Metal for Everyone: A Genre That’s Mainstream Again
Benjamin has been working as a booking agent (Carpenter Brut, Pongo, Ez3kiel, etc.), manager (SIERRA, Bandit Bandit etc.) and talent buyer (Motocultor Festival, Festival de Marne etc.) for the past 15 years. He also curates and promotes through TUMULT a various number of Metal shows throughout Belgium (Slift, Witch Club Satan, Coilguns, etc.).
After studying art history and spending a few years in contemporary art galleries, Aurélie Vanden Born cut her teeth in the musical professions at Glaz'art and Le Divan du Monde. She arrived at the Forum in Vauréal, a concert hall in Val d'Oise, in 2005 where she started communication and public relations. In 2018, she took over the artistic direction. Today, the Forum is in the process of being certified by SMAC and opened a new facility (an 800-seat room/a 150-seat club) in September 2023. With an eclectic program, the Forum is recognized for its work around metal and rock niches.
She is also President of COMBO 95 (departmental network of current music), member of the board of FEDELIMA (Federation of current music venues) and administrator of the Federation of Metallic Music. Its key words: passion, sharing, energy!!!
Becky is a member of the programming team at the Roadburn festival that takes place in April in Tilburg (Netherlands). Based near Manchester (United Kingdom), she has worked as a press officer for groups such as Cave In, Bell Witch, Chat Pile as well as for numerous labels and events including Roadburn. In recent years, she has joined the Roadburn Festival programming team, working on a daily basis with agents, managers and artists in order to bring the always so specific touch to the festival each year. She also works for the American label Prosthetic Records and other freelance projects.
After obtaining a master's degree in international marketing, Jaël started her career in the music industry as an apprentice sales and marketing assistant at the Virgin label (formerly Caroline). She participated in the physical set-up, locally, for international and French campaigns: Spinefarm label (Ghost, Airbourne, Bullet For My Valentine...), Imany, Carpenter Brut, Grand Corps Malade...
She then joined the Virgin Music Global Team in London as an intern, Junior and then Project Manager and International Label Manager. Its roster includes the label Because (Major Lazer, Justice...), Dirty Hit (Pale Waves, Wolf Alice...), Fiction (The Horrors, The Amazons), with the international influence of artists such as Zoe Wees, Justice...), with the international influence of artists such as Zoe Wees, Rema, or even NCT127.
Back in France in 2021, she then collaborated for a year in the creation of the new distribution structure Virgin LAS (Universal France) and the coordination of local projects and labels: Quality Goods Records, Gum Club, blond, Malaa, Malaa, Malaa, Victor le Masne etc., further diversifying her expertise for different genres.
Jaël has now been a Project Manager at the Nuclear Blast Label since November 2022. She manages the coordination and support of global artist campaigns such as Alcest, Hangman's Chair or Majestica, focusing her efforts on the development of physical and digital release strategies.
Haydn Britland started his career in the music industry in the North of England in the early 2000s. He first had his own DIY festival in Leeds (with rock/metal/punk/punk/indie/noise/folk/prog/experimental sounds including Jaga Jazzist, Oceansize, Unsane, Unsane, Foalds, Foalds, Olafur Arnalds and Maybeshewill). He then launched NMC Live within the management company Northern Music (Opeth etc.). Now a Senior Booker, Haydn represents Cult of Luna, Leprous, Leprous, Enslaved, Envy, The Ocean, Ihsahn, Caspian, Boris, Kalandra, and others; he also manages A.A. Williams, And So I Watch You From Afar and Julie Christmas.
Musician and professional in the French music industry, JB Le Bail founded the band Svart Crown in 2004, specializing in blackened death metal, where he occupied the roles of guitarist and singer. The band released five albums, signed to Century Media (Sony Music), and established themselves on the international metal scene.
In 2021, he joined the band Igorrr as a singer, a project that stands out for its fusion of elements of extreme metal, electronic, baroque and experimental music, offering a unique and avant-garde approach.
In addition to his artistic career, he is also a label manager at Nova Lux Production, a structure dedicated to supporting artists. Her role is to oversee the production and development of talent, bringing her expertise in music management and management.