#42: Harkirit Boparai - Music Promoter

Harkirit is a music promoter and venue manager of The Crescent, one of York's last surviving music venues. He DJs across many genres from jazz to techno and is a founding member of the Jazzdance DJ collective in York, where he’s been playing and promoting gigs for ten years. He also runs Jazz In York, promotes events as Ouroboros, and is a Music Venue Trust co-ordinator for the North East of England.  In this episode we discuss the changes he’s witnessed during his time working in the local music scene, the issues currently facing the music industry surrounding diversity, developers, and lack of investment, and how the industry is coming together to form strong networks to support grassroots music venues.