Experience

Murray Chalmers PR
• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Publicist

  • May 2023 - Present


AboutToBlow.Com

• Founder / CEO / Editor / Journalist / Photographer

  • Jul 2010 - Present

  • Manager, Editor-in-chief, photographer and Interviewer of my own Independent fully staffed online bass music magazine. • Sponsored by Vice Magazine (UK) • In charge of all daily editorial alongside interviews, music mixes and filmed content to an international audience of over a thousand weekly readers. • Commissioned to write copy for emerging artists and producers seeking to gain recognition and exposure. • Official media partner and collaborator at this year’s Design Junction, where I curated bespoke playlists for the exhibition. • Founder and manager of all aspects of AboutToBlow’s social media output and marketing campaigns. • Host of AboutToBlow Presents, an ongoing club night focused on showcasing the best in bass & electronic music regularly staged at Brixton Jamm (London) and Stealth Nightclub (Nottingham). • Worked alongside and collaborated with Red Bull, Resident Advisor, ASOS, Global Gathering, Sennheiser, Urban Nerds, Global Gathering, Outlook & Dimensions Festival, SW4, Pukkelpop and several other companies and festivals. • Currently hosting our own 2 hour radio show on MeatTransmission, which broadcasts live from MeatMission in Hoxton Square, Old Street every week. Show less



Listen Up Music Promotions

• United Kingdom
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Press Executive

  • Nov 2022 - May 2023

• Senior Press Manager

  • Aug 2021 - May 2023

  Managing global print and online PR campaigns + overall strategy for: • ArrDee• Blxst• Black Coffee (Managed the album campaign for his 2022 Grammy winning LP 'Subconsciously')• Blaqbonez• Blue Lab Beats• Cuppy• Dizzee Rascal• D Smoke• Ice Cube• Jaden Thompson• Knucks• KYLE• Kwengface• Layfullstop• The Martinez Brothers• Mayorkun• Maxi Millz• Meron Addis• NATIVE Records• Ragz Originale+ more.

• Press Manager

  • Feb 2017 - May 2023

  Managing global print and online PR campaigns for: • ArrDee• Kwengface• Blue Lab Beats• Wavy The Creator• Deto Black• Tay Iwar• Kenny Allstar• Reekado Banks• Rushy• Cuppy• Potter Payper• Kiana Lede• Hot Since 82 • Loco Dice• Lazare Hoche• Bedouin• Nic Fanciulli• Themba• Claptone• Erick Morillo• Geovarn• Alxndr London• Knucks• Abnormal Sleepz• Ghetto BoyPreviously: • Children Of Zeus• Ragz Originale• Tale Of Us• Friend Within• wAFF• Shy FX• Claude VonStroke• Latmun• Detlef • Lauren Lane• Miguel Campbell• Secondcity• Detlef• Steve Lawler• Paradise (Jamie Jones) Show less



Jukebox PR

• United Kingdom
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PR & Label Assistant

  • Nov 2016 - Feb 2017

• PR & Label Assistant

  • Nov 2016 - Feb 2017



Pulse Radio Pty Ltd

• UK Editor

  • Oct 2015 - Feb 2017

  • In charge of all aspects of Pulse's UK-focused editorial content. • Working alongside the editors in managing aspects of the content process for one of the world's biggest online music platforms, with offices in London, New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, Sydney and Cape Town amongst others. • Conducting interviews with major artists worldwide, predominantly via skype or email. • Devising and writing original features on emerging trends, festivals and artists in electronic music. • Writing reviews on esteemed club nights and events. • Writing daily music-related news content. • Managing and organising the best content for the weekly newsletter in MailChimp, which is subscribed to by 250,000. Show less


betty
• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• Junior Researcher

  • Sep 2016 - Nov 2016


Endemol Shine UK

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reality & Task Production Assistant

