Industry Insights

The Glossary: Oisín Meehan | Head Of Promotions

Jun 10, 2025

What is your role in music and what does your day to day look like? I work predominantly in promotions. Essentially making sure the right DJs have music in advance of release and upon release ensuring it’s getting heard on the radio be that the BBC or underground networks such as NTS, Rinse, The Lot Radio etc… A pretty simplistic breakdown but I think it sums it up, ultimately we help records get delivered in the spaces they’re designed...

The Glossary: Dean Bryce | A&R

May 14, 2025

Dean Bryce is a renowned music executive, DJ, and A&R specialist whose career has helped shape the sound and direction of UK independent music. Raised in South London, his early exposure to the legendary Saxon Sound system in the 1980s sparked a deep appreciation for music as a cultural force. This formative influence laid the groundwork for a career built on discovering and championing groundbreaking talent. Dean began his professional...

The Glossary: Rudi Minto de Wijs | Head of Curation

May 09, 2025

What is your role in music and what does your day to day look like? I’m the curator of Jumbi, a venue in Peckham that platforms voices from the African and Caribbean diaspora. My day-to-day involves programming events, booking DJs, and working closely with artists, collectives, and brands to create thoughtful and meaningful experiences. A key part of my role is ensuring the space stays rooted in community, that means prioritising...

The Glossary: Laura Hughes | Director of Communications

May 02, 2025

What is your role and what does your day-to-day look like? My role is Director of Communications at Untitled Group, which is Australia’s largest independent music and events company, behind festivals like Beyond The Valley and Pitch Music & Arts. My department covers Corporate Communications, PR, Customer Communications & Engagement and Social Impact. PR on a campaign level involves promoting our festivals and events through...

The Glossary: Alma Ernst | Booking Agent

Apr 24, 2025

With over 30 years of experience in the electronic music industry, Alma Ernst has cemented her reputation as a pioneer in artist booking, management, and public relations with the electronic music industry. As the founder of Backroom Entertainment in 1994, Alma managed a team of 15 and represented over 60 artists, including Âme, KiNK, Metro Area, and Todd Terje. Under her leadership, Backroom Entertainment became renowned for its innovative...

The Glossary: Ned Beckett | Booking Agent

Apr 18, 2025

With over 25 years helping to shape the global electronic music scene, Ned Beckett has established himself as a leader in artist representation and music promotion. As the founder of LittleBig Music Agency – the roster of which includes artists such as aya, Dopplereffekt, Holly Herndon and Amnesia Scanner – Ned utilises his deep knowledge of the music industry to manage and develop the live careers of seminal artists such as Aphex Twin, Jon...

Doors Open UNLOCKED: Becoming a Booking Agent with quietLoud

Apr 16, 2025

Today Doors Open and quietLoud launched Doors Open UNLOCKED: Becoming a Booking Agent with quietLoud, an online discussion and Q&A with LittleBig Music Agency’s founder, Ned Beckett, and senior booking agent, Alma Ernst. Have you ever wondered what a booking agent does or if you might have what it takes to be one? quietLoud is launching the latest iteration of their Become an Agent course, designed to equip aspiring booking agents...

The Glossary: Remi Lauw | Live Show Music Producer

Mar 17, 2025

Next up in our series of Glossary features covering music tech roles, we caught up with live show music producer Remi Lauw. This special Glossary series features the insights of workshop leaders and speakers from our recently announced programme – Doors Open UNLOCKED: Empowering the future of music tech with Ableton, which you can read more about and apply for a place on here. Remi Lauw is a producer and guitarist for the R&B/Soul...

The Glossary: Mentrix | Composer

Mar 11, 2025

Next up in our series of Glossary features covering music tech roles, we spoke to composer Mentrix. This special Glossary series features the insights of workshop leaders and speakers from our recently announced programme – Doors Open UNLOCKED: Empowering the future of music tech with Ableton, which you can read more about and apply for a place on here. Samar Rad, aka Mentrix wrote her first song in 2013, in which year she also...

Doors Open and Ableton launch new UNLOCKED series to demystify music tech roles

Mar 10, 2025

Doors Open, in collaboration with Ableton, is thrilled to announce the launch of Doors Open UNLOCKED with Ableton, an innovative four-part online workshop series designed to demystify the hidden roles in the music tech industry and foster a diverse peer network entitled " Doors Open UNLOCKED: Empowering the future of music tech with Ableton." Finding a career in music technology can feel confusing, but it doesn’t have to be. UNLOCKED by...

The Glossary: Conor Dalton | Mastering Engineer

Mar 10, 2025

For the first in our series of Glossary features covering music tech roles, we caught up with Conor Dalton, mastering engineer. This special Glossary series features the insights of workshop leaders and speakers from our recently announced programme – Doors Open UNLOCKED: Empowering the future of music tech with Ableton, which you can read more about here. Conor Dalton has 15 years of audio mastering experience with his company Glowcast...

Iona Thomas: Sharing Careers and Opportunities in Electronic Music with Doors Open

Feb 19, 2025

This interview was originally published on shesaid.so as part of their Music Insider series on January 14th 2025. Iona works on Resident Advisor’s not-for-profit jobs and opportunities platform Doors Open, as well as managing their Community Partnerships to build out RA’s network across the globe. Iona has worked on these initiatives and been part of the RA team for almost three years. Previously to RA, Iona was heavily involved with...

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