Sharnita K Athwal, CEO of Shaanti has joins the board of nitroBEAT
Sharnita K Athwal, an industry veteran with 20 years’ experience across the creative and music industry joins the board with David Emerson, Chair – CE of the Association of Charitable Foundations, Natalie Wade, Vice Chair – Director of music organisation, Small Green Shoots and Tony Graves – who leads in Arts & Festival Management at DeMontfort University.
Previously Black Theatre Co-op & Nitro. Est. 1979, and now know as nitroBEAT, has firm roots as the touchstone of a major cultural movement in Britain, nitroBEAT is an evolution and a vital collective urge to drive the vision forward into a new era – bringing together known and undiscovered talent and creating performances with a rebellious streak – intuitively and without labels.
Diane Morgan, Director of nitroBEAT says of Athwal’s appointment:
“With a refreshed vision to experiment and push the boundaries of music, theatre and live events our new leadership model consists of new key leadership and governance positions. Sharnita K Athwal was approached to join our board because of her relentless commitment to innovation, talent development and the execution of the highest quality events, festivals and creative projects that defy categorisation and reach wide audiences. Sharnita’s unique and valuable expertise as a creative and business woman is aligned with nitroBEAT’s aims and will help to lead the company boldly into its next exciting phase.”
Sharnita K Athwal is the CEO of Shaanti, an events and music development company, which delivers events and development for British Asians artists. She is also the Artistic Director of the Eastern Electronic Festival – a month long new music festival in Birmingham, now in it’s forth year.
Sharnita was the first female judge at the UK Asian Music Awards. She is the founder of Shaanti TV, Music Supervisor for the Multi-Award winning independent film ‘Karma Cartel’ and a DJ on digital radio stations in Germany, UK and India.
She was included in the inaugural Cultural Leadership Programme ‘Women to Watch’ list, which profiled 50 female leaders, directors, producers and curators from across the UK 2010, and as Birmingham’s New Beat-Generation “Inspirational Leaders”, by Birmingham City Council in 2013. Her charity work includes chairing ‘British Asian Women in Music’, a platform for equal rights, change and empowerment.
