The BBC's In-house Commissioning Editor for arts, music and religion, Adam Kemp, who was involved in 'The Electric Proms', amongst other things, is to leave the Beeb as part of a restructure of the department in which he sits.
The BBC's 'Knowledge' department previously had two main units - those that commissioned programmes to be made in house like Kemp, and those that commissioned programmes from indies. Moving forward the department will be split into eight genre units, of which music and events will be one. The revamp will require existing BBC Knowledge execs to apply for the new posts.
Kemp has been with the Beeb since 1994, and has been in his current role since 2005. With quite a wide remit, his music commissions were more of the arty kind, like the musical based 'Manchester Passion' and 'Liverpool Nativity' projects, plus music documentaries like 'Seven Ages Of Rock', 'Pop Britannia' and 'Soul Britannia'.
Confirming his departure, Kemp told reporters: "It's been a privilege to work with some of the best television producers and talent in the industry while commissioning factual programmes at the BBC. Over the last four years I have worked across arts, music and religion - and the BBC has given me carte blanche to take risk, reinvent and reinvigorate these important arenas in public service TV. However, after 15 years I am ready for a new challenge and I'm genuinely excited about the possibilities that lie ahead".