Serena, what was your very first industry role and how did you get it?My first major project was working for Lux Machina as Virtual Production Stage Coordinator for Silo, on Apple TV. Creative Alchemy was engaged to provide supervision, operation and coordination on this set. Did you study or do a course? If so, where...
Production Futures, The Power of Events and The Showman’s Show team up to deliver Your Calling In a new initiative for 2023, The Showman’s Show, Production Futures and the Power of Events are teaming up to create a pop-up job clinic Your Calling at this year’s event. Held at the show on Wednesday 18 October,...
Network of Women In Events has today announced its inaugural Board of Advisors. NOWIE was founded in 2013, adopted a newly constituted committee and team in late 2021 and the Board of Advisors marks the next step in its growth. The Board’s specialisms include Diversity and Inclusion, PR, Organisational Operations, Fundraising, HR and more. NOWIE...
frame:work is hosting their first in-person conference for the creative video community frame:work is a community organization for creative video professionals working in screens dominated live events, installations and virtual productions. frame:work:london is a conference for conversations about the unique challenges of creating video for physical spaces, live performance and virtual worlds. Attendees range from...
Truck Festival, the Oxfordshire-based music festival founded in 1998, returns to Hill Farm from 22-24 July 2022. This year, the festival features a number of new elements delivered by independent production company Method Events. It is also supporting UN Women UK’s #SafeSpacesNow campaign to tackle harassment and ensure all who attend have a safe, inclusive...
Harry won his Breakthrough Award back in 2019 and has already started his incredibly successful career touring the world with ER Productions. We caught up with him in the midst of his busiest Summer ever. How did your passion for the production industry begin? Both my parents worked in the industry before I was...
Kat Ellis won her Breakthrough Talent Award back in 2016 and was one of our very first winners. She has gone on to have a super successful career and is proof that there are many opportunities out there given the right work ethic and resilience. Just last week, Kat won yet another award the ‘ABTT...
Our 2021 Breakthrough Winner Cedric proves that you do not necessarily have to go down a conventional career path and that in fact hard work, resilience and positive attitude can take you anywhere. We managed to grab him for a few minutes at the TPi Awards last month as he made the trip over from...
Neko Trust has joined forces with Gallowglass to launch Future Crew – a training scheme to tackle the lack of diversity in backstage crew and support the reskilling of the sector. The programme is being piloted between June and August 2022 to inspire young people most in need to access jobs and training. The initial...
Owen won his Breakthrough Award back in 2019 and has already had an impressive start to his career, which is all down to his attitude and hard work. How did your passion for the production industry begin? Classically, like a lot of event industry professionals, I first did school concerts and discos where I...
Co-op Live, the new 23,500 capacity and £365m entertainment venue opening in Manchester, will be the biggest in the UK and attract the best global events and fans to the city. Backed by investors, Oak View Group, City Football Group and international superstar Harry Styles, the venue will announce its first acts in September and...
We caught up with one of our 2019 Breakthrough winners Oli who is in the midst of one of the busiest Spring/Summers ever and about to complete his very first World Tour! How did your passion for the production industry begin? I ended up behind the scenes by accident really – I had no...
AlphaTheta Corporation announces an upcoming series of workshops hosted by its brand Pioneer DJ to celebrate the LGBTQI+ community. Throughout the months of June, July, and August, aspiring DJs and producers from the LGBTQI+ community will have the chance to learn new skills and gain insight into effective ways to pursue a career in music at the...
Ryan graduated from Backstage Academy back in 2017, and he has certainly been busy ever since! We caught up with him before he headed off to his role as Site Office Manager at this years Parklife Festival, Manchester. How did your passion for the production industry begin? I was Stage & Production Manager for a...
On 29 September, Backstage Academy will be the next stop for the Production Futures tour, hosted on Production Park in Wakefield. Join us for an exciting day packed with training, networking and work opportunities, as well as live demos with the latest technology. Come and meet our world leading partners, speakers and panellists talking about...
Tour / Production Manager Jake has recently set up brand new company Advocate AV with his business partner Callum Yates. Currently touring with ‘The Reytons’ we spoke to him following their ‘sold out’ 4500 capacity hometown show at Magna in Rotherham. We asked him to share his career highlights and insight … How did...
The 3T May 2022 Course Applications are now OPEN! The Tour Tech Training Course is a free, practical training course for people form underrepresented gender and ethnic groups, equipping them with valuable skills, industry knowledge and connections to begin careers as touring technicians. Apply here https://lnkd.in/dYV_vEgb Applications Close April 10th!
Our 2021 winner Morgan Evans shares his career highlights and his successful progression into the lighting world. How did your passion for the production industry begin? Like many of my peers, my initial interest in live events was sparked during my involvement in productions and events at school, working backstage rigging and operating the lighting...
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