Why it matters
Why reach out to Chris?
Chris Gilvear works as a head of content/ head of programs & production, head of programmes / presenter / head of production at Jazz FM and is publicly associated with blues, jazz and jazz & blues, working into United Kingdom. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Best for
Blues · Jazz
Formats
Radio
Market
United Kingdom · Europe
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to pitch Chris
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Jazz FM.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
Guidance reviewed at publication level; person-specific preferences are added as they are verified.
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Coverage
What does Chris Gilvear cover?
Genres
- Blues
- Jazz
Coverage
- Blues
- Jazz
- Jazz & Blues
- Music
Market
- London
- United Kingdom
- Europe
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Chris Gilvear?
Chris Gilvear is a London-based head of content/ head of programs & production, head of programmes / presenter / head of production associated with Jazz FM. Their published work centres on Blues, Jazz and Jazz & Blues. Coverage runs through Radio. The audience sits primarily in United Kingdom and Europe. Genres in scope include Blues and Jazz. Chris Gilvear works as a head of content/ head of programs & production, head of programmes / presenter / head of production with Jazz FM, based in London. Chris Gilvear is Head of Content/ Head of Programs & Production, Head of Programmes / Presenter / Head of Production at Jazz FM, covering music. The topics that recur across their output are Blues, Jazz, Jazz & Blues, Music and London, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Radio, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Chris is publicly associated with Blues and Jazz. Reach concentrates on United Kingdom and Europe, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Head of Content/ Head of Programs & Production, Head of Programmes / Presenter / Head of Production. Works at: Jazz FM. Based in: London, United Kingdom, Europe. Campaign types: Radio. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Chris's radio coverage and the United Kingdom market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Head of Content/ Head of Programs & Production, Head of Programmes / Presenter / Head of Production
- Works at
- Jazz FM
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom, Europe
- Campaign types
- Radio
- Territories
- United Kingdom, UK & Ireland
- Languages
- English
Questions
About Chris Gilvear
Chris Gilvear works as head of content/ head of programs & production, head of programmes / presenter / head of production and covers Blues, Jazz, Jazz & Blues and Music. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Chris Gilvear is based in London, United Kingdom, Europe. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Chris is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Chris's radio coverage and the United Kingdom market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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