SMILEfest 2012 photos

post on: June 12, 2012

Click through the gallery above. Photos from SMILEfest 2012 with Zoe Ball, Briggy Smale, Alabama 3, Carl Loben, Oliver Behzadi, and many other industry experts. Flickr

Briggy Smale (entertainment news presenter Radio 1)

post on: April 25, 2012

Briggy Smale is BBC Radio 1 former entertainment news presenter. Briggy also reported from festivals and events like Glastonbury, The Oscars, The Brits, and The MTV Awards, and has also worked as the programme manager at Juice FM.

Lauren Pritchard (Island records artist)

post on: April 25, 2012

Lauren Pritchard is a musician known as LOLO and signed to Island Records. Lauren featured on Panic! at the Disco’s single ‘Miss Jackson’, supported and toured with the band.

Jim Prime (keyboard player with Deacon Blue)

post on: April 25, 2012

Jim Prime is the founding member and keyboardist of the band Deacon Blue. Deacon Blue have 17 top 40 hits and 3 number one albums to date. Jim was signed to Columbia Records (Sony) for over 15 years.

Garry Mulholland (music journalist and author)


post on: April 21, 2012

Gary Mulholland is the author of the highly acclaimed books “This is Uncool”, “Fear of Music”, “Popcorn” and “Stranded at the Drive-In” and has contributed frequently to The Guardian, BBC, Observer, Uncut and Time Out.

Jim Mawdsley (Evolution Festival, Newcastle)


post on: April 21, 2012

Jim Mawdsley is an independent music promoter, working on Newcastle Gatehead’s music festival Evolution which attracts 30,000 people.

Mark Hobrough (1917 Corp, Island Records)


post on: April 20, 2012

Mark Hobrough works as a music manager and has previously worked at Shazam, 1917 Corp consultancy and Island Records.

Nick Halkes (MD Positiva, EMI, XL Recordings)


post on: April 20, 2012

Nick Halkes is a music industry executive known for signing and breaking dance act The Prodigy. He’s worked at EMI and XL Recordings.

Maria Forte (V2 Publishing, The Prodigy, The Police)

post on: April 20, 2012

Maria Forte works on digital rights management for Radiohead, sample clearance for The Prodigy and has previously worked at Virgim Music Publishers, EMI and V2 Music Publishing.

Zoë Ball (radio and TV presenter)

post on: April 19, 2012

Zoë Ball is an English television and radio personality, best known as the first female host of The Radio 1 Breakfast Show, as well as for presenting the 1990s children’s show Live & Kicking. Ball first worked in radio, after she became co-host of The Radio 1 Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 1 in October […]