Hello, I'm Tom Robinson and here are the tracklistings for The BBC Music Introducing Mixtape - a podcast and radio show broadcast every Monday from 2-3am on BBC Radio 6 Music. Each week we showcase my favourite new tunes by emerging and independent artists, and in this episode you can hear:
CHRIS WISE & THE HIDDEN REVOLUTION, LUME, JAMES BAKIAN, ANALOGUE ELECTRONIC WHATEVER, CHEVY CHASE STOLE MY WIFE, LACH, ROBIN D BAILEY, OLA SZMIDT, MAYA LAW, RITUALS, EM BRIAR, LEWIS BOOTLE, NALA, JIM PEARSON, KAL LAVELLE, NONAMEDISCIPLE and KERRY JK.
How to Listen...
This is the episode broadcast on Monday 29 January 2018. You can listen again for 30 days (until Wed 28 February 2018) 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 BBC Music's Introducing Uploader and start times below are for the podcast version of the show...
CHRIS WISE & THE HIDDEN REVOLUTION - Got To Get Away [starts 00:10]
https://www.facebook.com/chriswiseandthehiddenrevolution
LUME - Tip of Your Thumb [starts 03:30]
http://www.thisislume.com
JAMES BAKIAN - Know You [starts 06:26]
http://jamesbakian.com
ANALOGUE ELECTRONIC WHATEVER - Frozen Milk 77 [starts 10:36]
https://analogueelectronicwhatever.bandcamp.com
CHEVY CHASE STOLE MY WIFE - I Fell In Love With A Tightrope Walker [starts 13:57]
http://chevychasestolemywife.bandcamp.com
LACH - George At Coney [starts 16:28]
https://www.facebook.com/Lachworld
ROBIN D BAILEY - The Experiment [starts 18:45]
https://soundcloud.com/robindbailey
OLA SZMIDT - Autumn [starts 23:40]
https://olaszmidt.bandcamp.com
MAYA LAW - Full Circle [starts 26:56]
https://mayalaw.bandcamp.com
RITUALS - Redeemer [starts 29:30]
https://www.facebook.com/RitualsOfficial
EM BRIAR - Parity [starts 33:06]
http://www.embriar.com
LEWIS BOOTLE - Labyrinth [starts 36:28]
http://www.lewisbootle.co.uk
NALA - Limón [starts 40:53]
https://www.facebook.com/nalamusics
JIM PEARSON - Where Did Our Time Go [starts 43:22]
http://jimpearson.bandcamp.com
KAL LAVELLE - Blue Lagoon [starts 47:44]
http://www.kallavelle.com
NONAMEDISCIPLE - Code Of Practice [starts 49:59]
https://soundcloud.com/nonamedisciple
KERRY JK - I Am Human:Beautiful [starts 55:04]
http://www.kjkmusic.co.uk
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
