A youth promoter’s perspective: Peter Egan

Peter Egan was involved in GET IN as a youth promoter.

This blog was published in February 2017.

I am a student studying Event Management in Moray College. I work part time in the local Phoenix Cafe where I cook and enjoy serving customers. I am in the process of setting up my own promotions company.

I found out about the opportunity when the Moray Youth Arts Ambassadors invited the GET IN Coordinator to come and tell us about the programme at the beginning of the project. I was interested to join in as I want to do event management and work in the arts as a career.

We’ve been organising the GET IN Kathryn Joseph Highlands and Islands Tour which involves seven tour locations. I organise my own local show and help with the marketing of the whole tour. I have attended finance, audience development, programming, equalities and contracting and negotiating training. We have met up throughout the year across the HIghlands and Central belt.

I am really looking forward to taking the artists around rural Scotland and bringing a really great artist to my local community.

I think the most challenging thing will be the logistics of getting the artist around all the locations with a piano and drum kit!