BBC Sound of 2009: The pundits

More than 130 influential and impartial UK-based music critics and broadcasters were canvassed to find the best new acts for the BBC Sound of 2009 list. They were:

• Mark Adams - Box TV head of music (4Music, The Box, Kiss, Smash Hits, Magic, Q, Kerrang!)
• Sean Adams - Drowned in Sound editor-in-chief
• Edward Adoo - NME, BBC Asian Network
• Henry Barnes - Guardian.co.uk
• Mark Beaumont - NME
• Joanne Bell - BFBS head of music
• Sarah Boden - Observer Music Monthly
• Clint Boon - Xfm Manchester DJ
• Helen Bownass - More magazine
• Paul Brannigan - Kerrang! magazine editor
• Lauren Brennan - BBC Radio 1 music scheduler
• Lucio Buffone - Capital FM and Hit 40 UK DJ
• Jim Butler - Observer Music Monthly, Big Issue
• Tim Chipping - HM-PJ music editor (Holy Moly, Popjustice, 4Music)
• Stuart Clarke - Music Week magazine talent editor
• Richard Clayton - Financial Times, Sunday Times
• Greg Cochrane - BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat music reporter
• Hattie Collins - RWD magazine editor, i-D music editor, The Guardian, Big Issue
• Scott Colothan - Gigwise.com editor
• Matt Cook - MTV UK director of talent and music
• Andy Cowan - Hip-Hop Connection magazine editor
• Will Cozens - Kiss DJ
• James Curran - Absolute Radio head of music
• Robery D'Ovidio - Heat Radio station manger
• Rob Da Bank - BBC Radio 1 DJ, Bestival festival organiser
• Kim Dawson - Daily Star Playlist editor
• Nick Decosemo - Mixmag editor
• Antonio Dellamura - Pyro Radio station manager
• Niall Doherty - The Fly magazine editor
• Andi Durrant - Galaxy Radio DJ
• John Earls - Teletext, News of the World
• Ben East - Metro
• Rick Edwards - T4 & Xfm presenter
• Matilda Egere-Cooper - Independent
• George Ergatoudis - BBC Radio 1 head of music
• Chantelle Fiddy - Thelondonpaper, Mixmag, i-D, Tank, RWD magazines
• Mark Findlay - Capital FM and Hit Music Network head of music
• Paul Flynn - Grazia, i-D, Pop, Attitude magazines
• James Foley - Record of the Day magazine music editor
• Harriet Gibsone - The Fly magazine Ones To Watch editor
• Ben Gilbert - Yahoo! Music UK
• Sam Grape - Thatgrapejuice.net blog
• Phoebe Greenwood - Times music editor
• Gareth Grundy - Observer Music Monthly deputy editor
• Hanna Hanra - The Pix, i-D, Sunday Times Style
• Nigel Harding - BBC Radio 1 music producer
• Simon Harper - Clash magazine editor
• Bob Harris - BBC Radio 2 DJ
• Gary Harrison - Gaydar Radio head of music
• Todd Hart - Dalston Oxfam Shop and Der Fresh Creamy blogger
• Jaimie Hodgson - NME new music editor
• Alison Howe - BBC Later... With Jools Holland producer
• Ludovic Hunter Tilney - Financial Times
• Lara Hutcheson - Top of the Pops magazine acting editor
• Allan Jones - Uncut magazine editor
• Tim Jonze - Guardian.co.uk music editor
• Anna Karatziva - MTV UK label director, talent and music
• Nik Keene - Contactmusic.com editor
• John Kennedy - Xfm DJ
• Jordan Kensington - Invincible magazine editor-in-chief
• Ted Kessler - Q magazine reviews editor
• Talia Kraines - The Hits and Smash Hits Radio producer, Londonist music editor, Popstarz DJ
• Ras Kwame - BBC 1Xtra and Radio 1 DJ
• George Lamb - BBC 6 Music DJ
• Stuart Last - BBC Radio 1 Jo Whiley producer
• Paul Lester - Guardian new bands editor
• Luke Lewis - NME.com
• Caspar Llewellyn Smith - Observer Music Monthly editor
• Geoff Lloyd - Absolute Radio DJ
• Janice Long - BBC Radio 2 DJ
• Alexia Loundras - The Independent
• Laura Lukanz - BBC 1Xtra music manager
• Dorian Lynskey - Guardian
• Ben Machell - Times
• Paul MacInnes - Guardian.co.uk entertainment editor
• Paul Mack - The Hits and Smash Hits Radio acting station manager
• Gavin Martin - Daily Mirror
• Nadine McBay - Metro music editor
• John McConnell - Prancehall.com, Guardian.co.uk, The Sun, Vice, NME, Fader
• Neil McCormick - Daily Telegraph
• Craig McLean - Daily Telegraph, Times, Independent on Sunday, Observer Music Monthly
• Conor McNicholas - NME editor
• Malik Meer - Guardian Guide editor
• Toya Melvina - Toya's World blog
• Alexander Milas - Metal Hammer magazine editor
• Alex Miller - Vice magazine
• Mistajam - BBC 1Xtra DJ
• Iain Moffat - Rock Sound, Attitude, The Fly magazines
• David Mogendorff - MTV UK talent and music
• John Mulvey - Uncut magazine deputy editor, The Times
• Jon Myer - BBC 6 Music music manager
• Nick Neads - T4 head of music (Channel 4)
• Tim Noakes - Dazed & Confused magazine music editor
• David O'Coy - Fused magazine editor
• Chloe Pearson - BBC Radio 1 music producer
• Chris Price - MTV UK head of music programming
• Mark Radcliffe - BBC Radio 2 DJ
• Becky Reed - Clickmusic.com editor
• Paul Rees - Q magazine editor
• Marc Riley - BBC 6 Music DJ
• John Robinson - Guardian Guide, Uncut magazine
• Peter Robinson - Popjustice.com editor
• Tom Robinson - BBC 6 Music DJ
• Jude Rogers - Guardian, Word, New Statesman, Mercury Prize judge
• Joanna Russell - Absolute Radio DJ
• Chris Salmon - Guardian
• Paul Scaife - Record of the Day editor in chief
• Rachel Seagrave - BBC 6 Music scheduler
• Victoria Segal - Times
• DJ Semtex - BBC 1Xtra DJ
• Paul Sexton - Sunday Times Culture, Financial Times, Billboard, Sunday Express
• Eddie Shaw - Lincs FM group head of music
• Adam Sherwin - The Times People editor
• Jeff Smith - BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music head of music
• Mike Smith - Nothing But Green Lights blog
• David Smyth - London Evening Standard
• Huw Stephens - BBC Radio 1 DJ
• Paul Stokes - NME news editor
• Tom Stroud - The Local Radio Company head of music
• Stuart Stubbs - Loud & Quiet magazine editor
• Caroline Sullivan - Guardian
• Mark Sutherland - Billboard magazine global bureau chief
• Jacqui Swift - The Sun's Something For The Weekend
• Ashley Tanton - Likesounds.com editor
• Darren Taylor - Rock Sound magazine editor
• Graeme Thomson - Observer Music Monthly, Word magazines
• Adrian Thrills - Daily Mail
• Terry Underhill - Guardian Media Group head of music
• Tim Vernon - Absolute Radio music producer
• Lisa Verrico - Times
• Mike Walsh - Xfm head of music
• Andy Welch - Press Association music editor
• Ben Wolford - Hit Music Network music scheduler
• Jonas Woost - Last FM head of music

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