https://conormcternan.com Conor McTernan Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:57:01 +0000 https://conormcternan.com en https://conormcternan.com/home Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:32:57 +0000 Conor McTernan https://conormcternan.com/home JOURNALIST, CURATOR + CULTURE MARKETING SPECIALIST BASED IN LONDON. https://conormcternan.com/About Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:32:57 +0000 Conor McTernan https://conormcternan.com/About <img width="312" height="319" width_o="312" height_o="319" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be0ad6340d934a108dee6c41fd2f7faabe9b9a7288e13d4eeb9268f30cdd5d56/RA_Avatar.jpg" data-mid="100918643" border="0" data-scale="96" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/312/i/be0ad6340d934a108dee6c41fd2f7faabe9b9a7288e13d4eeb9268f30cdd5d56/RA_Avatar.jpg" /> CONTACT conormcternan1 [at] gmail [dot] com︎︎︎ ︎ Senior creative strategist, curator, and cultural marketing lead with 10+ years’ experience at the intersection of music, media, and contemporary culture. I lead multidisciplinary teams to shape campaigns, content, and experiences spanning brand partnerships, platform strategy, programming, and storytelling. With a background in media, publishing and events, I bring sharp editorial instincts, cultural insight, and a deep understanding of creative communities and digital behaviours. As a project manager and producer, I’ve delivered festivals, large-scale events, curated conferences, documentaries, and fashion pop-ups – exploring where music meets art, fashion, and cultural institutions.&nbsp;Passionate about design, creative direction, and championing new voices, I build forward-thinking work that resonates globally. As a writer, I have covered music, technology, travel, identity and digital folklore, contributing to a range of publications including: Resident Advisor, Dazed, Kinfolk, Kaleidoscope, Zweikommasieben, Trippin, Slam Jam, and done editorial work for labels sound as Young/XL, VML &amp; several other independent voices.&nbsp; Have appeared on radio stations including NTS Radio, Balamii, Voices Radio, BBC Ulster and regularly DJ at Brilliant Corners, The Standard and Behind This Wall.Available to discuss opportunities + creative projects involving strategy, music &amp; culture partnerships, content, curation, creative direction and freelance writing.&nbsp; CURRENTSenior Marketing, Programme &amp; Partnerships Manager @ AVA Festival &amp; UP Productions PREVIOUSMedia Partnerships Manager @ Resident Advisor (2015-2020)Producer @ NTS RadioStaff Writer @ Hyponik&nbsp;Contributing Writer: Resident Advisor, Kaleidoscope, Kinfolk, Dazed, Zweikommasieben, Slam Jam, Trippin PAST CLIENT / PARTNERSResident AdvisorBoiler Room Nike Prada HennessyUniversal Music Warp Records Beggars Group XL Records Young Ninja Tune fabric&nbsp;Sónar Festival &nbsp;Slam Jam &nbsp;United Standard LN-CC Barbican Field Day Festival &nbsp;The Warehouse Project AEG Live/Goldenvoice De School Amsterdam Sydney Opera House Pioneer Music JapanRoland Audio https://conormcternan.com/Footer Mon, 22 Feb 2021 11:32:57 +0000 Conor McTernan https://conormcternan.com/Footer CONORMCTERNAN1@GMAIL.COM https://conormcternan.com/Oklou-for-Kinfolk Wed, 23 Jul 2025 07:55:45 +0000 Conor McTernan https://conormcternan.com/Oklou-for-Kinfolk ︎ order Kinfolk #56 The classically trained, club-ready pop star. Interview with French popstar Oklou for Kinfolk #56 – the California Edition. <img width="5385" height="3484" width_o="5385" height_o="3484" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/913100df377a347bc8533ffb5bf00884b21a0c8075c4e98bc1a3736e1ae84286/ConnorMcTernan.png" data-mid="236173649" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/913100df377a347bc8533ffb5bf00884b21a0c8075c4e98bc1a3736e1ae84286/ConnorMcTernan.png" /> https://conormcternan.com/bar-italia-Sit-Play Sun, 14 Jan 2024 16:37:12 +0000 Conor McTernan https://conormcternan.com/bar-italia-Sit-Play bar italia: sit &amp; play︎ order the magazine The first ever interview with London-based band Bar Italia.