2021-2023
• Ed Tullett pka Lowswimmer Artist/Producer/Writer Management
• Hailaker Artist Management
• Lissom Artist Management
• Novo Amor Artist/Producer Management, Tour Management (until 2022)
• Tolari, Artist Management
• Lowswimmer Recordings, label co-owner, Manager
• Mentor, HMUK
• Lecture in Live Music, University of Agder, Norway
• Co-Founder of The Kristiansand Open, Norway (2023)
• Consultant for Music Nest Conference, Norway (2022)
• Problem-solving and rapid-response diplomatic support for End of The Road Festival (2021)
FORMER businesses and clients
Venue Management
• Co-founder, co-owner, manager of The Luminaire live music venue
– London Live Venue of The Year 2006 (Time Out)
– UK Live Venue of The Year 2007 (Music Week)
Live Events Promotion, Tour Management
• Tour Manager for SOHN, Savages, Jenny Hval, XXYYXX and Novo Amor (2012-2022)
• Twenty years as a promoter in Scotland and London
Festival Booking, Logistics and Management
• Co-founder of Sørveiv Music Summit, Norway, 2016-2018
• Booker of Norway’s Quart Festival (2008)
• Wide Days Conference Edinburgh (Volunteer Management)
• Sustainability Observer for End of The Road Festival, 2019
• Problem-solving and rapid-response diplomatic support for End of The Road Festival (2021)
Artist Management, Consultancy, Label Services
• Manager and Tour Manager of William Doyle, formerly East India Youth (2012-2017)
• Manager of improvisational pianist Tom Rogerson (2016-2019)
• Manager of Artist and producer Denzel Himself (2016-2017)
• Manager of composer John Uren
• Manager of Melbourne’s Civil Civic (2011-2014)
• Manager of Oslo’s Hanne Hukkelberg (2011-2013)
• Consultation for Sound Diplomacy‘s Berlin office, developing the careers of Canadian artists in the German market, coordinating a Polish trade mission to Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg (2015)
• Consultation for Bergen’s prog-nouveau legends Ungdomskulen, and International Advisor/Tour Manager for Jenny Hval, providing guidance and support (2012-2016)
• Jury leader for Kristiansand’s (Norway) Rock City stipend, awarding 45,000€
to one artist to develop their career internationally
• Author of press biography for John & Jehn, promoted single launch party
• Consulted for Vancouver’s Dan Mangan, winner of the XM Verge Music Award for
Artist of The Year
• Consulted for Melbourne’s Sophia Brous during her initial forays into the UK market
• Partnered 12-string guitar virtuoso Bjørn Berge with a UK booking agent
• Presented the world-class label services of Norway’s formerly leading digital distributor Phonofile (now part of The Orchard) to UK labels
• Advised Norwegian noise-rockers Årabrot on their UK manoeuvres, consulted for their label Fysisk Format
• UK Label Manager of Pop Noire; Savages‘ record label
• Project co-ordinator for JaJaJa; a bi-monthly Nordic music showcase at London’s Lexington venue, on behalf of the five Nordic Music Export offices
Education, Mentoring and Funding
University of Westminster’s Music Business Management MA / MusicTank
• Delivered ‘Get Plugged In‘ from 2011-2016; a six-week introduction to the live music industry. Delivered similar courses in Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand and Haugesund in Norway, Copenhagen and Århus in Denmark and around Europe
• Guest Lecturing at University of Westminster, Institute of Contemporary Music Performance, at Nordic Music Week, Stavanger, Norway, and in other locations around the UK, including Sunderland and Belfast for Generator, and into Europe, New Zealand, Australia and Singapore
• Advisor to PRS For Music Foundation
• Moderator at SPOT Festival (Denmark) and M For Montreal
• Advisor to BIMM in opening a university in Berlin
• Regular guest speaker and panelist at industry events such as
Association of Independent Festivals Congress (Cardiff)
• Panellist and Moderator at Iceland Airwaves’ Nonference
• Regular commentator on live music industry issues for The Guardian,
Access All Areas, The Quietus and CMU
• Workshop Leader for Goethe Institute’s ‘Buzz Meets Biz’ project aimed at new UK industry professionals from Ghana, Spain and Germany
• Management Mentor for Polish Music Managers’ Forum, Goethe Institute Berlin, Agderforskning Norway, Slovak Music Export and RE:Present UK (funded by Arts Council England / Birmingham City Council
• Mentor for HMUK‘s Do It Differently and MOBO funds
Print and Online Media
• Oversaw the launch of The Stool Pigeon music paper into the Norwegian market
• Edited the Live and Regional pages of The Fly magazine, the UK’s most widely-circulated free music paper
• Editor of the Ja Ja Ja Nordic music site
• Edited and proofed press-facing communications
on behalf of Music Norway‘s London office
