Senior Event Producer, Tamara Kendall, talks to Dan about her experience navigating from her early days in radio to freelancing global, live events. With a wealth of knowledge working at SXSW, and many years with well known UK festivals such as Lovebox, Wilderness, The Great Escape, etc. she gives us insight into putting in the hard work in what seems like a glamorous, but very competitive industry.

This week Dan chats with Justin Sweeting as he takes us through his early days touring with indie bands while working simultaneously at a record label in the UK and how these experiences helped him shape the music scene back in Hong Kong. With 20 years in the industry, Justin is not only the bridge for new artists and new music in Asia, he’s also the co-founder and head of music at Magnetic Asia which produces Clockenflap, the largest Music and Arts Festival in Hong Kong.

https://www.clockenflap.com/

Larry Heath, entrepreneur and music media publishing extraordinaire, is here with us this week to delve into his perspective on how the music industry has evolved in Australia from his days creating an online publication of music reviews to now being an associate producer of Sounds Australia, a platform that champions the Australian Music Industry. 

http://www.soundsaustralia.com.au/

This week we have Dan chatting with Brian Marquis, tour manager to Billie Eilish. Having done almost every job possible in the music events industry, Brian takes us through his evolution coming from a punk rock, DIY-world to managing one of pop’s most genuine leading ladies. Get a peek into the life of someone who has worn many hats in his career while understanding what it’s like working with Billie and her down to earth family. 

Dan has an in-depth chat with Adam Dawson, Lead Producer at MKTG, beginning with his early days coordinating outdoor raves in England to leading a team managing experiential activations in Japan. Follow his journey as we chat with him.

https://mktg.com/ 

https://www.nts.live/shows/adam-oko 

This week we chat with Rebecca Hallifax, who is undoubtedly, a jack of all trades in the world of events. From leaving a corporate marketing job and turning to volunteering for local concert venues, what started out as a love for events turns into an impressive, well-rounded career. Having worked for some of the biggest events in the world including the Olympics, Sundance Film Festival and many more, Rebecca gives some insight into the behind scenes of the vital teams that make up any event.

https://greatescapefestival.com/

Welcome to The 212 Podcast. The first guest opening up our series is Ben Lovett, member of award-winning folk rock band Mumford & Sons. Dan chats with Ben about his personal passion project, Venue Group, giving listeners more insight on his entrepreneurial journey alongside his career with the band.

www.mumfordandsons.com

www.venuegroup.com