Hugh Taylor

Hugh Taylor

Freelance journalist, PR, event and music curatorLondon, United Kingdom
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Hugh Taylor

Hugh Taylor

Freelance journalist, PR, event and music curatorLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Freelance music and culture writer with seven years experience for Resident Advisor in Event Programming & Marketing, Social Media, Music Reviews, Digital Media, and Event Management. Bylines in the Guardian, Resident Advisor, Bandcamp Daily, TIDAL Read, Beatportal and The Face. Marketing & Communication for KALLIDA Festival.
Projects
  • ravelove
    raveloveEach ravelove party supported a local charity directly their commuinty. Midweek events with local artists, and 100% of door sales to the charity in question.
  • Ghostface Killah's "Supreme Clientele" turns 20
    Ghostface Killah's "Supreme Clientele" turns 20A feature for TIDAL celebrating 20 years of a seminal hip hop album, you can read it online here: http://read.tidal.com/article/supreme-clientele-turns-20
  • Teki And Nick's Mixtape Quest Adventure Press Campaign
    Teki And Nick's Mixtape Quest Adventure Press CampaignWrote and managed the press campaign on Teki And Nick's Mixtape Quest Adventure, a new project from Teki Latex and Nick Dwyer of Diggin In The Carts. A mixtape with a unique blend of golden era age video game soundtracks, hip hop acapellas and bass heavy dance music, with mixtape exclusives from some of underground music’s finest including Mumdance, Jammz, Kode9 and Ikonika.
  • RA: Community Connections
    RA: Community ConnectionsCommunity Connections is a series celebrating electronic music communities across the globe. It brings our features, podcast and films into the real world through a number of community-based events focusing on vital local artists, collectives, promoters and venues pushing their scenes forwards. In different cities across the world we hosted week long festivals showcasing the best creatives the local electronic music scene had to offer.
  • Lift LDN
    Lift LDNLift LDN was a collaboration between Nike and Resident Advisor aimed to elevate independent artists, highlighting the DJs and producers who will define the scenes of the future. Alongside Peggy Gou we had founder of Bristol DJ workshop Mix Nights and Phonica Records veteran Danielle, NTS Radio and gal-dem resident FAUZIA, and IMOGEN.
  • RA In Residence
    RA In ResidenceClubs are the beating heart of dance music. In Residence threw the spotlight on venues that keep their local scenes flourishing. Week-in, week-out, these clubs—and hundreds of others in cities across the globe—open their doors to play the music we love. They provide a platform to nurture upcoming talent and showcase revered international guests in an environment with great sound and dedicated staff. Without clubs, we have no club culture: the people, the sounds, the moments. After 15 years of
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Projects credited in
  • KALLIDA FESTIVAL 2018
    KALLIDA FESTIVAL 2018
  • Resident Advisor twenty four/seven
    Resident Advisor twenty four/sevenSeven events, twenty four hours each; everything we love about electronic music in one place. A project we conceptualised to support independent venues whilst have a global impact. Flipping the festival model on its head. We worked with some of the world's foremost collectives and crews to celebrate the world of electronic music. In multi-roomed spaces across the globe, we curated a range of disciplines across seven individual events, each lasting 24 hours. One day and one night. Local artists,
  • VOID Acoustics Sponsorship
    VOID Acoustics SponsorshipDelivered a partnership with Void for KALLIDA 2018.
  • Yard Theatre, KALLIDA Zine Launch
    Yard Theatre, KALLIDA Zine Launch
  • KALLIDA FESTIVAL 2017
    KALLIDA FESTIVAL 2017
  • KALLIDA LDN LAUNCH
    KALLIDA LDN LAUNCHWe held a private launch event, showcasing over 15 visual artists, photographers, light installations, sculpture, video, music. Sponsored by Old Blue last (VICE) , Happy Down and Duppy Share.
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Work history
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    Head Of MarketingKALLIDA FESTIVAL
    London, United KingdomFreelance
    Head of Marketing, Communications and Social Media for KALLIDA Festival, a well received digital arts and music festival currently located in Somerset. I also help with the programming and logistics of the event as well as acting as resident DJ.
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    Events ManagerResident Advisor
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
    I worked in the events team to curate and promote Resident Advisor events globally, working with a network of venues, promoters, artists, agents, brands and media outlets around the world. Over the course of 4 years, I programmed, promoted and managed over 200 events and festival stages, including a number of global events series such as twenty four/seven, RA In Residence and Community Connections. Our events took many forms - parties, live concerts, panels, workshops, film screenings, football tournaments and more. I worked alongside our Brand Partnerships team to deliver world class activations for a number of partners including Nike, Absolut Vodka and Sonos. Our charity series ravelove raised over £50k for great causes across the world.
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Skills
  • Feature Writing
  • Copywriting
  • Event Curation
  • Music Curation
  • Event Logistics
  • Social Media Advertising
  • Music Journalism
  • Event Management
  • Event Marketing
  • Djing