Slowakije
Katja Thalerová
ESNS:
2024
Partnership and sponsorship director of Sharpe festival Project Manager for LALA Slovak Music Export
Since 2018 she has been leading partnerships and sponsorships of the SHARPE festival, showcase festival in Bratislava, which is the main project of a LALA Slovak Music Export office, where she works as a Project Manager.
Katja's love for music is mirrored also by her work as a booker and manager of several Slovak bands (Tolstoys, Isama Zing, Sam Handwich, God and Eve and so on). As a production manager she is involved in indie regional Flaam festival and seasonally in the biggest Slovak music festivals as Pohoda, Grape or Next festival. In addition to these projects, she occasionally collaborates with other festivals, cultural events and artists. Currently she studies PhD studies at Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, where she runs a couple of lectures as a teacher. Currently she is also part of the emerging DJ duo Benefits with Friends. Katja was selected into the chart of New Bosses 2023 by IQ Magazine.