  • Nov 2015 - Sep 2016

  ‘Celebrity Big Brother 2016’ (Channel 5) - Elstree Studios. Working primarily for the reality department, my duties included: • Ensuring - albeit discreetly - that the celebrities fulfilled all press commitments with outlets including BBC Radio 1, The Mirror, The Star amongst others, prior to the show's launch. • Organising & distributing daily production schedules across the entire production site. • Looking after and managing the celebrities’ valuables and overall welfare for the duration of the series. • Delivering and keeping check of stationary, office and sanitary supplies across the production site. • Delivering essential supplies for housemates and crew in and out of the house whenever necessary. • Assisting with the set up and shut down of daily tasks alongside the task team. Show less



Gogglebox Entertainment

• United Kingdom
• Media Production

• Production Assistant

  • Feb 2016 - Feb 2016

  •‘The Code’ (BBC1) Recorded at Elstree Studios - Launching on BBC1 daytime in April. • In charge of talent and guests’ welfare as well as assistance to all production & studio crew for the shows duration. •‘The Code’ (BBC1) Recorded at Elstree Studios - Launching on BBC1 daytime in April. • In charge of talent and guests’ welfare as well as assistance to all production & studio crew for the shows duration.



MeatTransmission

• France
• Software Development

• Radio Presenter

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2016

  Currently hosting a 2 hour radio show on MeatTransmission, which broadcasts live from Meat Mission in Hoxton Square, Old Street every Thursday from 4 till 6pm. Currently hosting a 2 hour radio show on MeatTransmission, which broadcasts live from Meat Mission in Hoxton Square, Old Street every Thursday from 4 till 6pm.



Sky Sports

• Germany
• Manufacturing

• Editorial Assistant / Production Junior

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2015

  • Interviewing players, producing teases and openers, assisting on shoots and managing social media platforms on location for UK Open, Grand Slam and World Darts Championship events. • Logging game statistics, interviewing fans & producing pre-match footage on outside broadcasts for Premier League & International Football matches. • Operation of the teleprompter during live/recorded shows & editing the autocue script. • Providing general assistance/runner duties for the presenters, studio guests & crew. • Regularly producing underlays using tOG-Sports software primarily used for analysis on football productions. Show less



Global Radio

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Radio Production Intern

  • May 2011 - Jun 2011

  • Shortlisted & awarded a place on the first OCN LR Radio Production Course through Choice FM. • Successfully completed the Course with level 2 honours accredited by the Point Blank School of Music. • Learnt how to devise, record and produce my own Interviews, Jingles, Trailers and subsequent Radio Show through Adobe Audition and Audacity. • Produced a thirty minute Radio demo for my own specialist evening show which was put forward to Choice FM's producers for consideration. • Shortlisted & awarded a place on the first OCN LR Radio Production Course through Choice FM. • Successfully completed the Course with level 2 honours accredited by the Point Blank School of Music. • Learnt how to devise, record and produce my own Interviews, Jingles, Trailers and subsequent Radio Show through Adobe Audition and Audacity. • Produced a thirty minute Radio demo for my own specialist evening show which was put forward to Choice FM's producers for consideration.



Mixmag

• United Kingdom
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Apr 2011 - May 2011

  • Interned for the world's biggest selling dance and clubbing magazine. • Responsible for copy of recognised columns such as 'tick 'em off', 'guestlist/blacklist' and 'dont stay in' which were published over the following month's. • Transcribed interviews from artist's such as Pete Tong and subsequently wrote them out to be published as in depth features the following month. • Created the Mixmag Soundcloud account. • Interned for the world's biggest selling dance and clubbing magazine. • Responsible for copy of recognised columns such as 'tick 'em off', 'guestlist/blacklist' and 'dont stay in' which were published over the following month's. • Transcribed interviews from artist's such as Pete Tong and subsequently wrote them out to be published as in depth features the following month. • Created the Mixmag Soundcloud account.



Fly FM

• Portugal
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Radio Show Host

  • Sep 2008 - Jul 2010

  • Hosted the first ever specialist Bass music show on one of the UK's most successful Student Radio Stations, Fly FM, for two years. • As both producer and a presenter, acquired invaluable production skills from organising interviews & booking special guests for a two-hour show on a weekly basis whilst increasing Fly's listener base on and off campus. • Won the coveted Trent Media award for best evening show in June 2010. • Also nominated for a national SRA award in October 2010 for best specialist programming. Show less