# Mark Adam Harold
> Official homepage of Mark Adam Harold, strategic communication consultant and untypical policymaker, among other things.
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### Privacy Policy
URL: https://markadamharold.com/privacy/
Last updated: 2026-06-01T14:41:08.000Z
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This policy is effective as of 1st June 2026.
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Last updated: 2026-06-02T14:16:37.000Z
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### Contact
URL: https://markadamharold.com/contact/
Last updated: 2026-06-17T11:14:56.000Z
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### Biography
URL: https://markadamharold.com/biography/
Last updated: 2026-06-23T09:27:07.000Z
I was born in England in 1978\. Raised and educated in London, found design work in the music industry. Emigrated to Lithuania in 2005\. Organised raves, got elected as City Councillor and became the first Night Mayor of Vilnius. Began advising other politicians, ended up advising the Foreign Minister.

Diagnosed neurodivergent in 2025, which explains a lot of the stuff that happened before that. Married with one child. Prefer beer to wine. Can sail boats and shoot guns. Currently working in strategic communication, specialising in politics and international affairs with my boutique communications agency [Metaretorika](https://metaretorika.com/?ref=markadamharold.com).

### Full CV on Linkedin:

[https://www.linkedin.com/in/markadamharold/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/markadamharold/?ref=markadamharold.com)

> **You can also browse my best** [**interviews**](https://markadamharold.com/interviews/)**, portrait** [**photos**](https://markadamharold.com/photos/) **and** [**music**](https://markadamharold.com/music/) **projects here on my official website.**

## Things I don't regret

These are the most important things I am proud of achieving so far:

- [Learning to play music](#learning-to-play-music)
- [Joining the Air Cadets](#joining-the-air-cadets)
- [Teaching swimming](#teaching-swimming)
- [Visiting Afghanistan](#visiting-afghanistan)
- [Emigrating to Lithuania](#emigrating-to-lithuania)
- [Helping local musicians](#helping-local-musicians)
- [Getting elected](#getting-elected)
- [Becoming Night Mayor](#becoming-night-mayor)
- [Resisting nightclub raids](#resisting-nightclub-raids)
- [Representing venues during the pandemic](#representing-venues-during-the-pandemic)
- [Setting up the Vilnius Night Office](#setting-up-the-vilnius-night-office)
- [Advising Lithuania's Foreign Minister](#advising-lithuanias-foreign-minister)
- [Organising Ukraine's Independence Day Rave](#organising-ukraines-independence-day-rave)
- [Organising the NAFO Summit](#organising-the-nafo-summit)

### Learning to play music

I can play (quite badly) the piano, trumpet and drums, and I also sing ([quite well](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZnHAVgRhDg&ref=markadamharold.com)). I have been producing and performing electronic music since the nineties, sometimes [on a boat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQLp15DOnmU&ref=markadamharold.com). My daughter has no choice, she will learn music, it's the most important subject.

### Joining the Air Cadets

The best part of school was the [Combined Cadet Force](https://combinedcadetforce.org.uk/?ref=markadamharold.com) which offered the military discipline and motivation I was looking for. I joined the RAF Section and learnt flying, shooting, navigation, organisation and determination. I rose to the rank of [Flight Sergeant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight%5Fsergeant?ref=markadamharold.com) and barrel-rolled a [Chipmunk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMz%5FgONS8X0&ref=markadamharold.com).

### Teaching swimming

I qualified as a swimming teacher without knowing how much I would love it. I eventually taught hundreds of kids to swim and gained a reputation for handling the "difficult" ones, probably because I could relate to them.

