Lisa Nasta is a seasoned event manager and programmer. She also coordinates music educational programs and is the Director of Re-Play Music, a non-profit community project that donates musical instruments, educates and entertains children, and is a permanent fixture at Kidz Field, Glastonbury Festival.
A master craftsman and luthier, Lisa was the director of the Surrey Strings Music Store in London for 10 years. Her penchant for festival planning and organization found its roots there. Whilst at Surrey Strings, she ran a monthly World Music Club, programmed the main stage for a number of festivals at Clapham Common, Morden Hall Park, and Hampton Court Palace, and curated a year-long lunchtime music project as part of the Bandstand revival at Merton Abbey Mills, London, which hosted performances of over 200 artists and bands per year. In 2007 she launched the Re-play Music Festival in South London, hosting 120 bands over 3 days in 8 venues across Merton borough, London. Concurrently, Lisa was director at the Abbey School of Music where she managed freelance tutors who delivered key educational programs in group and private lesson formats and ran an outreach program offering free music lessons to the local community.
She has been twice nominated for the Green Awards at Merton Borough, and the Re-play Music Project has won two Music Industry Awards for “Environmental Initiative & Sustainability” from the Music Industry Association of Britain (MIA) & America (NAMM).
Lisa is currently an area coordinator & production manager for Green Futures Field, Glastonbury. Youth Music Coordinator for Kidz Field, Glastonbury. Kids Area Coordinator for Weyfest. Re-Play Music Project co-ordinator WOMAD.