Meet The Promo Team

This year is an exciting one with a new set of volunteers itching to get involved. Here are two of our best explaining all about why they are volunteering.

Lucy Southern

What made you want to get involved with vinspired Lake of Stars?

I’ve had a few really close friends visit the festival in Malawi last yearand they would not stop raving about it. They’re main comment was about the atmosphere of the entire festival. What stood out was the almost carnival spirit of people of all cultures and classes celebrating music together. I then did some more research online and read quotes of others who had shared the experience, that clinched it for me. I’m influenced by personal recommendations. I guess this shows the importance of the power of word of mouth.

What do you do for vinspired Lake of Stars?

I’m a member of the promotional team, first and foremost our priority is to reach everyone we can and expose them to the festival. This is about to evolve into a whole new creative dimension, we’re not just about putting up posters in cafe windows (despite the importance of this!). In the mix we’ve got photo and video campaigns, putting on events and raising awareness at other festivals, radio shout out and hopefully a magazine. At the moment we’re looking at the digital marketing side of things, I’m focussing on targeting forums to get all the information out. My living in Bristol means that I can personally expose the West to this festival through campaigning, with the intention of hosting an event in the near future.

What are your thoughts about volunteering?

Vinsprired offer a really great platform to find out more about volunteering and gives you loads of different options to get involved, so there is something to cater to everyone’s preferences. Volunteering needs to be made a part of everyone’s life so that it can be a natural part of a community.

What do you feel you will gain from this experience?

I’ve already improved my skills in a practical way through the digital marketing experiences we’ve had. But more importantly I get to be part of something that will see two countries coming together and collaborating with one another and learning from each other. Vinspired’s Lake of Stars festival itself will be a melting pot of many cultures, and the events will be also. I will get to learn from other people as well as celebrating the boundary-breaking effects of music.

Michael Brindley

What made you want to get involved with vinspired Lake of Stars?

Initially I got into vinspired Lake of Stars because it sounded like an interesting project to take up some time over my summer holidays. As I continue to learn about how the festival works and who it benefits, I am finding it to be more relevant for me personally. I'm a second year popular music student and the idea of encouraging a global music community really appeals to me.

What do you do for vinspired Lake of Stars?

I'm part of the promotion and UK events team, which branches out into all sorts of areas. At the moment we're meeting and talking to people around London, trying to get some posters up and building up an online presence for the festival and supporting UK events. It looks like there's a lot more to come, the challenge is finding ways to be creative on a low budget.

What are your thoughts about volunteering?

I think volunteering is a great experience for young people. As you're not in it for the money, it really makes you think about what you feel is important, and you meet some amazing people along the way.

What do you feel you will gain from this experience?

I feel like the only limits on this kind of experience are self-imposed, the more you put in, the more you get out. Its a learning curve and its not always easy to get things perfect straight away, but once you find your angle, you realise that this work will help you in all kinds of ways, as well as looking good on your CV.

Heres and added bonus of some of the team in action.