Ready? Got your wellies and suncream etc packed? No? Well don't worry because we will be recording all the sets on the BBC Introducing Stage this year, and you can hear the highlights on the show next week. I'm excited about so many of the artists on the stage this year, it's a varied line up and that's what the legendary festival is all about. Enjoy yourself, whether it's from the comfort of your own sofa or actually in the field!

I'm back from Sonar festival in Barcelona, and it was yet another essential year for new music out there. Folks from all over Europe head to Sonar for the latest in beats, bass and bleeps, and the BBC Introducing showcase went down well spectacularly well. Edinburgh's Young Fathers played a great set with their fast rhymes and faster moves. La Roux was well and truly Introduced to the rest of Europe, with everyone cramming in to the village area (the biggest stage) to see them). And dubstep-trombone-maestro Bass Clef got everyone dancing in a wonky fashion during his set.

You can hear highlights from these, and from Mary Anne Hobbs' showcase with Martyn, Joker and the Gaslamp Killer, on the show this Wednesday at 9pm and from midnight across England.

I've just come back from Caracas, Venezuela! I was there through the British Council who'd invited me and producer Clare out to hold radio workshops in the community radio stations out there, and to dj at a few nights.

The workshops were fun, and it was interesting to see what programmes, music and elements of radio they are into out there. www.incubatormix.com is the place to find out more about the project across South America. You can see me djing on this video, it was hands down one of the most bizarre and nerve racking experiences I've had as a dj; some 3000 Caracas folk bouncing up and down!

We were there also to make a programme for the next International Radio 1 which will be broadcast in October. I'll remind you again before then though!