James Brennan
Year Graduated: 2005
CURRENT ROLE:
Founding Director and Promoter, Red Rooster Festival; General Manager and Production Manager, Neverworld Festival; Production Manager and Booker, The Dark Horses.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS :
Production Manager and Music Booker – Secret Garden Party – 2007-2017 – seeing it grow from 4k people to 25,000 Founding Rhythm & Blues festival, Red Rooster Festival. 2019 will be the 6th year of the festival. In-house Booker and Production Manager of The Opera House in Bournemouth (now the O2). Promoting bands including: Fat Freddy’s Drop, The Cat Empire, Brian Wilson, Isaac Hayes, Sly & The Family Stone, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Pendulum Live and Funeral For a Friend.
HOW DID THE AUB COURSE PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR CAREER?:
The event production side was really useful.