### Visiting Afghanistan

In 2011 I worked on a photography project for the US State Department in Afghanistan. I lived in [Kabul](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E%5Fl03YgLAhI&ref=markadamharold.com), visited a remote village in the [Panjshir Valley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svcZyLMNOKA&ref=markadamharold.com), helped the organisers of a [rock festival](https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-15151891?ref=markadamharold.com), ate a lot of [naan bread](https://soundcloud.com/marksplinter/going-to-buy-bread-in-kabul?ref=markadamharold.com), dodged a checkpoint on the back of a dirtbike, found a great Lebanese restaurant [which later got attacked](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January%5F2014%5FKabul%5Frestaurant%5Fattack?ref=markadamharold.com), and flew back to London just as the Taliban were [firing at the Intercontinental Hotel](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-13953883?ref=markadamharold.com) with grenade launchers. The experience was disturbing and unforgettable.

### Emigrating to Lithuania

I studied and then worked in London, developing artwork for [music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g400Bx%5FBIA&ref=markadamharold.com) and [films](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0276578/mediaviewer/rm865628672/?ref%5F=ext%5Fshr%5Flnk&ref=markadamharold.com) during the dotcom boom — but when I discovered [Vilnius](https://www.govilnius.lt/?ref=markadamharold.com) in 2004, I decided to live there instead. You're welcome to visit and I'll be happy to show you why I never looked back.

### Helping local musicians

For many years I ran a nonprofit called [Music Export Fund](https://musicexportfund.org/?ref=markadamharold.com) which worked to increase Lithuanian music exports and encourage professionalisation. We also participated in [MusicAire](https://www.emc-imc.org/fileadmin/6%5FProjects/MusicAIRE/Musicaire-project-booklet.pdf?ref=markadamharold.com) and the Horizon project [OpenMuse](https://www.openmuse.eu/?ref=markadamharold.com) to find ways to make the music economy fairer for musicians.

As part of the official celebrations of Lithuania's 100th Anniversary we set up the first official Spotify account of any sovereign state (even Sweden didn't have one) and compiled a list of 100 historic pieces of Lithuanian music.

I was also the first DJ to play a 100% Lithuanian setlist and I recorded a mix of Lithuanian artists which was tied to a weather balloon, probably becoming the first DJ mix in space.

I have helped musicians and municipalities in many interesting localities including Montreal, Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Tbilisi, Brno, Timișoara, Budapest, Rīga, Berlin, Bratislava and Kabul.

## Getting elected

[How did a UK beatboxer end up helping run a Baltic capital?How did a performer with the stage name Mark Splinter end up helping to run a Baltic capital?![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/icon-512x512-21011ae1-a224-4ca2-a17c-ea9862a1b7be.png)The IndependentAdam Lusher![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/Mark_Harold-v2-d27c8a5a-6dca-41ad-979c-3ed8e55cf5e0.jpg)](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/mark-harold-the-johnny-rotten-of-beatboxing-who-has-made-it-big-in-lithuanian-politics-10092172.html?ref=markadamharold.com)

My [work in the music industry in London](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SVsrhX5YC8&ref=markadamharold.com) was what led me to Lithuania. In Vilnius I promoted [many](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJVKQT5nj14&ref=markadamharold.com) [events](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATOInw2ne6U&ref=markadamharold.com) with local and [British musicians](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy7P2JuEzZs&ref=markadamharold.com), giving me name recognition and support from the nightlife community. After [one of my raves](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poXiDCC%5FprE&ref=markadamharold.com) was fined for noise pollution, somebody joked that I should run for election to the City Council and change the rules.

The joke turned into reality when I [defeated the Electoral Commission in court](https://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/lithuania/brito-pergale-prisiteise-teise-kandidatuoti-i-vilniaus-taryba-67040994?ref=markadamharold.com) to secure my right to be a candidate, and then with the help of a [campaign video parodying the incumbent Mayor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svtsBqDg34s&ref=markadamharold.com) I successfully [convinced hundreds of ravers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnN12by1pFM&ref=markadamharold.com) to vote for me. I became [the first non-citizen to be elected in Lithuania](https://www.delfi.lt/en/politics/vilnius-council-member-mark-harold-you-see-so-much-bullshit-that-you-get-annoyed-and-want-to-change-things-67777396?ref=markadamharold.com), swore on the Constitution to serve Vilnius, and worked as a Councillor for 4 years.

