TUTORS

TUTORS 2021

JU19_242_TUTOR_PIC_AndrasANDRÀS BOZAN BODROGI, HU

NEW MEDIA CONSULTANT
I worked on various fields of the music industry (EMI Hungary, Music Export Hungary, WM Music Distribution, Google Ground Budapest…) as new business and marketing manager, gained an expertise in digital music and online communication, helping labels and artists in this challenging era of music content creation and performance.
Currently I am an expert trainer partner of Google Hungary, helping local and regional partner companies, creative and media agencies, brands and content creators to reach their goals with audiovisual content. I am also building and managing a YouTube support team of The State51 Conspiracy in order to maximize revenues of our independent label and artist  partners.
Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrasbodrogi/

CARINA SAVA, RO

FOUNDER & ARTIST MANAGER
AT WATERMELON AGENCY
Carina Sava is a music business professional with more than 12 years of experience in artist management, booking, brand partnership, music marketing and communications. With a masters degree in Artist Management at Berklee College of Music, she is the Co-founder and Vice President of RAW Music Association and the Conference Program Manager of Mastering the Music Business Conference and Showcase Festival, the leading music business event in Romania. Carina is also the Founder and Chair of Women in Music Romania and in 2020 she launched her own artist manager company, Watermelon Agency.

CELIA CARRILLO CASTILLO, ES

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
TICKETMASTER SPAIN
I am one of the Spain’s outstanding music business executives. In a sector as dynamic as the cultural industry, I have earned renowned prestige by launching campaigns and development strategies for record campaigns and major tours and concerts.
I placed my talent at the service of the best companies in the recording sector: BMG, MCA, Polygram, Universal, Virgin or EMI, where I served as Vice President of Global Marketing at EMI Music in London; having previously served as marketing director at the Madrid headquarters. I have now developed my professional profile in the live music industry live, first at live Nation, the world’s largest concert promoter, and currently at Ticketmaster, the sector’s leading company.
I am also an equal opportunity activist and co-founder of the Spanish Association for Women in the Music Industry, MIM. I am passionate about innovation, creativity and the challenges that the constant changes in the entertainment business model bring.

DÉSIRÉE J.VACH, DE

COUNTRY MANAGER GSA for INGROOVES MUSIC GROUP /
FOUNDER & OWNER at SNOWHITE
Originally from the Rhineland Désirée J. Vach worked for the Berlin based independent label Kitty-Yo (Peaches, Gonzales etc) which Vach left in 2006 to take over the management of the independent label Weekender Records Germany. In early 2009 Vach quit at Weekender Records Germany and founded Snowhite Records & Artist Management (Zoot Woman, Eight Legs, Oum Shatt, JATA etc) She is Co-founder of Music Industry Women (at VUT/ Association of Independent Music Companies Germany), which goal is to enable gender equality in the music scene.
Currently Désirée J. Vach works as Country Manager GSA for Ingrooves Music Group in Berlin, which was acquired bei Universal Music in 2019.

HELIENNE LINDVALL, SE

CHAIR OF THE SONGWRITER COMMITTEE & BOARD DIRECTOR
THE IVORS ACADEMY (formerly BASCA)
Helienne Lindvall is an award-winning professional songwriter, musician and columnist. She’s Chair of the Songwriter Committee & Board Director, British Academy of Songwriters, Composers & Authors (BASCA), and Chairs the Ivor Novello Awards. She’s also the writer behind the Guardian music industry columns Behind the Music and Plugged In, and the former Head of Business & Songwriter relations for song data management platform Auddly, backed by hitmakers Max Martin and Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus.
Hailing from Sweden, she worked as a session singer, recording artist and performer in Stockholm and NYC before settling in London, where she signed a publishing deal with BMG Scandinavia. Since then she’s been working with recording artists on both sides of the Atlantic, including Roger Sanchez, Big Daddy Wilson and the Dark Tenor, collaborating with award-winning writers including Jörgen Elofsson (Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears), Patrik Berger (Icona Pop, Robyn) and Steve McEwan (Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood). In 2016, her song A Better Man, co-written by Andrew Fromm (Backstreet Boys, Mark Anthony) and Peter Kvint (A-ha, Andreas Johnson) made the UK Eurovision finals.
Helienne regularly appears on Sky News, the BBC, Irish National Radio and Swedish National Radio, discussing songwriters’ rights, copyright and other music industry issues.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/heliennelindvall
Chair of the Songwriter Committee & Board Director, The Ivors Academy of Music Creators
Chair, Ivor Novello Awards Committee

