About
I have over a decade of experience in large scale live events, electronic music, interdisciplinary art and broadcasting. I’m passionate about bringing working class artists to the forefront of culture, and exploring the cutting edge of new performance mediums.
Clients
I’m honoured to have my work recognised by a range of platforms, festivals and publications. Previous clients include:
Unsound Festival
Meakusma Festival
Berlin Atonal
Manchester International Festival
We Out Here
Love International Festival
Liverpool Biennial
Sounds From The Other City Festival
Liverpool Arab Arts Festival
National Museums Liverpool
Tate
Wysing Polyphonic
Watching Trees
No Bounds
NTS
The White Hotel
Rinse FM
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 6
Notable and Favourite Projects
Studio Picnic Summer School, 2026 (current)
a nine month long programme funded by Youth Music and National Lottery to support 18-21s to develop a career in the music industry.
A Symphony of Flesh and Bones, 2025
An 8-screen ‘cinematic mandala’ performance environment, which presents a feature length A/V artwork across a 360 space, activated with spoken word and music.
Directed by Juliet Ellis for Manchester International Festival.
Liminal Sonic Spaces, Unsound Festival 2024
A presentation given at Unsound 2024 exploring the confluence of digital culture, club music and trade unionism.
The Great North, 2024
The debut feature-length moving image work from Grammy-winning director, Jenn Nkiru. The film draws on Manchester’s Acid House historyThis was commissioned by Manchester International Festival, and appeared as an Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025 and Official Selection at BlackStar Film Festival 2025
MIF LIVE, 2023
a 19-day festival stage of quality music and dance, including full broadcast coverage for Manchester International Festival
I Can’t Follow You Anymore, 2022
An interactive electronic-music-meets-body-horror digital artwork by Frieze cover artist Danielle Braithwaite-Shirley. Later presented in installation at Berghain, Berlin.
Melodic Distraction Radio Popup, 2022
a multi-day broadcasting programme ran out of a pop-up broadcasting studio in a shipping container, delivered for Gottwood Festival, Dr Martens and We Out Here
Container with Evian Christ , 2018
A 3 day pop-up rave and A/V installation based out of a shipping container. Delivered as part of a brand activation for Seven Store.
On The Corner, 2018
3-day multi-venue, multi-stage jazz festival delivered to 2000+ attendees
Head of Programme, Melodic Distraction, 2017-2022
During my time as head of programme, I curated and supported thousands of hours of music and supported hundreds of artists through performance opportunities and broadcasting residencies. Artists that came through the programme under my leadership include Crystallmess, Nkisi, FAUZIA, Anz, Darwin, Crazy P, Colleen Murphy, Loyle Carner, Mr Scruff, Yousef, Scuba, Jayda G and many, many, many more
