups (SAG) Being Misused?
Duncan White is part of Symphotech’s team of health and safety experts and has over 30 years of experience as a former fire officer with Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service. Duncan was...
A Symphony of Complexity: Discover the World Behind Festival Streaming
Bart Slijkerman, Operational Unit Manager, EMG / Gravity Media writes;
While audiences enjoy watching their favourite bands perform on the big screens at music festivals, or on the small screens at home or on their...
Behind the Scenes with the Meat and Fish Free Shambala
Chris Johnson is co-founder of Shambala Festival, a Director of Kambe Events, and has managed over 50 festivals over nearly two decades. He co-founded and chairs Powerful Thinking, the UK festival industry forum on...
Sound Diplomacy & The Art of Noise Management.
Back in May, when we spoke to Access The Festival, the name Acoustech dropped into the conversation about suppliers; Access Co-Founder Will Darley was quick to sing the praises of the noise consultants and...
Sustainability – The Time To Walk The Walk Is NOW
Graham Brown has a bee in his bonnet, he may need to keep it there to preserve that particular species but figuratively speaking, this industry PR and marketing specialist has campaigned enough,...
Championing New Music with Sound City+
David Pichilingi has over 25 years experience in the international music business. Over his career he has worked both as an artist, and in A&R, marketing, and management. Throughout his career he has worked closely...
Guest List Management: A Growing Pain for Growing Festivals (Part 1)
Growing up in an entrepreneurial family, Natasha Hillier inherited both motivation and innovation. After graduating from esteemed business school, McGill University, Natasha joined the live event & festival management software firm, Marcato. Starting out...