&nbsp; Kaleidoscope magazine issue #43 FW23(photography by Jessica Madavo and interview by Conor McTernan) Travelled to Oslo, Norway to meet with the band in a candle-lit bar for this very special commission for Kaleidoscope. Print-only for now, digital dropping early 2024 <img width="1303" height="850" width_o="1303" height_o="850" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/911a846d70e8c9906cc7ecb604600b77b2b056a0b61cb59b3259da44368805a2/K43-BAR-ITALIA-1.png" data-mid="215285743" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/911a846d70e8c9906cc7ecb604600b77b2b056a0b61cb59b3259da44368805a2/K43-BAR-ITALIA-1.png" /> <img width="3120" height="2004" width_o="3120" height_o="2004" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/059d5817080e3629117a5ef652509c8a2ca9da7482073a0b81897f7a79b62390/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-18.19.12.png" data-mid="215285779" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/059d5817080e3629117a5ef652509c8a2ca9da7482073a0b81897f7a79b62390/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-18.19.12.png" /><img width="3118" height="1998" width_o="3118" height_o="1998" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2bdc9808f437289b75065b4b81c602c006c26fba31cc7ba6efb9bdc241aebbe2/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-18.19.27.png" data-mid="215285780" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2bdc9808f437289b75065b4b81c602c006c26fba31cc7ba6efb9bdc241aebbe2/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-18.19.27.png" /><img width="3118" height="2006" width_o="3118" height_o="2006" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3fe1e6f42d32cd798683316d40f0a47873dc1527874e3150ec8df25fe57bedb/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-18.19.37.png" data-mid="215285781" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e3fe1e6f42d32cd798683316d40f0a47873dc1527874e3150ec8df25fe57bedb/Screenshot-2024-07-25-at-18.19.37.png" /> https://conormcternan.com/Kneecap-Fury-is-a-fine-Art-1 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:54:02 +0000 Conor McTernan https://conormcternan.com/Kneecap-Fury-is-a-fine-Art-1 Kneecap: Fury is a fine Art︎&nbsp;read me Fury is a fine Art: Kneecap at Glastonbury 202504.07.2025 Words by Conor McTernan, photography by Joshua Mulholland ‘I can see the amount of Palestinian flags here and it’s insane. The BBC editors are going to have some job,' announced Kneecap’s Mo Chara at Glastonbury 2025. By the time they hit the stage at Worthy Farm, Kneecap were locked in and defiant. Rumours that the BBC would censor or pull their broadcast only amplified their message. The result? A blistering flashpoint that will go down as one of the most talked-about performances in Glastonbury history...read the full piece on plinth.uk.com <img width="3198" height="1694" width_o="3198" height_o="1694" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ce59a49cf2738f46c651bf90dcafad73ae3917a36fa3dec20057ec852459ee0/Screenshot-2025-08-18-at-20.25.09.png" data-mid="237192976" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ce59a49cf2738f46c651bf90dcafad73ae3917a36fa3dec20057ec852459ee0/Screenshot-2025-08-18-at-20.25.09.png" /> https://conormcternan.com/AVA-Belfast-2025-1 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:55:32 +0000 Conor McTernan https://conormcternan.com/AVA-Belfast-2025-1 AVA FESTIVAL – BELFAST 2025 <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96d806995508287219434b859ad00a5d07c5dcb8586c2af68863acec908213e1/AVA-BELFAST-2025_MAIN-POSTER_STILL_45_final.png" data-mid="237264286" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/96d806995508287219434b859ad00a5d07c5dcb8586c2af68863acec908213e1/AVA-BELFAST-2025_MAIN-POSTER_STILL_45_final.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbf80bada8e945d554c0769e841b50c2779b04ff744bf287b1b45b9702ac8d52/AVA-BELFAST-2025_CONFERENCE-TIMETABLE_v8-1.png" data-mid="237264287" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fbf80bada8e945d554c0769e841b50c2779b04ff744bf287b1b45b9702ac8d52/AVA-BELFAST-2025_CONFERENCE-TIMETABLE_v8-1.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fdbd07ad8ed8f553931618d550543650948e14625d68bce92af803a1c109d9b1/SEANNOICHE-POSTER_2025_45_STILL.png" data-mid="237264302" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fdbd07ad8ed8f553931618d550543650948e14625d68bce92af803a1c109d9b1/SEANNOICHE-POSTER_2025_45_STILL.png" /> <img width="1801" height="2700" width_o="1801" height_o="2700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3c5081bd91a9df6dcc0c930defc0bdeae1285f84d28d9cbe8a77410a4c01e9b/Kate-Donaldson-Photography-AVA-261.jpg" data-mid="237264296" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f3c5081bd91a9df6dcc0c930defc0bdeae1285f84d28d9cbe8a77410a4c01e9b/Kate-Donaldson-Photography-AVA-261.