Splendid Events past and present clients include:
UK Promoter Representative
Eddie worked with acclaimed Festival Director Peter Noble on programming and marketing Australia’s premier blues and roots festival to the UK music industry; helping to keeping the festival firmly in people's minds.
Events Review Consultant
A comprehensive review for Cambridge City Council into the allocation and charging for space for outdoor events, identifying how improvements could be made, evaluating available sites and making recommendations for their improvement.
Artistic Director
Manager and Artistic Director for 23 consecutive sell-outs up to 2016. Eddie returned as Guest Artistic Director Oct 2019 to August 2021.
Programming Consultant
Festival Dranouter is Belgium's leading folk and roots festival. Eddie worked with the Festival Director to increase the number of international headline bookings and provide up-to-the-minute, expert advice, on the best UK artists.
Programming Consultant
A programming review with the Director of England’s leading one day outdoor folk festival. This has developed into an ongoing relationship advising on artists and booking headliners, which has helped increase the number of customers and profile of the event.
Avalon Stage Programmer
Eddie has booked artists for the Avalon Stage at Glastonbury Festival since 2005, where he has re-developed the stage's identity, attracting the best folk and roots acts, huge pop-stars, Hollywood A-list celebrities and icons such at the late great Sir Bruce Forsyth.
Coach of Coaches
Initially, Team Coach for six international artists; mentoring, motivating, team building, hosting meetings, liaising with export agencies, identifying in advance and helping to solve problems. Subsequently Coach of Coaches, coaching 13 international festival directors. Global Music Match, an initiative first established during Covid-19 to benefit artists, completed its third round in December 2022. To date over 240 artists from 18 countries have collaborated and introduced their audiences to each other’s music. Winner of WOMEX Professional Excellence Award 2021. #globalmusicmatch
Programming Consultant
A review, including positioning the festival to agents, its contracting process and documentation, which developed into working with the Programme Manager to book value for money headliners. Eddie now provides ongoing consultancy advice, on various aspects of programming, for this award-winning festival of artistry and activism.
Programming Consultant
Having informally shared ideas with the Director of one of Scotland’s leading folk festivals for many years, Eddie now helps to book headliners and has widened the range of larger artists, broadening the appeal of this award-winning event.
Feasibility Study and Production Management
Feasibility study, licensing, liaison with local authority, Police and Safety Advisory Group, and production management, to bring a Spiegeltent to Cambridge.
Safety Advice and Steward Provision
Safety advice and risk assessment, sourcing, briefing and supervising stewards and other aspects of operations management at Hunch, a public art project by Emma Smith, organised by InSite Arts.
Production Manager
In Your Way was an outdoor “arts interruption” festival in early September 2018. It included the UK premiere of a Dutch arts project, combing theatre and architecture and the building a large wooden pavilion by a team of volunteers. Splendid Events obtained permission from the Council for a rarely used central public space, produced all safety documentation and were responsible for all production.
Programming Consultant
Eddie worked with David Messer Promotions to help review, re-brand and programme London’s premier indoor folk and roots festival.
Lost in the Woods (Private Wedding) Production Manager
Production Manager for a festiva-style outdoor wedding over two days in 15 acres of private woodland. Liaising with the bride and groom to deliver their vision for the day, which included a national band, street theatre, string quartet, outdoor cinema, plus giant teepees, stages & PAs, bell tent glamping, caterers, bar, power, site lighting, toilets, water provision, ground protection and provision of staff.
Event Management
A longstanding relationship with this large community event now includes safety advice, local authority, Police and Safety Advisory Group liaison, production services, event management documentation, risk assessment, and the provision of event control for Mill Road Winter Fair.
Anglesey Abbey Winter Lights - Creative Producer
Brought onboard in 2021 by longstanding partner, Pearce Hire, to bring fresh creativity, ideas and ensure a cohesive approach to fulfilling Anglesey Abbey’s ‘Nature by Night, Nature by Light’ theme. The success of their first year led to the subsequent award of a three year contract. This event now includes natural soundscapes, sculptures, projections, interactive elements and a partnership with the acclaimed The Lost Words illustrator Jackie Morris and author Robert Macfarlane, as well as lighting.
Event Management
Programming, event management, safety advice and documentation, including risk assessments, local authority, Police and SAG liaison, provision of event control for Open Eddington, Eddington Discovery Day, Get Active at Eddington and Sustainable You. Architectural illuminations and projections, dance stream and resident participation from home for Diwali. Eddington is Cambridge University's new district in Cambridge.
Programming and Event Management
A longstanding relationship, working across all aspects of South Yorkshire's stellar music and arts festival, including programming, event management documentation, risk assessments, consultancy and the role of Assistant Event Manager. Voted National Outdoor Event Association Small Festival of the Year and recipients of their prestigious Judges Award.
Operations and Zone Manager
Responsible for the gates and entry systems, assisting with the safety planning and production of the event management plan, for Metal's Village Green in Southend.