Guests

Jen Long (Radio 1, NME, DICE)

Solent MusicMarch 15, 2017

Jen Long is a writer, broadcaster and DJ based in London. Jen worked extensively for the BBC presenting a new music show on Radio 1 and their flagship festival ...

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Flora Ward (Youth Music)

Solent MusicMarch 15, 2017

Flora is currently a Grants & Learning Officer at Youth Music, looking after grants in the North West and North East of England. Her specialism is around ‘C...

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Amanda Maxwell (Boiler Room)

Solent MusicMarch 15, 2017

Amanda Maxwell has for the last three years been known as Office Manager with a multi facing role offering PA support to the CEO&Founder as well as the COO ...

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Alan Pell (former director or A&R EMI, consultant)

Solent MusicMarch 15, 2017

Over the years Alan Pell has worked in just about every part of the music industry ranging from manufacturing, playing in bands, tour managing, music journalism...

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Ian Easton & The Widowmakers

Solent MusicMarch 15, 2017

Performing as The Widowmaker, Ian Easton launched his debut album Soundtrack to Reality at SMILEfest 2010. Since then he’s played festivals like Glastonbury, Bl...

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Olivier Behzadi (Head of Digital Production, Sassy Films)

Solent MusicMarch 15, 2017

Olivier worked as head of A&R at Sony Records for eight years. He currently works as Head of Digital Production for Sassy Films where his clients include Un...

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Davyd Winter-Bates (Bury Tomorrow)

Solent MusicJune 15, 2016

Davyd Winter-Bates is the bassist of the British metalcore band Bury Tomorrow. The band was formed in 2006 in Southampton. The band is composed of five members;...

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Nick Soulsby (author, Nirvana)

Solent MusicJune 15, 2016

Nick Soulsby is the author of I Found My Friends: the Oral History of Nirvana among others. Three of his books are focused on the band Nirvana; the first, Dark ...

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Angie Somerside (Marketing Director, Epic Records)

Solent MusicJune 15, 2016

Angie Somerside is the Marketing Director at Epic Records. Epic Records was originally launched in 1953 and has released music from ABBA, Ozzy Osbourne and Mich...

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Pennie Smith (photographer, The Clash, Led Zeppelin)

Solent MusicJune 15, 2016

Pennie Smith is a legendary photographer, with credits including Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Iggy Pop, The Sweet, The Clash, The Jam, The Slits, ...

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Neil Simpson (ATC Management)

Solent MusicJune 15, 2016

Neil Simpson is an experienced artist manager with 18 years of experience across live event production, festivals, promotion, venue, label and artist management...

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Sarah Robertson (Head of Marketing at Colston Hall)

Solent MusicJune 15, 2016

Sarah Robertson is the Head of Marketing and Communications and Special Projects director at Bristol's venue Colston Hall. Sarah has also worked as Marketing Ma...

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Anthony Reynolds (author and musician)

Solent MusicJune 15, 2016

Anthony Reynolds is a Welsh artist and biographer. He has worked as a solo act and in collaboration with other in his band Jack that was signed to Warner/Chappe...

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Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols bassist)

Solent MusicJune 15, 2016

Glen Matlock is the original bassist and songwriter with Sex Pistols, Rich Kids, The Faces and Glen Matlock and the Philistines. He is credited as a co-author o...

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Neil Kulkarni (author of The Periodic Table of Hip Hop)

Solent MusicJune 15, 2016

Neil Kulkarni started writing professionally in 1993 after writing a letter to Melody Maker telling them they were crap and detailing the reasons why. Asked on ...

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News

Glastonbury 2019 – One Month later….

Sublunary – Debut E.P Review

Jamie Ford – TGE Independent Promoter spotlight

Alumni

Jo Howarth – U.K Music Award Win

Samm Henshaw – Church -Single Review

Jordan Statham – Graduate Story

Events

Glastonbury 2019 – One Month later….

Colin Lester and Kenya King Guest Lecture: One Month on…

SO:Music City Festival: A Month On….

Artists

Sublunary – Debut E.P Review

Foxe – Live Review -Heartbreakers – DTRH Magazine

Pioneers – Eraser Single Review

Courses

Popular Music Journalism

Music Promotion

Music Management

Research

Music Festivals In The UK: BEYOND THE CARNIVALESQUE

We Eat Rhythm: The Prodigy story Part 1 (forthcoming)

The Pop Festival: History, Music, Media, Culture (Bloomsbury 2015)

Jen Long (Radio 1, NME, DICE)

Flora Ward (Youth Music)

Amanda Maxwell (Boiler Room)

Alan Pell (former director or A&R EMI, consultant)

Ian Easton & The Widowmakers

Olivier Behzadi (Head of Digital Production, Sassy Films)

Davyd Winter-Bates (Bury Tomorrow)

Nick Soulsby (author, Nirvana)

Angie Somerside (Marketing Director, Epic Records)

Pennie Smith (photographer, The Clash, Led Zeppelin)

Neil Simpson (ATC Management)

Sarah Robertson (Head of Marketing at Colston Hall)

Anthony Reynolds (author and musician)

Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols bassist)

Neil Kulkarni (author of The Periodic Table of Hip Hop)