Kike Bela MacQuillan

Biography

Kike Bela has a degree in Political Science from the UAB and a master’s degree in Cultural Management, specialising in production. Through The Good Good and as an individual he participates in artistic dynamization projects such as BAM Cultura Viva, La Nit dels Museus, Art i Part Sant Andreu, No Callarem, Seismes, and The Exploding Fest, among others.

In addition, for the last three years he has been a member of the programming team at L’Auditori de Barcelona. Prior to this experience, he was director of La Escocesa, Fábrica de Creación, and has worked repeatedly as a programmer and / or producer of art spaces, festivals, music and performing arts cycles, including FIM Vila- seca (as artistic director), Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya (program.cat and cultural facilities), Espacio Cultural Caja Madrid (Barcelona), Can Xalant (Mataró), Fabra i Coats – Fábrica de Creación, Americas Society (New York, USA), Ateneu Popular de Nou Barris, Primavera Sound, La Capsa, Sala Apolo, ODA (Diputació de Barcelona), etc. He has also worked as head of protocol and marketing assistant at the Sitges Film Festival – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia for four editions.

As a musician and composer, he is currently part of the band Blood Quartet and is developing his own artistic project under the name BELA. He has been a member of and collaborated with groups and artists such as Murnau B., Noisescapists, Le Fou, Hermosa & Barbuda, Tystnaden (with members of Standstill), JSXC, Raynald Colom, Seward, Nico Roig, and Love of Lesbian Djs, among others.