Industry Insights

The Glossary: Sam Slater | Composer & Music Producer

Jan 20, 2026

Our first run of 2026 Glossary interviews features the insights of workshop leaders and speakers from our recently announced programme - Doors Open UNLOCKED: Creating sound worlds with Ableton. You can read more about the programme and apply for a place here. Sam Slater is a Berlin-based composer, producer, and artist working across film, games, live performance, and recorded media. His work spans commissioned scores, collaborative...

The Glossary: Mel Uye-Parker | Music Producer & Ableton Certified Trainer

Jan 16, 2026

Our first run of 2026 Glossary interviews features the insights of workshop leaders and speakers from our recently announced programme - Doors Open UNLOCKED: Creating sound worlds with Ableton. You can read more about the programme and apply for a place here. Mel Uye-Parker is a songwriter, vocalist, DJ, and electronic music producer from Nottingham, though she spent her formative years in Manchester immersed in both academic study and...

The Glossary: Sharri Morris | Strategic Brand & Partnerships Creative Consultant

Nov 25, 2025

Introducing Sharri Morris. Sharri Morris is a Strategic Brand & Partnerships Consultant who builds culture-driven partnership ecosystems across music and technology, leading upstream brand strategy and shaping client narratives through meaningful connections between creative communities and organisations. With over twelve years of experience spanning brand leadership at Ableton, Primephonic (now Apple Music Classical), 7digital,...

The Glossary: Michelle Erfer | Booking Agent, The Bunker

Sep 30, 2025

Michelle Erfer (she/her) is the Program Director of the Artist Representation program at Beyond Booking , The Bunker's in-house booking agency. She is a cultural producer, music curator, and veteran booking agent with 10 years of international artist management experience (as well as being an author and non-profit administrator) who works at the intersections of music, future technology, art, holographics and computers, giving her the...

The Glossary: Ma Sha | Kindergarten Records founder & !K7 Digital Sales Manager

Sep 22, 2025

Ma Sha is a New York-based producer and DJ who has made significant waves in the electronic music scene since co-founding Kindergarten in 2017. What began as an event series quickly evolved into a NYC institution, expanding to include both a monthly residency on The Lot Radio and an award-winning record label that received "Best Breakthrough Label" honors at the 2022 DJ Mag North America Awards. Beyond her label work, Ma Sha balances solo...

The Glossary: Steven Klavier | Booker, Signal & Paragon

Sep 18, 2025

With over 15 years of experience, Steven Klavier has been a driving force in New York City’s nightlife scene since the late 2000s. He began his career as a promoter, hosting his own parties in downtown Manhattan at venues such as Le Bain, The Griffin, Gallery Bar, and Hotel Chantelle. During this time, he also worked as an assistant to singer-songwriter MNDR and as a booking agent for DJ Cosmo Baker. Steven soon became a central figure in...

The Glossary: Gary Hunt | Lighting Designer & Director, Good Room

Sep 16, 2025

Gary Hunt is a New York-based lighting designer and events director known for building immersive club atmospheres and delivering seamless visual experiences. Since 2017, he has led lighting at Good Room, named by DJ Mag as Best Small Club in North America in 2022. Before that came Elsewhere’s opening era and its 2018 Time Out NY Best New Music Venue win. Earlier credits include Verboten during its Village Voice Best Dance Club nod, nearly a...

Doors Open Impact Report 2025

Sep 15, 2025

Welcome to our first ever impact report. This document summarises the work we've done over the past five years to demystify the music industry and create pathways into what can often feel like an opaque and impenetrable workforce for those just beginning their careers. We are a not-for-profit platform connecting people with jobs and opportunities in the music industry. As a registered Community Interest Company (CIC), we reinvest...

Doors Open UNLOCKED: Careers announced for NYC

Sep 15, 2025

After a series of successful events in the UK and Berlin we're excited to bring our UNLOCKED careers series to the US for the first time, landing in New York City on October 4th 2025 . Doors Open: UNLOCKED is a one-day careers development event which works to equip participants with foundational knowledge about the roles that exist in the music scene. The New York edition will feature panels and talks from a range of leading industry...

2025 Content Roundup to Date

Aug 12, 2025

In case you missed anything, here is a roundup of the content we've published this year so far. Glossary Pieces Our glossary is a directory breaking down different job roles and the skills you need to excel at them, through exploring the pathways and experiences of key industry figures. In these interviews, they share their top tips for getting into the music industry and navigating it once you're in. We've published 13 Glossary...

The Glossary: Katty Lange | Artist Manager & Booking Agent

Jul 30, 2025

With over 15 years of experience in the electronic music industry, Katty Lange has established herself as a multifaceted professional whose career spans numerous aspects of club culture. Her journey began in 2004 at the legendary Tresor Records, where she developed the foundation for her expansive career. By 2007, Katty had taken over label management at Detroit's 430West and became artist manager for live act Octave One. In 2012, Katty's...

The Glossary: Ro Sakhardande | Head of Creative Studio, 23:59

Jul 28, 2025

What is your role in music and what does your day to day look like? I am the head of RA’s In house creative studio, 23:59 - I manage the team that oversees RA’s brand partnership and non-endemic media business. My day to day is quite varied depending on what projects we're working on. It's usually made up of morning check-ins with the team and clients. Ensure all our live projects are on track and on budget. New business meetings with...

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