Skiddle Staff
Find out about the Skiddle team below!
Richard Dyer
- rich.dyer@skiddle.com
- Tel no
- 0843 289 3333
- Role
- Ticketing Director, Joint Owner
Ben Sebborn
- ben@skiddle.com
- Tel no
- 0843 289 3333
- Role
- Technical Director, Joint Owner
- Age
- 30
- From
- Colchester (Essex Boy!)
- Before Skiddle...
- There was life before Skiddle?
- Drink of choice
- JD and Coke or Jamesons and Ginger
Skiddle Staff Profile Questions
Best ever clubbing experience?
There have been a fair few (occupational hazzard!) - The early Warehouse Projects were amazing with the mix of live music and DJs (and portaloos..), Sankeys reopening when I met my Fiancée, TimeWarp this year with an epic 8 hour set by Laurent Garnier.
Funniest Festival tale?
Eating a 'muffin' at the first Wickerman Festival I went to. Running around like a lunatic then falling asleep for 5 hours behind the decks right beside the monitors. Aparently the muffin had special ingredients - I was a little naive..
What's so great about Skiddle?
We have fantastic staff that are very enthuesiastic about their jobs, work with some great promoters across the UK and have some very loyal customers. We try to stay one step ahead and bring our promoter's some fantastic
Desert Island Discs - top tunes?
Laurent Garnier - Man with the Red Face. The really long version.
Top tip for event promotion
Give one of our account managers a call. They are very experienced and know how to get the most out of Skiddle (and their advice is free!)
My last rights meal would be...
Sausage and Mash, with nice thick onion gravy
Favourite Festival
That's a difficult one. On a large scale I'd say Glastonbury - it's so much more than a festival. On a smaller scale, Wickerman or Belladrum - amazing festivals with a fantastic atmosphere (and tickets available from Skiddle...)
If you see me at the bar, buy me a...
Jamesons and Ginger or a pint of Cider please!
Jamie Scahill
- jamie@skiddle.com
- Tel no
- 0843 289 3333
- Role
- Marketing Manager
Chris White
- chris@skiddle.com
- Tel no
- 0843 289 3333
- Age
- 27
- From
- Suffolk
- Role
- Account Manager
- Before Skiddle...
- Account Exec at a London Fashion PR Agency
- Drink of choice
- Wine...White, Red, or Rose!
Skiddle Staff Profile Questions
Best ever clubbing experience?
Freeze - clubbing in the most stunning cathedral in Liverpool. Incredible sound system and lighting displays, top notch house music. Literally nothing compares, dancing away then every 5 minutes finding yourself staring at the enormous stained glass windows and ornate pillars around you. Breathtaking!
Funniest Festival tale?
Katherine Warburton (senior account manager at Skiddle!) went to Global Gathering, and managed to avoid seeing ANY DJs. That’s right, there the whole weekend, and saw...no one.
What's so great about Skiddle?
We're a close knit team. Providing an excellent service for our customers and promoters is always our priority and we’ll go an above and beyond to make sure this happpens.
Desert Island Discs - top tunes?
Sugababes - About A Girl
Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me
Kelly Rowland Feat. David Guetta - Commander (Max Pitron & Sanna Mix)
Lena - Taken By A Stranger
Swedish House Mafia - One
Top tip for event promotion
Linking back to Skiddle - make it crystal clear across every platform where people can buy tickets for your events from. Logos on posters and flyers, Skiddle Facebook App, links on event pages and groups, a ticket box on your website. Simples.
My last rights meal would be...
Christmas dinner - Turkey, stuffing, roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, carrot and swede, the lot. Maybe even sprouts.
Favourite Festival
Global Gathering
Dream line-up
Sugababes, Britney Spears, Swedish House Mafia...and Gina G.
If you see me at the bar, buy me a...
Large wine, or vodka lime and soda, or dark rum and coke. Failing that, a pint will always do.
Dom Citarella
- dom@skiddle.com
- Tel no
- 0843 289 3333
- Age
- 27
- From
- Newburgh?
- Role
- Head of customer services/website content moderator/plant waterer
- Before Skiddle...
- I worked in a call centre selling old ladies shoes
Skiddle Staff Profile Questions
Best ever clubbing experience?
The first Digital Society I went to in Leeds with John O'Callaghan. Intimate venue (in was still at MyHouse), unbeatable crowd, ridiculously good music and no ego from the DJ's they were part of the crowd, wandering through and happily talking to you at the side of the DJ booth. All the DS's I've been to since have been good but I had never experienced anything like it when I went the first time. Unreal!
What's so great about Skiddle?
The staff. We have experience in both attending the events as well as promoting events, we are always more than willing to share this experience with you whether you are a customer buying tickets or a promoter organising a massive event.
Desert Island Discs - top tunes?
Ridiculously hard question but I have whittled it down to these...
Blink 182 - Carousel
John O'Callaghan feat Audrey Gallagher - Big Sky (Agnelli and Nelson remix)
Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
Paul Simon - Graceland
The Chemical Brothers - Golden Path
Top tip for event promotion
Social network and flyer/poster the shit out of your event and get advertising banners on relevant websites.
My last rights meal would be...
Fish, chips and mushy peas
Favourite Festival
It has to be the big dog... Glastonbury!