During my term of office I [campaigned to set up a nightlife safety hub](https://www.facebook.com/markaharold/videos/474295190103950/), I [legalised food trucks](https://www.delfi.lt/projektai/kiekvienas-gali-buti-didelis/naujove-vilniuje-nudziugs-greito-ir-skanaus-maisto-gerbejai-70695978?ref=markadamharold.com), [defended LGBT+ equality](https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/04/01/inenglish/1554115020%5F983793.html?ref=markadamharold.com) and [represented immigrants](https://lithuaniatribune.com/expatriates-in-vilnius-held-lithuania-lovers-independence-day-march/?ref=markadamharold.com), initiated [the municipality's sexual harassment prevention plan](https://vilnius.lt/rest/assets/fa29e409-b3db-4a84-831d-fe55b202a916?ref=markadamharold.com), refused to claim for expenses in protest at the corruption of the compensation system, exposed dodgy rental contracts for city property, fought to [change an antisemitic streetname](https://www.lzb.lt/en/2016/07/14/lets-not-name-streets-after-nazi-collaborators-2/?ref=markadamharold.com) and received death threats for suggesting that [the city basketball team should be sold to its fans](https://www.15min.lt/24sek/naujiena/lietuva/kitokia-nuomone-kodel-privatus-krepsinio-klubai-gyvuoja-ir-is-gyventoju-kisenes-875-726820?ref=markadamharold.com). I lost the whip after I made a very overenthusiastic facebook comment about gay marriage and migration, after which I survived two attempts to throw me out of my seat entirely.

## Developing Nightlife

### Becoming Night Mayor

While serving as a City Councillor I discovered that there were other people from the world of raves working in politics in other cities. They were called [Night Mayors](https://dash.harvard.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/793c305b-a553-4b71-84bb-1cfec463719a/content?ref=markadamharold.com), so I became the first Night Mayor of Vilnius and championed projects to develop the night economy and hospitality industry.

[A night “hive” is being created in the city center in VilniusRead more at MadeinVilnius.lt![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/made-in-vilnius-40a0ab00-90d7-4092-8569-95583c112ee3.svg)MadeinVilnius.ltDonatas Andrijauskas![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/VMS_2663-1024x683-3882b37f-d197-479d-9441-dd1270c4765b.jpg)](https://madeinvilnius.lt/en/news/city/a-night-hive-is-being-created-in-the-city-center-in-Vilnius/?ref=markadamharold.com)

[Friendly Vilnius: Lithuania’s capital promotes itself as open to the disabled, LGBT, foreigners and vegansA not-for-profit organisation Friendly Vilnius aims to make the Lithuanian capital a welcoming place for people of all n…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-180x180-5330bece-30eb-4545-8c1c-1a5e762bf2a6.png)lrt.ltD![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/129348-389638-1287x836-4f1d2de3-0612-467f-bad7-aea36c200779.jpg)](https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/139336/friendly-vilnius-lithuania-s-capital-promotes-itself-as-open-to-the-disabled-lgbt-foreigners-and-vegans?ref=markadamharold.com)

### Resisting nightclub raids

When a new government came to power and the police started unlawfully raiding nightclubs with automatic weapons and physically abusing innocent clubbers — we fought back. Eventually the raids stopped and haven't restarted since.

