Chantelle Fiddy
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Chantelle Fiddy is a British journalist, columnist, event promoter and music industry professional. She is well known as a commentator on London's grime scene and as a social activist as the former editor of Ctrl.Alt.Shift. She is currently contributing editor at RWD Magazine and urban editor at Mixmag. Her work has also appeared in i-D,{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_gb/topic/chantelle-fiddy|title=Chantelle fiddy}} Dazed & Confused, Sunday Times Style,[https://web.archive.org/web/20110615161654/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article3907878.ece Sunday Times Style] The Guardian{{cite web |title=Chantelle Fiddy: There's a new 'no trainers' policy in action in clubland |date=2007-09-21 |website=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927191320/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/sep/22/fashion.clubs |archive-date=2016-09-27 |url-status=live |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/sep/22/fashion.clubs}} and The London Paper.[http://www.thelondonpaper.com/people/chantelle-fiddy Articles at The London Paper]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She has also worked in television and radio. She was a featured presenter in Channel 4's 'Generation Next' series[http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/generationnext/documentaries/3minutewonders/ Channel 4 – Generation Next] and has appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 1's Review Show.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mkb6t/episodes/2009 |title=BBC Radio 1 – Review Show with Nihal – List of Episodes |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-date=30 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030015131/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00mkb6t/episodes/2009 |url-status=dead }} She also presented a 40-minute documentary on Lady Sovereign for BBC 1Xtra.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/documentaries/sovereign.shtml |title=BBC 1Xtra – Documentaries – Lady Sovereign |access-date=20 December 2019 |archive-date=26 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526204323/http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/documentaries/sovereign.shtml |url-status=dead }} Fiddy is one of the tastemakers who puts together the BBC's 'Sound of' List.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3S3vM9fKwyr0w0vbxhl4KG5/the-pundits|title = BBC Music - BBC Music Sound of, 2015 - the Pundits}} In 2013 Fiddy starred in the BBC documentary series VIP People, with pop star A*M*E, and went behind-the-scenes on how to make a fanzine and how to become a successful recording artist.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01r2pg6|title = CBBC - VIP PEOPLE, Pop}} Fiddy is soon to feature in the latest Channel 4 style series by Ewen Spencer.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}
After moving into music management in 2013, Fiddy has worked on the careers of Duke Dumont, Arkon Fly and Kelli-Leigh among others.https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chantellefiddy {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}
Career
=Chantelle Fiddy's World of Grime=
Fiddy's blog 'Chantelle Fiddy's World of Grime' has been a widely read source of news about the burgeoning grime scene since 2004. In 2005 it was featured in VIBE Magazine's top 10 music blogs.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/50661302@N00/36852079 VIBE Magazine’s top 10 music blogs] Fiddy also wrote for the scene's leading print magazines, including Touch, Deuce, Jockey Slut and Muzik. She has written artist biographies for Wiley, Giggs and Lady Sovereign.[http://www.jivemagazine.com/article.php?pid=3778 Lady Sovereign biography – Jive Magazine]
=679 Recordings=
Fiddy spent two years at 679 Recordings working on strategy, setting up online channels and social networking sites for Kano and Plan B, A&Ring the 'Run The Road 2' compilation and organising remixes for The Streets.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} She also ran a series of successful club nights.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} Her work for record labels has continued as a consultant for Warner Bros. Records, Island Universal, Chrysalis, Atlantic and Ministry of Sound.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}
=LIVE magazine=
In 2007, Fiddy became managing editor at LIVE magazine.[http://livefutures.blogspot.com/2002/06/meet-us.html LIVE Futures – Meet Us] She mentored young people aged 13–21, providing journalism teaching and career guidance as well as helping the group achieve personal successes and goals.
=Ctrl.Alt.Shift=
In 2008, Fiddy became Editor of Ctrl.Alt.Shift, a new initiative on behalf of Christian Aid. Her role was to use popular culture to engage previously apathetic 18- to 25-year-olds in global issues such as international development. Ctrl.Alt.Shift produced a website and a magazine which became the first third sector publication to go on sale as a consumer title. She also worked on direct action events such as protests outside embassies and campaigns for women's rights. She worked with Riz Ahmed to create the 'United Underground' events at the Southbank Centre and organised a 'Rave for Haiti' with acts including Ms Dynamite, Tinie Tempah and Sway which raised over £10,000.
References
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External links
- [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/chantelle-fiddy Chantelle Fiddy's profile at The Guardian]
- [https://twitter.com/chantellefiddy Chantelle Fiddy’s Twitter page]
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Category:20th-century British journalists
Category:21st-century British writers
Category:British women critics
Category:British women journalists