Founder of Body Movements Festival. Founder of Little Gay Brother LTD. Founder Feel It Events LTD.
Producer and business owner specialising in music events and festival experiences for an LGBTQI+ audience. I've run my own LGBTQI+ events company since 2012, started my own festival in 2021, but I originally cut my teeth in festival production, working for experiential agencies, and television news.
I've worked with a variety of brands and organisations over the years, including; Jim Beam, Red Bull, Laphroaig, Absolut, Stoli, House of Peroni, EE, Secret Garden Party, elrow, Google, Capital FM, BBC and many more. I now work solely within the LGBTQI+ arts and music community.
I'm interested in brand partnerships and working with sponsors across my events and festival, as well as meeting the community of Soho Works. If you see me, say “Hi”, I often work out of Shoreditch and 180. If you're a brand looking to collaborate, please email us at info@bodymovements.co.uk
Projects
- Body Movements Festival 2021Body Movements is the UK's first queer dance music festival. This multi-venue mega rave spans 17 spaces in Hackney Wick, uniting the creative minds and movers of the LGBTQ+ dance music scene through a unique day and night of programming. Created by Clayton Wright & Saoirse Ryan Winner of Time Out's "Best New Event" Award 2021, and nominated for a Radio 1 Dance Impact Award and DJ Magazine's "Best Boutique Festival".
- Little Gay Brother - An origins storyHow the need to make The Secret Garden Party's first and only LGBTQI+ space became a 10-year journey and fight for equality, queer space, and queer safety - touching thousands of people, changing perspectives, and making the festival industry more inclusive. This is the origins of Little Gay Brother. Little Gay Brother was founded in 2012. Back then, having a dedicated place for LGBTQI+ fun in fields was pretty rare, so I set up The Secret Garden Party’s first queer space, "The Coming Out Bar".
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Work history
Co-Founder and DirectorBody Movements Festival
London, United KingdomFull Time
BODY MOVEMENTS IS THE UK'S FIRST QUEER DANCE MUSIC FESTIVAL. THIS MULTI-VENUE MEGA RAVE SPANS 17 SPACES IN HACKNEY WICK, UNITING THE CREATIVE MINDS AND MOVERS OF THE LGBTQI+ DANCE MUSIC SCENE THROUGH A UNIQUE DAY AND NIGHT OF PROGRAMMING.
Company OwnerLittle Gay Brother
London, United KingdomFull Time
THE LGBTQ+ FESTIVAL COLLECTIVE, NIGHTLIFE EXPERIENCE, AND EVENTS COMPANY.
WE CREATE FESTIVAL STAGES AND CLUB NIGHTS WITH DANCER-LED SHOWS, CENTERED AROUND QUEER MUSIC AND EXPRESSION. OUR MISSION IS TO FIGHT FOR EQUALITY AND SPACE FOR QUEER PEOPLE WITHIN MUSIC.
ABOUT US: https://www.littlegaybrother.com/our-story
PRESS: Bookings: https://www.littlegaybrother.com/booking-1
EVENTS: https://www.littlegaybrother.com/past-events
REPRESENTED: Ali Tillet at Warm Agency
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Skills
- Production Management
- Creative Event
- Brand Marketing
- Festival Production
- Creative Producer
- Television
- News Reporting
- Broadcasting
- Music Events
Education
BA Broadcast Journalism
- United Kingdom
1st Class Hons Degree, BJTC Accredited
BA(Hons) , Foundation Art and Design
- London, United Kingdom
Foundation Degree
Awards
"Best New Event" Body Movements - Time Out LondonTime Out Group
https://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/revealed-time-out-londons-2021-best-of-the-city-award-winnersEvent Sponsorship of the Year 2016The Drum
Stoli x Ab Fab The Movie - The Drum UK Event Award for best ‘Event Sponsorship of the Year 2016’