MIO Team

The director of the MIO, Neil is an experienced artist manager and industry professional, having worked with artists such as Catfish and The Bottlemen and Jono McCleary. Neil also is a lecturer in Music Management at the University of Southampton.

Matt is the CEO of SoCo Music project and a force for change and growth in the Music Scene in Southampton for over a decade, Matt lends his expertise in project management, and extensive local knowledge to the MIO’s projects.

Andrew is a recent graduate from the University of Southampton, with a background in classical piano, Andrew manages the the ever growing list of internal and external collaborative projects run by the MIO.

Karma is the Marketing Strategy Director for FUGA, also working as a freelance strategist, consultant and speaker, and has experience working with numerous major artists including Ed Sheeran and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

Jamie is an Artist and label services manager at Byta, as well as running Honeymooner promotions, Jamie also manages bands Hotel Lux and Mystic Peach, and is drummer of the band Better Joy. He also co-runs the magazine So Young with his brother.

Billy is a digital accounts coordinator for Absolute Label Services, as well a promoter via his company Fitz Promotions. Billy also manages bands Crystal Tides and The Covasettes.

Head of Music Publishing for Apple’s international creative services, Nicola is an industry leader in artist business development and strategy.

Lou is a sound engineer and producer at the Ranch Production House, and works with a wide range of artists and genres.

Tim is the founder of Wrapped Up Music a strategic marketing service, Tim also has experience artist and label management, working with several labels including Ministry of Sound.

Laura is the Director of Music Licensing for Amazon Prime Video, Music & Studios, a leading strategist in go-to-market strategy, Laura previously served as head of Commercial Development at Spotify.

Founder of TIR Music & Business Development, an artist business and performance development consultancy company. Mark has a background in A&R and development for major labels.