Industry Insights

The Glossary: Mentrix | Composer

Mar 11, 2025

Next up in our series of Glossary features covering music tech roles, we spoke to Mentrix, Composer. 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 and apply for a place on here. Conor Dalton has 15 years of audio mastering experience...

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...

Tony Nwachukwu x Kazim Rashid Unlocked Interview Uploaded to YouTube

Jan 22, 2025

You can now view the recording of the interview between Tony Nwachukwu (CDR) and Kazim Rashid (RA) from the Doors Open: Unlocked event in Berlin. Recorded at Refuge Worldwide's event space in Neukölln, the exchange focuses on Kazim's career journey and the roles that exist in creative and brand partnerships within the music industry. This interview was recorded on May 16th, 2024.

The Glossary: Alice Vyvyan-Jones | Station Manager at Foundation FM

Dec 17, 2024

What does a station manager do? A station manager is responsible for the general running of the station. This involves overseeing all the programming, managing all Assistant Producers and Volunteers, organising events externally and internally within the station, as well as being across general admin and technicalities of radio. Alongside this, you are required to conceptualise the bigger picture of the station as an identity and ensure all...

The Glossary: Genevieve Taylor | PR Manager at Glisten

Dec 17, 2024

What does a PR do? Music PRs work with artists, labels and their teams to develop their profile, gain exposure and tell their story. We get the artist and the music to the right places at the right time, making sure we are always reaching the right audiences. We write press releases, create media kits, commission biographies and advise on press shots for use, and around releases we pitch the music or event news to all the relevant...

The Glossary: Sophia Kearney | Promoter at HE.SHE.THEY

Dec 17, 2024

What does a promoter do? A promoter is the key component in putting on events / throwing parties. They will liaise with the venue on all on the operations, security, bars. They will control the tickets, make the artist offers to agents, hire in the kit. They are the reason the show happens. What makes a great promoter? Attention to detail and hospitality, they have to care about the audience and the artist to such a level to ensure...

The Glossary: Nicky Böhm | Senior Project Manager at Refuge Worldwide

Dec 16, 2024

What does a senior project manager do? On the most fundamental level it’s about overseeing the complete lifecycle of a project to ensure that it gets delivered on time, within budget and meets its objectives. On a more granular level it’s about juggling, monitoring and evaluating various balls and trying not to drop any. It generally involves working with various internal and external departments and it can also include leading a team....

Applying for Roles - Best Practises

Dec 11, 2024

Every year at our Unlocked day events RA's Director of People & Culture, Mike Zinkiewich, lifts the lid on what hiring managers might look for in a CV and shares his top tips for applying for roles. Here can view the slides from his presentation...

Unlocked London 2024 Edition Announced for November 23rd

Oct 29, 2024

After three UK editions of Unlocked, our one-day careers development day, and our first one in Berlin this year in partnership with Refuge Worldwide, we're excited to be back on home turf with another London edition. The event is free to attend for people aged 18 and above who want to find their pathway into a career in the music industry and there is no upper age limit for applications. This event is designed to shed light on the many...

We're back! New and improved...

Oct 22, 2024

We are proud to announce our brand new look and official transition to a Community Interest Company! DOORS OPEN - LINKEDIN - INSTAGRAM - FACEBOOK - YOUTUBE While Doors Open has been operating as a not-for-profit for the past few years, the move to becoming an official CIC - along with our recent B Corp certification - solidifies our commitment to the Doors Open mission: to create a fairer employment landscape for a...

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