Craig Wilde
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Craig Wilde is a Yorkshire
born TV personality, TV Presenter, Club promoter and Director of Marketing and Events agency Northern Tzar
Born in Doncaster, and trained as an Actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD)
now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, completing his studies in 1992, he turned first to a successful career in Sales and Training before settling on Marketing rather than Acting for his career.
Craig first came to the fore as a club promoter widely known for legendary Mixed Gay Club Fruitfly, the club he promoted at The Arches
in Glasgow from 1999 to 2002. He became the focus of several TV Documentaries such as STV
& Grampian's: This Scotland - 2001 documentary, and Lanarkshire Television's
'Nightclubing' programme which explored the world of Craig as the promoter and Drag Personality 'Rubi Ring', and contributed to Magazines such as Glasgow culture Magazine Yum Yum and the HERALD Newspaper.
After promoting and producing clubs in the early noughties, he ran several small successful marketing agencies before opening Bar Warhol in 2006, on Glasgow's prestigious Bath Street. It was then that Craig relocated to Newcastle to work with the city's Gay Leisure operators, notably the re-invention of the now famous Powerhouse
gay club venue with his clubs, Frixon, Popgarden, Skool Disco and Student 'Indie' night The Shimmy Club, as well as running his own parties such as The Cockpit and Marvellous.
Craig returned to performing in 2010 and is currently appearing daily as a live host on Bingo Web TV Channel 'Bingo Studio Live',. Garnering a significant fanbase he is known for his madcap comic style. As well as Performing he is Managing Director of boutique creative marketing agency and event company 'Northern Tzar Ltd'.
After years spent in Scotland and working across Europe, Craig now lives resides in Newcastle upon Tyne
with his long term partner, musician Anthony James Hall.
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
born TV personality, TV Presenter, Club promoter and Director of Marketing and Events agency Northern Tzar
Born in Doncaster, and trained as an Actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD)
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is a conservatoire of music, drama, and dance in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Educational Association, it is the busiest performing arts venue in Scotland...
now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, completing his studies in 1992, he turned first to a successful career in Sales and Training before settling on Marketing rather than Acting for his career.
Craig first came to the fore as a club promoter widely known for legendary Mixed Gay Club Fruitfly, the club he promoted at The Arches
The Arches (Glasgow)
The Arches is a bar, arts venue, theatre, live music venue and nightclub in Glasgow, Scotland, which first opened in 1991. It is a not-for-profit organisation...
in Glasgow from 1999 to 2002. He became the focus of several TV Documentaries such as STV
Scottish Television
Scottish Television is Scotland's largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. It is the second oldest ITV franchisee still active...
& Grampian's: This Scotland - 2001 documentary, and Lanarkshire Television's
Thistle TV
Thistle Television was a locally broadcast commercial television station for Lanarkshire, Scotland. It broadcast a mixture of locally produced programmes and newer films. It also showed 2 hours worth of Sky News every day as well as broadcasting the QVC channel.It replaced the defunct, Lanarkshire...
'Nightclubing' programme which explored the world of Craig as the promoter and Drag Personality 'Rubi Ring', and contributed to Magazines such as Glasgow culture Magazine Yum Yum and the HERALD Newspaper.
After promoting and producing clubs in the early noughties, he ran several small successful marketing agencies before opening Bar Warhol in 2006, on Glasgow's prestigious Bath Street. It was then that Craig relocated to Newcastle to work with the city's Gay Leisure operators, notably the re-invention of the now famous Powerhouse
Powerhouse
Powerhouse or Power House may refer to:* Power station, a facility for the generation of electric power* The Power-House, a 1916 novel by John Buchan* Powerhouse Arts District, Jersey City...
gay club venue with his clubs, Frixon, Popgarden, Skool Disco and Student 'Indie' night The Shimmy Club, as well as running his own parties such as The Cockpit and Marvellous.
Craig returned to performing in 2010 and is currently appearing daily as a live host on Bingo Web TV Channel 'Bingo Studio Live',. Garnering a significant fanbase he is known for his madcap comic style. As well as Performing he is Managing Director of boutique creative marketing agency and event company 'Northern Tzar Ltd'.
After years spent in Scotland and working across Europe, Craig now lives resides in Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
with his long term partner, musician Anthony James Hall.
External links
- http://www.craigwilde.com
- http://www.bingostudiolive.co.uk
- http://profile.to/northerntzar/
- http://profile.to/craigwilde
- http://uk.linkedin.com/in/craigwilde
- http://twitter.com/craigwilde
- http://www.peterwilson.me.uk/fruitfly/ - Archive of the Fruitfly club website
- http://www.thearches.co.uk
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csqy1F47gM4 - Events by Craig Wilde/Northern Tzar