I just spent a week in Jinja, Uganda, speaking as part of the Doadoa East African Performing Arts Market. I gave a presentation about music marketing. It was, it has to be said, a very different presentation about music marketing than the one I gave at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival the previous weekend – though [...]
Categories: Travel
Tagged: music business, Uganda, unconvention
I’ve started hosting couchsurfers again. If you’re not familiar with the concept, basically people travelling who need a place to stay can come and sleep on your sofa, your floor, or – if you have one – your spare bed. They get to stay for free, and you get to share their stories, hear about [...]
Categories: Travel
Tagged: couchsurfing, culture, Latvia
I was invited to Uganda today. I suspect somebody pulled out or became unavailable at the last minute, but as it turns out, I’ll be at Un-Convention 49: Doadoa, East African Performing Arts Market ’13 from the 6th to the 11th of May. I’ve travelled a fair bit, but I’ve never been to Africa and [...]
Categories: Travel
Tagged: Africa, surprise, Uganda, unconvention
