Meet The Team

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Steve Blacknell

Steve is a former Music and TV Industry Executive who signed many well-known acts such as A Flock Of Seagulls before becoming a Radio Presenter (BBC Radio 1) and TV Host for the likes of the BBC, MTV USA and CNN and many corporate clients around the world. He became a familiar face on television both in the UK and the US on BBC Breakfast and various UK music shows as well as his own show on MTV. He has since risen to prominence as one of the UK's top Media Networkers, with a wealth of expertise on both sides of the Atlantic. Steve has spent the past 15 years passing on much of what he has learnt over the years as the country’s top trainer of television presentation and general communication skills.

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Nick Carpenter

Nick has been working in the entertainment industry for over 35 years, starting out in radio and moving into television and film as both a Presenter, Producer and Director. He also works as an Assistant Director on film shoots and as a Stage Manager and TV Floor Manager for live events, OBs, and award shows (Brits, MTV, MOBO etc.) Nick has produced and conducted many artist promo interviews for record labels, and for many years produced and directed presenters on all the entertainment channels for global airlines, working with some of the biggest names in UK broadcasting.

David Beeching

David Beeching

David is a seasoned professional who oversaw Artist Relations at CBS and Sony, and who worked on UK tours with ABBA, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Santana, Frank Zappa and many more. He delivered partnership programmes for ‘Top of The Pops LIVE’ on the beach in Cannes alongside the launch of the ‘Teletubbies’, ‘Tweenies’ and ‘Walking with Dinosaurs’ for the BBC. He developed 'The Professional Footballer Awards’ into a global television event and has managed presenters and performers on stage for both entertainment and corporate shows around the world collaborating with artists like Shirley Bassey, Sister Sledge and Girls Aloud.

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Wendy Little

The team is completed with Wendy Little in Los Angeles. Wendy has an extensive background in media and the arts and looks after North American Relations for our training courses. She is a graduate of Berklee College of Music and was promotions director for the Firefly Festival for the Performing Arts (near Chicago), presenting entertainers including Don McLean, Tom Jones, Johnny Cash, America, Isaac Hayes, and Koko Taylor. Wendy also appeared weekly on TV and radio discussing music, dance, and theatre. As a music journalist, she has been published in a variety of newspapers. Internationally, she was a freelancer for rock magazine Metal Hammer. Wendy is also an artist and photographer.