Andrew is a theatre producer, performing arts manager and new media evangelist.

Having grown up in Edinburgh Andrew was drawn to the city’s annual Fringe Festival and has taken on a number of roles both for companies and venues. Working in a number of technical roles, Andrew has stage managed and operated lighting and sound for productions in a number of the Fringe’s most popular venues including The Underbelly’s Iron Belly, Paradise Green Promotions’ Greyfriar’s Kirk House, Diverse Attractions and The Underbelly Caves.

In his sixth year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Andrew continued his relationship with C venues and led the venues’ Box Office operations. As Box Office Manager Andrew oversaw a department handling in excess of half a million pounds turnover in an 8 week period, selling tickets on behalf of C venues’ 160 shows.

Having gained his Associates Diploma in Musical Theatre from the London College of Music in 2005 Andrew continues to build on his passion for musical theatre and undertook a three month academic placement as Production Assistant for Perfect Pitch Musicals and Andy Barnes Productions, helping develop and stage the next generation of British musicals.

Productions worked on whilst working for Perfect Pitch Musicals include the a showcase of four new British musicals in the annual Perfect Pitch Showcase in Trafalgar Studio 2 and a one night concert performance of Through The Door in Trafalgar Studio 1. Additional Production Assistant work undertaken whilst on placement included supporting productions of Over the Threshold during its transfer from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to Jermyn Street Theatre and The Great Pretender at Upstairs at the Gatehouse.

Andrew has experience in a number of aspects of new media production and content creation. He was one of the first podcaters at the Edinburgh Fringe hosting the Whispered Prompt Podcast in 2006. The podcast featured reviews and interviews with not only Fringe participants but producers, writers and those working towards making the Fringe possible.

Having recently completed a stint as Station Manager of Re:place Radio, the reincarnation of the student radio station at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, he has built an audience for a network of 15 podcasts. Responsible for building the station and its content production and distribution workflows from the ground up, Andrew also played prominent role in rebranding the station and developing a new listenership for the reformed product offering.

Building on the experience of constructing a podcast network using the free content management system Drupal Andrew’s new media consultancy, Bramble Media, are pleased to announce a screencast series. Aimed particularly at the student media and independent sector the series will provide a step by step recipe for the creation of an effective content distribution system. Bramble Media also provide a number of services to the entertainment industry, consulting on new media content production, Web 2.0 engagement and social media.

Andrew is currently in this third year and final year studying Music, Theatre and Entertainment Management at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA).