Stephen Ackroyd
Editor·Upset
Hastings, United Kingdom, Europe
- Jazz
- Classical
- Blues
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Jazz · Classical · BluesRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Stephen?
Stephen Ackroyd works as an editor at Upset and is publicly associated with jazz, classical and blues, working into United Kingdom. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Best for
Jazz · Classical · Blues
Formats
Press Feature
Market
United Kingdom · Europe
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Stephen
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Upset.
- 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.
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What does Stephen Ackroyd cover?
Genres
- Jazz
- Classical
- Blues
- Pop
Coverage
- Jazz
- Classical
- Blues
- Pop
Market
- Hastings
- United Kingdom
- Europe
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Stephen Ackroyd?
Stephen Ackroyd is a Hastings-based editor associated with Upset. Their published work centres on Jazz, Classical and Blues. Coverage runs through Press Feature. The audience sits primarily in United Kingdom and Europe. Genres in scope include Jazz, Classical and Blues. Stephen Ackroyd works as a editor with Upset, based in Hastings. Stephen Ackroyd is editor at Upset, based in Hastings. Virtual Publicist tracks what they cover so you can judge whether your music fits before you pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Jazz, Classical, Blues, Pop and R&b, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Press Feature, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Stephen is publicly associated with Jazz, Classical, Blues and Pop. Reach concentrates on United Kingdom and Europe, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Editor. Works at: Upset. Based in: Hastings, United Kingdom, Europe. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Stephen's press feature 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
- Editor
- Works at
- Upset
- Based in
- Hastings, United Kingdom, Europe
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Languages
- English
Questions
About Stephen Ackroyd
Stephen Ackroyd works as editor and covers Jazz, Classical, Blues and Pop. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Stephen Ackroyd is based in Hastings, United Kingdom, Europe. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Stephen 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 Stephen's press feature coverage and the United Kingdom market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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