Work
By place
New York
First as an intern learning how brand and culture meet at events, then producing studio programming at Samsung 837 for Giant Step, an award-winning creative agency. Later, four years at the centre of Dweller, a festival that grew from its Bossa Nova Civic Club origins into a week-long platform spanning up to nine venues, covered by The Washington Post, The New York Times, Mixmag, and DJ Mag. The work covered everything from artist acquisition and budget to programming themes & visual identity concepts, from cross city nights to Berghain in Berlin.
Dweller Festival
Core producer. Grew from single venue to nine-venue annual festival for Black electronic music.
2021 – 2025
MoMA PS1 Warm Up
Host Committee. Curatorial advisement and artist advocacy.
2025
Paragon
Booker / talent buyer. Electronic music programming and lineup curation.
2023 – 2024
Giant Step / Samsung 837
Show producer and events intern. Award-winning creative agency.
2013, 2016
Freelance production
Entertainment Weekly Festival, Comedy Central Upfront, Variance Festival Brooklyn, Maxwell’s BlackSUMMERSnight album release, Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, Sustain Release, Samsung 837.
2013 – 2019
Berlin
The years that built the international infrastructure. Managing a 40+ artist roster across territories, handling both the logistics of touring and the relationships that make it possible. Then the expansion of Herrensauna, a queer techno collective with reach across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, joining at the moment it needed to grow.
Odd Fantastic
Booking agent and production manager. Artist logistics, touring, and event production across 40+ artist roster.
2017 – 2020
Herrensauna
Booking agent. International expansion across European, Asian, and American territories. Residents: CEM, MCMLXXXV, SPFDJ, Héctor Oaks.
2018 – 2020
MIRA Festival
Volunteer production assistant.
2016
Amsterdam
Three distinct roles inside one city, each in a different register. Supporting composer representation and sync placements. Casting and production at a boutique model agency. Then De School, recruited into its reopening, a 1,200+ capacity multi-space venue rebuilding trust and programming after two years of closure under a new team.
De School
Booker / talent buyer. Programming across 1,200+ capacity multi-space venue during critical reopening.
Aug – Nov 2022
VEIN Agency
Casting and management. Valentino, JW Anderson, Vogue, Tommy Hilfiger, Celine, Nike, Adidas.
2021 – 2022
The Collective Studio
Management assistant. Composer representation, sync placements, A&R research.
2020 – 2021
Accra
Coordinating the first on-ground events for Oroko Radio, a not-for-profit internet station building community through sound. Contributing field recordings to Saman Archive for audio documentation of Ghana’s coastlines, exhibited at Auto Italia in London.
Oroko Radio
Event coordinator. Pre, on-site, and post production for inaugural live programming. Brand partnerships, talent scouting, community development.
Jan – Aug 2022
Saman Archive
Field recordings contributor. Adjoa Armah’s The sea, it slopes like a mountain (Auto Italia, London).
2022
By function
Production
Pre-production planning, on-site operations, post-event reconciliation across festivals, album releases, brand activations, and club nights on multiple continents.
Dweller Festival
Full production lifecycle across a growing annual festival, for up to 80+ artists across several venues annually at peak.
2021 – 2025
Oroko Radio
Pre, on-site, and post production for inaugural live events. Dr. Martens Accra x Berlin Exchange, Pioneer DJ workshops, Femme Movements Into Music panel.
2022
Odd Fantastic
Event production for showcases in Berlin, Barcelona, and Amsterdam.
2017 – 2020
Giant Step / Samsung 837
Studio operations and show production for launch of Samsung’s experimental flagship space in Manhattan. Liaison across executive producers, technical team, collaborators, and artist teams.
2016
Freelance
Entertainment Weekly Festival (2017), Comedy Central Upfront (2016), Variance Festival Brooklyn, Maxwell’s BlackSUMMERSnight, Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, Sustain Release (2018, 2019), MIRA Berlin, Samsung 837.
2013 – 2019
Artist logistics and tour management
The infrastructure that makes touring possible. Travel coordination, itineraries, visas, tech riders, artwork approvals, status sheets across 40+ artists and 100+ venue relationships internationally.
