Jamal Chalabi

Jamal’s been in the game for over thirty years. Long enough to know the difference between a good show and a great one, and long enough to have seen both fall apart five minutes before doors. He’s worked every rung of the live music ladder, shoulder to shoulder with the kind of artists who don’t need introductions — pioneers of punk and hip-hop, rock legends, DJs who can bend a room to their will.

At Backlash Productions, he’s the guy who makes the wheels turn and the lights come up on time. Tour and Production Manager. The title’s neat, but the job isn’t. DJ Shadow. Pendulum. Bring Me The Horizon. Yungblud. Hatsune Miku. Massive Attack. Big names, big nights, zero margin for error. Jamal delivers live shows that hit clean and land hard — precision, professionalism, no excuses.

When the noise dies down, he’s still working. The planet’s part of the tour too, and it’s taken enough damage already. As Head of A Greener Tour, Jamal pushes for sustainable touring that doesn’t leave a mess behind. His work with A Greener Future and Massive Attack isn’t about talk — it’s about doing the right thing when no one’s watching, and making sure the industry learns to do the same.

He’s not in it for the spotlight. He’s there to make sure the show survives the night — and the future does too.