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="1600" width_o="2400" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8f5b681662dee0607919d5f85e45c8721571d5656e0d765884cec0309afbfbd4/AVA_D1_300525-320.jpg" data-mid="237264303" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8f5b681662dee0607919d5f85e45c8721571d5656e0d765884cec0309afbfbd4/AVA_D1_300525-320.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/965a823b657b94ce8047cd306154b56d311442394a54fabb11eab724c28c1a7b/9ceca23d-da5b-4770-a969-80a57e937955.JPG" data-mid="237264291" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/965a823b657b94ce8047cd306154b56d311442394a54fabb11eab724c28c1a7b/9ceca23d-da5b-4770-a969-80a57e937955.JPG" /> <img width="1600" height="1066" width_o="1600" height_o="1066" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/909d60adab2591927694f950bc0ce5611f37dfd27a8fdb6869488de89b208c03/PHOTO-2025-05-31-23-59-58.jpg" data-mid="237264297" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/909d60adab2591927694f950bc0ce5611f37dfd27a8fdb6869488de89b208c03/PHOTO-2025-05-31-23-59-58.jpg" /> <img width="1600" height="1067" width_o="1600" height_o="1067" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35efe4ba106afc4497c6da6507362545a46af49748f2b3d166c77d48dc964252/PHOTO-2025-06-01-01-26-20.jpg" data-mid="237264299" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35efe4ba106afc4497c6da6507362545a46af49748f2b3d166c77d48dc964252/PHOTO-2025-06-01-01-26-20.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="1600" width_o="2400" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e202bd8a9561847b16c0e6515c38bec17ad29df48bd3cbc544d13e7567707528/AVA_T_290525-111.jpg" data-mid="237264293" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e202bd8a9561847b16c0e6515c38bec17ad29df48bd3cbc544d13e7567707528/AVA_T_290525-111.jpg" /> For AVA’s 11th edition, I led the marketing and partnerships team through our biggest festival campaign to date – delivering a bold new brand identity, new stage partnerships and the most ambitious programme of community initiatives yet. Highlights: Fully selling out the festival. Developed a new festival identity and live visual show around the theme of “Unity” with Pitch Studios, art directing all campaign touchpoints. Launched The Dock – a new filmed stage partnership with Resident Advisor. Raised over £15k for charity through EarthPercent. Curated a community-focused conference atfeaturing Seannoiche, Sally C, Pellador &amp; many more.Produced a bespoke fashion collaboration with Irish designer’s Pellador. Activated unique brand experiences across Belfast with several new local partners. https://conormcternan.com/AVA-LONDON-2025-2 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:57:01 +0000 Conor McTernan https://conormcternan.com/AVA-LONDON-2025-2 AVA LONDON 2025︎&nbsp;AVA LONDON <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36b569da99a02980cbadf5c5d0f8df831d41b6c5a432c5a2f280f5f9294dfbae/AVA-LONDON-2025_FULL-LINEUP_45.png" data-mid="237264352" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/36b569da99a02980cbadf5c5d0f8df831d41b6c5a432c5a2f280f5f9294dfbae/AVA-LONDON-2025_FULL-LINEUP_45.png" /> <img width="1200" height="1920" width_o="1200" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bdebbda15dc5dc516cd852bb41b9ddf3f3de78b15aca78f1a2a3936a9d5df5c1/AVA-Thursday-Day-171.jpg" data-mid="237264322" border="0" 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visual arts and the international music community, the 2025 conference programme was our boldest to date – featuring industry forums and exciting new partnerships. I led on conference programming, the festival campaign, brand + media partners, and the visual identity across all facets of AVA London. This year also saw the return of two major community-led projects: AVA Forum and the AVA Creator’s Forum. AVA Forum is an international summit for independent festival organisers, designed to create a safe space to address the most pressing issues facing the industry. The AVA Creator’s Forum is a talent development programme for young people and emerging music producers, delivered in partnership with pointblank Music School. In 2025, it returned as a week-long programme coinciding with AVA London. I directed the strategy and development of both projects, working closely with key stakeholders to ensure their impact. Highlights✼ FKA twigs headlining the RA Exchange Live at the British Library at the start of her global Eusexua album campaign &amp; tour -&nbsp; watch here ✼✼ Underworld’s keynote interview. ✼ Ryoji Ikeda live A/V performance at HERE at Outernet. Global debut of Marcell Dettmann’s ‘My Own Shadow’ Live – sold out show. Erika de Casier, Mechatok + Kojaque live at EartH Hackney.