About me
Experienced Press Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the Public Relations, Television and the Radio production industries.
Projects
- Bloc Weekend 2015 [Festival Review]Having laid the foundations and developed a reputation for putting on some of the finest parties in the UK’s ever-competitive festival calendar, the euphoria and high times of Bloc were dramatically cut short in 2012 after seven successful years of esteemed weekenders at some of Britain’s most cherished holiday camps. For all concerned it was a terrible demise for a festival that was revered for its eclecticism in electronic music, with the likes of Salt N Pepa, Aphex Twin, Grandmaster Flash and
- About To Blow Meets: Shadow ChildA spotlight flickers on Shadow Child’s devotion to perfecting dancefloor anthems. In a scene that’s become increasingly influenced by youth & formulaic frameworks, the topic of perfection is an interesting one. “I take huge pride in what represents me when people press play, it takes time to develop that and sometimes it’s just a natural thing”. Simon Neale, or most of us otherwise know as Shadow Child is, in producer’s terms somewhat of a veteran. Having released tracks for the last decade, he upholds an exhaustive approach towards his productions that undoubtedly holds a large part to his success. “Maybe it’s more pride that perfection?? Who knows” This concept of precision and perfection is admirable and one which powers Shadow Childs activities as DJ, radio host and as co-founder of the increasingly influential Food Music. The understanding of what makes bodies move is a skill that he’s quite simply locked down over the years, and further explains exactly why the Southsea resident’s exceptional curatorial vision has won over crowds all over the world including most recently our notoriously hard-to-please Stateside friends across the pond also. Looking ahead to his own-curated line up at Bristol’s skatepark-turned-nightclub Motion next month, we caught up with Shadow Child to discuss what looks set to be a massive event in addition to a look back at his past, present and future.
- About To Blow Interviews: Roy Davis Jr [Ceremony Festival Exclusive]With the likes of Todd Terry, DJ Sneak & Lil Louis on the bill, Chicago’s much-celebrated music scene is well represented & reunited at FOUND’S inaugural Ceremony Festival. Even with much of Rinse FM’s roster here as well as Ibiza’s biggest names with the likes of Sidney Charles & Nick Curly, this is an educated crowd who know their music and as the mid-afternoon sun shows itself, the masses – both young & old – rightfully turn their attentions to Roy Davis Jr. Full of insight & knowledge the key segments are quoted below, but the conversation can be heard in full below as we sat and yakked on things such as the UK garage scene, this summer’s festival highlights, studio time with MNEK, remixing for Disclosure and of course the lowdown on the surprising if somewhat unknown story behind his legendary track, ‘Gabriel’
- About To Blow Previews: Field Day 2015 with Johnno BurgessWhen it comes to Festival’s that offer an all-round package, we are running low on unused superlatives to describe our affection for Field Day. Crucially with the festivities only a few weeks away we took the opportunity to catch up with Field Day partner and Bugged Out founder Johnno Burgess, the man responsible for booking the stages to find out how it all began, favourite moments thus far, who to look out for this year and why nettle-eating competitions remain a must try…
- THE 10 BEST WINTER FESTIVALS FROM AROUND THE WORLDThe winter season may best be known for the period when partying migrates/relocates indoors, yet even with temperatures plummeting there’s still plenty of tantalising options as we round up the best festivals taking place over the next few months across the globe.
Work history
Senior Press ManagerListen Up
London, United KingdomFull Time
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Editor-in-chiefAbout To Blow
London, United KingdomFreelance
• Founder, writer, editor, photographer and presenter of an Internationally subscribed, Independent fully staffed online music magazine (sponsored by Vice UK).
• Commissioned to write interviews, reviews, engaging features and filmed content to a worldwide audience of over a thousand weekly readers.
• In charge of all of AboutToBlow’s social media strategy and marketing campaigns.
• Official media partner and collaborator at the 2015 Design Junction, where I curated bespoke playlists for the exhibition.
• Headed up campaigns with Resident Advisor, RBMA, ASOS, Lexus, Sennheiser, Sankeys, WHP, Global Gathering, Lovebox and Outlook Festival amongst others.
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Skills
- Marketing PR
- TV
- Writing
- Word
- Social Media
Education
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Journalism with Media StudiesNottingham Trent
- Nottingham, United Kingdom