TRIBUTE:PatrickJordan1965-2009
FAREWELL,DOCTORMOJO
THEINDUSTRYPAYSITSRESPECTSTOPATRICKJORDANWHOPASSEDAWAYSUDDENLYONAPRIL 10.
On April 10, Patrick Jordan, the managing director artist safety through the implementation of improved
of Mojo Barriers since 1993 and a good friend of working practices and technological innovations.
TPi magazine, died suddenly at the age of 44. A true ‘gentle giant’ of a man, Patrick was awarded “Patrick was
Patrick’s premature death is deeply shocking to an Honorary Doctorate by Buckinghamshire New
anyone who knew him, not least his loving partner University in 2006, in recognition for the significant an inspiration
Clare and two sons Sebastian and William, to whom we contribution to research into crowd safety at live
send our deepest condolences, but he left an enormous events. to those of us
legacy to the live entertainment industry. TPi asked Professor Chris Kemp, the Executive Dean
Working at the highest level, Patrick was an of Enterprise & Innovation at Bucks New University working on
inspirational man who took what seemed to be one of and Education Director of the International Centre for
the most utilitarian pieces of concert apparatus — an Crowd Management and Security Studies, to pay a research into
aluminium barrier — and through it focused the minds special tribute to Patrick. These are his words...
of promoters, production managers and academics on “When I think of Patrick, I think of positive ideas, crowd pressure
saving lives through effective crowd safety. special friendships, sitting for 16 hours under the
His passionate professionalism saw him create the stage at venues across Europe, giving papers together and making
world’s most respected crowd barrier company, The at seminars and conferences and exchanging news
Mojo Barriers, continually raising levels of audience and well into the night at the Chinese restaurant in Great concerts safer...”
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