[Rural Puritans Are Trying to Ruin This Urban Party SceneLithuania’s new government is strongly anti-alcohol, and has sent armed police to raid clubs in the hope they’ll find a spliff’s worth of weed.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/cropped-site-icon-1-394de0ee-fde0-4612-9eab-40a812f96a91.png)VICEMax Daly![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/1498147734189-V-Balkunas-15min-2-935aa0d2-34b0-447c-997b-c710d839ae42.jpeg)](https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-political-party-raiding-clubs-and-trying-to-put-an-end-to-fun/?ref=markadamharold.com)

### Representing venues during the pandemic

After my time as a Councillor I set up a nonprofit Vilnius Night Alliance to lobby for the nightlife community, attracting more than twenty venues to co-sign a Charter of aims and values. During the pandemic this campaign became the main voice for nightlife businesses and ravers, organising a mass protest in cities all over the country, so I then founded an chaired a business association called NaktA.

[Without state support, it’s lights out for Vilnius nightlife – opinionTime is ticking for the Vilnius’ nightlife establishments, writes Mark Adam Harold, the chair of Vilnius Night Alliance,…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-180x180-db337ded-819c-45bf-9b14-8fd984e70158.png)lrt.ltMark Adam Harold![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/629867-274646-1287x836-fe49f0d4-ac47-49ac-90ba-1fe28ec5dd59.jpg)](https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1157076/without-state-support-it-s-lights-out-for-vilnius-nightlife-opinion?ref=markadamharold.com)

[Lithuanian bar owners stage protest over lockdown hardshipLithuanian bar owners held a protest action over the weekend, saying the government’s support during the lockdown was in…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-180x180-8bd1b621-c0a7-4660-868b-e0cbbcb8d648.png)lrt.lt![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/828747-151141-1287x836-31613d70-90dc-41b4-bc16-0981ea0b55fc.jpg)](https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1349378/lithuanian-bar-owners-stage-protest-over-lockdown-hardship?ref=markadamharold.com)

When the government justified nightlife lockdown due to the lack of a track-and-trace system, we built one in a couple of weekends based on QR codes and SMS messages. Hundreds of venues signed up for the scheme and we tracked over 50,000 visits.

[Kylant COVID-19 atvejų skaičiui, barai patys ėmėsi iniciatyvos – klientus registruoja SMS žinutėmisReaguodami į Sveikatos apsaugos ministerijos siūlymus riboti barų ir naktinių klubų darbo laiką, dalis minėtų įstaigų ėm…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-180x180-7a8cf24c-bd0a-4e57-9253-f8f67e046446.png)lrt.ltGabrielė Jankienė and LRT.lt![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/714076-486227-1287x836-c471a4fc-32a7-439f-b2d9-7bfdddd0bea6.jpg)](https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/verslas/4/1224388/kylant-covid-19-atveju-skaiciui-barai-patys-emesi-iniciatyvos-klientus-registruoja-sms-zinutemis?ref=markadamharold.com)

### Setting up the Vilnius Night Office

After the pandemic, when elections were approaching, I lobbied one of the mayoral candidates and he incorporated my nightlife program into his election campaign. When he won the elections, the program was included in the coalition agreement. The main promise — a municipality-funded team to advise on nightlife development and harm reduction — was soon approved in Council, and so I oversaw the setup of [Vilnius Night Office](https://vnb.lt/?ref=markadamharold.com) as Chair of the advisory board. The organisation is one of the best-staffed and well-funded of its kind anywhere in the world.

[Vilniaus naktinis gyvenimas, renginiai, barai, klubai ir kultūra | VNBVilniaus naktinis biuras (VNB) skatina saugų ir gyvybingą naktinį gyvenimą ir sostinės naktinę ekonomiką – nuo barų ir klubų iki kultūros renginių ir naktinių pramogų Vilniuje.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/cropped-Group-52-1-270x270-9918940c-3d72-42e4-ab95-c852c73d8ee2.png)VNB![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/download-05fc7899-7a5d-455d-8b72-ae0c1b50c58f.jpg)](https://vnb.lt/en/?ref=markadamharold.com)

Imterview about nightlife regulation with Palanga Street Radio

## Supporting Ukraine

### Advising Lithuania's Foreign Minister

I had the honour of working with Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Lithuania, advising him on strategic communication and dominating Twitter. I was hired soon after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and most of my work was strengthening international support for Ukraine, Taiwan and other democracies around the world.

