About Us
Lucinda Brown
Venue Business Manager – Live Events and Operations
Lucinda has worked in live music for the past 20 years. Starting as Venue Manager at Newcastle University Students Union then moving on to Birmingham Academy, Islington Academy and more recently The Forum, Kentish Town. In between venue management roles, Lucinda was Group Marketing Manager for both the Academy Music Group and MAMA & Company. Her most recent position at MAMA was as Business Development Manager where she was responsible for managing the venue marketing team, venue promoters, supporting the Operations Director overseeing nine venues as well as managing partnered events.
Tom Watt
Technical Manager
Tom Watt joined us from Islington Academy, where he was the Technical Manager for 11 years. In his time there, he worked on shows such as Kiss, Eminem & Def Leppard. He has toured with numerous bands as well as being the drummer in Wolf People. He is the first point of contact for all things tech!
Kat King
Deputy Venue Business Manager
On deciding that the events scene was the right career path for her, Kat put in the hours to learn as much as she could about organising and running events. Starting in 2014 and building her way from Event Coordinator, to Assistant Venue Manager and Deputy Venue Business Manager, you’ll find Kat involved in all aspects of Islington Assembly Hall.
Louie Staniland
Assistant Venue Manager – Marketing
Louie started out promoting club nights whilst at university in Plymouth. After graduating, Louie moved to London to join Electric Group, looking after the ticketing, marketing and administration for Electric Brixton, SWX, and NX. Louie joined the Islington Assembly Hall team in 2022 as Event Coordinator and has worked his way up to Assistant Venue Manager – Marketing.
Alex Nattrass
Venue Administrator
Alex left her native northeast England for the bright lights of London as a teenager. She has a wealth of experience working in nightclubs and shows, including on high-profile events such as Cannes Film Festival. Alex is a main point of contact for general enquiries and she takes care of some of the important behind-the-scenes and administrative duties that keep things in the venue running smoothly.
Marina Ibileye
Event Coordinator – Ticketing and Marketing
Marina hails from Barcelona, and has a blend of Spanish and Nigerian heritage. Almost a decade ago, she embarked on a new chapter in her life, relocating to the UK where she has since made her mark in the world of entertainment. With a passion for live events, Marina has honed her skills in ticketing and venue management across various renowned venues and promoters including O2 Forum, O2 Islington, and Kilimanjaro Live.
Currently, Marina channels her diverse talents and experience into her role at IAH, where she oversees ticketing, advancing, and marketing as well as being the Duty Manager at events. Outside of work, Marina can often be found exploring new music scenes, indulging in culinary adventures, as well as working on creative side projects such as music videos and directing creative projects with other artists.
Sammy T Winters
Assistant Bars & Duty Manager
Sammy has been working pubs, clubs and events all of their adult life. Whether it be festivals, cocktail bars or grotty basements clubs, music has always been at the heart of it. After cementing themselves in the grassroots music venue scene while at The Old Blue Last in the heart of Shoreditch, they moved over to Duty Manage the queer arts festival that was The Underbelly on the Southbank working with drag queens, magicians and selling a lot of Pimms. After a stint running a locals pub and café in the centre of Leeds, Sammy made their way back to London and dove head first into the messy nightlife of Dalston. You’ll see Sammy at most shows here at IAH making sure your drinks are being served properly and everything is running smoothly on the day! Come say hello next time you visit the venue!
Dave Cameron
Event Coordinator – Ticketing and Marketing
After working a decade in theatre, sports, and live events in a range of sales, marketing, logistics and business development roles, a love for live music meant a move to the team at Islington Assembly Hall. Former roles include senior management venue positions in marketing, programming with Ambassador Theatre Group and Trafalgar Theatres, and as Marketing Services Manager for Trafalgar Theatres portfolio of regional venues across the UK. Roles in sport have ranged from logistics and media coordinator for motorsports organisations in British Touring Car Championships and Formula-E, working for the Olympics Broadcasting Service for London, Beijing and Paris Olympic games, and supporting the logistic operations for Team GB in Paris.