Industry Insights

Doors Open UNLOCKED: Pathways into the Music Industry at Dekmantel

Nov 26, 2025

During Dekmantel Festival in August, Doors Open hosted a panel discussion with Katty Lange, booking agent, artist manager, and co-founder of Triangle Agency, and David Cornelissen, Dekmantel’s Head of Creative. In this one hour conversation, they shared insights into what a workday looks like in their roles, how their collaborative process as agent and promoter works, their own career paths, and some of the lessons they learned along the way....

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...

Doors Open returns for 2025 Dekmantel Conference

Jul 10, 2025

Calling all Amsterdam-based crew and Dekmantel attendees! On July 31st we’re bringing Doors Open UNLOCKED to Dekmantel’s free to attend conference, demystifying two of the industry’s most exciting roles and unlocking information about pathways into the music industry. In this panel discussion, we'll be chatting with Katty Lange about her experience as a booking agent and artist manager for techno heavyweights Jeff Mills, FJAAK, and...

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...

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...

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. Explore jobs in electronic music on Doors...

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. View the slides from his presentation below: Explore jobs in electronic music on Doors Open here.

Unlocked London 2024 Edition Announced for November 23rd

Oct 29, 2024

After two 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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