About us
The Music Concierge creative team is headed up by Rob Wood. A record collector since the age of nine, Rob has been lucky enough to combine his passion with his career:
- Over 20 years in the music industry covering music journalism, DJing, and music consultancy
- He is an expert on cutting-edge music and the latest music trends as well as the history of music and back-catalogue releases
- Extremely broad cross-genre musical tastes
- Superb artist, press and music industry contacts
Rob's experience includes:
- Programming high-end boutique hotels, bars, restaurants and luxury retail environments
- Music Programming Director of Groove Armada's Lovebox music festival
- Head Of Content at digital music store TuneTribe.com
- Editor of highly respected music magazine Jockey Slut
- DJing around the world at clubs such as Fabric and festivals such as V, The Big Chill, Isle Of Wight Festival, Sonar, Norway's Numusic Festival, Miami Music Conference
- Presenting music-based radio shows
- Compilation of numerous CD albums such as 'Mr & Mrs Smith: Something For The Weekend' series
- Published author of book 'Teach Yourself How to DJ' for Hodder Headline
- Published journalist in: The Observer, Financial Times, Harpers & Queen, Mixmag, and US music bible XL8R
The latest member of the Music Concierge team is Beccy Grierson, a music enthusiast with impressive experience tailoring music content for the BBC and commercial music radio. Beccy brings a wealth of music knowledge and contacts. Her experience includes:
- Over 10 years in the music industry covering music radio, DJing and music consultancy
- Music programming for high-end bars, restaurants and retail environments
- Lead producer for music based radio shows including Gilles Peterson, Mary Anne Hobbs, 'In New DJs We Trust' for BBC Radio 1
- Freelance producer for the BBC, Galaxy FM, and Kiss FM radio
- Documentary producer for BBC Radio 1, including music and travel guides to Japan, US and Europe
- International radio producer working with DJs Gilles Peterson and Roger Sanchez on Radio Nova (France) and J Wave (Japan)
- Content producer for the British Council funded radio show 'The Selector' promoting British music and culture abroad
- Expertise in sourcing music for specialist audiences spanning multiple genres
- Tastemaker responsible for spotting new music trends and talent for the BBC
- DJing around the world for the Garden Festival in Croatia, WeLove at Space in Ibiza, The Big Chill Bar, Cargo, Bar Rhumba and 93 Feet East in London
- DJing at branded special events including Adidas and Nike