BUILDING A MUSIC & DIGITAL ARTS CONFERENCE 

Curating a music conference was a dream brief for me.  After over two years no IRL events & online panel talk fatigue during the pandemic, it was a unique challenge bringing the London music industry back together in person for the first post-covid event. The format was a day into night Conference & club event, all under one roof at Printworks with over 8,000 attendees.

Focussing on four key themes - Innovation, Diversity, Sustainablity & Post Pandemic we brough a unique mix of speakers & partners into the fold, old friends and some new ones too. It was fun injecting personality, working with old/new friends and leaning on my editorial strengths for the conference programme.

I worked across programming, leading on new sponsorship deals (Patreon, Hennessy) and media partnerships, art direction for the idendity as well as a creative marketing strategy for the full event – in partnership with the very professional Printworks team at Broadwick Live.

There was a panel on the Future of UK Nightlife hosted by DJ Mag, a hybrid interview with Carl Cox, Resident Advisor Exchange live with Elijah, talks and special events curated by Patreon & Hennessy alongside live keynotes from: Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, UK bass mainstays Mala & Kode 9, a AV lecture with Weirdcore, a production masterclass with KiNK and a panel session on The Changing Landscapes of Dance Music hosted by Black Artist Database.  

For more about AVA London:
Website
Full Timetable
Elijah - RA Exchange
Elijah - RA Exchange (video)
Patreon Presents: The New Creative Economy - live
DJ Mag Coverage