About Mike

Mike Gartside, event industry journalist and blogger, editor, sub-editor, publisher, music writer, creative arts reviewer, has written for Audience, Live UK, Festival, Venue, Access all areas, Bristol Post, The Guardian, Folio, Imagine and others.

I have worked as a journalist, editor and publisher for over 35 years, starting out as a music reviewer for Venue magazine in Bristol, UK, before becoming a freelance contributor and editor for a wide number of consumer and B2B titles. I have written for the Bristol Post, Glastonbury and Womad festival programmes, The Coventry Evening Telegraph and The Guardian, while at various times I edited magazines including Access All Areas, Folio and Imagine and was the long-standing news editor of Festival magazine, part of Audience Media.

From 2012, I edited three regions of the schools magazine Primary Times, a national publication with titles in 57 areas, and was the publisher of the Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Primary Times editions between 2019 and 2024.

I have been dedicated to the printed word throughout my career, I’m known for my attention to detail and I’m looking forward to bringing your visions to the page with thoroughness and professionalism.

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