Ian Jorgensen

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Ian Francis Jorgensen (also known as Blink) is a Wellington-based events manager, editor and photographer. He is the producer of the New Zealand music compilation and magazine series A Low Hum.

Blink was also the principal photographer for the book, NZ Rock: 1987–2007, written by Gareth Shute, published in 2008.

Since 2007 Ian has been running a music festival called Camp A Low Hum.

Despite overwhelmingly receptive responsesA Low Hum, series 3 issue 8, 2006, editorial{{cite news | url=http://www.critic.co.nz/showfeature.php?id=3798 | title=Blink and you'll miss it | author=Aaron Hawkins | publisher=Critic | date=3 December 2006 | access-date=2007-01-24 | archive-date=6 April 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406125754/http://www.critic.co.nz/showfeature.php?id=3798 | url-status=dead }} to his monthly 2006 music tours around New Zealand, Jorgensen halted the monthly tours in 2007 to pursue new projects.{{cite news|url=http://www.captimes.co.nz/news/32/n/1088/Onedayisneverenough.boss |title=One day is never enough |author=Dawn Tratt |publisher=Capital Times |date=15 January 2007 |access-date=2007-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206052042/http://www.captimes.co.nz/news/32/n/1088/Onedayisneverenough.boss |archive-date=2007-02-06 |url-status=dead }} These new projects include a music camp, a touring poster-art collection, the release of a New Zealand-orientated touring hand-book called Local Knowledge.{{cite news | url=http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/8/pi_articleid/993/pi_page/3 | title=The World According to Blink | author=Melanie Selby | publisher=New Zealand Musician | date=1 December 2006 | access-date=2007-01-24 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021095250/http://www.nzmusician.co.nz/index.php/pi_pageid/8/pi_articleid/993/pi_page/3 | archive-date=21 October 2007 }}

In mid 2012, Ian (as "Blink") wrote and published another touring hand-book, this time for bands traveling internationally called "D.I.Y Touring the World"

In October 2012, Ian opened a new music venue in Wellington called "Puppies".

In November 2013, Ian launches a new music festival, Square Wave Festival taking place throughout New Zealand.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

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