Tom Robinson showcases his favourite new tunes by emerging and independent artists on The BBC Introducing Mixtape. This curated playlist goes out on BBC Radio 6 Music in the small hours of every Monday morning between 2-3am, and is also available via the BBC Music pages and as a BBC podcast.
These are the listings for the episode broadcast at 2.00am on Monday 13 February, featuring SYD ARTHUR, THE HEMPOLICS, LIZABETT RUSSO, ATLUM SCHEMA, AUTU, THE LITTLE UNSAID, BEST BOY GRIP, HOT SAUCE PONY, J.J LEONE & SKETCHMAN, LOBELIA, LAKE COMBOVER, NON CANON, FABRIK, ROBERT EUNSON, VEYU and THE PINK DIAMOND REVUE. All timings below are for the podcast version of the show...
SYD ARTHUR - No Peace [starts 00:17]
http://sydarthur.co.uk
THE HEMPOLICS - High & Gritty [starts 05:00]
http://www.hempolics.com
LIZABETT RUSSO - Perspective [starts 08:26]
http://www.lizabettrusso.com
ATLUM SCHEMA - Gravel Heart [starts 12:51]
http://www.atlumschema.com
AUTU - Leaving Me Here [starts 16:00]
https://soundcloud.com/user-197609955
THE LITTLE UNSAID - Tumbling Snow [starts 20:51]
http://www.thelittleunsaid.com
BEST BOY GRIP - Reptile [starts 24:49]
http://www.bestboygrip.co.uk
HOT SAUCE PONY - Fog [starts 28:29]
https://hotsaucepony.bandcamp.com
J.J LEONE & SKETCHMAN - Lost [starts 32:08]
https://www.facebook.com/iamjjleone
http://www.sketchmanmusic.co.uk
LOBELIA - Ghost [starts 36:52]
http://www.lobelia.net
LAKE COMBOVER - 2002 [starts 40:08]
https://lakecombover.bandcamp.com
NON CANON - Splinter Of The Mind's Eye [starts 44:32]
http://www.noncanon.bandcamp.com
FABRIK - Origami [starts 46:58]
http://www.facebook.com/fabriktheband
ROBERT EUNSON - Gone Clear [starts 51:21]
https://www.facebook.com/robertphoenixeunson
VEYU - Where Has The Fire In You Gone [starts 52:52]
https://therighteousaretoblame.com
THE PINK DIAMOND REVUE - At The Discotheque [starts 57:43]
http://www.facebook.com/thepinkdiamondrevue
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