Odd Fantastic
Full artist logistics for international touring roster. Travel agents, contracts, catering, itineraries, artwork requests and approvals, artist billing.
2017 – 2020
Herrensauna
Logistics and tour management across European, Asian, and American territories. Residents: CEM, MCMLXXXV, SPFDJ, Héctor Oaks.
2018 – 2020
Booking and talent buying
Programming decisions that shape how event and energy flows. Venue and festival talent buying alongside independent artist representation, with a consistent focus on experimental and underrepresented practices.
Dweller Festival
Talent acquisition growing to 80+ artists annually across up to nine venues.
2021 – 2025
Paragon
Electronic music programming and lineup curation.
2024
De School
DJ programming across 1,200+ capacity multi-space venue during critical reopening.
2022
It’s Enyo (independent)
European market representation.
2022 – 2025
Artist roster
Primary: CEM (DE), Herrensauna (DE), E-Saggila (CA), Kia (AU), Shannen SP (UK), Somatic Rituals (CH), False Witness (US), SHYBOI (US), Arakaza (NL). Support: Avalon Emerson, Dr. Rubinstein, Blessed Madonna, Objekt, Courtesy, Aurora Halal, Octo Octa, JASSS, Mike Servito, The Bunker / Bryan Kasenic, Tin Man, Dorisburg, Grand River, Valentino Mora, Moomin, Oceanic, Or:la.
2017 – 2025
A&R and trend scouting
Identifying artists and sounds before they surface in wider circuits, across festival programming, booking, and sync research.
Dweller Festival, Paragon, De School
Talent identification and curation across all programming roles.
2021 – 2025
Odd Fantastic
A&R research alongside booking and roster management.
2017 – 2020
The Collective Studio
A&R research for experimental sound artists within sync and licensing context.
2020 – 2021
Casting and Production
VEIN Agency
Casting coordination and talent development. Clients included Valentino, JW Anderson, Vogue, Tommy Hilfiger, Celine, Nike, and Adidas.
2021 – 2022
Contracting and negotiation
Artist contracts, venue deals, and festival agreements across independent and agency contexts, spanning multiple territories and legal frameworks.
Odd Fantastic, Herrensauna, Dweller, De School, Paragon
Contract administration for festivals, clubs, and alternative spaces across European, American, and international markets.
2017 – 2025
VEIN Agency
Model contract drafting and workflow documentation.
2021 – 2022
Brand and marketing
Giant Step
Absolut brand activations across three US cities. Event promotion, communications, and media outreach.
2013
Oroko Radio
Brand partnership development and community outreach for inaugural live programming.
2022
Research and documentation
Saman Archive
Field recordings. Audio documentation of Ghana’s coastlines for Adjoa Armah’s The sea, it slopes like a mountain (Auto Italia, London).
2022
The Collective Studio
Catalog management, PRO systems, and A&R research within sync and licensing context.
2020 – 2021
Oroko Radio
Community research and outreach for live event programming in Accra.
2022
Institutional development and project building
Recruited consistently at moments of expansion, breakdown, and reimagining. Spaces that needed building, and who could see how.
Dweller Festival
Core producer from early stage through national press recognition and international expansion.
2021 – 2025
De School
Recruited into reopening under fully new management after two years of closure.
2022
Herrensauna
Brought in to manage international expansion into new territories.
2018 – 2020
Oroko Radio
Key role in launch of first on-ground events.
2022
VEIN Agency, The Collective Studio
Organizational and workflow development within boutique agency contexts.
2020 – 2022
Samsung 837 / Giant Step
Brought in for the launch of Samsung’s experimental flagship space in Manhattan. Show producer for inaugural studio programming.
2016
MoMA PS1 Warm Up
Host Committee. Curatorial advisement and artist advocacy.
2025
Tododo Festival
Founder. Triennial Pan-African experimental music festival and artist residency. Volta Region, Ghana.
2026
Full CV available on request
Enyonam Afi 