&nbsp; ✼ Trippin hosting a panel titled curating&nbsp;contemporary culture, global music and micro trends co: programmed featuring speakers from Barbican, Serpentine, ICA London and House of Dread. ✼ 'Re-Queering Dancefloors' bringing back this talk as a diverse keynote panel hosted by Munroe Bergdorf.&nbsp; ✼ Bringing Lorenzo Senni’s 4-hour masterclass “The Architecture of Intensity” to The British Library.&nbsp;✼ MUBI coming on board to host a keynote about music &amp; film with Raffertie (The Substance), Lucy Bright (Aftersun) &amp; Naqqash Khalid (director, In Camera)✼ No Tags Podcast live with Special Request.✼ Lectures, Talks &amp; Masterclasses from Jarvis Cocker, Marcell Dettmann, NONOTAK, HorsegiirL &amp; many more. https://youtu.be/HqK6tW_KGws?si=Y0qMz40A_A0gU2Xc https://conormcternan.com/AVA-LONDON-2024-1 Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:23:09 +0000 Conor McTernan https://conormcternan.com/AVA-LONDON-2024-1 AVA LONDON 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src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9af7eef275037dd5629b582043e5ff38e8bedb6a49e3382a78e12476da8d785/AVA-2023-LONDON-Cube_animation_3d_c1_0008.png"> AVA London 2024 took a new format over five iconic central London venues: The British Library, The Standard, KOKO, The House of KOKO &amp; HERE at Outernet ✼ Emphasising lectures, digital arts, culture &amp; the international music community, the conference programme was our biggest and boldest and most independent. I curated the conference programme including lectures, masterclasses, music workshops and hot topic panels with speakers like: Brian Eno, Charli XCX, Grace Ladoja, Laurent Garnier, Resident Advisor, Trippin, TraTraTrax, XL Recordings, United Visual Artists, TikTok, It’s Nice That, Pitch Studios, XL Recordings, Sónar, Primavera, Mutek, British Council &amp; more... We presented two large live club events, and a live-multimedia showcase of audiovisual work from Pitch Studios alongside an amazing line up of world-class DJs at HERE at Outernet. I led on the marketing capaign, partnerships and and brand identity across all facets of AVA London.&nbsp; We also debuted two large new community-led projects this year, AVA Forum – and the AVA Creator’s Forum.&nbsp;AVA Forum is an international summit for independent festival organisers, with the aim of creating a safe space to discuss the most pressing issues internationally.&nbsp; The AVA Creator’s Forum is an Arts Council supported talent development programme aimed at young people and emerging music producers. This debuted as a two week progrmame coindiding with AVA London. I led on both of these projects internally, from strategy development to partnerships, hiring and management of external project managers ensuring a successful launch in Y1. This was a dream project.&nbsp; Highlights✼ Charli XCX headlining the RA Exchange Live at the British Library.✼ Elijah's lecture: "If you love music, you should learn how to DJ" at KOKO Theare. ✼ Brian Eno in deep conversation with Canadian guitarist Donna Grantis, about what music can do for the planet at the British Library.&nbsp; Followed by Donna Grantis’ intimate live Guitar performance at KOKO, a first for AVA London.&nbsp;✼ Matt Clark from United Visual Artists presenting a visual lecture titled 'Other Spaces' guiding us through a compelling 20-year journey of UVA's art practice. ✼ Trippin hosted two panel talks that I curated, on contemporary culture, global music and micro trends Ft: DJ Lomalinda from Colombia, Romana from Belo Horizonte, Derek from Nyege Nyege festival in Uganda &amp; the inimitable Paul-Simon Geddis from Sónar. ✼ 'Re-Queering Dancefloors' for this talk a diverse panel will discuss the ins-and-outs of organising parties–for queer people, by queer people ft. Alex Nikolov, Romana &amp; Cass O'Grady. PITCH STUDIOS™ and It's Nice That talking visual identities and taking an empathetic approach to art and design. I worked closely with Pitch on both of AVA's visual identities this year, they've nailed it – and to celebrate will debut a live visuals show at Outernet. ✼Laurent Garnier x Séamas O'Reilly ✼ Grace Ladoja x Tara Kumar ✼&nbsp;Kenya Grace x TikTok ✼ Will Aspden (XL Recordings) x Emerald✼ 25 years of fabric <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2ef8679af6b5e0660fe14f98cdf754bee2e75852d1ed79f8daa6d1a7f1f0e62/AVA-CREATORS-FORUM_SPEAKER-ROSTER_V3.png" data-mid="214544468" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d2ef8679af6b5e0660fe14f98cdf754bee2e75852d1ed79f8daa6d1a7f1f0e62/AVA-CREATORS-FORUM_SPEAKER-ROSTER_V3.