My first feature publication for The Big Issue was to produce their 2013 festival guide. Spanning four regions (London, SW, Wales, Scotland), each ran with bespoke, regionalised festival listings. The common thread was the feature interviews which I was contracted to suggest and deliver - culminating in fantastic and broad-ranging feature interviews with legendary producer Nile Rodgers (who was UK No.1 at the time with Daft Punk collaboration 'Get Lucky'), electronic pioneer Gary Numan, Ed from Foals (a band getting ready for their first headline festival performance at Latitude), and Ed Bartlam from the Underbelly comedy festival famous for their upside down 'Udderbelly' purple cow on the South Bank and their involvement in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. It was a beast. But a great beast!
