Ruth Barlow — Unconference Leeds

Ruth Barlow, Beggars Group, Director of Live

Ruth Barlow began working for the Beggars Group (4AD, Matador Records, Rough Trade Records, XL Recordings and Young Turks) since 2002, first as a National radio promoter working with The White Stripes, Interpol & TV on the Radio etc. She developed a new role under the ‘live’ banner getting involved in a variety of areas; including festivals, live shows, merchandise, live marketing, brand partnerships, live stunts and building relationships with the live industry. More recently Ruth has been instrumental in implementing company-wide policies and procedures regarding the licensing of the labels artist’s live recordings to third parties worldwide. In 2014 Ruth was invited to join the Beggars Group board.