You can hear the full story in this excellent [NARA podcast with Karolis Vyšniauskas](https://nara.lt/en/articles-en/mark-adam-harold?ref=markadamharold.com). You can also follow [Gabrielius Landsbergis on X](https://x.com/GLandsbergis?ref=markadamharold.com) and join his newsletter at [landsbergis.com](https://landsbergis.com/?ref=markadamharold.com).

[Mark Adam Harold, the Ghostwriter Behind Gabrielius Landsbergis’s Tweets | NARALithuania’s foreign minister, who recently finished his term – and, at least for now, his political career – became a surprise star on Twitter, relentlessly advocating for …![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/favicon-CrVqMKkj-780ae7d0-9053-4464-afb4-41d496e036db.png)NaraKarolis Vyšniauskas![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/mark-4-24938a87-4547-4dc9-93a5-7b78a08fd3ef.jpg)](https://nara.lt/en/articles-en/mark-adam-harold?ref=markadamharold.com)

> It’s official 👍 [pic.twitter.com/hEfb3eHJuf](https://t.co/hEfb3eHJuf?ref=markadamharold.com)
> 
> — Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 (@GLandsbergis) [January 25, 2023](https://x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1618198457071853569?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=markadamharold.com)

> Putin never escalates when we help Ukraine. He escalates when we don't help enough.
> 
> — Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 (@GLandsbergis) [July 12, 2024](https://x.com/GLandsbergis/status/1811768298763354578?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=markadamharold.com)

### Organising Ukraine's Independence Day Rave

I was asked by the Culture Ministry of Ukraine to organise a rave to celebrate Ukraine's Independence Day. So I did, and it was massive.

[Ukrainians throw huge rave in Lithuania to celebrate Independence DayThe rave went ahead in Vilnius to mark 31 years of independence from the Soviet Union![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-eec43309-25d3-4a02-847f-78cd245329bf.png)Mixmag.net![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/ukraine-vilnius-rave-4e3a1c37-2bb6-4819-b271-81a13d6fb704.jpg)](https://mixmag.net/read/vilnius-hosts-huge-rave-ukrainian-independence-day-news/?ref=markadamharold.com)

[Ukraine to Mark Independence From Soviet Union With a Massive RaveThis week is 31 years since Ukraine became independent from the USSR and 6 months since Russia invaded. Ukraine’s biggest DJs are holding a huge rave in Lithuania to mark the occasion.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/cropped-site-icon-1-0837b450-5d01-42e2-b56f-4e5578613588.png)VICEMax Daly![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/1661181061275-gettyimages-1338381932-c61d4612-fac5-401f-8ee3-1950fd56b490.jpeg)](https://www.vice.com/en/article/ukraine-independence-day-rave/?ref=markadamharold.com)

### Organising the NAFO Summit

NAFO are self-identifying brain damaged cartoon dogs who support Ukraine and fundraise on Twitter. I organised their first real-world event — The NAFO Summit — timed to coincide with the NATO Summit in Vilnius.

During the summit we were attacked by the "russian opposition" for using an inflatable shark as a prop. They posted some [unhinged tweets](https://x.com/P%5FKallioniemi/status/1685233052547469312?ref=markadamharold.com) accusing us of all sorts of wild stuff. We responded by taking the shark for a swim in the pond next to the russian embassy and then we took it raving.

