Marcus Lester Email & Phone Number

Curator/ Creator/ Venue & Event manager /Booking agent and tour manager/ Label owner (Plug Artists)/ Songwriter/ Music & Video producer/ Designer/ Marketing manager/ Artist management and consultation and occasional performer.'Indie Label Guru' - Hot Press Magazine/ Metro News Creator of thousands of independent small and mid range events since 2005 and Currently the producer of over 200 events annually - celebrating almost 20 years in the music and events business2023 - Curator for Coastival festival in collaboration with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council2021 - Present - Venue/ bookings & marketing manager at The Well Dublinwww.thewelldublin.ie2016 - 2020 - Venue, bookings and marketing manager at The Purty Kitchenwww.purtykitchen.com2013 - 2016 - Curator/ Pr & Bookings manager at Pacinos & The Blind Pigwww.pacinos.ie / www.theblindpig.ie2009 - 2011 - Booking & venue manager The Ivory Bar / The IN bar - Dalkey/ The Purty Kitchen2009 - Life Festival Office Managerwww.life-festival.com2008 - Booking agent for 12 nights to Christmas Festival Dublin featuring high profile international acts.2006 - present - Plug Artists - Record Label/ Booking Agency & Artist Management2005-2009 - Dalkey music & Arts Festival (Director) in conjunction with The Arts Council/ Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and Poetry Ireland 2004-2005 - The Abbey Theatre (Sound design Internship)2002-2004 - DFEI (Diploma in Sound Engineering / Radio Production and Music Business Management)