30 MusicWeek 30.03.12 PEOPLE PERSONNEL BPI BOLSTERS COMMS WITH McDOWELL PROMOTION BPI McDowell joined the BPI in late
2009 as communications and public affairs executive, helping to steer the organisation through the debate on the Digital Economy Act. Prior to joining the BPI, she worked as a political adviser to British MEPs in the European Parliament before moving to London in 2008 to take up the role of European manager at Westminster-based charity, the Industry and Parliament Trust. Commenting on her
appointment, BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor said: “Lynne is a great ambassador for the BPI and the UK record industry. She has demonstrated strong communication skills and commitment, in particular to the BPI’s charitable and educational work. I’m delighted she is now stepping up to a more senior position. “In her new role Lynne will
The BPI has promoted LYNNE MCDOWELL to the position of senior communications manager to bolster its communications efforts.
have responsibility for a range of campaigns and industry projects, focusing on external communications and media relations.”
FUTURE
The publisher has appointed BEN PESTER who previously worked at The Outside Organisation. Pester joins
Future as communications manager to oversee the PR for the for its music and sports titles as well as their encompassing events and off-shoot projects. Some of the key projects he will be involved with include the 10th Anniversary of Metal Hammer’s Golden Gods, the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour awards and more Fanpacks which include in imminent release of Slash’s Apocalyptic Love. Previously at Outside, Pester
worked with client Katie Price and managed a number of accounts which included the Nordoff Robbins Charity, Hayley Westenra, The Monkees Reunion Tour 2011, the inaugural Sonisphere Festival, WOMAD Festival 2009, Jeff Wayne's musical version of The War Of The Worlds tour 2009, Classic Rock Roll Of Honour 2011
and Yazoo Re-Union Tour 2009 amongst many other projects.
FLUID
The creative agency has expanded its marketing department with the appointment of LUCINDA DIGWEED as
head of PR and Marketing. Digweed brings 15 years of
experience in entertainment PR and marketing, including stints at Channel 5, Capcom, and more recently work across licensed Kids properties such as Bratz, Garfield, Build-A-Bear Workshop and more. Fluid’s creative director James
Glover commented: “We are delighted to welcome Lu onboard. Her wealth of experience will ensure Fluid continue providing excellence when servicing the
marketing needs of our ever- expanding client list. “Fluid have always led the way
in the provision of cutting edge creative solutions to the entertainment industries. Lu will oversee the continued growth of these services, ensuring our clients receive a full range of market leading services, from branding and design, marketing strategy and Augmented Reality, to creative solutions for digital and social media.” Digweed commented: “I’ve
enjoyed working with Fluid for many years as a client. Now, I couldn’t be more thrilled to be joining such an incredibly talented team. “Clients should demand
marketing expertise and innovation at the heart of their creative Marcomms requirements. I look forward to helping Fluid continue to set the standard in delivering excellence in this regard.”
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NEED TO KNOW #22 Stuart Galbraith, Founder and CEO, Kilimanjaro Live
Dubbed as one of Europe’s most successful festival promoters, Galbraith’s start in live music came at university – he was a social secretary, booking bands such as ZZ Top, U2, Simple Minds and The Clash. He joined MCP as director
and partner in 1984, which was sold to SFX, then Clear Channel, before the creation of Live Nation in 2005. Having already promoted
many artists including Simply Red, Guns ‘n’ Roses, Metallica and U2, Galbraith went on to help grow the Live Nation UK market share, promoting tours in arenas and stadiums with many of the world’s biggest bands as well as playing an instrumental role in the creation of Download, Wireless and Hyde Park Calling festivals. He promoted most of the
major concerts that have taken place in Hyde Park including Bon Jovi, Queen, and the record- breaking run by Red Hot Chili
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Peppers. Additionally, the company handles the Sonisphere and Wakestock festivals and hundreds more high-profile gigs throughout the year. Recently, Galbraith bought
back AEG’s share in ‘Kili’ (originally created as a joint venture in 2008) as the final part of the company’s restructuring – he now owns 100% of Kilimanjaro Group.
“With only vague aspirations of music journalism and no idea where to begin, I spent my first post-university years dying a slow death in telemarketing. Mercifully, redundancy came to the rescue and forced me to take control of my life. “I joined a temp agency and had the good fortune to be assigned a job inputting stand-up
comedy listings (from the back of Time Out) for an online entertainment guide called SceneOne. This was the end of the last century when the internet was in its infancy and everyone was making it up as they went along (some still are). “The one thing flogging insurance taught me was persistence, so having noticed SceneOne
was short of writers, I volunteered my services and generally made myself indispensable until they realised I was probably worth holding on to and employed me as an editor. “I joined MSN in September 2005 and have been badgering pop stars for photos ever since.”
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