Experience

Music Concierge

• Deputy Head Of Music

  • Oct 2019 - Present

• Senior Music Consultant

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2019

• Music Consultant

  • Feb 2014 - Jul 2018



Disco Bloodbath

• Co-Founder/Promoter/Event Manager/Event Programmer/A&R Director/DJ

  • Apr 2007 - Feb 2014

  • Co-founder, promoter, Director of A&R and resident DJ for successful dance music brand.• Organising and promoting events with capacity of between 100 and 1500 people in London and throughout Europe.• Booking guest DJs and programming events.• Liaising with production crew• Negotiating sponsorship.• Building a promotion database and social media profile including a Facebook group of 4k+ people.• DJing under the Disco Bloodbath brand at clubs and festivals throughout… • Co-founder, promoter, Director of A&R and resident DJ for successful dance music brand.• Organising and promoting events with capacity of between 100 and 1500 people in London and throughout Europe.• Booking guest DJs and programming events.• Liaising with production crew• Negotiating sponsorship.• Building a promotion database and social media profile including a Facebook group of 4k+ people.• DJing under the Disco Bloodbath brand at clubs and festivals throughout Europe and as far afield as Japan and Dubai.• Disco Bloodbath has received coverage throughout club, music, style and broadsheet press including Vogue, i-D and Sunday Times Style.• Launched Disco Bloodbath Recordings, a boutique vinyl only label where I am head of A&R, responsible for signing artists, selecting tracks for release and commissioning remixes and artwork Show more Show less



Road To V

• Freelance music consultant.

  • Dec 2007 - Jul 2008

  • Client – Virgin Media• “Battle Of The Bands” style television series with the winner performing at V Festival.• Broadcast on Virgin 1 television and virginmedia.com online.• Responsibilities included selecting 50 finalists from 2600 entries and suggesting and approaching potential judges and mentors.



Amato Distribution

• Label Manager

  • Jun 2007 - Dec 2007

  • Responsible for managing distribution of a roster of record labels.• Advising the labels on marketing, promotion and A&R strategies.• Liaising with digital distribution partners.• Analysing sales figures and advising based on these figures.• Managing stock levels.• Co-ordinating release schedules including ensuring releases meet deadlines for promo stock and sales notes.• Co-ordinating manufacturing for P&D labels.



Secondfest

• Freelance Programmer/Booker/Artist Liaison - Second Fest

  • Jan 2007 - Jun 2007

  • Virtual music festival in Second Life virtual environment.• Clients – The Guardian and Intel.• Artists included Pet Shop Boys, Hot Chip, Simian Mobile Disco and Groove Armada.• Responsibilities included booking artists, liaising with artists and artist management, retrieving content and attending recording sessions.



Tirk

• Label Manager/A&R

  • Jan 2006 - Jun 2007

  • Formulating and implementing marketing and promotion strategies for the label’s releases including the “Transparent Things” album by Fujiya & Miyagi.• Providing A&R services to the label including signing new artists, commissioning remixes, track selection for albums and singles and co-ordinating artwork for releases.• Liaising with distribution partners, both in the UK and internationally, including digital distributors.• Preparing and managing mastering, manufacturing and… • Formulating and implementing marketing and promotion strategies for the label’s releases including the “Transparent Things” album by Fujiya & Miyagi.• Providing A&R services to the label including signing new artists, commissioning remixes, track selection for albums and singles and co-ordinating artwork for releases.• Liaising with distribution partners, both in the UK and internationally, including digital distributors.• Preparing and managing mastering, manufacturing and release schedules.• Preparing sales notes and marketing copy for the label’s releases.• Preparing the label’s royalty statements. Show more Show less



Output Recordings

• Label Manager

  • Jul 2005 - Jun 2006

• Product Manager

  • Jan 2003 - Jun 2005