JWANA GODINHO, PT

FOUNDER AT IT’S ABOUT IMPACT
ENTERTAINMENT EXPERT
AND MUSIC CONSULTANT FOR BRANDS
Jwana has 20 years of experience in the music and entertainment business. After completing a Business Management degree, Jwana started working for EMI in Lisbon, having moved to London 4 years later to work for the international department at Virgin/EMI Records. After returning to Portugal in 2007 she joined Música no Coração as Head of Talent and Booking, being responsible for the line ups of some of the biggest festivals in the country with a wide range of music styles from rock to hip hop, from jazz to reggae, from world to electro.
Since 2017, she has divided her time between Music (as a consultant for brands, including Super Bock beer group) and Social Impact where she has been a mentor on several acceleration programs.
In 2019 she founded It’s About Impact, a nonprofit dedicated to work on social impact and she says – bring the rock n roll to the world of impact!

 

KEREN McKEAN, UK

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
EVENTS & MARKETING MANAGER
I have been working in the music industry for over 20 years, in artist management, event & festival management, business development, marketing and brand partnerships.  The artist I have worked with the most is Snow Patrol, who I discovered and managed back in 1998. Although I no longer manage them, I am involved in their marketing and brand partnerships and am always looking for new opportunities for them.
I have an entrepreneurial attitude and look to create new revenue streams or find new audiences for music focused businesses. I enjoy business development and finding strategic opportunities to grow businesses, whether through marketing, raising investment, securing funding or cultivating sponsorship deals.
Throughout my career, I have worked on festivals T in the Park and Electric Fields, run venues QMU and King Tut’s and developed brand partnerships for Miller Genuine Draft and Guinness. I have also raised investment through successful business plans.

STEVE FARRIS, UK

MUSIC CONSULTANT
I draw upon 30 years’ experience in the music industry with over half that time spent working in music publishing. I have held positions in A&R at EMI and Sony/ATV, worked with catalogue at On The Fiddle (Levellers), been a song plugger at A7 Music, a director at Polar Patrol (Snow Patrol) and general manager at 13 Artists Publishing.
I have signed and worked with the Levellers, Snow PatrolBelle and Sebastian, Rae & Christian, Midfield General, Kidda, Here We Go MagicJohnny McDaid (Ed Sheeran), Luke Temple, Nadine Shah, Kathryn Joseph, Tired Pony, Glass Ghost, Bo Bruce, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Queen Zee, Bilk and Shadowlark amongst others.
I was the lighting designer for the Levellers and lit the Glastonbury Festival pyramid stage for their headline performance in 1994.

TERRY TYLDESLEY, UK

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCER
& BOARD MEMBER RESONATE CO-OP
Terry is a creative technologies producer and musician, working across music, VR, interaction, and social tech. She produced and curated Music Tech Fest in Berlin, and is on the board of Resonate, an ethical music streaming co-operative.
She works with artists and organisations on strategy, communications, engagement, and events. These include VR thrill ride startup Studio Go Go, Democracy Club, body>data>space at FutureFest, and Music Hackspace creators.
Terry writes and performs as Kat Five, using technologies such as 3D printing and sonified algorithms with her electro-punk band Feral Five. Her songs examine our technological futures, and feature on BBC 6 Music, Radio X, and in film.
An award-winning film-maker and journalist, previously with the BBC, Terry founded music and tech site Kitmonsters. She is a guest lecturer, and conference speaker, passionate about making music and tech accessible and inclusive.

Yvan_BoudilletYVAN BOUDILLET, FR

FOUNDER OF THELYNK
A Digital Entertainment Expert with 10+ years’ experience leading digital development and consumer strategy for EMI and Warner Music in France, Yvan Boudillet is the founder of TheLynk, an advisory agency bridging creative industries & startups. A regular speaker & lecturer specialized in the data-driven music economy, Yvan is passionate about connecting creative talents – artistic & tech – and building a sustainable innovation culture within the industry.

