Anya Strafford (International Marketing Manager, Caroline Records)

post on: April 25, 2015

Anya Strafford is the International Marketing Manager at Caroline Records. The label’s roster includes 50 Cent, Misfits, Glass Animals, The Smashing Pumpkins.

Tre Stead (tour manager, Frank Turner, Jessie Ware)

post on: April 25, 2015

Tre Stead is a tour manager whose roster includes Frank Turner, Jessie Ware, Laura Marling, Django Django, Mystery Jets, Mumford & Sons, Father John Misty ,Fenech Soler and many others.

Mike Smith (President of Music at Virgin EMI)

post on: April 25, 2015

Mike Smith is President of Music at Virgin EMI at Universal Music Group. Mike has been responsible for signing acts like Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Calvin Harris, Gorillaz, The Libertines and The White Stripes to name a few.

Laura Snapes (features editor NME)

post on: April 25, 2015

Laura Snapes is a freelance culture writer and editor for NME, Pitchfork, Uncut, The Guardian, The Observer, Financial Times, Buzzfeed, BBC and many others.

Ricky Simmonds (DJ Ministry of Sound, label manager Love&Other)

post on: April 25, 2015

Ricky Simmonds is our BA (Hons) Digital Music graduate and a multi-platinum selling DJ with Ministry of Sound. Ricky also manages a label working with acts like Juliet Fox, Idris Elba, Austin Welsh and many others.

John Robb (Louder Than War, The Membranes)

post on: April 25, 2015

John Robb is a musician, journalist and director of Louder Than War. John was the first to write about Stone Roses and Nirvana and he was the vocalist with the band Goldblade and bassist with The Membranes.

Gary Powell (drummer for The Libertines)

post on: April 25, 2015

Gary Powell is a a drummer, producer and label owner most known as the drummer of The Libertines. After The Libertines, Gary also joined Babyshambles and Dirty Pretty Things.

Zoë Miller (Head of Press, Mute Records)

post on: April 21, 2015

Zoë Miller has worked at Mute Records for nearly 20 years and is the label’s Head of Press. Mute Records is an independent label that has worked with artists like New Order, Goldfrapp, M83, Moby, Jose Gonzalez and Yann Tiersen.

James McMahon (Kerrang! editor)


post on: April 21, 2015

James McMahon is the editor of Kerrang!. James has previously worked for NME, Metal Hammer and GameMaster.

Carl Loben (DJ Mag, DJ/Producer)


post on: April 21, 2015

Carl Loben is the editor of DJ Mag and a world-renowned DJ/producer and Westway label owner.