Experience

WOMAD Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artist Liaison & Backstage Manager

  • 2013 - Present

  • Pre-production, including reviewing, sourcing, and implementing 70+ Artist riders for a four-day festival scenario. • Managing a team of 14. Creating backstage areas and comfortable dressing rooms. • Being the conduit between backstage and stage, meet and greet - ensuring effective communication between Stage Managers, Band Managers, and technical crew. Providing exceptional hospitality in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere for Artists in preparation for their performances. • Pre-production, including reviewing, sourcing, and implementing 70+ Artist riders for a four-day festival scenario. • Managing a team of 14. Creating backstage areas and comfortable dressing rooms. • Being the conduit between backstage and stage, meet and greet - ensuring effective communication between Stage Managers, Band Managers, and technical crew. Providing exceptional hospitality in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere for Artists in preparation for their performances.



Flash Entertainment

• United Arab Emirates
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Artist Liaison & Backstage Manager

  • 2007 - Present

  • Managing all aspects of Artist Village, liaising with visiting Tour/Production Managers/Backstage Coordinators, and responsible for the delivery of rider specific requests for dressing rooms/quick changes/wardrobe/catering for the Artists to prepare for their performances. • Successful and seamless implementation of all backstage requirements for Formula 1 after-race concerts, and autumn and spring series.

• Production Office Assistant

  • Feb 2016 - Mar 2016

  The Mother of the Nation Festival is an event that celebrates, commemorates, and honours the inspirational values of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bit Mubarak, who was the wife of Sheikh Zayed, the driving force behind the formation of the United Arab Emirates, and also know as the Father of the Nation.I was dealing with many of the administrative tasks that come into a busy Production Office from a Site Management perspective, and positively interacting with the other creative entities who made this impressive and successful event happen.motn.ae I was also successful Radio Shack for 200+ radios and accessories. Show less



Serious

• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Backstage Manager, Catering Manager

  • 2012 - 2019

  2012 - Present Backstage Manager (BT River of Music, Africa Stage - London Pleasure Gardens 2012) Artist Liaison, Show Manager (various Artists) 2015 Catering Manager - EFG London Jazz Festival 2013/2014 * Artist Liaison for Cadogan Hall/Royal Festival Hall/Scala - EFG London Jazz Festival 2015 to present day. • Liaising with Project Managers, reviewing and sourcing specific rider requests. • Creating and decorating dressing rooms at The London Pleasure Gardens. Managing a team of 6 Backstage Liaison volunteers. • Responsible for all catering needs for all backstage areas throughout the EFG London Jazz Festival, latterly across several sites, but mainly The Cadogan Hall. • Show Manager, Purcell Room – London Jazz Festival 2012 Show less



Live Nation Entertainment

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Advance Logisitics and Backstage Manager - The Dubai Jazz Festival

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2017

  Dealing with hotel advance and rider allocation for the Dubai Jazz Fest, consulting with five star hotels with regards to rooming lists and on-site catering, being the on-the-spot person managing all Artist requests backstage on site, and being the conduit between the Artist Village and the Stage Manager Dealing with hotel advance and rider allocation for the Dubai Jazz Fest, consulting with five star hotels with regards to rooming lists and on-site catering, being the on-the-spot person managing all Artist requests backstage on site, and being the conduit between the Artist Village and the Stage Manager



WRG

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Back of House Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2015

  * Working on Qasr Al Hosn, managing its six BOH areas. * First hand experience working on signage, safety, logistic, and housekeeping perspective. * Daily waste management and clearance before, during, and after an event that topped in excess of 100,000 people over the eleven days. * My remit was also to manage the buggy deployment, and Radio Shack for the distribution and management of 120+ radios and accessories. * Working on Qasr Al Hosn, managing its six BOH areas. * First hand experience working on signage, safety, logistic, and housekeeping perspective. * Daily waste management and clearance before, during, and after an event that topped in excess of 100,000 people over the eleven days. * My remit was also to manage the buggy deployment, and Radio Shack for the distribution and management of 120+ radios and accessories.



Prince Tours

• Welcome2Australia, Welcome2Chicago

• Dressing Rooms Manager

  • 2012 - 2012

  • Reviewing, understanding, and implementing all backstage aspects of the Artist, and NPG’s rider requests. Consistently delivering all particulars to each venue, with advance planning with venue caterers to fulfill specific dietary requirements for all members of the Tour. • Dependable in creating comfortable, constant, and practical rooms for each specified requirement for the Artist, NPG, and support band throughout the tour and the varied venues. Charged with directing local crew to assemble and break down all rooms. Assisted stylists with set-up of wardrobe and make up rooms. • Setting up all requirements for the Quick Change for the Artist and NPG, and assisting Wardrobe and Make-up under the ‘Symbol Stage’ including assisting delivery of costume and props. • Liaising with the Tour Director, Tour Manager, and Production Manager, and always resourceful when fulfilling last minute ad hoc requests. Show less



WOMAD Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Master of Ceremonies

  • 2008 - 2012

  • Announcing and back announcing Artists throughout the four-day festival, and keeping audiences informed of subsequent performances being held at other stages over the festival site. • Opening and closing the festival. • Introducing Artists including: Peter Gabriel, Gil Scott Heron, Mavis Staples, Toumani Diabaté, Bill Cobham, The Skatalites, Youssou N’Dour, Angélique Kidjo, Salif Keita, Baaba Maal, Hugh Masekela, Jimmy Cliff… • Announcing and back announcing Artists throughout the four-day festival, and keeping audiences informed of subsequent performances being held at other stages over the festival site. • Opening and closing the festival. • Introducing Artists including: Peter Gabriel, Gil Scott Heron, Mavis Staples, Toumani Diabaté, Bill Cobham, The Skatalites, Youssou N’Dour, Angélique Kidjo, Salif Keita, Baaba Maal, Hugh Masekela, Jimmy Cliff…



WOMAD Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Market Manager

  • 2001 - 2007

  • With Site Manager, designed and created the market layout with an aesthetic aspect but also total adherence to Health and Safety mandates. • Procured and selected over 350+ vendors: caterers, general and craft traders. • Introduced Carters Traditional Steam Fair and other interactive site experiences. • Collected and documented all pitch fees, and liaised with site services such as plumbers, electricians, and waste services to maintain and service the traders on site. • Managed a team of 10 to mark out pitches, place and advise traders over the event. • Researched for new traders to enhance the audience experience year on year. Show less