Ed Karney

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Web3, Music & Technology Consultancy, Strategy & Coaching @ Freedom Labs
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Bristol, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Hi I'm Ed, music manager and writer turned Web3 enthusiast and creative coach with a passion for music, digital art and fashion, psychedelics, and emerging technologies.

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Freedom Labs

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Web3, Music & Technology Consultancy, Strategy & Coaching
Ed Karney Work Experience Details
  • Freedom Labs
    Director
    Freedom Labs Jan 2021 - Present
    Bristol, England, United Kingdom
    A full-service Web3 consultancy with a specific focus on digital and generative art, music, wearables and collectibles on the blockchain. Clients include:• Anyma (Tale of Us) – Part of the team that launched and sold ‘Claire’ the first ever full-length, full-resolution NFT music video on Superrare using Kanon’s KSPEC protocol.• Quayola - Advised globally renowned digital contemporary artist Davide Quayola on the release his genesis NFT artwork 'PP_F_018_1' on Superrare and his first NFT collection on Pablo Fraile’s Aorist during Art Basel 2021.• Fafi – Launched and sold out iconic French artist and illustrator Fafi’s (Nike, Adidas, Channel, Medicom) genesis NFT collection on Rarible in March 2021. Sold her first fully animated NFT on NTWRK in August 2021. Creative lead on ‘The Fafinettes’ her forthcoming female-focused PFP project. Leading a collaboration between Fafi and Blueplan for The Smurf Society blockchain game on Polygon.• Songchain - Creative consultancy with The Other Songs on their genesis NFT collection that gave rise to a Web3 community based around musicians, writers and creators.• Jack Irving - Working with the British fashion designer Jack Irving, known for Lady Gaga’s Sea Urchin dress, on his forthcoming collection of digital wearables.
  • Grade Management Ltd
    Co-Founder
    Grade Management Ltd Jan 2012 - Dec 2023
    Bristol, England, United Kingdom
    Founded a prominent full-service artist management company specialising in managing the music careers of 20+ world-renowned electronic musicians including Groove Armada, Seth Troxler, Eats Everything, Maceo Plex, Patrick Topping, Joris Voorn and Shygirl.• Built six companies covering artist management, record label management, event promotion and social media marketing with a gross annual turnover of £1.5m+.• Grew from 3 to 20+ staff with offices in Bristol, London, Barcelona and Ibiza.• Managed the touring diaries and global gig strategy for 20+ artists, often playing 5+ shows per week, working alongside global talent agencies WME, CAA & Wasserman.• Launched multiple record labels on behalf of our artists (Hot Natured, Visionquest, Edible)• Secured multiple six-figure brand deals for artists with brands such as Ballentines, Absolut, Desperados, Bentleigh, BMW, Rayban, Prada and Burberry.• Founded a London BBQ restaurant (Smokey Tails) with Seth Troxler.
  • Secret Garden Party
    Talent Booker
    Secret Garden Party Jan 2012 - Jul 2023
    Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom
    Since 2012 I have been a key part of the talent booking team at Secret Garden Party, responsible for booking artists for three of its main electronic music stages: The Drop, The Lost Woods and The Skulloon, at their annual 22k capacity festival in Abbots Ripton near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire.
  • Alma
    Web 3.0 Strategy Advisor
    Alma May 2021 - Feb 2023
    Berlin, Germany
    Alma Labs is an early-stage technology company driven by a passion for contemporary art, pop culture and fashion, a love of music and a desire to transform the way people interact with these in emerging digital spaces.
  • Keakie
    Strategic Advisor
    Keakie Jun 2020 - Jun 2022
    London, England, United Kingdom
    Worked as part of the strategic advisory board to the Founder and CEO for Keakie, a disruptive pre-revenue music streaming start-up. This broad role involved working between the Founder, the exec board, and tech and music teams to develop the curation and content acquisition strategy, growth, marketing, grant-writing and fundraising. Worked alongside other board members and senior execs hired from Google, BBC Radio One, Youtube, Spotify and Mediacom.
  • Fetchpay
    Investor
    Fetchpay Oct 2020 - Nov 2021
  • Elrowfamily
    Uk Director
    Elrowfamily Mar 2015 - Aug 2019
    United Kingdom
    Following the lead of my business partner Ramesh Satguru w partnered with the successful Spanish event and festival brand to build their UK events business to ticket sales of over 75,000pa, founded an annual 25,000 capacity two-day festival in East London and achieved a €1million exit from the business on very amicable terms.
  • Kith & Kin Artist Management
    Lead Artist Manager
    Kith & Kin Artist Management Mar 2010 - Dec 2011
    London, England, United Kingdom
    My first role in music management which helped launch the careers of a number of successful international electronic musicians including Seth Troxler, Jamie Jones, Tale of Us and Maceo Plex.
  • Mixmag
    Specialist Editor & Staff Writer
    Mixmag Mar 2004 - Mar 2011
    London, England, United Kingdom
    Took over as the techno editor of the UK's leading electronic music magazine in March 2004 from Dave Mothersole and during my seven-year tenure broke a number of key stories including the arrival of minimal techno, the first UK interview with Ricardo Villalobos and the Richie Hawtin cover story.

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