Jodie is a musician, creative practitioner and freelancer who has worked within the North East’s cultural sector for over 6 years.

As an artist, Jodie has been awarded industry-recognised support from PRS Foundation, Help Musicians, The F-List for Music and Sentric, and spoken at industry panels, including Manchester Unconvention, North East Music Industry Meet Up (NEMIMU), On Point and Twisterella’s (Un)Conference.

With a BA(Hons) degree in Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design, she has supported independent artists, labels and festivals with graphic design support and stage managed events for Teesside promoters, Middlesbrough Gigs, and multi-venue music festival, Twisterella.

Her experience has led to supporting organisations from the beginning, notably as manager and consultant for FairSound, Press On Vinyl’s solution to fan-funding vinyl releases, and as marketing and communications lead for Ensemble ’84, Horden’s critically-acclaimed theatre company.

Alongside her work with TVC, Jodie leads workshops and events around songwriting in conjunction with artist development organisations in the North East, including Generator, Sonic Futures and Tees Music Alliance.