Our guest is Tom Grainger: @instagrainger88

Since moving to London and losing his first name he has grown from strength to strength within the music industry becoming a resident of some of the biggest events of the city as well as securing a regular show on Rinse FM

In this chat we cover:

+ Learning new skills in lockdown

+ The impact on the music and festival industry after this situation

+ Seeing the support and community and how this has brought different areas and competitors together

+ How smaller artists could benefit once the lockdown is lifted

+ Keeping in contact with the acts on his agency

+ Could the later on in the year festivals benefit from this

+ How he discovers acts to represent

+ The acts he covers

+ Working and learning from one of the biggest independent agents in the World

+ The buzz of finding am act and seeing them rise and playing a key role in that

+ Learning not to take acts on to early and managing expectations

+ The difference between agents and managers

+ Building strong solid bonds with the acts managers

+ Dealing with budgets for tours

+ The benefits of an independent agency compared to a major one

+ How do independent as they grow still remain true to their independent roots and values

+ The support and freedom acts like JME have with an independent label

+ How being around these kind of artist inspire his own DJ career

+ Could be be his own agent and other DJs who have done so

+ Residencies

+ His radio show on Rinse FM and the prep for it

+ The impact moving to London has made for his career

+ Playing Beat Hotel at at Glastonbury and the birth of PJ DJ

+ GLASTONBURY

+ Is the Championship going to finish and are Leeds United going up

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