Rhys Buchanan Email & Phone Number

Leading a team onboarding cutting-edge artists leading the way in their respective genres for this industry challenging publisher. Key signings to date include Nation Of Language, Saint Levant, Abra Cadabra, Courteeners, Pozer, Sprints, The Lounge Society and more. Representing Sentric Music at industry festivals, panels and events across Europe such as The Great Escape, Reeperbahn, Output, Eurosonic, Resonate, Wide Awake and more.

Operating as a freelance culture and music journalist. Portfolio includes titles such as NME, Time Out, DIY, Line Of Best Fit, So Young, Record Collector, The Bristol Post, Liverpool Echo, Liverpool Football Club Matchday Programme, The Glastonbury Free Press, London In Stereo and more. Regularly undertaking a variety of tasks from interviewing, pitching, reviewing, blogging, news writing, feature writing and more. Amongst my work I’ve interviewed names such as Johnny Marr, David Crosby and… Show more Operating as a freelance culture and music journalist. Portfolio includes titles such as NME, Time Out, DIY, Line Of Best Fit, So Young, Record Collector, The Bristol Post, Liverpool Echo, Liverpool Football Club Matchday Programme, The Glastonbury Free Press, London In Stereo and more. Regularly undertaking a variety of tasks from interviewing, pitching, reviewing, blogging, news writing, feature writing and more. Amongst my work I’ve interviewed names such as Johnny Marr, David Crosby and Emily Eavis as well as Fontaines DC, IDLES and more. I also actively curate a Spotify playlist called ‘Bristol Sounds’ for NME Radar. My freelance journalism career has seen me work with companies such as Fred Perry, Greenpeace and Glastonbury Festival. Show less

I’ve been part of the on-site press team at Glastonbury Festival since 2013 and a press tent Supervisor from 2022. My duties include welcoming journalists, allocating their accreditation and fielding queries. Stewarding photographers onto the Pyramid Stage and Other Stage as well as briefing them on the rules and safety precautions. This job requires excellent communication skills, making regular routine calls across the site offices to medical tents, stages and bars to gather statistics for… Show more I’ve been part of the on-site press team at Glastonbury Festival since 2013 and a press tent Supervisor from 2022. My duties include welcoming journalists, allocating their accreditation and fielding queries. Stewarding photographers onto the Pyramid Stage and Other Stage as well as briefing them on the rules and safety precautions. This job requires excellent communication skills, making regular routine calls across the site offices to medical tents, stages and bars to gather statistics for high profile journalists to use. I annually join the UK's top thirty music journalists in judging the festivals Emerging Talent Competition. Show less

Bristol, United Kingdom

Events social media and sales. Reviewing, photographing and filming in-store events for this iconic independent music retail brand. Working with high profile industry artists, record labels and management companies. Representing the brand at external events like The BBC 6 Music Festival. Using tools such as Tweetdeck and Hootsuite to programme and organise social media across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Working flexibly across other areas, this includes processing and ordering stock, sales… Show more Events social media and sales. Reviewing, photographing and filming in-store events for this iconic independent music retail brand. Working with high profile industry artists, record labels and management companies. Representing the brand at external events like The BBC 6 Music Festival. Using tools such as Tweetdeck and Hootsuite to programme and organise social media across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Working flexibly across other areas, this includes processing and ordering stock, sales and customer service on the shop floor. This role keeps me up to date with the latest developments in the music industry especially in terms of new releases. Appeared on the Rough Trade Podcast and BBC 6 Music as part of this role. Show less

Bristol, United Kingdom

Managing a team of over fifty writers as Music Editor of this multimedia Bristol outlet. Day to day liaising with national PR companies to secure interviews and review passes for contributors. Utilising various online tools such as Google Docs to ensure a large amount of content is processed efficiently and accurately. Covering breaking news stories and in-depth features. Editing copy, fulfilling, sourcing and commissioning features for the monthly print issue and working with our social media… Show more Managing a team of over fifty writers as Music Editor of this multimedia Bristol outlet. Day to day liaising with national PR companies to secure interviews and review passes for contributors. Utilising various online tools such as Google Docs to ensure a large amount of content is processed efficiently and accurately. Covering breaking news stories and in-depth features. Editing copy, fulfilling, sourcing and commissioning features for the monthly print issue and working with our social media team. Proficient in Wordpress to ensure our SEO and Google rankings are competitive. Planning and implementing editorial strategy to increase readership and bond with the community. In 2018 I visited the iconic Maida Vale to appear on BBC Introducing talking about new bands. Show less

Bristol

Bristol In Stereo: Ensuring that this community driven music magazine maintained a foothold on the web and resonated with its print readership. Communicating regularly with a dedicated team of writers and photographers to ensure relevant shows and releases were covered. Using Wordpress on a daily basis and programming social media to reach readership. Helping with distribution routes and logistics and taking deliveries of the physical magazine. I also regularly conducted interviews for cover… Show more Bristol In Stereo: Ensuring that this community driven music magazine maintained a foothold on the web and resonated with its print readership. Communicating regularly with a dedicated team of writers and photographers to ensure relevant shows and releases were covered. Using Wordpress on a daily basis and programming social media to reach readership. Helping with distribution routes and logistics and taking deliveries of the physical magazine. I also regularly conducted interviews for cover features and wrote news stories, live reviews and opinion pieces. Worked on debut cover features with the likes of IDLES and Rhian Teasdale (Wet Leg). Show less