The Team

SW1 Productions is a company that was formed in January 2004, with the aim of providing an effective and forward thinking music events management team. With many combined years of relevant experience, together with longstanding contacts in both the music and production fields, SW1 are looking to fill a gap in the Cornish music scene, which is both enthusiastic and unfulfilled! Based in Truro , and with newly improved air-links to London only 10 miles away in Newquay, SW1 is ideally placed to bring live music to a waiting audience.

Katy Thomas

With 15 years of experience in the music business/events organisation, Katy has a well-proven track record of successful event management. She began her music career as a receptionist at Arista, then moved into marketing and finally worked within A&R for 5 years. In 1994, Katy moved to Cornwall for family reasons, and began working for Surfers Against Sewage, a leading nationwide environmental campaign group. Working as SAS’s Event Manager for the last 8 years, it is largely down to her that the annual SAS Surfers Ball has become known as ‘the South West event of the year’. Using her links with the music industry to score a long line of top bands for the event, Katy has lifted the event from a local happening to one which draws thousands of people from all over the country. Performances have included The Darkness, Faithless and most recently Razorlight to name but a few.

Dealing not only with the music side but also the infrastructure for various events has given Katy a hands-on experience, which carries right through to on-the-day production on the events she organises. Katy also managed the production of a compilation album Planet Water in aid of SAS, scoring artists such as Robbie Williams, Coldplay and Feeder.

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Susie Moore

Working most recently with Surfers Against Sewage, Susie has a strong background of experience in finance/administrative positions. Moving from a position of account manager for an international child brand marketing company in London to working as finance manager for Surfers Against Sewage for the last 5 years, Susie has experience of different financial environments. Used to dealing with budget controls from working within the restraints of a not-for-profit organisation, Susie is an effective administrator. As well as being an accomplished musician she has a genuine flair for discovering new musical talent.

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Liam Jolly

Liam joins SW1 in January 2008 - originally from Cornwall, Liam has been very active in Cornwall's music scene for many years from working in Solo Records to drumming in the The Noel Prior Band. Currently running his own very successful 'Club Cuckoo' nights at the Mi Bar in Falmouth as well as DJ'ing as one half of the Earls of Suave, Liam is hoping to help in our aim to bring more great live music to Cornwall!

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Frank 'Teaboy' Pellow

Frank joined us last year, he is probably one of the biggest live music fans in Cornwall!! He started emailing us his 'wish list's' last year - he has now become our myspace and facebook maestro! He'll also be running our tuck shop at The Tuck Shop nights from next month!

Contact Frank through www.myspace.com/sw1productionsuk

Teamers

We have a group of teamers who are committed to helping us to spread the word about our shows among their friends, family, student friends, colleagues, local shops etc... They also collect email addresses to add to our SW1 Database. For there graft, they get free tickets to shows and we try to blag goodies, cd's, teeshirts etc...

If you are interested in becoming a teamer then email katy@sw1productions.co.uk

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