John Fogde

John Fogde is the Public Relations Manager for all Down The Drain Group’s activities including the Danish festivals NorthSide, Tinderbox, and Haven Festival alongside the booking agency Down The Drain Concerts. As PR Manager John works as the spokesperson for the festivals and coordinates all press activities. He also works with talent booking for NorthSide and Tinderbox. John came from a position at Scandinavia’s largest music magazine, GAFFA, where he worked for six years as a writer and editor with a speciality in festival coverage. He has worked for Down the Drain since 2011. John has a degree in Information & Media Science from the University of Aarhus and is a regular speaker at conferences and events about how to develop cities through culture and the state of music and festivals in Denmark.

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