[Analysis: The pro-Ukraine internet ‘fellas’ using Shiba Inu memes to fight Russian propaganda | CNNIt looked like a normal tweet by Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, posted days before NATO’s summit in Vilnius, Lithuania. But instead of referring to the military alliance’s acronym, she congratulated the “fellas” on their “first-ever NAFO summit.”![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-927d369e-48b7-40d2-9431-1ea837c547f1.png)CNNJill Dougherty![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/230710165513-03-nafo-peters-skyrius-b618a11f-9eb5-4ad0-b967-8676ae51dede.jpg)](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/11/europe/ukraine-nafo-russian-trolls-intl?ref=markadamharold.com)

[Shiba Inu goes offline: first-ever NAFO summit brings Russia disinfo fighters to VilniusMemes featuring a Shiba Inu became part of internet folklore a decade ago, but Russia’s invasion in Ukraine has turned i…![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/apple-touch-icon-180x180-a875f846-6606-4917-8319-496b75c92576.png)lrt.ltAugustas Stankevičius, BNS![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/1542319-371261-1287x836-9e60e368-202a-400d-9b0d-b9b578f30b02.jpg)](https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2026724/shiba-inu-goes-offline-first-ever-nafo-summit-brings-russia-disinfo-fighters-to-vilnius?ref=markadamharold.com)
### Interviews
URL: https://markadamharold.com/interviews/
Last updated: 2026-06-04T11:54:15.000Z
## Interview in English

Listen to this deep discussion of my strategic communication work for Gabrielius Landsbergis during his time as Lithuanian Foreign Minister. Interviewed by Karolis Vyšniauskas at [NARA](https://nara.lt/?ref=markadamharold.com).

[Mark Adam Harold, the Ghostwriter Behind Gabrielius Landsbergis’s Tweets | NARALithuania’s foreign minister, who recently finished his term – and, at least for now, his political career – became a surprise star on Twitter, relentlessly advocating for …![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/favicon-CrVqMKkj-d046737b-ef48-4443-9449-14a4bd8bd0b0.png)NaraKarolis Vyšniauskas![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/mark-4-4eca3053-9320-4237-9229-0528fcb8ce13.jpg)](https://nara.lt/en/articles-en/mark-adam-harold?ref=markadamharold.com)

## Interviews in Lithuanian

Perhaps my favourite interview of all, with one of my favourite Lithuanians Tomas Sinickis.

In depth discussion of nightlife issues with 5AM

[Migrantų ir nacionalistų priešprieša Vilniuje: „Tai galimai Benkunsko rinkiminė kampanija“Vilniuje tęsiasi nacionalistinių antimigracinių plakatų kabinimo ir jų draskymo vajus, pereinantis į smurtą. Savaitgalį ant Vilniaus viaduko buvo iškeltas plakatas „Stop masinei imigracijai“, tačiau iniciatorius užpuolė kaukėti ir rusiškai kalbantys asmenys, kurie ėmėsi smurto. Policija pradėjo ikiteisminį tyrimą. Ekspertai sako, kad susidūrimai tarp abiejų grupių Vilniuje tik augs. Ar Vilniuje kyla karas tarp radikalių grupuočių? Laidoje dalyvauja Vilniaus miesto savivaldybės tarybos narys Aleksandras Nemunaitis, buvęs Vilniaus miesto savivaldybės tarybos narys Markas Adamas Haroldas, Prezidento patarėja nacionalinio saugumo klausimais Evelina Gudzinsikaitė, Policijos departamento atstovas Ramūnas Matonis. Ved. Marius Jokūbaitis![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/favicon-65020e52-e5c0-4150-8c08-adcd3d7e31f4.ico)lrt.ltLRT RADIJAS![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/2377405-620850-1287x836-08796383-e712-4dbf-af58-49656d15017f.jpg)](https://www.lrt.lt/radioteka/irasas/2000723034/migrantu-ir-nacionalistu-priespriesa-vilniuje-tai-galima-benkunsko-rinkimine-kampanija?ref=markadamharold.com)

