Soundboarding with Tom Ketley, FLY: From a corporate career to creating FLY, a brand that is now a main contender on the UK and European music and festival scene.

This Soundboard session is designed to appeal to anyone who likes music, festivals and club culture. If you have ever been curious about what it might take to create a successful music festival, bringing in world-class DJs such as Peggy Gou, Nina Kraviz and DJ Koze while also empowering local DJs, then you’ll enjoy this session. You will find this particularly interesting if you have aspirations to work in the festival or nightlife scene. Tom will share his story from starting off as a local club night to becoming a huge contender on the UK and European festival circuit - which will hopefully inspire any music lovers out there. More about our speaker: This session welcomes Tom Ketley, Founder of FLY Events and FLY Open Air Festival. Fly, starting out as a weekly club night, has since evolved to encompass a bi-annual, 2-day festival in two beautiful locations in Edinburgh. Dates have also been set to bring FLY abroad to locations in Amsterdam and Ibiza for summer 2021. We will hear about Tom's journey of growing FLY from an Edinburgh club night to a huge contender in the UK music club & festival scene. Attracting world-class DJs such as Peggy Gou and Nina Kraviz to name a few, while also serving as a springboard for Scottish DJs such as Denis Sulta, Jasper James and Theo Kottis. FLY lineups are always credible and forward thinking. Not just down to the music, its about taste, what looks good, feels good, what sounds good, what atmospheres are good which is something Tom has managed to maintain through all his events.