Chloë Richardson Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

www.chloe-richardson.com

London, United Kingdom

International promotion of an extensive catalogue of contemporary classical and 20th Century music to performers and programmers, with a focus on UK venues and festivalsActed as the principal contact for composers including John Luther Adams, Jocelyn Pook, Peter Gregson, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Oliver Davis and Iain BellNurtured and developed relationships with key stakeholders in the UK venues and festivals market, regularly meeting programmers to discuss future plans and make appropriate work suggestions or commission pitches from within the Music Sales catalogueNegotiated and managed commissioning projects for above composers in ballet, opera, orchestra, ensemble and choir

London, United Kingdom

Key member of Sound and Music’s programmes team with individual responsibility for producing multiple creative projects and eventsProject management of creative activities, in collaboration with partners including:• BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now (Cut & Splice Festival 2017, Manchester)• The British Paraorchestra (Portfolio residency programme)• Sage Gateshead (Next Wave 2 higher education programme)• NMC Recordings (Next Wave 2 higher education programme)• Heart n Soul (Embedded residency programme)• ROLI (Embedded residency programme)• Making Music (Adopt a Composer scheme)• London Graduate Orchestra (Portfolio residency programme)Development and management of existing and potential creative partnerships with external producers/promoters, ensembles, artists, composers, venues, festivals, digital partners and broadcasters.Management and delivery of professional development and support for composers and artists at different stages of their career from higher education onwards.Independent project delivery including artist selection, internal and external event production, budget management, monitoring and evaluations, PR & marketing coordinationSupport and contribution to Sound and Music’s fundraising, marketing and audience development aimsCreative contribution to the delivery and development of Sound and Music’s programmes

Greater Los Angeles Area

Co-developed, planned and launched seven public programme series for The Broad’s inaugural year:• Callings Out of Context (experimental pop music)• Tip of Her Tongue (feminist performance art)• ARRAY @ The Broad (classic and contemporary film)• Family Weekend Workshops (free family activities)• Un-Private Collection (artists in conversation)• Doll Parts (Cindy Sherman related film)• Happenings (multi-performer cross disciplinary evening festivals)Independently produced 18 public programmes featuring a total of 47 artists in seven months with individual audiences up to 1,500 and a total attendance of 8,000Managed and administered all public programme budgets and delivered all events within planContracted artists, collaborators, curators and partnersResponsible for logistical planning and operations of programmes and events including scheduling, technical coordination, liaison of onsite logistics with Broad departments (Visitor Services, Security, Facilities, Collections, Retail), travel, hotel, and hospitalityCoordinated all ticketing, determining capacities and managing ticket allocationsFacilitated educational initiatives in partnership with community arts organisationsRecruited, hired and managed technical staff to work on public programmes and eventsProject managed the augmentation and purchase of additional AV systems for programming

Berlin, Germany

Coordination of all aspects of programming, planning and delivery of the festivals:• MaerzMusik – Festival of Contemporary Music• Musikfest Berlin – International orchestral festival, in cooperation with The Berlin Philharmonic FoundationPlanned all aspects of festival performances, including rehearsal schedules, technical and other requirements in liaison with artists / agents / orchestra managementCoordinated technical production requirements with venue technicians (stage, sound, lighting)Sourced and rented / acquired requisite production items, including instruments and backlineAdministered complete festival and individual programme budgets and managed funding applicationsDrafted / edited performance, co-presentation, venue contracts in liaison with the legal departmentPlanned marketing strategies in liaison with the marketing and communication departmentsProvided editorial assistance for all publications, translated festival literature from German into EnglishCoordinated all personnel requirements including front of houseOrganised all logistics including travel, accommodation and local transfersManaged the execution of individual festival programmes, providing artist liaisonAssisted the Artistic Directors of each festival

Berlin Area, Germany

Two month transfer to the Director’s Office to assist with the planning and presentation of four performances of Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s opera Einstein on the Beach:Planned and coordinated all performance requirements, including rehearsal schedules, technical specifications, hospitality, accommodation, travel and transfers in consultation with company managementCoordinated technical requirements with Berliner Festspiele technicians (stage, sound, lighting)Hired and coordinated personnel including front of house, artist liaison, make-up, costume and stand-insManaged the execution of a two-week rehearsal and performance period, including artist liaison

Berlin, Germany

Clients include: • KLANGSPUREN FESTIVAL for new music, Schwaz AT•• ZKM - Institut für Musik und Akustik, Karlsruhe DE•• Bayerischen Rundfunk | musica viva – Contemporary Music, Munich DE•• Berliner Festspiele, Berlin DE•• English Express e.K., Berlin DE•• text & form, Berlin DE

Bozen, Italy

Freelance program curation and coordination of the festival event series "Transart Clubbing II" for the 2013 festival edition:"Ostgut Ton Nacht Berlin" on 27/09/2013 in a train station depot, featuring Tama Sumo (DJ), Barker & Baumecker (LIVE) and Ryan Elliott (DJ)Responsibilities involved all artist fee and contractual negotiations, writing of event promotional texts and artist liaison.

Berlin Area, Germany

Worldwide tour coordination and artist management for established DJs and producers of electronic music, including Alex Smoke, Onur Özur, Martinez, Gebrüder Teichmann, Ada, Metope, Basteroid among others. At that time, the agency represented 35 musicians and bands from over 15 countries, including Laurent Garnier (German speaking territories), Miss Kittin, and The Hacker. Provided artist consultancy, cooperating with and coordinating between artists, labels and PR agenciesOrganised worldwide tours, involving the management of performance requests, negotiation of fees and drafting of contracts, travel organisation, artist visa applications, tour support, bookkeepingWebsite content editing, in-house translation and composition of agency and artist PR in English