Francine Gorman is a music industry consultant, curator, creative strategist, event producer and editor based in London, England.
Having trained as a music journalist at Paris-based music and culture magazine Les Inrockuptibles, Francine headed to London in 2011 to become the Features Editor of new music website The Line of Best Fit, going on to join music video platform Vevo as a their French Content Manager in 2012.
Parallel to these two roles, Francine also became the Editor of new Nordic music platform Ja Ja Ja and a booker for their monthly club nights in London and Berlin. Expanding her role in the Nordic music scene, Francine became the overall Project Manager of the Ja Ja Ja live series and the Editor of the Nordic Playlist platform in 2013 and has been working with the Nordic Music Export (NOMEX) ever since.
Francine has held roles as the Pledge Coordinator and Project Manager of the international gender equity campaign Keychange since 2018, and for over five years, also worked as the Nordic & Baltic Editor for streaming service Deezer. Francine established her own company Bad Rituals Ltd. in 2017, through which she operates her consultancy and production projects.
Throughout her career, Francine has been a dedicated champion of new and emerging music, appearing in this capacity as a guest speaker on BBC Radio 1 (UK), KEXP (US) and Sveriges Radio (Sweden) among many others.
She is an activist for gender equality in the music industry and an advocacy strategist, having spoken at events such as by:Larm (Norway), SXSW (US), Iceland Airwaves (Iceland), The Great Escape (UK), MaMA Conference (France) and Reeperbahn Festival (Germany) addressing topics including representation, issues facing the live industry, the impact of streaming services, as well as offering strategic advice for artists looking to work in new territories.
Other than that, Francine can be found writing stories, travelling, and watching Huddersfield Town.
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