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:
THE IMMEDIATE, LORNNAH STEWART (featuring MNIB), GUS WHITE, THEKUNIG, HAWKMEN DIVE, FIT & THE CONNIPTIONS, LIVING BODY, JAMES K STONE, THE HAPPY SOMETHINGS, CHRIS TYE, JACK AND THE’, ELDER ISLAND, RAINBOW REVENGE, JIM PEARSON, FAODAIL and SAM EAGLE.
This episode was broadcast on Mon 27 February. You can listen again for 30 days (until Wed 29 March) 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 last 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...
THE IMMEDIATE - What's The Matter Kevin Jones [starts 00:17]
https://www.facebook.com/theimmediate
LORNNAH STEWART (feat MNIB) - Drop The Beat Down [starts 04:08]
http://www.lornnahstewart.com
GUS WHITE - Life Is But A Dream [starts 08:03]
http://www.guswhitemusic.com
THEKUNIG - Caught In The Middle [starts 11:06]
http://www.thekunig.co.uk
HAWKMEN DIVE - Whale [starts 15:07]
https://soundcloud.com/hawkmen-dive
FIT & THE CONNIPTIONS - Festival Of Fools [starts 20:13]
http://www.conniptions.org
LIVING BODY - I Recollect [starts 22:10]
http://livingbodylife.com
JAMES K STONE - Skinhead [starts 26:26]
http://www.jameskstone.strikingly.com
THE HAPPY SOMETHINGS - Tenterhooks [starts 28:58]
http://thehappysomethings.simplesite.com
CHRIS TYE - Feature Fight [starts 33:53]
http://christye.co.uk
JACK AND THE' - Saharian Sands [starts 37:45]
http://www.jackandthe.com
ELDER ISLAND - Bamboo [starts 41:49]
https://soundcloud.com/elderisland
RAINBOW REVENGE - N.E.D. Malco [starts 46:08]
https://soundcloud.com/rainbowrevenge
JIM PEARSON - My Father's Chair [starts 50:21]
https://jimpearson.bandcamp.com
FAODAIL - Patchwork [starts 52:31]
https://soundcloud.com/faodailmusic
SAM EAGLE - We Live In A Desert [starts 54:42]
https://www.facebook.com/SamsMusicBaby
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
