Why This Year’s Festival Headliner Should be LED
Tom Wilkes is the Business Development Manager at White Light, where he works closely with lighting designers, manufacturers and end users. His position has enabled White Light to form a partnership with the AIF...
North America May Have Found Its Own Ibiza
Julian Prince is a DJ / producer and hospitality industry professional from Montreal. He's one of the co-founders of SXM Festival, which will take place on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin from March...
Festivals Desperately Need a Content-Driven Approach to Drug Safety
Ross Gardiner is a Scottish journalist and editor based in Los Angeles. He is the founder of Black Circle Media — a content agency specialising in festival culture, as well as the acting global...
How High Quality Temporary Structures Can Transform Festivals
Neptunus is one of the key players in the high-end temporary structure rental market. Founded in The Netherlands nearly 80 years ago, Neptunus remains a family-owned business, having developed an enviable reputation for innovation,...
One Love – how reggae can unite a festival audience
Kris Collins is the Alternate Music Director for Stradisphere music festival, responsible for sourcing talent, booking new artists, and providing a platform for developing musicians. His past includes working for touring bands in promotional...
Behind the Scenes with the Meat and Fish Free Shambala
Chris Johnson is co-founder of Shambala Festival, a Director of Kambe Events, and has managed over 50 festivals over nearly two decades. He co-founded and chairs Powerful Thinking, the UK festival industry forum on...
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...
Arguing for the Danger – reintroducing risk to the pro festival
Tim Wilson is a Director of VAULT Festival, whose 2017 event runs from January 25 – March 5 and features almost 200 performances. Visit the official website for full programme information and tickets.
Groupthink is...
It’s Not Easy Being Green – Advice on Transitioning Towards Sustainability
Anne Jensen is the head of marketing and communications at Denmark's NorthSide Festival. The organisation also promotes Tinderbox Festival and recently announced Haven KBH. As part of the management team at NorthSide, Jensen has...
How to Make Your Campsites more Hospitable
Reece Miller is the Director of We Are FSTVL, the UK Festival Award-winning dance festival which has just added camping for its fastest selling year to date. Here he discusses how to make your...
