Recording the Night: Multitracks Done Right at Festivals
Record festival shows like a pro – capture multitrack feeds, avoid clipping, and back up audio instantly – so one epic night fuels fan engagement all year.
Fresh from the Playbook
The latest strategies and tactics for ambitious promoters
Radius Clauses in One-Venue Towns: Soft Exclusivity & Smart Diplomacy for Boutique Festivals
Discover how boutique festival organisers use soft exclusivity, co-promotion and communication to enforce radius clauses without hurting the local music scene.
Film Festival Trailers & Sizzle Reels: Rights, Formats, and Maximizing Engagement
Are your festival trailers getting the hype they deserve? Discover how to craft show-stopping trailers and sizzle reels that captivate audiences and boost ticket sales. From clearing music rights to multi-platform edits, captions, and analytics, learn the secrets to promo videos that convert viewers into attendees.
Merch With Meaning: Books, Tools & Kits That Extend Festival Learning
Make your festival merch more meaningful – stock books and DIY kits so attendees keep learning at home, turning souvenirs into an educational extension.
Procession Safety in Folk Festivals: Giants, Puppets, and Pyro Alternatives
Safe routes and flame-free effects – discover how festival pros parade giant puppets without a hitch, keeping folk festival processions safe and spectacular.
Food-Allergy Fast Lanes: Prioritizing Safe and Speedy Service at Family-Friendly Festivals
Introduce ‘Food-Allergy Fast Lanes’ to your festival – dedicated checkouts where trained staff serve allergy-safe meals fast, ensuring no guest is left out.
App UX for 100,000 Festival-Goers: Real-Time Updates, Offline Maps and Safety
Expert tips to design a festival app for 100,000 fans – from real-time updates and maps to safety alerts and offline mode – to keep everyone informed and safe.
Live Festival Broadcast and VOD Rights Without Headaches
Stream your country music festival without the usual headaches – clear song rights, deliver great audio, geo-block as needed, and use broadcasts to boost attendance.
Cross-Cultural Collaborations in Folk Festivals: Rehearsals, Rights, and Respect
Unlock expert advice on producing cross-cultural collaborations at folk festivals. Learn how to schedule ample rehearsals with translators, clarify authorship and royalties, engage cultural mentors, present shared creations (not token samples), and document the journey. A veteran festival producer shares real examples and actionable tips to ensure collaborations are respectful, equitable, and inspiring.
Compliance Archiving & Knowledge Management: Protecting Your Wine Festival’s Institutional Memory
Protect your wine festival’s legacy by archiving permits, insurance, training logs & incident reports with smart retention policies—ensuring your event remains compliant, safe and ever improving.
Film Festival Launch Calendar: Tease, Announce, Sustain
Insider secrets to planning a sold-out film festival: map out teaser campaigns, line-up reveals, and engagement tactics to keep buzz high through opening night.
Emerging-Artist Ladders at Boutique Festivals: From Porch to Main Stage
Learn how festivals create ladders for emerging artists – from open mic to main stage – with mentorship, fair pay, and data-driven rebooking to build loyalty.