Dave Monks sits in this week to curate the BBC Introducing Mixtape, with a cross-section of the most exciting new talent currently coming out of BBC Introducing In Merseyside. In this episode you can hear:
SEAWITCHES, THE VRYLL SOCIETY, ALI HORN, GAZELLE, VOYAGERS, PRETTY ROBOTIC, RED RUM CLUB, SPINN, BEDELIA, GENERATION, QUEEN ZEE & THE SASSTONES, VEYU, THE WICKED WHISPERS, SHE DREW THE GUN, SUGARMEN, XAM VOLO and LOVED ONES
How to Listen...
This is the episode broadcast on Monday 16 Oct 2017. You can listen again for 30 days (until Wed 16th November) on our programme page via this link, using the BBC iPlayer Radio App on your mobile device, or as a rich playlist on the BBC Music app and web pages.
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All music has been sourced from the BBC Introducing Uploader and start times below are for the podcast version of the show...
SEAWITCHES - Absolve [starts 00:09]
https://seawitches.bandcamp.com
THE VRYLL SOCIETY - Andrei Rublev [starts 04:48]
https://facebook.com/TheVryllSociety
ALI HORN - Bloom [starts 08:28]
https://soundcloud.com/ali-horn
GAZELLE - All A Show [starts 13:02]
https://facebook.com/thisisgazelle
VOYAGERS - Coffee [starts 16:40]
https://soundcloud.com/voyagersmusicuk
PRETTY ROBOTIC - Who We Are [starts 20:41]
https://facebook.com/prettyroboticproductions
RED RUM CLUB - A Friend Of A Friend [starts 23:09]
https://www.facebook.com/RedRumClubBand
SPINN - Notice Me [starts 26:06]
https://www.facebook.com/spinnband
BEDELIA - Can You Feel It [starts 29:09]
https://facebook.com/BedeliaBand
GENERATION - Who Loves This Generation [starts 33:53]
https://facebook.com/wholovesthisgeneration
QUEEN ZEE & THE SASSTONES - Sass Or Die [starts 36:32]
https://www.facebook.com/queenzeeandthesasstones
VEYU - Where Has The Fire In You Gone [starts 39:24]
https://en-gb.facebook.com/weareveyu
THE WICKED WHISPERS - Ripples Through Time [starts 42:47]
https://www.facebook.com/thewickedwhispers
SHE DREW THE GUN - Sweet Harmony [starts 46:05]
https://www.facebook.com/SheDrewTheGun
SUGARMEN - Push Button Age [starts 49:44]
https://www.facebook.com/sugarmenuk
XAM VOLO - Feels Good [starts 52:15]
https://www.facebook.com/Xamvolo
LOVED ONES - One Big Kiss [starts 55:00]
https://facebook.com/WeAreLovedOnes
PS from TR
ARTISTS! Some important words of warning... After being featured by BBC Introducing you may receive emails from PR companies with impressive client lists. These emails will say they like your music and want to help you get further radio airplay. Please be aware this does NOT make you unique or special - it simply means they want your money. Large numbers of artists we play receive these emails from companies seeking new customers for their paid services.
Hiring a professional radio promotion team - just because they happen to send you an email - isn't necessarily the best use of your money at this point in your career. In our experience emerging artists often achieve the same results as a plugger - sometimes very much better - by simply contacting radio shows and DJs themselves via social media. For suggestions on how to do your own music promotion see the free advice section at my Fresh On The Net blog (freshonthenet.co.uk)
If you do decide to pay a PR firm to do this work for you, there are over a hundred to choose from in the UK. Most of them have impressive-looking client lists - but just because somebody once did promotion on a record by a famous artist doesn't mean they did a great job. Before paying for promotional services of any kind, ALWAYS get an independent endorsement from a couple of their clients before parting with you hard-earned cash. You can find the management, record company or booking agent for most artists using Google.
It's true that further down the line - as your career gathers momentum - you may want to invest serious money in a professional PR campaign. The most effective pluggers charge a lot of money because they're good - these things can't be done on the cheap. But once again - be careful! All effective pluggers charge a lot of money, but not all pluggers who charge a lot of money are effective.
So if you do plan to invest several thousand quid on radio promotion at some point in the future, here's my advice. Do some research and find out which indie labels regularly get their artists played on your favourite radio stations. Then make friendly contact with whoever runs that record company to find out which PR company they would recommend.
Finally, whatever route you choose, don't forget to carry on uploading your new releases to BBC Introducing so that we can carry on supporting you as your future career unfolds.
Tom Robinson
