Who's who
Adrian Bossey
Director of Enterprise
Adrian first got involved in the music business as a 16 year old,
helping out a nascent ‘Fatboy Slim’ with his mobile disco! He went on to run a
mobile disco of his own, then worked as a club DJ and later promoted nightclubs
around the UK.
Whilst based in Notting Hill, writing for and promoting the life style “Buzz”
magazine, Adrian discovered ‘Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine’ in a
Hammersmith boozer. He guided the band to international success, including a UK number one
album and headline performance at the Glastonbury Festival.
Adrian managed artists for 15 years, became company director of Adrian Boss Promotions Limited and represented numerous acts including ‘Chumbawumba’, ‘Drugstore’, ‘Katy Puckrick’, ‘My Life Story’, ‘The Senseless Things’ and the illustrator ‘DLR’. During this time, ‘Adrian Boss Promotions’ clients scored 21 UK top forty singles and 15 UK top forty albums, touring the world in the process.
Dartington College of Arts appointed Adrian as Creative Enterprise Fellow [Music] in October 2003 to provide specialist music industry advice in the South West region. He set up the Dartington Recordings label and was a founder member of both the South West Music Industry Forum and Plymouth Music Industry Group. Adrian became Director of Enterprise in May 2006 and also worked closely with Dartington Plus, for whom he held the title of ‘Head of Enterprise’, leading on music projects, including the annual South West Sound Convention and representing the SW region on the national Music Sector Forum. Adrian was a member of the SW Creative Industries Reference Forum and has been chair of both the HERDASW Creative Industries Special Interest Group and the South West Music Industry Forum.
Adrian currently works from our Dartington campus, is a member of the SW Creative Economy Partnership and chair of the ‘RELAYS Project’ Festivals and Events Operational Group.
E: a.bossey@dartington.ac.uk a dot bossey at dartington dot ac dot uk
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