The New Bosses 2021: Age Versluis, Friendly Fire
Continuing a series of interviews with the 2021 New Bosses, IQ speaks to Age Versluis, promoter at Friendly Fire in the Netherlands
Feature By IQ | 20 September 2021
The New Bosses 2021 – the latest edition of IQ’s annual celebration of the brightest young talent in the live business today, as voted for by their peers – was published in IQ 103 this month, revealing the 12 promising promoters, bookers, agents, entrepreneurs that make up this year’s list.
To get to know this year’s cohort a little better, IQ conducted interviews with each one of 2021’s New Bosses, discovering their greatest inspirations and pinpointing the reasons for their success.
Catch up on the previous 2021 New Bosses interview with Jenna Dooling, agent at WME in the UK here.
As one of the worst drummers in his hometown, Utrecht, Age Versluis realised that organising shows was a better option. During his music management studies, he interned for…