Bob Fischer sits in this week to curate my Introducing Mixtape on BBC Radio 6 Music with a cross-section of the most exciting new talent currently coming out of BBC Introducing In Teesside. In this episode you can hear:
EVE CONWAY, LLOVERS, GEORGE BOOMSMA, COREY BOWEN, LEDDIE MC, JOHN ROBSON, DRESSED LIKE WOLVES, DYLAN CARTLIDGE, MOUSES, HARRI ENDERSBY, OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE, PLAZA, HEAD OF LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT, TOM JOSHUA, BLUE-JOHN BENJAMIN AND HIS AMATEUR HUMANS and CAPE CUB
How to Listen...
This is the episode broadcast on Monday 8 January 2018. You can listen again for 30 days (until Wed 07 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...
EVE CONWAY - Hunger [starts 00:08]
https://www.facebook.com/eveconwaymusic
LLOVERS - I Don't Mind [starts 04:33]
https://www.facebook.com/wearellovers
GEORGE BOOMSMA - Streets Paved With Gold [starts 08:28]
http://www.georgeboomsma.com
COREY BOWEN - Rodin's Lost Piece [starts 11:46]
https://twitter.com/coreybenbowen
LEDDIE MC - Double Talk [starts 15:50]
https://www.facebook.com/LeddieMC
JOHN ROBSON - King Zog Funk [starts 18:40]
http://www.johnrobsonmusic.co.uk
DRESSED LIKE WOLVES - Tiny Ides [starts 23:49]
https://www.facebook.com/DressedLikeWolves
DYLAN CARTLIDGE - Strawberry Blonde Snip [starts 26:28]
https://www.facebook.com/DylanCartlidgeMusic
MOUSES - Hollywood [starts 29:04]
https://www.mousestheband.com
HARRI ENDERSBY - Stay Awhile [starts 31:14]
https://www.harriendersby.com
OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE - Gallant Encounters [starts 34:25]
https://www.facebook.com/outsideyourhouse
PLAZA - Speak It [starts 38:19]
https://www.facebook.com/wernotplaza
HEAD OF LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT - Skivvy In Shorts [starts 41:20]
https://www.facebook.com/headoflightentertainment
TOM JOSHUA - Boys In Cars [starts 45:40]
https://www.facebook.com/tomjoshuamusic
BLUE-JOHN BENJAMIN+HIS AMATEUR HUMANS - Eggshell Blue (starts 49:27)
http://bluejohnbenjamin.com
CAPE CUB - Searchlight [starts 55:00]
https://www.facebook.com/capecubmusic
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
