Entertainment & Events Management (Lower South Island)
Jae Bedford has been innovating in entertainment & education since 1996 & Miriam Bedford Since 2006. Jae & Miriam have run entertainment ventures in Dunedin, Oamaru, Christchurch & Wellington & co-founded many music festivals and Bedford School Of Music Bedford Entertainment NZ.
Jae Bedford is a Dunedin born singer Songwriter/recording artist & entertainer based in Oamaru. Jae had released several solo albums and has recorded, written and toured with The Bedfords, Road Doggz, Gridlock, #ROAR, Kudos, Fully Charged, Starkraving, School Of Rock, The Rebels, JB3 & Dust n Bones.
Jae Bedford - CEO/Director
Bedford School Of Music Entertainment
jaebedfordentertainment@live.com
0274182136
Miriam Bedford - Director\CFO
Bedford School Of Music Entertainment
miriam.tbsom@live.com
Jae has written with, covered by & written for acts such as School of Rock Inc, Fully Charged, Mekiesha Hurley, Kudos, Becka Clark, RwR Express, Georgia Oakes, Blue Nation, Alex Familton, Darrien Goodall, LND3, The Marooned, Harmonix, C.A.R, Big Man & The Birdseeds & More. Jae has also had music licenced into several other artistic projects.
Entertainment/Venue Manager/Bar Manager/Sound Engineer
Jam Jar (Dunedin), The Heights (Christchurch), The Crown Hotel (Dunedin), Arc Cafe (Dunedin), The Youth Centre (Oamaru), The Penguin Entertainers Club (Oamaru), The Loan & Mercantile (Oamaru), Bedford School Of Music Hall (Oamaru), The Manor Estate (Oamaru), Downstage Theatre (Wellington), Fortune Theatre (Dunedin), Galleon Complex (Oamaru)
Licence Controller Qualification (NZQA) under the Sale of liquor act 1989
Current General Managers Certificate ( First Issued in Dunedin 2005 )
Theatre
Front of House & Bar Downstage Theatre (Wellington), Front of House & Bar Fortune Theatre (Dunedin), Founders of #InstantDrama (Otago)
Projects
The Future Is Now Events, Song Poets Corner, Rockin Edin Otago/Southland Entertainment , New Zealand & Australian Musicians Networking, Otago Music Festivals, Kiwi Blues & Roots Events, Rockit Band Hire, Dancetopia DJ Hire, Dancetopia Karaoke Hire, Hire A Band NZ, Dream Wedding Entertainment.
Festivals & Events
Oamaru Music Festival (Founder), The Future Is Now Music (Founder), Showcases, Christmas at Friendly Bay (Founder), Oamaru's Got X Factor (Founder), St Patricks Day Festival (Founder), Wanaka’s Got X-Factor (Founder), The Mother Of All Talent Quests Timaru (Founders), Portobello Blues & Roots Festival, Harbour Street Jazz & Blues Festival (Committee advisor), Steampunk NZ Festival, The Giant Family Easter Egg Hunt, North Otago A&P Show, Wine & Beer on Harbour (Liquor management) , Fire & Steam Oamaru, New Years Party (Oamaru), Christmas in the Carpark (Founder), Indie Festival NZ (Founder), South Canterbury A&P Show, Weston Fireworks, East Otago A&P Show , Mackenzie A&P Show, The Future Is Now Open Mic/Jam Nights (Founder).
Band member/Tour manager/Sound Engineer
Solo artist, The Road Doggz, Dust n Bones, The Bedford's, One Man Band, Dancetopia Karaoke, The Jae Bedford Band, The Nelson School of music, The Rebels, Blind Vision, Native Tongues, Akona Te Rangatahi MUSIC, #ROAR (Rock of ages revival), Harmonix (Rock Choir), TBSOM School of Rock, Gridlock
CEO/CFO & Founders of The Bedford School Of Music Entertainment
Events managment/Provider for hundreds of venues nationwide, Booking agent, Exclusive Band Manager/Mentor (On a case by case basis), Show producer, Promoter, Teacher (Guitar, Bass, Songwriter, Piano, Harmonica, Ukulele, Theory & Vocal), Author, Recording artists, Sound engineer, MC & Voice over, Karaoke host, DJ, Open mic/Jam night host, Public speaker, Music festivals & large scale events
Studied at
The Nelson School Of Music, Mark Jansen Guitar School, Vision College, Otago University, Akona te rangatahi, Bedford School of music
