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Sound of 2007: The pundits | The BBC News website's Sound of 2007 survey has canvassed more than 130 influential and impartial music critics and broadcasters to find their favourite new acts. The pundits were:- 3Style - Galaxy Radio DJ
- Jeremy Abbott - i-D magazine
- Mark Adams - Emap TV head of music
- Imran Ahmed - BBC 6 Music, NME
- John Aizlewood - Evening Standard, Q magazine
- Lucy Ambache - Choice FM DJ
- Kirk Anthony - Choice FM head of music
- Martin Aston - Mojo, The Times
- Michael Baggs - HM-PJ (Popjustice, Holy Moly, Channel 4 Music)
- David Balfour - Record of the Day industry newsletter
- Lewis Carnie - BBC Radio 2 head of live music, events and talent
- Mike Cass - Galaxy Radio programming director
- Tim Chester - NME
- Jeremy Chick - Subba-cultcha.com editor
- Stuart Clarke - Music Week magazine talent editor
- Gideon Coe - BBC 6 Music DJ
- Hattie Collins - RWD magazine editor, i-D magazine, freelance
- Robert Collins - Playmusic features editor
- Ben Cooper - BBC Radio 1 head of programmes
- Andy Cowan - Hip-Hop Connection magazine editor
- James Cowdrey - BBC Collective music editor
- James Curran - Virgin Radio head of music
- Rob Da Bank - BBC Radio 1 DJ
- Stephen Dalton - The Times, Uncut
- Sarah Darling - Xfm DJ
- Diggz - Galaxy Radio DJ
- Niall Doherty - The Fly magazine
- Andi Durrant - Galaxy Radio DJ
- John Earls - Teletext
- Emily Eavis - Glastonbury festival
- Matilda Egere-Cooper - The Independent, Blues & Soul magazine
- Priya Elan - NME
- Kitty Empire - The Observer
- George Ergatoudis - BBC Radio 1 head of music
- Rob Fearn - Q magazine
- Chantelle Fiddy - Dummy, i-D, Mixmag, RWD
- Mark Findlay - GCap Media's The One Network head of music
- Jon Fletcher - New.noise.net live editor
- James Foley - Record of the Day music editor
- Maurice Gallagher - GMTV head of showbusiness
- Stewart Gardiner - Plan B magazine
- Anthony Gay - Rock FM Preston programme director
- Ben Gilbert - Yahoo! Music editorial
- Paul Gillies - Capital Radio DJ
- Chris Goodman - Sunday Express
- Phoebe Greenwood - The Times rock & pop editor
- Gareth Grundy - Q magazine
- Laurence Guest - Kerrang! Radio
- Bill H - Notion magazine editor-in-chief
- Nigel Harding - BBC Radio 1 music producer
- Simon Harper - Clash magazine editor
- Andrew Harrison - Mixmag editor
- Laila Hassani - New-noise.net editor
- Si Hawkins - Urb magazine, Metro
- Jamie Hibbard - Metal Hammer editor
- Mark Hooper - HM-PJ editor
- Alison Howe - Later with Jools Holland producer
- Lara Hutcheson - Top of the Pops magazine
- Colin Irwin - Mojo, fRoots, Mercury Music Prize judge
- Saj Ismael - Touch magazine
- Dean Jackson - BBC Radio Nottingham, Mercury Music Prize judge
- Sarita Jagpal - BBC Radio 1 music policy executive
- James Jam - NME
- Steve Jelbert - The Times
- Allan Jones - Uncut magazine editor
- Tim Jonze - The Guardian, NME, i-D, Uncut
- Anna Karatziva - MTV label director, talent and music
- Tim Kash - MTV presenter
- John Kennedy - Xfm DJ
- Ted Kessler - Q magazine reviews editor
- Paul Kramer - The Hit Sheet
- Ras Kwame - BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJ
- Dolapo Ladeinde - Thestyleslut.com, NME, New Nation
- Steve Lamacq - BBC 6 Music, Radio 1
- David Lambert - Virgin Radio programming assistant
- Lauren Laverne - Xfm DJ
- Will Lavin - Blues & Soul magazine
- Alice Leonard - Popworld writer
- Paul Lester - Uncut
- Caspar Llewellyn Smith - Observer Music Monthly editor
- Zane Lowe - BBC Radio 1
- Laura Lukanz - BBC 1Xtra music manager
- Vince Lynch - Virgin Radio creative director
- Selena Mahrotri - Choice FM DJ
- Colin Martin - BBC Radio 2 head of music
- Sheena Mason - Capital Radio head of music
- James Masterton - Yahoo! Music chart commentator
- Neil McCormick - The Daily Telegraph
- William McGillivray - MTV UK & Ireland new music editor
- Craig McLean - Daily Telegraph, Observer Magazine, Word magazine
- Euan McMorrow - Kerrang! Radio
- James McNair - The Independent, Mojo magazine
- Conor McNicholas - NME editor
- Dan Melia - Gigwise new bands editor
- Mistajam - BBC 1Xtra DJ
- David Mogendorff - MTV UK talent & music
- Chris Mugan - The Independent, freelance
- Nigel Muntz - 247 magazine
- Krissi Murison - NME
- David O'Coy - Fused magazine
- Chris Parkin - Time Out
- Katie Parsons - Metal Hammer, BBC Radio 1 rock show, Total Rock Radio
- Ray Paul - BBC 1Xtra executive producer programming, live music & events
- Andrew Perry - Daily Telegraph, Mojo, Observer Music Monthly
- Dom Phillips - Heat magazine
- Chris Price - MTV head of music programming
- Simon Price - Independent on Sunday
- Tom Ravenscroft - Channel 4's 4Radio SlashMusic presenter
- Paul Rees - Q magazine editor
- Simmy Richman - Independent on Sunday
- Kelvin Roberts - Radio City, Liverpool, head of music
- Peter Robinson - Popjustice.com, NME, Observer Music Monthly
- Kate St John - Musician, Mercury Music Prize judge
- Nick Sargent - Swell magazine
- Paul Scaife - Record of the Day
- Adam Sherwin - The Times
- Elle J Small - Observer Review, Dazed & Confused, Touch, Blues & Soul
- David Smyth - Evening Standard
- Huw Stephens - BBC Radio 1 DJ
- Carl Stroud - Daily Star
- Caroline Sullivan - The Guardian
- Mark Sutherland - Billboard magazine London bureau chief
- Jacqui Swift - The Sun
- Darren Taylor - Rock Sound editor
- Adrian Thrills - Daily Mail
- Everett True - Plan B magazine editor-in-chief
- Tim Vernon - Virgin Radio producer
- Lisa Verrico - The Times
- Danny Walker - RWD magazine
- Mike Walsh - Xfm head of music
- Jez Welham - Kiss DJ
- Chris Wells - Echoes magazine
- Tony Wilson - Total Rock Radio programme director
- Steve Yates - Observer Music Monthly, Word, Swell
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