Past event | April 25, 2023

Role Model Day

shesaid.so Iceland x WILM presents Role Model Day
Welcome to the first SheSaidSo x Women In Live Music event in Iceland!
If you are looking to get into the live music industry this will be for you!
The event will take place at the Hafnar.Haus and is mainly for women age +16 and up that would like to get introduced to the world behind live concerts.
We have different role models from the backstage who will all present their work as well as tell about how they got to where they are now in the live music industry:
Our four role models
✨ Tourmanager: Erin Lynch (Iceland/Sweden)
Erin Lynch owns and operates FlyingFox AB (based in Stockholm, SE) and is a band/artist, production, tour and event manager with over 25 years experience in live production and events. She currently manages Icelandic artists Sólstafir, Sycamore Tree, Vévaki and Einar Vilberg, among other international acts and has been artist liaison for Secret Solstice Festival as well as event manager and booking for Dillon during Iceland Airwaves and international booking agent for Eistnaflug. She is also a freelance booking agent for Doomstar Bookings, NL.
✨ Stagemanager: Bianca Larsen (Denmark – via video)
Bianca Larsen is a freelance stagemanager with 10 years of experience. She works for festivals with national and international artists such as Heartland Festival, Copenhell, The Green Concerts and other pop up events.
✨ Sound engineer: Malle Kaas (Denmark – via video)
Malle Kaas is a Live sound engineer and has been in and out of the music industry for +20 years. She works for bands, venues, festivals across Northern Europe. In 2017 she co-founded the European organisation Women In Live Music that now holds more than 5.000 members, and arrange workshops etc across the borders
✨ *Fourth role model to be announced*
We will start at 16.00 GMT with an introduction of the four role models where you will get to hear how they got a foot in venue-door, and how it is to be on tour with a band including what it takes to work at a big festival.
There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions all along. However, we hope you will stay with us afterwards for some more networking.
All the best
SheSaidSo x Women In Live Music