Open Source and Low Tech Disruption in Event Technology
Richard Fletcher is a researcher in festival and events with a particular focus on quantitative methods and audience surveys. He predominately works freelance or in association with De Montfort University, Leicester. You can find...
Planning and Executing a More Sustainable Waste Management Programme
Lindsey Barnett is a Key Account Manager at Zest Recycle. Lindsey works with the team that specialises in the events sector, providing consultancy, waste management services and staffing to events, festivals and hospitality venues....
The Ultimate Guide to Live Streaming in Virtual Reality
Jimmy Woodard is a Business Development Manager at 360 Designs, a leading virtual reality company with expertise in live production and advanced custom cameras.
Festival producers – 2017 could be your year to unlock the...
Where Brand Sponsorships & Live Streaming are Heading in 2018 (Part II)
Kim Owens is the founding editor of Kaffeine Buzz, a veteran technology and entertainment journalist, and a marketing consultant with over two decades of expertise in delivering branding and content strategy services to a...
What Evolving Technologies and Trends Mean for Music Event Communities
Richard Zijlma is the former Director of Amsterdam Dance Event, where over two decades he helped develop it into the pre-eminent festival & conference for electronic music. He is currently working to curate AVA...
Festival merch shouldn’t cost the earth
Chris Houghton, CEO of The UK Festival Awards' Official Merch partner, Teemill, explains how their sustainable model for branded apparel radically reduces waste and gives customers exactly what they want.
Across the board, consumers are...
Four Security Tips for Your Events This Summer
Katie Torrance is the E-commerce Manager at First Fence, a frontrunner in the UK fencing and security supplies industry.
Every year over 7,000 major outdoor events are held in the UK, with over 85...
Lake of Stars: The Shining Light of Malawi’s Festival Scene
Tom Branston has been producing events since 1995 with Oasis’ What’s the Story tour party. With myriad roles at UK festivals since (Big Chill, Bestival, Camp Bestival, Green Man, BST Hyde Park, Blissfields et...
Fatal Mistakes and How Best to Avoid Them
Steve Kearney is one of the live event industry’s leading Chartered Safety and Health Practitioners. Starting his career as a roadie for The Clash, he worked on subsequent rock tours, becoming increasingly interested and...
From the Food Vendors’ Perspective
Dave Cooper is an environmental activist, food vendor, and organiser of Kentucky’s Whippoorwill Festival.
I operated a food stall at a small music festival in Kentucky a couple of summers ago. My food costs were...
