Hello, I'm Tom Robinson and here are the tracklistings for The BBC Introducing Mixtape - a podcast and radio show broadcast every Monday from 2-3am on BBC Radio 6 Music. Each week we showcase some of my favourite new tunes by emerging and independent artists, and in this epidode you can hear:
FOGGY CITY ORPHAN, SIOBHAN WILSON, THISISDA, NICK PARKER, JOSHUA BURNSIDE, JEANES, LUKA STATE, SNAIL COLLECTORS, NORTH DOWNS, RICHARD MAULE, FYFE, ARMCHAIR COMMITTEE, WALDORF & CANNON, DIAGRAMS and KOLIBRÍ
This is the episode broadcast on Monday 15th May 2017. You can listen again for 30 days (until Wed 14th June) on our programme page via this link - or using the BBC iPlayer Radio App on your mobile device.
You can also download and keep the most recent 4 shows permanently on our podcast page or subscribe using these links iTunes/iOS | Android/Google Play | Windows Phone | RSS to receive all future shows automatically on your phone, tablet or computer.
All music has been sourced from the BBC Introducing Uploader and start times below are for the podcast version of the show...
FOGGY CITY ORPHAN - Cheer Up [starts 00:11]
https://www.facebook.com/foggycityorphan
SIOBHAN WILSON - Whatever Helps [starts 03:18]
https://www.siobhan-wilson.com
THISISDA - Control, Shift [starts 06:12]
http://itsthisisda.com
NICK PARKER - Departures [starts 10:09]
http://www.nick-parker.co.uk
JOSHUA BURNSIDE - Tunnels Pt2 [starts 15:07]
http://www.joshuaburnside.com
JEANES - Trees Hug Bees [starts 19:15]
http://www.jeanes.blue
THE LUKA STATE - Bring All This Together [starts 22:18]
http://www.thelukastate.com
SNAIL COLLECTORS - Take My Pills [starts 25:28]
http://www.snailcollectors.com
NORTH DOWNS - Plastic Clouds [starts 29:23]
http://www.north-downs.com
RICHARD MAULE - Flow [starts 34:05]
http://www.richardmaulemusic.co.uk
FYFE - Belong (feat. Kimbra) [starts 37:03]
http://www.facebook.com/thisisfyfe
ARMCHAIR COMMITTEE - Virginia Creeper [starts 40:27]
https://www.facebook.com/armchair.committee
WALDORF & CANNON - Rise Up [starts 44:02]
http://www.waldorfandcannon.com
DIAGRAMS - I Tell Myself [starts 48:26]
http://www.diagramsmusic.com
KOLIBRÍ - Dream Theater [starts 52:32]
https://kolibriofficial.bandcamp.com/releases
ARTISTS…
After being featured by BBC Introducing you may receive emails from PR companies with impressive client lists, saying they like your music and want to help you get further radio airplay. Please be aware this doesn't make you unique or special - lots of our artists receive these emails from companies who are simply seeking new customers for their paid services. Hiring a professional radio promotion team - just because they happen to send you an email - isn't neccessarily the best use of your money at this point.
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 not all of them deliver good value for money. Before paying anybody for promotional services of any kind, always contact at least two of their clients first to ask if they'd recommend that particular company. You can find the management, record company or booking agent for most artists using Google.
Further down the line - as your career gathers momentum - you may decide to invest serious money in a professional PR campaign. The most effective pluggers do charge a lot of money because they're good. But the ones that charge the most money aren't neccessarily the best, so do some research. Check which indie labels are regularly getting their artists played on national radio - then make a friendly phone call to their offices and ask which PR company they would recommend.
And 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
