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Derick Mackinnon Email & Phone Number
Founder and Owner
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New Found Sound
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@newfoundsound.co.uk
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Founder and Owner
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Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Derick Mackinnon is listed as Founder and Owner at New Found Sound, a company with 4 employees, based in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at newfoundsound.co.uk, phone signal with area code 778, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Derick Mackinnon.
Derick Mackinnon previously worked as Founder / Owner at New Found Sound and Freelance Music Journalist at The Scotsman. Derick Mackinnon studied at Kinlochleven High School.
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About Derick Mackinnon
I founded New Found Sound in 2006 and have over 20 years experience marketing and promoting music and creative projects. We currently manage press and social media for Scottish Music Centre, Manchester industry conference Un-Convention, live music gig swap and artist development CIC Off Axis and I co-write a weekly column for Scotland on Sunday (having done so since 2007).From June - October 2022, I was the Engagement, Outreach and Participation Officer for all Green Space Dark Skies events throughout Scotland. I was Marketing Manager for Cryptic’s amazing Sonica festival (November 2021 - April 2022)From September - November 2021 we teamed up with We Make Music Work (on behalf of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance and FiiS) for Common Ground Fest (one-day festival) during COP26. We managed all social media accounts, from content creation to posts, and oversaw press, advertising and photography. In July 2021, we performed a similar service, managing all social media and press activities for Manchester-based conference / festival Un-Convention CIC, the first music conference to take place in person post-covid. One of our longest running clients is Scottish Music Centre, we manage press and marketing and all their social media accounts, including for their youth music projects Musicplus+ and Hit The Road. We’ve been doing this since 2014.We’ve provided a similar service (press and marketing) for XpoNorth, Dumfries Music Conference and Wide Days / Born To Be Wide (which Derick co-founded). We’ve worked with Keren McKean and We Make Music Work, since 2008 and have collaborated, created, marketed, programmed and managed award-winning, bi-weekly live music experiential marketing campaign The Mill (a gig each week in both Glasgow and Edinburgh) and other festivals, gigs and conferences. Derick has 5 years experience as the Marketing and (Junior) Business Development Manager for Saltire Taverns (Le Monde Hotel, Shanghai Nightclub, Angels Share, Frankenstein). From recruiting and managing large teams of promotional staff to setting up sponsorship deals with student societies and commercial businesses. Throughout my 17 year music and marketing career, New Found Sound and other organisations I’ve provided services for, have promoted and marketed hundreds of live gigs, festivals, conferences and club nights.
Listed skills include Music Industry, Music, Event Management, Entertainment, and 15 others.
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New Found Sound
8 roles · 19 years
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Founder / Owner
CurrentOriginally starting life as a live music promotions company I founded New Found Sound in 2006, and organically expanded into press and marketing. One of our longest running clients is Scottish Music Centre, we manage press and marketing and all their social media accounts, including for their youth music projects Musicplus+ and Hit The Road. We’ve been.
Jun 2006 - Present
Freelance Music Journalist
CurrentCo-write a weekly Artist of the Week column in Scotland on Sunday (The Scotsman Newspaper) called Under The Radar. It's new music, emerging bands and it printed in the physical newspaper, on Scotsman.com and on my website NewFoundSound.co.uk I also source a sponsor for this column and have done so since 2015.
Oct 2007 - Present
Project Manager, Business Development
CurrentI manage every aspect of Off Axis, (via Un-Convention), a UK-wide gig swap and live music touring network. Artists swap their hometown shows, keeping 100% of profits in over 60 places across the UK, we also have festival slots at Kendal Calling, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival and Un-Convention. I also set up a partnership with Ticketmaster New Music.
Jan 2018 - Present
Senior Account Manager
Senior Account Manager Offshore Festival (July 2012 - Nov 2012): -On my return to We Make Music Work our first big project was Offshore Festival, a 7 day festival/holiday taking place on a ship, due to set sail from Venice in Sept 2013 with bands, DJs and Comedians. I was -the main point of contact for all clients, suppliers and music liaison, -Business.
Jun 2008 - Jan 2014
Marketing Manager
In addition to my role as Marketing and Media Manager for goNORTH 2013 I’ve cooperated with the festival for 4 years, producing seminars at the festival under the Born To Be Wide brand as well as delivering successful Press Launches (2011 and 2012) in Glasgow to launch the goNORTH programme during Celtic Connections.goNORTH Festival (April 2013 - September.
Apr 2013 - Sep 2013
Marketing Manager
- I’ve worked with Saltire Taverns for nearly 5 years as Marketing Manager of the nightclub Shanghai. I briefly changed my role to implement a live series of gigs in Glasgow and Edinburgh at the companies chain of bars.
- Achievements: o Big increases in attendance and net profits for Saturday and Wednesday club nights o Steep rise in sponsorship deals / event activity with Edinburgh University Societies o Helped secure new contract.
Feb 2008 - Jul 2012
Founder / Co-Organiser
Born To Be Wide runs once a month in Edinburgh (first Thursday at Electric Circus), is a Community Interest Company that was launched in February 2004 to provide a meeting place for those involved or interested in the Scottish music scene. A diverse range of musicians, journalists, promoters, label owners, festival organisers and friends of music, have.
2007 - Jul 2012
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Derick Mackinnon education
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Kinlochleven High School
Education record
Kinlochleven High School
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Derick Mackinnon works for New Found Sound.
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Derick Mackinnon is listed as Founder and Owner at New Found Sound.
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Derick Mackinnon is based in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom while working with New Found Sound.
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Derick Mackinnon has worked for New Found Sound, The Scotsman, Un-Convention, We Make Music Work, and Xponorth.
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What schools did Derick Mackinnon attend?
Derick Mackinnon studied at Kinlochleven High School.
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Derick Mackinnon is listed with skills including Music Industry, Music, Event Management, Entertainment, Festivals, Social Media, Sponsorship, and Social Networking.
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