the only job where selling out is actually the goal
5 stars would mean i've never been ghosted by an agent
someone has to know where the power cables are
running it since 2016, it knows more about our visitors than they do
my colleagues don't know half the things i automated away
not a developer, but the last line of defense
posting for crowds who are too busy dancing to check their phones
good enough to know when to hire someone better
someone has to organize the folder called "final_final_v3"
I've spent the last decade working inside festivals, not just on them. That means I've held the same events from both sides: building the infrastructure that makes the experience possible, and standing in the crowd watching it pay off.
My background spans ticketing, artist management, marketing, media production, and festival IT. I've run our CRM since 2016, built automations to streamline operations, and developed internal tools where off-the-shelf solutions didn't exist. I've been invited to speak at the Future of Festivals conference three times, on topics ranging from digital crisis communication to stage production.
The common thread is that I work best where things connect — between departments, between disciplines, between the spreadsheet and the stage.
Special Forces @ Electrisize Festival
Artist & Bookings
- we book your favorite artist before you know it's your favorite artist
Ticketing & Access Control
- selling tickets is like selling drugs: i have never bought either one
Marketing & Media
- i accidentally studied something with media and now have to deal with it creatively
iT & Data
- it's good to have a professional tech supplier, but it's better to be your own tech nerd
From 2023, also part of the core organizing team for Jeck en de City, a carnival open-air festival in Hückelhoven, growing to 7,000 visitors per day across four editions.
Online media manager for the BigCityBeats and WORLD CLUB DOME brands planning, marketing and production of the events WORLD CLUB DOME 2015 and SommerTagTraum 2015
I was an editor for chip.de in software/practice/downloads. During my internship my tasks were: Maintenace of user downloads, Integration of text, pictures and videos into CMS, Writing editorial of news and articles, Optimizing content for SEO
I was an intern for webdesign in HTML & Flash and got professional training in usage of the Adobe Creative Suite.
Covering online technology, digital media, marketing, software development, and media production. Plus a radio show, because why not.
Trained as a music programmer and hosted a weekly show. Turns out curating playlists and curating festival lineups aren't that different.
Panel: Digital crisis communication in the music industry — managing online backlash, the line between criticism and hate speech, and keeping operations running under pressure. With representatives from Rock am Ring and Summer Breeze.
Panel: Stagedesign & SFX — What's behind the WOW? Exploring the intersection of high-impact production and sustainability, with experts from Bocatec and FOG fireworks + sfx.
Panel: The future of live events during COVID-19 — new event concepts, hygiene protocols, and operational frameworks for the return of festivals. With colleagues from Megaforce and Reeperbahn Festival.