Connor Boshuijer

Connor Boshuijer

Event Security Officer

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  • About me

    Music Industry Professional | Data & Automation enthusiast, Problem Solver, Project Manager

  • Education

    • Grotius Colleg

      2007 - 2013
      VWO / TTO - A Natuur en Gezondheid

      Activities and Societies: Schoolpaper chief editor, student Learning, learning, learning

    • Berklee College of Music

      2021 - 2023
      Master of Arts MA Music Business Completed With Distinction

      Successfully completed the master's programme in Music Business at Berklee Online with distinction. Across 12 different modules ranging from marketing to finance, to revenue sources to branding, artist management and more I delved deeper into the systems that govern the music industry.

    • HKU

      2013 - 2017
      Bachelor of Arts and Economics Music Management

      Activities and Societies: Music Management Learning all the finer tricks of managing musicians and working in the music industry.

  • Experience

    • MAN Beveiliging

      Aug 2013 - Oct 2013
      Event Security Officer

      Worked at Lowlands and a Roger Waters show doing security work

    • Emergenza

      Dec 2013 - Jul 2014
      Organisator

      Een internationale bandwedstrijd die bands de kans geeft om op grote podia te spelen, en uiteindelijk zelfs op het Taubertal festival in Duitsland! Ik organiseer alles in Nederland dit jaar.

    • Cafe de Joffer

      Feb 2014 - Apr 2015
      Programmeur

      Elke zaterdag live muziek in de Joffer. Met een divers programma van singer-songwriters tot en met rockbands bieden wij onze gasten elke zaterdag wat nieuws. Wij proberen een balans te vinden tussen een springplank voor nieuw talent zijn en gevestigde namen te laten spelen en daarbij alleen het beste te bieden aan onze gasten.

    • Combichrist

      Aug 2014 - Aug 2014
      Drum backliner

      Worked as a drum backliner for the US band Combichrist. Did a short tour with them throughout Europe of about 8 shows.

    • Pop Associates

      Jul 2015 - Dec 2015
      Intern

      Interning for Pop Associates and helping out with strategic management, operational management and tour management of acts such as MY BABY and Sunday Kids.

    • Club Ciccionina

      Dec 2015 - Oct 2016
      Booker

      In Club Ciccionina we started a new concept called A-BAND-ON-STAGE. We tried to bring live music back to the club with regular band nights. Some bands that played were Roosbeef, Gerson Main, Hallo Venray, The Great Communicators and more.

    • Sofar Sounds

      Jan 2016 - Nov 2019
      City Leader

      Sofar Sounds is a worldwide concert organization focussed on bringing the magic back to live music. I founded and ran the The Hague part of the organization, producing over 100 video's spread over 40 shows. Artists we booked included Bare Jams (UK), Joseph & Maia (NZ), Son Mieux (NL), Axel Flovent (IS) and over 100 more.

    • YORI

      Feb 2016 - Sept 2017
      Day to day manager / Tour manager

      I was responsible for the day-to-day management of artist and songwriter Yori Swart, also known as YORI. I worked on the release of her 3rd album 'September'. Another one of the highlights included booking an US wide tour in the Summer of '16, with 14 shows spanning from LA to Columbus, New York and Philadelphia. I was also tour manager for this tour and we successfully received tour funding from the Dutch government.

    • MARS Label Group USA

      Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
      Assistent Artist Manager

      At MARS Label Group I worked together closely with Marcel Albers, ranging from handling day-to-day management of several artists to tour management. We discussed strategies together and worked on several releases, including Roosbeef's sideproject 'Tjing Tjing', Michael Prins' 'It's Murder, Guilty of Killing Sweet Emotion' and more.

    • Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
      Project leader: International Culture Policies

      I was the project leader for a workgroup assembled at the HKU for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We did research into the effects of the international culture policy of The Netherlands and how to illustrate those effects in non-jargon to civilians.

