In 2009 Mark was appointed programme co-ordinator for Brighton Live (effectively booking all 150 bands for the festival) and in 2010 this role was extended further to oversee the whole festival administration. In the same year he helped industry figures David Courtney and Paul Mex to establish the ‘Brighton Music Awards’, attended by such luminaries as Jimmy Page and Roger Daltrey, in support of Teenage Cancer Trust.

Mark’s wider musical portfolio includes not just festival administration but also long-standing experience in running, planning and promoting live music nights and residencies in London (including the Noble Rot club in Mayfair and the 606 club in Chelsea) as well as promoting many hundreds of individual shows in London, Brighton and beyond.

In 2015 Mark was appointed as Chair of the multi-venue, multi genre, ‘Worthing Live’ Music Festival (ticket capacity potential of £1m plus).

In recent years Mark has worked in a professional capacity with a wide range of international artists, including Grammy winning acts, including album and touring marketing campaigns, in his capacity as a senior partner with BiGiAM. These responsibilities also extended to promoting and programming a number of music festivals, and venues, as well as offering general music related consultancy to emerging acts.

Mark Ede was European representative for Motown Song Writing Legend, the late Lamont Dozier (a man who has co-written over 50 number 1 hits), overseeing the European release of Lamont’s ‘Reimagination’ album, in partnership with V2 Records, and related touring.

Since moving to Suffolk, Mark has formed ‘East Village’ with his local friend Sophie McCreddie of Nova Music where together they have curated and promoted shows across East Anglia and beyond. Mark has similarly partnered with Surrey bandleader/producer/arranger Stefan Redtenbacher to curate and produce‘Joni Reimagined’, a homage to the songs of Joni Mitchell, performing at International Festivals, featuring many noted original artists as guest performers.

Mark also has a number of business interests outside of music, including owning a significant property portfolio and, in his younger days, he was a keen sportsman, who, even now, represents his County, Essex, at Cricket, at senior level.