Connor Boshuijer

Experience

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  MAN Beveiliging

  Aug 2013 - Oct 2013

  Event Security Officer

  Worked at Lowlands and a Roger Waters show doing security work

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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.

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  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
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  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
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  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!

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  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).

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  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)