In Conversation With.. DMC Operations Manager, Hagen Patterson

It’s highly likely you’ll have met Hagen Patterson at some point - a well known face within the Dumfries music scene, Hagen is the co-ordinator for DMC’s THE PLAZA, artist manager to Dumfries sleaze-disco outfit, FRANKY’S EVIL PARTY, but most importantly a music lover. And this month, we’re delighted to have Hagen take on a new role with DMC as our Operations Manager, helping to manage and deliver our events and initiatives throughout the whole year.

We caught up with Hagen to find out more about what we can expect from his new role with DMC, how he set up his own DIY management company and his thoughts on the impact of COVID-19 on music venues across the UK.

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In Conversation With.. Doonhame Festival

It takes real courage to create something entirely of your own devising, in particular when it concerns music. Too many original thoughts and concepts have known to be immediately quashed by outside forces or by seemingly unavoidable obstacles – impeding progress and leaving the big dreams that are created in the mind to stay there as unfulfilled desires. However, this description does not apply to our very own Sandy Sweetman - the co-director of our home-grown music festival, Doonhame Festival.

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5 bands you didn't know played in D&G

Yes, Doonhamers. Some of music’s finest rabble-rousers, trendsetters and iconoclasts performed in this very place. We’ve delved into the Doonhamer Hive Mind, unearthing a treasure trove of some of the strangest and most prolific musical memories our wee valley has. From the dark depths of the Sabbath to the dizzying highs of Shamen, these are five bands you didnie even know Dumfries ever hosted…

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The Plaza: An Update

Like most, or all of us, we find ourselves living amid strange and uncertain times, as the novel coronavirus continues to flourish. It is with a sad inevitability that it affects all parts of our daily lives, but what is most concerning is that our beloved music industry has been grounded to an absolute halt. However, this time has given us all some great reflection and with isolation giving the creative the time to thrive, I have thus decided that it was time to sit down and update you all on the efforts that contribute towards THE PLAZA.

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