[Penki kilometrai. 20 metų naktinę kultūrą Lietuvoje puoselėjantis britas Mark Adam Harold: ten, kur nėra naktinio gyvenimo - nėra ateitiesŠią kelionę Ignas ir Silvestras pradėjo penktadienio vakarą jau sutemus Vilniaus miesto centre, o tikslas patirti sostinės naktinio gyvenimo istoriją nepriklausomoje Lietuvoje. Kartu keliauja 20 metų Lietuvoje gyvenantis ir naktinę kultūrą puoselėjantis britas Mark Adam Harold. Per du dešimtmečius jam teko ne tik organizuoti renginius bei vakarėlius, bet ir dirbti besigilinant į įstatymus, jog naktinė ekonomika čia būtų kuo įvairesnė. Kaip Lietuvą prieš 20 metų matė čia atvykęs britas? Kodėl būtent Vilnių savo naktiniam gyvenimui pasirinko Markas? Kodėl naktinė ekonomika Lietuvoje vis dar lieka paraštėse?Ved. Ignas Klėjus, Silvestras Dikčius![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/favicon-0aaf854c-c52e-4f6f-9db5-e9d7ebfe8297.ico)lrt.lt![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/1517287-860612-1287x836-fec2cf21-68eb-49f9-b42c-635b588625bd.jpg)](https://www.lrt.lt/radioteka/irasas/2000277640/penki-kilometrai-20-metu-naktine-kultura-lietuvoje-puoselejantis-britas-mark-adam-harold-ten-kur-nera-naktinio-gyvenimo-nera-ateities?ref=markadamharold.com)

[Mark Adam Harold: kai sužinojau, kad „Brexit“ tikrai įvyks, prisigėriauRubrikoje „Be kaukių“ – dvidešimt metų Vilniuje gyvenantis britas, spėjęs per tą laiką ir padirbėti naktiniame klube, ir susilaukti dukters, ir įkurti muzikos kompaniją, ir būti išrinktas į miesto tarybą. Ką Mark Adam Harold dirba visą dieną ir ar sulietuvėjo per du dešimtmečius tikras britas? Ved. Kotryna Lingienė![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/icon/favicon-9fd5d633-72b8-4c8d-91aa-996c1bfce6ba.ico)lrt.ltLRT KLASIKA![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/a6/a7/a6a79adb-9830-46cd-a128-005b2a166897/content/images/thumbnail/1799537-833180-1287x836-24679091-f738-4f57-ba85-10a723abcbf5.jpg)](https://www.lrt.lt/radioteka/irasas/2000346338/ka-mark-adam-harold-dirba-visa-diena?ref=markadamharold.com)

Debate on immigration

Discussion of the nightlife development program I wrote for the Mayor
### Music
URL: https://markadamharold.com/music/
Last updated: 2026-06-06T20:05:44.000Z
Highlights of the music projects I have made and been involved with.

A song I wrote inspired by the city I love, composed and performed with Rob Meyer, video by Andrej Vasilenko

Music video I directed in a forest with some Lithuanian shufflers

My collaboration with Nightjar for Lowvibe, video by Jeff Metal

Music video I animated for indie band Psychid

That time I ran a nightclub and Mary Anne Hobbs liked it

My semi-ironic Christmas anthem dedicated to Lithuania, sung to the tune of [Raudoni Vakarai](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jf66b9VQ8c&ref=markadamharold.com) by Ieva Narkutė, arranged and performed by Rob Meyer

The first DJ mix in space, compiled for my label Stableface, written onto a memory card and tied to a balloon with a camera which took the photo on the cover

A pretty sick dubstep mix for a party that was cancelled by the pandemic

Advert for my biggest ever rave with my biggest ever sound system, sponsored by a toilet paper brand, with the slogan "You will sh\*t yourself"

The stupidest drop in my biggest rave, standing on a huge wall of subs, with a toilet on stage because the sponsor was a toilet paper company

A legendary night with Jeff Metal and a Scratch Pervert

Remix made for the soundtrack of Romas Zabarauskas' film We Will Riot

A song I wrote for my Dad

A song I wrote for my future wife

Chill remix for Lithuanian rapper Laikjack

Why not remix Wonderwall

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