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ABOUT ME

​Motivated and hard-working Events Management student. Dedicated, trustworthy and a confident communicator. Student with ten GCSEs and good literacy and numerical skills. Run a music blog and photography website in my spare time.

CURRENT SKILLS

  • Photography

  • Website building (WordPress/Wix)

  • Team Work

  • Customer Service

  • Photoshop/Lightroom

  • Leadership

  • Communication

  • Barista & Kitchen Porter

  • Childcare

  • Video editing

  • Networking

EXPERIENCE

  • 1 week work experience at Warner Music

  • 2 weeks work experience at Hundred Records

  • 1+ year music & events photography experience (gig, portrait, backstage, etc)

  • 1 year of About That Record - aboutthatrecord.co.uk

  • Interviewed a few artists and reviewed gigs and festivals

  • Attended Citadel and Victorious festivals as press

  • Attended many gigs and festivals

  • Run the door at a couple of gigs

  • Wrote 2 articles and interviewed James Balmont (Swim Deep) for a magazine - Down the Rabbit Hole

  • Helped to organise and run the Year 11 concert and designed the programmes for it

  • Attended talks and networking events organised by people in the music industry (DIY, Dice, Talk Tonight, BBC Introducing)

AMBITIONS

  • To become a full time music photographer and tour with artists like Catfish & the Bottlemen or Wolf Alice

 

  • To work at a major record label (like Warner), either managing the label as a whole or working in the marketing department

 

  • To manage huge artists, either as part of an already established company or my own one

MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER

  • Need to work on my photography skills (ie lighting and composition) to improve my shots and become more professional

  • Need to network more and get to know more people in the industry, specifically in Brighton and surrounding areas, so I can sort more passes for gigs/festivals and do portrait work

  • Need to work with labels/promoters/managers/brands etc to get work and clients

  • Need to stay in the loop with upcoming gigs/festivals/tours/music releases etc to get work for

WORKING AT A LABEL

  • Need to be outgoing, talk to everyone (network) and make a name for myself

  • Need to undertake more work experience in different parts of the industry to expand my experience

  • Go to uni and get a music related degree

  • Need to work on my interview skills for possible job interviews

  • Whilst at uni I will try to complete as many internships as possible

  • Talk to people who work in the industry and ask how they got to where they are now etc

  • Need to work with people from different departments at labels as well as artists and their managers and build up relationships

ARTIST MANAGER

  • Start off managing a smaller band and eventually building it up to a few to turn into a management company

  • As the artists grow, the company can grow

  • Need various skills - networking, responsibility, being able to handle multiple jobs at once, sending good emails, negotiating financial deals, overseeing everyone working with the bands, booking gigs and studio time, organise funding, sending out demos to people, etc

  • Need to know everyone there is to know in the industry to help the band grow and get a name for myself

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