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77499208298d7d6424fe5d1a85d3899d285fdb443e5a541ed704dc3cc6d7ec88/AVA_LONDON2024_CREATORS-FORUM_portrait_TILEYARD.png" data-mid="214545544" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77499208298d7d6424fe5d1a85d3899d285fdb443e5a541ed704dc3cc6d7ec88/AVA_LONDON2024_CREATORS-FORUM_portrait_TILEYARD.png" /> https://conormcternan.com/PAIRED Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:44:27 +0000 Conor McTernan https://conormcternan.com/PAIRED {PAIRED}︎&nbsp;WEBSITE <img width="4501" height="5625" width_o="4501" height_o="5625" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b57c142d4e57fb2d985b779363862a16bd72ed7ee46452ed6793b15cfbdd0c7/Paired-LG-4_5-v2.png" data-mid="237164376" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1b57c142d4e57fb2d985b779363862a16bd72ed7ee46452ed6793b15cfbdd0c7/Paired-LG-4_5-v2.png" /> <img width="1604" height="2324" width_o="1604" height_o="2324" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/158da9777a0604ab7da85509e0c3e7e1d09c15ea87b441e611edef216f99a00f/No-sponsor.png" data-mid="215284856" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/158da9777a0604ab7da85509e0c3e7e1d09c15ea87b441e611edef216f99a00f/No-sponsor.png" /> <img width="3508" height="4961" width_o="3508" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f3a7040a85ea630f0d01396c8d86afa1374c7d8fb06966b422bd13e3904dacc/A3.png" data-mid="237164378" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1f3a7040a85ea630f0d01396c8d86afa1374c7d8fb06966b422bd13e3904dacc/A3.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35f2cec8b84c500b48b56185bd2dce9a926b63380649fe3a89d8d3695b1852c9/e84cc52624f477d0ed8b3c020799cbfd297c54e4.png" data-mid="237164377" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35f2cec8b84c500b48b56185bd2dce9a926b63380649fe3a89d8d3695b1852c9/e84cc52624f477d0ed8b3c020799cbfd297c54e4.png" /> <img width="3508" height="4961" width_o="3508" height_o="4961" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5d89cc721404dfc9a87ee45db54b974f02e2d23d5276129ebfcf41841f99c2f/NYE_MrScruff_WTLGI_PAIRED_A3_RGB_Colour_Texture.png" data-mid="215284805" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5d89cc721404dfc9a87ee45db54b974f02e2d23d5276129ebfcf41841f99c2f/NYE_MrScruff_WTLGI_PAIRED_A3_RGB_Colour_Texture.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2af19a7f7f10a34a736bfa6300a439889d8ec310e87905a3724871f5700c84a9/paired-poster-45.png" data-mid="215284804" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2af19a7f7f10a34a736bfa6300a439889d8ec310e87905a3724871f5700c84a9/paired-poster-45.png" /> <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/206a87bbc3c0ea2e93ec9be6a46a45e0924c80b1b725f9e7dd42f23af014d1b3/Paired-Event-Poster.png" data-mid="215284828" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/206a87bbc3c0ea2e93ec9be6a46a45e0924c80b1b725f9e7dd42f23af014d1b3/Paired-Event-Poster.png" /> Inspired by the rich and fertile creative terrain where food, music and experience overlap, {PAIRED} is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between Carousel &amp; AVA, curating the best chefs and DJs to create magic. Each pairing is unique to that time and place and the audience who’s there to experience it. At its heart the idea is simple: put talented people together from complementary disciplines and watch as the magic unfolds, with co-created menus and soundtracks weaving together shared influences for an intimate audience. My role involves overseeing all marketing, content and managing the team for campaign execution from inception to live event delivery.&nbsp;{PAIRED} IndexI - NYE 2022 with Emme Prieto x Yung Singh and Pablo Díaz x Call SuperII - April 2023 with Youra Kim x DJ Tennis and Yuji Tani x Elkka,III - NYE 2023 with Sam Buckley x Mr ScruffIV - September 2024 with Yoji Tokuyoshi x Gilles PetersonV - Bar Brutal x MidlandVI - NYE 2024 with NUDO Ibiza x YuSuVII - Hot Chip x Ollie TempletonVIII - Laurent Garnier x Alexis Biajoui