Fátima Mellado

After earning her degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Valencia in 2008, she moved to Barcelona to complete a postgraduate program in Music Industry Management at Pompeu Fabra University. In February 2009, she began working at the Sidecar venue, handling communication and concert production tasks. From 2014 onward, she took on responsibility for Sidecar’s concert programming, standing out for booking notable acts such as Nick Lowe & The Straitjackets for the venue’s 5,000th show, as well as overseeing the celebration of Sidecar’s 40th anniversary, which featured 40 uninterrupted hours of activities. Since November 2024, she has been co-director of ASACC (Association of Concert Venues of Catalonia) and is also a member of MIM (Women in the Music Industry Association), where she has served on the Board as treasurer since October 2023.