TUTORS 2020

ALESSANDRO OTTENGA, IT

PROJECT MANAGER AND
EU FUNDING EXPERT
He is the director of ago Ltd a company providing integrated consulting services with a specific expertise in project management, Euro planning, fundraising and technical assistance in the administrative, financial and legislative fields. Since 2008, he has designed, organized and coordinated cultural projects and events focusing on visual arts (i.e. photography, video and cinema), becoming a senior expert in cultural management (project design, project direction, production and production supervision, audience development and engagement process, monitoring and evaluation process, etc).
Moreover, he is an innovation manager planning, setting up and developing strategies to foster valorization of the CCI and starting up co-creation processes and social innovation projects. Since 2010, he has been teaching “Cultural Project Management” in schools and training programmes focusing on photography and visual design.

JU19_242_TUTOR_PIC_AndrasANDRÀS BOZAN BODROGI, HU

NEW MEDIA CONSULTANT
I worked on various fields of the music industry (EMI Hungary, Music Export Hungary, WM Music Distribution, Google Ground Budapest…) as new business and marketing manager, gained an expertise in digital music and online communication, helping labels and artists in this challenging era of music content creation and performance.
Currently I am an expert trainer partner of Google Hungary, helping local and regional partner companies, creative and media agencies, brands and content creators to reach their goals with audiovisual content. I am also building and managing a YouTube support team of The State51 Conspiracy in order to maximize revenues of our independent label and artist  partners.
Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrasbodrogi/

CARINA SAVA, RO

FOUNDER & ARTIST MANAGER
AT WATERMELON AGENCY
Carina Sava is a music business professional with more than 12 years of experience in artist management, booking, brand partnership, music marketing and communications. With a masters degree in Artist Management at Berklee College of Music, she is the Co-founder and Vice President of RAW Music Association and the Conference Program Manager of Mastering the Music Business Conference and Showcase Festival, the leading music business event in Romania. Carina is also the Founder and Chair of Women in Music Romania and in 2020 she launched her own artist manager company, Watermelon Agency.

DÉSIRÉE J.VACH, DE

COUNTRY MANAGER GSA for INGROOVES MUSIC GROUP /
FOUNDER & OWNER at SNOWHITE
Originally from the Rhineland Désirée J. Vach worked for the Berlin based independent label Kitty-Yo (Peaches, Gonzales etc) which Vach left in 2006 to take over the management of the independent label Weekender Records Germany. In early 2009 Vach quit at Weekender Records Germany and founded Snowhite Records & Artist Management (Zoot Woman, Eight Legs, Oum Shatt, JATA etc) She is Co-founder of Music Industry Women (at VUT/ Association of Independent Music Companies Germany), which goal is to enable gender equality in the music scene.
Currently Désirée J. Vach works as Country Manager GSA for Ingrooves Music Group in Berlin, which was acquired bei Universal Music in 2019.

HELIENNE LINDVALL, SE

CHAIR OF THE SONGWRITER COMMITTEE & BOARD DIRECTOR
THE IVORS ACADEMY (formerly BASCA)
Helienne Lindvall is an award-winning professional songwriter, musician and columnist. She’s Chair of the Songwriter Committee & Board Director, British Academy of Songwriters, Composers & Authors (BASCA), and Chairs the Ivor Novello Awards. She’s also the writer behind the Guardian music industry columns Behind the Music and Plugged In, and the former Head of Business & Songwriter relations for song data management platform Auddly, backed by hitmakers Max Martin and Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus.
Hailing from Sweden, she worked as a session singer, recording artist and performer in Stockholm and NYC before settling in London, where she signed a publishing deal with BMG Scandinavia. Since then she’s been working with recording artists on both sides of the Atlantic, including Roger Sanchez, Big Daddy Wilson and the Dark Tenor, collaborating with award-winning writers including Jörgen Elofsson (Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears), Patrik Berger (Icona Pop, Robyn) and Steve McEwan (Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood). In 2016, her song A Better Man, co-written by Andrew Fromm (Backstreet Boys, Mark Anthony) and Peter Kvint (A-ha, Andreas Johnson) made the UK Eurovision finals.
Helienne regularly appears on Sky News, the BBC, Irish National Radio and Swedish National Radio, discussing songwriters’ rights, copyright and other music industry issues.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/heliennelindvall
Chair of the Songwriter Committee & Board Director, The Ivors Academy of Music Creators
Chair, Ivor Novello Awards Committee

