Sled Island Music and Arts Festival
Talent and Logistics Coordinator
Calgary, AB, Canada
April 2010 - August 2011

• Coordinated 200+ musical acts performing at 30+ venues for annual five-day music and arts festival: June 30 to July 4, 2010 and June 22 to 26, 2011. Clients included Girl Talk, Built to Spill, Of Montreal, Dinosaur Jr., Fucked Up, Buzzcocks, The Dandy Warhols, Sleep, Minus The Bear, Blonde Redhead, The Raveonettes, and many more.
• Administered artist contracts, travel arrangements, accommodations, technical requirements, hospitality, transportation, tax waivers, immigration, ticketing and accounting.
• Compiled and communicated important information to artists, managers, booking agents, publicists, record labels, venues, sponsors, suppliers, technicians, festival staff and volunteers.
• Devised detailed logistical spreadsheets, budgets, financial reports, funding applications and grant completions.

Radio interview with Lana Gay (CBC Radio 3, June 22, 2011)

David Atkins Enterprises Productions Canada
Talent Department Assistant
Vancouver, BC, Canada
October 2009 - March 2010

• Coordinated headline talent and paid performers in the Opening, Closing and Victory Ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Clients included Neil Young, k.d. lang, Bryan Adams, Nickelback, Michael Buble, William Shatner, Alanis Morrisette, Nelly Furtado, Michael J. Fox, Avril Lavigne, Sarah McLachlan, Simple Plan, and many more.
• Administered artist contracts, travel arrangements, accommodations, technical and hospitality riders, and Olympic accreditation.
• Managed artist ticket requests, seating allocations and budgeting for ceremonies and sporting events.
• Liaised with artists, managers, publicists, booking agents, Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC) and departments within David Atkins Enterprises.

Olympics point person (The Windsor Star, February 11, 2010)