The New Bosses 2026:
Andrea Blahová | Heartnoize Promotion/Pohoda Festival

Blahová is a Slovak live music production manager based in Prague, active across the Czech and Slovak alternative circuit

By Lisa Henderson | 30 July 2026

Andrea Blahová is a Slovak live music production manager based in Prague, active across the Czech and Slovak alternative circuit.

Since 2023, she has worked with Heartnoize Promotion, an independent promoters’ collective, on advancing and technical production for concert series including Heartnoize, glitter.hit and Šelest, becoming a shareholder in June 2026.

In 2023, she started as artist hospitality manager at Pohoda Festival, where she coordinates a 30-member backstage team and translates riders into reality on site. Since 2022, she has taken…

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