JWANA GODINHO, PT

FOUNDER AT IT’S ABOUT IMPACT
ENTERTAINMENT EXPERT
AND MUSIC CONSULTANT FOR BRANDS
Jwana has 20 years of experience in the music and entertainment business. After completing a Business Management degree, Jwana started working for EMI in Lisbon, having moved to London 4 years later to work for the international department at Virgin/EMI Records. After returning to Portugal in 2007 she joined Música no Coração as Head of Talent and Booking, being responsible for the line ups of some of the biggest festivals in the country with a wide range of music styles from rock to hip hop, from jazz to reggae, from world to electro.
Since 2017, she has divided her time between Music (as a consultant for brands, including Super Bock beer group) and Social Impact where she has been a mentor on several acceleration programs.
In 2019 she founded It’s About Impact, a nonprofit dedicated to work on social impact and she says – bring the rock n roll to the world of impact!

 

KEREN McKEAN, UK

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
EVENTS & MARKETING MANAGER
I have been working in the music industry for over 20 years, in artist management, event & festival management, business development, marketing and brand partnerships.  The artist I have worked with the most is Snow Patrol, who I discovered and managed back in 1998. Although I no longer manage them, I am involved in their marketing and brand partnerships and am always looking for new opportunities for them.
I have an entrepreneurial attitude and look to create new revenue streams or find new audiences for music focused businesses. I enjoy business development and finding strategic opportunities to grow businesses, whether through marketing, raising investment, securing funding or cultivating sponsorship deals.
Throughout my career, I have worked on festivals T in the Park and Electric Fields, run venues QMU and King Tut’s and developed brand partnerships for Miller Genuine Draft and Guinness. I have also raised investment through successful business plans.

STEVE FARRIS, UK

MUSIC CONSULTANT
I draw upon 30 years’ experience in the music industry with over half that time spent working in music publishing. I have held positions in A&R at EMI and Sony/ATV, worked with catalogue at On The Fiddle (Levellers), been a song plugger at A7 Music, a director at Polar Patrol (Snow Patrol) and general manager at 13 Artists Publishing.
I have signed and worked with the Levellers, Snow PatrolBelle and Sebastian, Rae & Christian, Midfield General, Kidda, Here We Go MagicJohnny McDaid (Ed Sheeran), Luke Temple, Nadine Shah, Kathryn Joseph, Tired Pony, Glass Ghost, Bo Bruce, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, Queen Zee, Bilk and Shadowlark amongst others.
I was the lighting designer for the Levellers and lit the Glastonbury Festival pyramid stage for their headline performance in 1994.

TERRY TYLDESLEY, UK

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES PRODUCER
& BOARD MEMBER RESONATE CO-OP
Terry is a creative technologies producer and musician, working across music, VR, interaction, and social tech. She produced and curated Music Tech Fest in Berlin, and is on the board of Resonate, an ethical music streaming co-operative.
She works with artists and organisations on strategy, communications, engagement, and events. These include VR thrill ride startup Studio Go Go, Democracy Club, body>data>space at FutureFest, and Music Hackspace creators.
Terry writes and performs as Kat Five, using technologies such as 3D printing and sonified algorithms with her electro-punk band Feral Five. Her songs examine our technological futures, and feature on BBC 6 Music, Radio X, and in film.
An award-winning film-maker and journalist, previously with the BBC, Terry founded music and tech site Kitmonsters. She is a guest lecturer, and conference speaker, passionate about making music and tech accessible and inclusive.

Yvan_BoudilletYVAN BOUDILLET, FR

FOUNDER OF THELYNK
A Digital Entertainment Expert with 10+ years’ experience leading digital development and consumer strategy for EMI and Warner Music in France, Yvan Boudillet is the founder of TheLynk, an advisory agency bridging creative industries & startups. A regular speaker & lecturer specialized in the data-driven music economy, Yvan is passionate about connecting creative talents – artistic & tech – and building a sustainable innovation culture within the industry.

