Key people Rob Wood Headquarters London Type of business Private limited company | Website Music Concierge Founded 2007 | |
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Industry Retail, hospitality, technology, music Services Music consultancy, music provision | ||
How would you make miuro the ultimate music concierge
Music Concierge is an award-winning music consultancy that provides bespoke soundtracks to the luxury hotel, food and beverage and retail industries. Launched in 2007 by ex-DJ and Jockey Slut editor Rob Wood, Music Concierge customises playlists for hundreds of retail outlets, hotels, restaurants, bars and spas worldwide, including Harrods, Claridge’s, Dunhill and Mulberry. It is based in Hertfordshire and London. It also has representatives in other territories.
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How would you make miuro the ultimate music concierge
Rob Wood
The founder and Creative Director of Music Concierge is Rob Wood. He set up the company in 2007 He is the author of ‘How To DJ’ (2005) in the Teach Yourself series and was editor of cutting-edge music magazine Jockey Slut from 1999-2001, then publishing group editor until 2003.
He is music consultant to and compiles music collections for boutique hotel experts Mr and Mrs Smith. He was music programme director to the Lovebox Festival, held annually in London’s Victoria Park.
He has over 20 years experience as a music journalist, disc jockey and music consultant and was named a ‘consultant of cool’ by Arena magazine (November 2008). Wood won the BT Essence of the Entrepreneur Award in 2007.
He has written about music for Financial Times, Harpers & Queen, XLR8R, and Mixmag. He is now a regular writer on hotels and brand positioning for Sleeper magazine.
Clients
Music Concierge has designed bespoke music playlists for Dunhill, Claridge’s and the Connaught Hotel.
When the Connaught Hotel’s Coburg Bar was refitted at a cost of 70 million pounds, Music Concierge was contracted to create a new audio identity. The Coburg Bar was voted Best Bar in London by Time Out magazine in May 2008, and the Connaught Bar was voted the second best bar in the world in 2011 by Drinks International magazine.
Music Concierge supply the music to luxury resort Huvafen Fushi in the Maldives, which was named the Best Beach Resort in the World by Harper’s Bazaar Travel Guide (UK). They also provide a music service to fashion company Mulberry.