Cheeky; Promo -> Fest

Virtual insanity

I launched Cheeky Promo as a Facebook group in Jan 2013 to help musicians connect with others and promote themselves. My tagline some years ago was "Connect through music".  I thought about "Compose, Compute, Communicate" as well. I wanted to help them to use social media, to be social, to communicate.  I help them think about what, how & when to share their stories / content / work. I've interviewed a number of musicians & entrepreneurs and am in the process of doing a few more.

After being involved in an accident in September 2011, I wanted to organise some kind of event to fundraise for the air ambulance service who rescued & treated me and took me to hospital. Then I wanted to fundraise for Nordoff [And] Robbins as well; so I thought 'let's split it 50/50'. 

The idea of a one off music gig grew into a UK-USA music festival tour, then into an arts community and festivals - initially in London, then in other cities / countries. I tried to organise but then Covid 19 & lockdowns & social distancing happened. I set up & tried to get people to join a community hosted on the Mighty Networks platform. Then my idea started to grow even bigger …

I'm looking for people to join the team, who see (at least part of) the same vision, are looking for an exciting, human-focused social enterprise to work on. If you have experience in / passion for; any of the arts, business, community, education, events/festivals, funding (business / arts), marketing, mental health, social media, partnerships, sponsorships, legal, social enterprise or non-profits or startups, PLEASE get in touch and let me know how you'd like to help. You can message me here or email rupert@cheekyfest.com

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