The pandemic saw the music industry refocus its attention on climate matters as it came to a standstill. With artists, organisations, and audiences now engaging in the climate crisis conversation, what can the sector do to highlight these telling truths about sustainability going forward?
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Lewis Jamieson is one of the founding members of Music Declares Emergency. He has signed artists as an A&R at 4AD, run press and publicity campaigns for a host of bands including BRIT and Mercury Award winners Elbow and live events such as Reading and Leeds Festivals, and managed international acts including the reformed Slowdive. Using his long-standing music industry experience and contacts, Jamieson has curated a clear vision for Music Declares Emergency that has seen the organisation engage with climate issues across the globe, working with leading businesses and high-profile artists.
Robin Smith is the marketing and development officer at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival (hcmf//), the UK’s largest international festival of new and experimental music. He also works as a freelance copywriter and journalist within the music industries.
Fred Mikardo-Greaves is a musician and writer. His musical projects have featured in the Guardian, the New Musical Express and the Quietus. He has written for publications including Vice, Bandcamp Daily and Novara Media and is currently a staff writer and editor for the online record shop/content platform Norman Records.
