Pascal • Executive Producer

Steve Pascal, aka PASCAL was born in Notting Hill, nurtured in Bethnal Green and bred in Hackney, East London. Pascal has been supporting the UK Centre for Carnival Arts (UKCCA) to develop and deliver Luton Carnival  as UKCCA’s Executive Producer since 2014.

-Member of the Institute of Event Management

He is currently working with short film producers Ken Harmony Productions (Project Manager, Location Manager) and Glen Perrotte Photography conservation project - ‘Rooted Resilience’ UK/Jersey/Kenya (Project Manager).

In addition, Pascal also provides a valuable Event Development consultancy annually assisting the Senior Management Teams at Notting Hill Carnival and Nottingham Carnival.

Pascal is a creative events professional, with a love for Carnival, ignited under the guidance of the late Lincoln ‘Links’ Rahamut and the late JB Harris at Masquerade 2000 Associates, Notting Hill Carnival’s leading masquerade costume band in the late 1990’s, during which time Pascal was the Project Manager of the Design Team.

He is a former CEO of London Notting Hill Carnival Limited (2005 – 2008) and an Alumni Board Member of Hackney Community College. He has held senior arts, events and culture positions and consultancies within the public, private and creative industries sectors; playing leading roles in iconic London events including: The London Mela and Barrio Festival de Londres (London Borough of Hounslow/CIP Group); Skyride (London Borough of  Redbridge); the UK GAY International Sports Festival and The Young People’s Caribbean Carnival (London Borough of Waltham Forest). He has lectured at Surrey University and the University of Bedfordshire and is frequently invited to deliver guest presentations and lectures at academic institutions and organisations, including Westminster University, City University, the International Council of Museums, The British Council, International Symposium on Festival Culture and the Outdoor Arts Conference.

He is a keen advocate of ‘Carnival Futurism’, incorporating legacy planning, sustainable social value and international cross-disciplinary partnerships within intangible culture, technology and the Arts.