TUTORS 2019

JU19_242_TUTOR_PIC_AndrasANDRÀS BOZAN BODROGI, HU

CERTIFIED YOUTUBE SPECIALIST /
NEW MEDIA CONSULTANT
I worked on various fields of the music industry (EMI Hungary, Music Export Hungary, WM Music Distribution, Google Ground Budapest…) as new business and marketing manager, gained an expertise in digital music and online communication, helping labels and artists in this challenging era of music content creation and performance.
Currently I am an expert trainer partner of Google Hungary, helping local and regional partner companies, creative and media agencies, brands and content creators to reach their goals with audiovisual content. I am also building and managing a YouTube support team of The State51 Conspiracy in order to maximize revenues of our independent label and artist  partners.
Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrasbodrogi/

CELIA CARRILLO CASTILLO, ES

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
TICKETMASTER SPAIN
I am one of the Spain’s outstanding music business executives. In a sector as dynamic as the cultural industry, I have earned renowned prestige by launching campaigns and development strategies for record campaigns and major tours and concerts.
I placed my talent at the service of the best companies in the recording sector: BMG, MCA, Polygram, Universal, Virgin or EMI, where I served as Vice President of Global Marketing at EMI Music in London; having previously served as marketing director at the Madrid headquarters. I have now developed my professional profile in the live music industry live, first at live Nation, the world’s largest concert promoter, and currently at Ticketmaster, the sector’s leading company.
I am also an equal opportunity activist and co-founder of the Spanish Association for Women in the Music Industry, MIM. I am passionate about innovation, creativity and the challenges that the constant changes in the entertainment business model bring.

LUCIE CASWELL, UK

CHIEF POLICY OFFICER & GENERAL MANAGER AT MUSIC PUBLISHERS’ ASSOCIATION
Lucie is the General Manager and Chief Policy Officer of the Music Publishers Association (MPA). The MPA represents over 95% of the UK’s song rights, through its membership of 230+ music publishers, ranging from iconic independents and start-ups to the international Majors Sony/ATV, Warner Chappell and Universal Music Publishing. Prior to the MPA, Lucie was the CEO of performing artists’ collective, the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC).
Lucie has over 17 years’ experience in the music business, including time at PRS for Music in innovation and online licencing and, within music publishing companies. She also ran her own rights management company acting for Deezer, eMusic, Sony/SYCO and The BRIT Awards, amongst others. She is a lead copyright negotiator, specialising in multi-territory digital rights.
Lucie is a staunch advocate of equal opportunities, human rights and inclusivity, believing in music and arts as catalysts for change and meritocracy. Lucie is also on the management team of the Palestine Music Expo, the first international music conference and showcase event, held in the Occupied Territories.

KATERINA GNAFAKI, GR

CULTURAL MANAGER
AND SOUND ART CURATOR
I am a Berlin-based cultural manager and sound art curator. With a MA in New Media & Digital Culture from Utrecht University, my scientific research is enthused with issues pertaining to the body, machines and sound. As an arts professional I have worked for many years in the production of contemporary art exhibitions like the Berlin Biennale, documenta14 and Athens Biennale while as a festival producer I have headed a wide roster of public programs in dance music and sound-related practices under the umbrella of European Music Day as well as independently. Currently, I am co-producing Nature Loves Courage, a boutique, experimental dance festival in south of Crete.

MAGNUS KÄLLSKOG, SE

HEAD OF A&R COSMOS MUSIC
My name is Magnus Källskog. I’m Head of A&R at Cosmos Music. Cosmos Music is the biggest independent music company in Sweden with stand-alone divisions in both label and publishing. It was originally founded in Stockholm over half a century ago and is today a modern, innovative and forward-looking music company with a truly global reach. We have seven studios in Södermalm, Stockholm and a diverse roster of artists, songwriters and producers.
Before working at Cosmos I have 20 years’ experience from various areas in the music business such as promotion, marketing and A&R. I’ve been working on major labels such as Virgin, EMI and Warner. Over the years I worked with some of Swedens biggest artists.

MARCIO LARANJEIRA, PT

DIRECTOR OF LOVERS AND LOLLYPOPS
I’m Marcio Laranjeira, one of the directors of Lovers and Lollypops, a promoter and label based in Porto, Portugal. We started our activity in 2005, and since then, we have created and strengthened Milhoes de Festa and Tremor festivals, promoted hundreds of club shows around the country, and some of the most exiting music events of the last decade. In the label side of the company, we count more than 90 releases from Portuguese and non Portuguese artists.

