About me
Creative director / producer, curator and broadcaster with a strong history and heritage in UK music, arts and culture. An innovative and creative big-picture-thinker with a real passion for social and cultural interpretation through integrated and experiential campaigns and collaborative projects.
Projects
- Robi Walters / Aston Martin Artist in ResidenceI work as a consultant creative director and brand liaison with one of the UK’s most exciting artists, Robi Walters. He has taken up the role of Artist-in-Residence at Aston Martin. During his Aston Martin residency he will create innovative and provocative artwork from materials recycled from Aston Martin’s three production sites at Gaydon, St Athan and Newport Pagnell. He will also be collaborating on special projects with Aston Martin’s Vice President and Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichma
- Celebrating Charles StepneyThe definitive documentary about Charles Stepney was released on Gilles Peterson’s, WorldwideFM on March 26 (Charles Stepney's birthday), 2019. Stepney is a producers’ producer, a key man in the heyday of Chess records and responsible for a phenomenal body of work between the Sixties and Seventies. During that time, he collaborated with – and inspired – everyone from jazz giants Eddie Harris and Ramsey Lewis to Minnie Riperton, The Dells, Marlena Shaw and Earth Wind & Fire. He even helped to r
- International Women's Day on Worldwide FMCuration of programming for International Women's Day 2017 & 2018 on Worldwide FM. To celebrate International Women's Day 2018, Worldwide FM celebrates the musical and cultural achievements of women throughout history with a range of special edition shows. Here are a few highlights from six hours of amazing radio. Listen back to full shows with Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy, Leanne Wright, Emma Warren, Kate Hutchinson, Teju Adeleye, Rita Maia and all their guests: worldwidefm.net/specials/internat…-wom
- The Gold GriotBasquiat: the Gold Griot Music was muse to Jean Michel Basquiat - in both his art and his life. Bebop and blues musicians featured heavily in his work. He was a bandleader, producer and DJ in the heyday of the downtown New York scene during the late 70's/early 80's. Created for the Barbican's Boom For Real exhibition and airing on Worldwide FM by resident host and DJ Leanne Wright. Featuring inverviews with: Fab 5 Freddy, DJ Justin Strauss and jazz historian Francesco Martinelli Basquiat the
- Robi Walters x Worldwide FM x 1:54 Contemporary African Art FairCurated and produced a collaboration between London artist Robi Walters x Gilles Peterson's Worldwide FM and 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair at Somerset House during Frieze 2016. Programmed and presented 3 days of radio including interviews with Shabaka Hutchings, Fela Kuti's former manager Rikki Stein, Gal Dem magazine and visual artists Robi Walters and Phoebe Boswell.
Projects credited in
- London College of Fashion x Worldwide FMTo celebrate this year's Summer Showcase, London College of Fashion partnered with award winning radio station, Worldwide FM to deliver a two-hour radio show, featuring talented LCF graduates from across disciplines of design, media and business. Exploring themes such as sustainability, cultural dress and mental health, host Leanne quizzed the graduates on their processes, inspirations and hopes for the future. Listen back to the show here: https://worldwidefm.net/episode/london-college-of-fas
- 1:54 African Art FairBrief: Inaugural year of the African Art Fair - a sister exhibition to Frieze, hosted in the West Wing at Somerset House. 17 galleries from around the globe exhibited artwork from over 80 artists. As event coordinator, I worked with the organisers of African Art Fair, suppliers and exhibitors in order to plan and deliver the event from build to de-rig. This included, but was not limited to: - Completing a full costings budget for the event, to include the build, exhibition opening, de-rig
Work history
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Radio Host / Programme Curator / DJWorldwide FM
London, United KingdomFreelance
Resident host 'The Emerald Tablet'. Also producer and curator of special projects and cultural content such as a Basquiat podcast for the Barbican's Boom For Real exhibition, Worldwide FM pop-up at 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair at Somerset House and International Women's Day programming.
Worldwide FM is an award-winning digital station (Best Online Station - Arias Awards) founded by BBC Radio DJ Gilles Peterson and Thristian Benjamin, one of the original architects of Boiler Room.
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Creative Director & Operations ManagerRobi Walters Gallery
London, United KingdomFreelance
Creative direction and curation of programming multi-disciplinary projects for London artist who is currently Aston Martin's Artist in Residence.
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Skills
- Events
- Marketing PR
- Music
- Visual Arts
- Brand Management
- Social Media Marketing
- Creative Direction
- Partnership Development
- Project Event Management
- Artist Liaison
- Culture Marketing
- Curation and Programming
- Radio DJ
- Broadcast
- Production
- Music Curation
- Playlist Designing
- Writing
- Radio Presenting
- Music Consulting
- Art Curation
- Art Gallery
- Project Management
- Arts Programming
- Music Programming
- Event Management
- Research
- Artist Interviews
- Celebrity Interviews
- Podcast Production
Education
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1st BA (joint honours) English Literature, Media & JournalismUniversity of Western Ontario
- Canada