Contract & Editorial Executive within the Sky UK Content Acquisitions Team, working across the Entertainment and Cinema channels.Primary responsibility for the design, development and implementation of new database systems in Airtable to enable the Acquisitions team to track global TV and film content from the earliest stages of development through to eventual acquisition – from script to screen. Through the development and implementation of new workflows and user interfaces the… Show more Contract & Editorial Executive within the Sky UK Content Acquisitions Team, working across the Entertainment and Cinema channels.Primary responsibility for the design, development and implementation of new database systems in Airtable to enable the Acquisitions team to track global TV and film content from the earliest stages of development through to eventual acquisition – from script to screen. Through the development and implementation of new workflows and user interfaces the Acquisitions team and connected Sky departments are empowered with improved visibility and increased efficiency in the evaluation of and negotiation on content. Developing further database functionality and additional systems to enable cross functional teams across the business to collectively share and contribute content data securely for the end-to-end processes involved in getting acquired content and associated media materials to end consumers of subscription TV, pay-per-view and home entertainment as well as to international licensing partners.Ad hoc market research, analysis and reporting on the content supply chain and competition trends across Sky territories to support the wider business strategy, as well as point person for TV content contractual queries for internal teams and with external studio and distributor licensing partners.Earlier projects at Sky included supporting the Original Film team with systems development for commissioned and acquired feature films, as well as being the primary point of contact with the Universal Home Entertainment distribution team for licensing Original Film content for DVD and EST releases. Also supported studio partnership projects to elevate key film franchises at theatrical release through bespoke promotional campaigns on the Sky UI with excusive content. Show less

Managing Director at Nocturnal Artists (formerly Integrity Artist Management), managing a boutique roster of electronic dance music artists.At the end of 2019 the Agency and operations side of Nocturnal Artists, including Richard Durand, Omnia, STANDERWICK and Harrison, merged into Koolwaters Agency. Previously Nocturnal / Integrity had involvement for significant periods in the careers of many other leading artists such as Judge Jules, Super8 & Tab, Orjan Nilsen, Sean Tyas, Simon… Show more Managing Director at Nocturnal Artists (formerly Integrity Artist Management), managing a boutique roster of electronic dance music artists.At the end of 2019 the Agency and operations side of Nocturnal Artists, including Richard Durand, Omnia, STANDERWICK and Harrison, merged into Koolwaters Agency. Previously Nocturnal / Integrity had involvement for significant periods in the careers of many other leading artists such as Judge Jules, Super8 & Tab, Orjan Nilsen, Sean Tyas, Simon Patterson and Marcel Woods.As Artist Manager many DJ / producers were developed from being talented newcomers into standalone international headline touring acts and critically acclaimed recording artists through strategic planning of music output, innovative marketing and promotion combined with creative dedicated and effective international sales.Several artists achieved notable industry accolades; multiple placings in the DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs Poll (Richard Durand, Omnia, Sean Tyas, Super8 & Tab, Orjan Nilsen, Judge Jules and Simon Patterson), ASOT Tune Of The Year (Richard Durand and Christina Novelli), countless #1 sales chart positions on Beatport and iTunes, plus successful album series such as In Search Of Sunrise.As company Director responsibilities included the overall operations management of the business, managing a small, diverse and talented team to handle aspects of event bookings, marketing, promotion, logistics and administration. Assumed overall responsibility for company IT systems and data management for CRM, marketing and logistics, developing bespoke systems to suit team and client needs.Festival and club performances were negotiated and contracted on a regular basis with leading global event brands such as Tomorrowland, Insomniac, ALDA / A State Of Trance, Creamfields and Ministry Of Sound. Marketing and promotion ranged from cross channel social media output for the Agency and artists through to management of the full project lifecycle for artist albums. Show less

International Marketing & Talent Agent at Koolwaters Agency which represented leading EDM, trance and house DJs & live acts for Europe, Asia & The Americas.Talent Agent for international club and festival events, negotiating and closing deals with many of the world's leading event brands. Pivoted swiftly upon COVID outbreak at the start of 2020 to refocus Koolwaters Agency DJ performances from events into online livestreams with overall project management, concept development, promotion… Show more International Marketing & Talent Agent at Koolwaters Agency which represented leading EDM, trance and house DJs & live acts for Europe, Asia & The Americas.Talent Agent for international club and festival events, negotiating and closing deals with many of the world's leading event brands. Pivoted swiftly upon COVID outbreak at the start of 2020 to refocus Koolwaters Agency DJ performances from events into online livestreams with overall project management, concept development, promotion and operations broadcast of artist content from 50+ global locations with the most successful hitting 1+ million views on Facebook Live and monetised with selected partners for exclusive online or in person audiences for remote livestream content.Developed online marketing systems and managed digital marketing projects for the agency and artists including live event tour concept creation and social media campaigns to promote new music releases and events. Show less