Yvan_BoudilletYVAN BOUDILLET, FR

FOUNDER OF THELYNK
A Digital Entertainment Expert with 10+ years’ experience leading digital development and consumer strategy for EMI and Warner Music in France, Yvan Boudillet is the founder of TheLynk, an advisory agency bridging creative industries & startups. A regular speaker & lecturer specialized in the data-driven music economy, Yvan is passionate about connecting creative talents – artistic & tech – and building a sustainable innovation culture within the industry.

ANDREW RHODES, AUS

ARTIST MANAGER
I’m an artist manager currently working with Norwegian pop singer Hanne Mjøen and the Swedish/British dream pop duo, Girl Crush. I also run the UK office for Brilliance, a Norwegian born label where I regularly sign and release music through Diamond Club – a label under Brilliance devoted to releasing singles from emerging artists. Originally from Australia, the many years I spent DJing in nightclubs and watching bands in basements prepared me for the vitamin D deficiency-inducing conditions of northern Europe.

JU19_242_TUTOR_PIC_MarcMARC RIDET, CH

CONSULTANT ON MUSIC AND
MANAGING ARTISTS
1985 to 1995:
Programmer then director of the Dolce Vita. Music Club in Lausanne.
Sonic Youth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stephen Eicher Alain Bashung, Don Cherry, My Bloody Valentine, Public Enemy, IAM, Seal and Adamski etc. over 60 concerts a year.
Director of the agency Drive all night in Switzerland: Nick Cave the Mano Negra, Litfiba, Urban Dance Squad, Arno, Sens Unik etc
Manager of the American singer/ songwriter worldwide: Elliott Murphy
1997 to 2018
Booker at Paleo Festival in Nyon (until 2010), and Director / Founder of the Foundation for Swiss Artists (FCMA)
It is a training support foundation, for artists and the professional community funded by city and canton in French part of Switzerland
Organization and responsible of CAS training with HES (social university) and Bachelor with HEM (Music university) Lausanne.
In 2010 Director and Founder of Swiss Music Export a national organization ,( Pro Helvetia, Migros%, Foundation Suisa) main goal is to support , advice the music community and doing networking outside Switzerland with as partners abroad Printemps de Bourges, Eurosonic Groningen, Great Escape in Brighton, Repeerbahn in Hamburg and Mama in Paris main music platform in Europe and many others.
Member of various Foundation related to music and programmer of the Swiss Label Festival.
2018 / 2019
Now running his own consulting company:
Did workshop and training in China (Sxcity,in Bejing), Zandari Festival in Korea, and will start project with Visa for music.
Manage a Palestinian jazz / Arabic Pianist: Faraj Suleiman
Tutor for Jump European Music accelerator.
Teaching music business at University.

JU19_242_TUTOR_PIC_FruzsinaFRUZSINA SZÉP, HU

FESTIVAL DIRECTOR LOLLAPALOOZA BERLIN
& BOARD MEMBER OF YOUROPE
Fruzsina is the festival director for Lollapalooza Berlin and board member of Yourope, the European Festival Association. She was the program & artistic director of Sziget (HU) and was the funding director of the Hungarian Music Export Office and the Hungarian Cultural Institute in Brussels. She co-founded CEETEP, the Central-Eastern European Talent Exchange Program that is now part of ETEP, the European Talent Exchange Program.
She established several national and international cultural projects such as the RegiON Music Conference and the RegiON live! CEE Showcase Club Festival.
She co-founded the ‘TAKE A STAND’ movement within the music industry, encouraging social cohesion in our society, promoting awareness and tolerance for all cultures, genders, races, colours and religions. Over 100 festivals and talent agencies joined this initiative.
She is a well known panelist on international conferences and a lecturer at universities where she holds classes on art management, creative concept development and festival organisation.
Fruzsina was born in Budapest (H) in 1978 and grew up in Munich (GER) and started her professional career in the music and entertainment industry at the age of 18.
She is an honorary associate professor, a recipient of the French national honour “Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres” and the European Festival Award for Excellence and Passion.
Her main goal is to create and to establish festivals with a unique artistic and creative programming, with valuable content around social responsibility and more importantly with a heart & soul to provide a longlasting positive festival experience for the audience.