Rivca Burns

Rivca has officially worked within the music industry as a freelance creative producer for the past 16 years. She is Head of Music for Factory International, programming both Manchester International Festival and Aviva Studios. She is also Director of From the Other, home to Sounds From the Other City, Fat Out Fest and Samarbeta Music Residency programme. Co-chair of the Greater Manchester Music Commission and was voted Manchester’s Cultural Hero by both City Life 2020 & Association for Independent Music 2021.

Why you are excited about SXSW London 2025:

Opportunities like this for artists to get in front of international crowds are super important to development, now more than ever with the strains of touring and the industry, so it’s wonderful to see the breadth and depth increasing, especially on our doorstep. Let’s show this Country off to the maximum.