Dream line-up
Blink 182, Daft Punk, Dr. Dre, Jurassic 5, Sublime and Jack White as the house band.
Jayne Robinson
- jayne@skiddle.com
- Tel no
- 0843 289 3333
- Age
- Never you mind
- From
- Manchester
- Role
- Editor
- Before Skiddle...
- Worked as Deputy Editor at both Manchester Confidential.com and YQ Magazine, and spent a couple of years working as an advertising copywriter and freelance journalist.
- Drink of choice
- What have you got?
Skiddle Staff Profile Questions
Best ever clubbing experience?
Probably the first time I ever went to the Warehouse Project. I was a bit of a latecomer to it and didn't pop my WHP cherry until 2007, but I was blown away. Hot Chip, New Young Pony Club, Foals and loads more were playing and I just remember dancing for hours down at the front. Andrew Weatherall at Electric Elephant this year was magical too, and Metro Area at The Weekend Club in Berlin was immense.
Funniest Festival tale?
What happens at festival stays at festival.
What's so great about Skiddle?
What isn't? It's a brilliant company - both to work for and from a customer perspective.
Desert Island Discs - top tunes?
Morecombe and Wise - Bring me Sunshine
Nick Drake - Time has Told Me
Ryan Adams - La Cienega Just Smiled
The Shins - Mines not a High Horse
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
Elbow - Station Approach (to remind me of home)
Top tip for event promotion
Building awareness through news articles, features, interviews with artists you've got playing, that sort of thing. It really helps to give customers a flavour of what you're about and helps increase awareness of your brand and event. Get in touch and I'll be happy to help you promote your event editorially.
My last rights meal would be...
A huge Mexican feast with all the accompaniments. And lots of Tequila.
Favourite Festival
Kendal Calling. Sadly I missed it this year because of a family commitment but I’ve been every year since it started and it just gets better and better.
Dream line-up
Prince, Justice, Nirvana, Bruce Springsteen, Elbow, Interpol, Beirut
If you see me at the bar, buy me a...
Jaegerbomb. And a packet of crisps.
Martyn Taylor
- martyn@skiddle.com
- Tel no
- 0843 289 3333
- Age
- 31
- From
- Stafford
- Role
- Online Development Manager
- Before Skiddle...
- Worked at a Stafford based web agency developing music download sites - clients included Beatport, DjDownload, Defected Records, Strictly Rhythm and DMC
- Drink of choice
- JD & Coke or Majito
Skiddle Staff Profile Questions
Best ever clubbing experience?
There's been loads, my first time at Gatecrasher just blew my mind, the Republic was such an awesome club, also the last night they had before it burnt down, Paul van Dyk playing a 6 hour set, pretty fitting he should be the last DJ to play there.
Funniest Festival tale?
Hmm tough one, probably the one that involves Ben (our director) and a muffin (may have been a brownie) at Wickerman Festival
What's so great about Skiddle?
Desert Island Discs - top tunes?
Johnny Cash - Boy named Sue
Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher
Chic - I want your love (Todd Terje Edit)
Freefall - Skydive
Thrillseekers - Synaesthesia
M.I.K.E - Sunrise in Palamos
Top tip for event promotion
Do some! I've known people put on events and just expected people to turn up - no need to say it turned into an epic failure! With social media, there are so many opportunities now to get your event out there, and with Skiddle's new promotion centre you'll be able to manage it all in one place.
My last rights meal would be...
Good ol' fish supper
Favourite Festival
Gatecrasher Summer Sound System was always a good shindig, but I suppose now it would have to be The Wickerman as I actually get to play there. The production / setup in the Skiddle tent is brilliant and the crowds are always up for a party.
Dream line-up
Johnny Cash, James Brown, Paul van Dyk, Matt Hardwick, John 00 Fleming, Hernan Cattaneo
If you see me at the bar, buy me a...
Bag of roasted peanuts or scampi fries... and a JD & Coke to wash 'em down
Simon Dalley
- simon@skiddle.com
- Tel no
- 0843 289 3333
- Age
- 30
- From
- Euxton (can't bear to say Chorley)
- Role
- Search Marketer, Polymath
- Before Skiddle...
- DM, SEO, PPC, PR, Journalism, Email Marketing. Spent the last few years laying low and distancing myself from those annoying We Buy Any Car adverts!
- Drink of choice
- Lagavulin
Skiddle Staff Profile Questions
Best ever clubbing experience?
Preston Madhatter's Halloween special somewhere very random, no comment on why.
Funniest Festival tale?
I was at Reading '97 when it turned into a riot on the Sunday night and the farm’s barn was burned down - not so funny now I think about it!!
What's so great about Skiddle?
Skiddle is everywhere, dedication to staff and customers is seen through the loyalty to the brand.
Desert Island Discs - top tunes?
James Taylor - Fire and Rain
Frank Sinatra - Fly me to the moon
Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygène
Top tip for event promotion
Tell your friends, tell your family, get Skiddle in on the job. Let it happen. If you book them, they will come.
My last rights meal would be...
All you can eat buffet (and I'd eat really slowly)
Favourite Festival
Glastonbury - although now I've had children looks like I'll be going to Latitude from now on
Dream line-up
Elvis, Bon Jovi, The Clash, The Prodigy, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Led Zepplin (Not necessarily in that order!)
If you see me at the bar, buy me a...
Double whisky - I'll do the rest
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