BBC Introducing in SXSW: Plenty of familiar faces
Tom Young
Introducing online producer
This week we return to SXSW festival in Texas for the first time since 2008. Back then, we were lucky enough to showcase this American debut from Florence + The Machine, a performance that Florence still hosts proudly on her YouTube channel.
In case you’ve missed it, we return with six acts for a showcase on Thursday 13th March at Austin’s Latitude 30 venue. These acts are Thumpers, Cousin Marnie, Longfellow, Royal Blood, Public Service Broadcasting and Woman’s Hour – a line-up chosen in collaboration with Steve Lamacq’s BBC 6 Music show. It’s a line-up that BBC Introducing and 6 Music are really proud of, with a great spread of artists at various points in their exciting careers.
We will be filming the showcase out there and producing a couple of tracks for each artist which we will start sharing next Monday 17th March through Steve’s show. There will be photos and coverage through our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts too.
We will also be looking to track down a number of BBC Introducing artists that are in town. A look at the line-up for SXSW and of the thousands of performances out there, there are plenty of familiar names. From Rhodes, supported by BBC Introducing in Three Counties and playlisted on Radio 1 last year to Slaves, supported by our show in Kent, there are so many acts we are proud of.
Using our ‘slickly photoshopped’ Wanted Poster (see the full version on Facebook) and our network of Twitter contacts (all using #BBCIntroSXSW) we will be aiming to catch up with as many BBC Introducing acts as possible and will keep you updated with our progress.
This showcase is just the latest of a number of live opportunities that BBC Introducing has provided for unsigned and undiscovered artists. For a look back at last year's events and our video archives, head to our festival page here.