    • Museumnight Delft - De Delftse Nieuwe

      Nov 2016 - Nov 2016
      Programmeur / Productie

      I was responsible for the programming and production of the talent development section of the Museumnight in Delft, 2016. The lineup featured more than 10 up and coming artists from around Delft which showed potential.

    • Nina June

      Jun 2017 - Jan 2020
      Artist Manager

      As an artist manager I had the pleasure to work with Nina June. Nina is an atmospheric songwriter from Amsterdam who's been extremely popular on Spotify and Instagram. Past highlights include her record release 'BON VOYAGE' in a sold out Paradiso small room, signing to Nettwerk Music Group and touring across Europe with SYML and The Franklin Electric.

    • Music Moves Europe Talent Awards / Double 2 B.V.

      Sept 2017 - Jan 2018
      Youtuber

      I was the official MME Talent Awards vlogger in 2017. This meant I had to interview all winning artists and shoot a lot of footage on the way. I interviewed artists such as Sigrid, ALMA, Off Bloom, Skott, Youngr, Kristian Kostov and more.

    • Blindsided Records

      Feb 2018 - Apr 2021
      Founder

      A boutique indie label specialized in (hardcore)punk releases, mainly on vinyl. Past and current artists we have worked with include Deathtrap, Voidcrawler, Cornered and many more. Most of these bands tour all throughout Europe and even the United States. New releases are coming out steadily with a growing fanbase all over Europe.

    • FUGA

      Aug 2020 - Aug 2023

      Having built up the Physical Distribution department from the ground up, ensuring clients can use FUGA as a one-stop shop, we are expanding the team in 2023 and I am proud to have become the Head of Physical Distribution. Through exciting projects such as the Run The Jewels 1 & 3 represses, the latest Viagra Boys album (Cave World) and Pete Doherty’s solo album, the department has generated significant revenue and operationalised key processes. Now that a solid foundation has been laid and we are expanding the department to meet further demand, we are looking forward for what we can achieve in the coming year. Show less

      • Head of Physical Distribution

        Feb 2023 - Aug 2023
      • Physical Distribution Manager

        Oct 2021 - Feb 2023
      • Content Manager

        Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
    • PAARD

      Apr 2021 - Nov 2021

      I was responsible for all live act bookings at Paardcafe, PAARD's little brother. A bar with an infamous live reputation, we have live music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night featuring at least two artists a night, ranging from local bands and acts to international touring acts. After the live bands at night it would transform into a clubdancing with DJ's until the early hours of the morning. We've had artists such as Dead Heat (US), Hallo Venray (NL), Native Young (SA), Blood Red Shoes DJ Set (UK) and more. Show less

      • Paardcafe Promoter

        Nov 2018 - Nov 2021
      • Interim promoter

        Apr 2021 - Sept 2021
    • Rough Trade

      Sept 2023 - Aug 2024
      Head of Buying EU

      Rough Trade have expanded into the European and German market with the launch of Rough Trade EU. Starting off online we'll be opening a store in Berlin in Q2 2024. For both I will be responsible for buying in all relevant product and securing the famous Rough Trade exclusives. Exciting times ahead!

    • Indie in Town

      Jun 2024 - now
      Mede-oprichter

      Founded the Berlin chapter for Indie In Town, bringing the concert series to a total of 3 countries (UK, Netherlands, Germany).

    • Bohemian Management

      Sept 2024 - now
      Freelance

      freelancing for different companies and clients- tour management for Jann (EU tour - 12 shows, Germany, Prague, Vienna, Milan, Paris, London, Warsaw and more). Also responsible for advancing of all shows. Currently advancing US tour in february 2025- artist management for Molly Donnery (IE)- artist management for Spirit Design (DE)

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • International Baccalaureate in English

      Grotius College Delft
    • Google Analytics for Beginners

      Google
      Aug 2021
      View certificate certificate
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Guest teacher

      Issued by The World In Your Classroom on Nov 2016
      The World In Your ClassroomAssociated with Connor Boshuijer