Freelance Project Manager and Talent Booker for Mainline Music as part of the Nocturnal Artists / Mainline Music Agency collective. Mainline Music has been operating as a Booking Agency and Talent Buyer for live events in the Asia market since 2002, specialising in electronic dance music.Talent Booker for many club events and festivals across the Asia region including shows for Top 100 ranked DJ headliners such as Above & Beyond, Nicky Romero, Zomboy, VINAI, Vicetone and Aly &… Show more Freelance Project Manager and Talent Booker for Mainline Music as part of the Nocturnal Artists / Mainline Music Agency collective. Mainline Music has been operating as a Booking Agency and Talent Buyer for live events in the Asia market since 2002, specialising in electronic dance music.Talent Booker for many club events and festivals across the Asia region including shows for Top 100 ranked DJ headliners such as Above & Beyond, Nicky Romero, Zomboy, VINAI, Vicetone and Aly & Fila.Project Manager and Operations Manager on several large scale festival and tour concepts, responsible for end to end processes from local market evaluation, sales pitch material, talent negotiations, contracts, event marketing, travel and technical requirements for DJs, live acts and crew.Developed systems to ensure smooth flow of event and travel information between various stakeholders to avoid any timeline critical issues. Managed marketing and promotion of artists and tour concepts to event partners and sponsors across the entire Asia region. Show less

Freelance writer for the industry leading DJ Magazine.Contributed a full page of new music singles reviews each issue, plus frequent artist album and compilation album reviews.Additional writing assignments included conducting one-off artist interviews and writing profiles for the annual Top 100 DJs and Breaking Talent / Ones To Watch special issues of the publication.

Initially represented the Tidy Trax roster of Artists including the Tidy Boys, BK, Paul Glazby and Rob Tissera before heading up the trance division of Most Wanted in year two, working as Talent Manager and Talent Agent for established artists such as Marcel Woods and Randy Katana, while also signing breaking talent including Richard Durand and Sean Tyas.Managed marketing and promotion output for the artists and their events including music releases, touring concepts and DJ Magazine Top… Show more Initially represented the Tidy Trax roster of Artists including the Tidy Boys, BK, Paul Glazby and Rob Tissera before heading up the trance division of Most Wanted in year two, working as Talent Manager and Talent Agent for established artists such as Marcel Woods and Randy Katana, while also signing breaking talent including Richard Durand and Sean Tyas.Managed marketing and promotion output for the artists and their events including music releases, touring concepts and DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs campaigns.Designed, developed and implemented the Agency's first contact management and bookings database system which automated the contracting and invoice creation process and centralised Agent contacts and event deals for more effective sales and detailed accounting. Show less

Marketing & Promotion on releases from the leading independent React / Resist catalogue including artists / titles as diverse as Norman Jay MBE 'Good Times', Fabio & Grooverider 'Drum & Bass Arena', Erol Alkan 'A Bugged Out Mix', Dave Clarke 'World Service 2', '21st Century Hard House', the best selling 'Bonkers' series, plus the UK Top 10 single The Source feat. Candi Staton 'You Got The Love'.Campaigns included writing press releases, creating content for microsites, email marketing… Show more Marketing & Promotion on releases from the leading independent React / Resist catalogue including artists / titles as diverse as Norman Jay MBE 'Good Times', Fabio & Grooverider 'Drum & Bass Arena', Erol Alkan 'A Bugged Out Mix', Dave Clarke 'World Service 2', '21st Century Hard House', the best selling 'Bonkers' series, plus the UK Top 10 single The Source feat. Candi Staton 'You Got The Love'.Campaigns included writing press releases, creating content for microsites, email marketing, press and traditional printed press and street advertising, through to bigger campaigns involving TV, radio and magazine advertising content.A&R projects included sourcing and signing several album and compilation projects including the very first editions of Armin van Buuren 'A State Of Trance' series, Infected Mushroom 'IM The Supervisor' and the world's #1 female DJ Lisa Lashes 'Lashed' as well as the Reactivate and Recharge singles labels. Show less

A&R for the Recover, Recharge and EVE imprints at the independent label collective with notable artists including Markus Schulz, Pablo Gargano. K90 and John Askew.Marketing & Promotion for the Recover, Recharge, EVE and Discover labels including writing press releases, sales notes for distribution and managing press and radio promotional campaigns. Operations and project management for the manufacture of vinyl, CDs and printed materials.

Database Administrator for leading legal publishing company which is home to prestigious titles including The Legal 500 directory and Legal Business magazine.Managed and maintained law firm and lawyer details for the UK and developed in-house systems for Editorial, Sales, Production and Accounting departments to access and update data and to get bespoke reports through SQL queries. Programmed code to export legal data and commentary in HTML format for company websites and Quark for… Show more Database Administrator for leading legal publishing company which is home to prestigious titles including The Legal 500 directory and Legal Business magazine.Managed and maintained law firm and lawyer details for the UK and developed in-house systems for Editorial, Sales, Production and Accounting departments to access and update data and to get bespoke reports through SQL queries. Programmed code to export legal data and commentary in HTML format for company websites and Quark for printed publications.Created customised printed marketing materials for Editorial and Sales departments for sending to law firms and lawyers. Show less