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episode 16: ALEXANDRA AMPOFO: Burn out, mental health, loyalty and diversity in the music industry.
Alexandra is a Live Music Promoter at one of the UK's leading gig promoters, Metropolis Music, part of the conglomerate of live music giants, Live Nation Entertainment. The Business Management and Leadership graduate also heads up Diversity Employee Resource Group, starting EMBRACE Nation at Live Nation UK - a cultural hub striving towards racial equality in and outside the workplace becoming a learning hub for ALL Live Nation Entertainment employees. Alexandra also works across The End Festival, Somerset House, The F List (director), Black Music Coalition and UNICEF Music Group. She has worked on the shows and tours of some of the world’s leading talent’s such as; Ms Lauryn Hill, Robbie Williams, Janelle Monae, Ella Mai, SiR, Nao, Mura Masa, Goldlink, Jordan Rakei, Ghetts. As well as rising talents, Kojey Radical, Etta Bond, Arlo Parks, and Che Lingo to name a few. Founding Acoustic Live in 2013, an award-winning events company, dedicated to the manifestation of acoustic talent and keeping stripped back music alive. She has built a dedicated community, providing a powerful platform that offers artists a chance to flourish.
Her second not-for-profit organisation, Women Connect, acts as a female-forward collective creating safer, inclusive spaces and equal opportunities for Women, Non-Binary and Gender-Variant people in the creative industry.
On this episode, she opens up about her struggles with anxiety, how she overcame that and being the only Black woman in the room for a long time. Alex is a delightful human and a huge talent in the Music Industry so I hope you will enjoy this conversation.
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