Ep 30: 1Forty - Tom Varney-Smith

2022-06-13

Back on the podcast and our guest this week is a label owner, event organiser and DJ taking on the grime and bass music scene by storm. With releases hitting the iTunes Top 20 and hours and hours putting on events and into publishing, he’s someone you can learn a lot from, it’s Tom Varney-Smith from 1Forty. During this episode, we discuss: -How much of a benefit understanding the business of the music scene can help a label -How stressful running events can be for promo...

Back on the podcast and our guest this week is a label owner, event organiser and DJ taking on the grime and bass music scene by storm. With releases hitting the iTunes Top 20 and hours and hours putting on events and into publishing, he’s someone you can learn a lot from, it’s Tom Varney-Smith from 1Forty.

During this episode, we discuss:

-How much of a benefit understanding the business of the music scene can help a label

-How stressful running events can be for promoters

-And what impact getting mugged at rave had on his journey

-As a promoter, what’s one piece of advice you wish you could give to managers / booking agents?

-What’s his favourite venue and why?

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