Hello, I'm Tom Robinson and this BBC Introducing Mixtape is guest curated by BBC Radio Ulster's legendary new music show Across The Line. To mark BBC 6 Music's Biggest Weekend in Belfast presenters Rigsy and Stuart Bailie have asssembled a stellar 60 minutes featuring of the most exciting new music currently coming out of Northern Ireland:
CHERYM, TOUTS, WYNONA BLEACH, FONTAINES DC, BRAND NEW FRIEND, GIRLS NAMES, SAINT SISTER, LARKS, HELLO CASANOVA, SX-70, HUNKPAPA, ROBOCOBRA QUARTET, KITT PHILLIPA, RYAN VAIL, WOOD BURNING SAVAGES , NEW PAGANS, CIARAN LAVERY and ARVO PARTY.
How to Listen...
This is the episode broadcast at 2am on Monday 28th May 2018. You can listen again for 30 days (until Wed 27 June 2018) on our programme page via this link, or using the BBC iPlayer Radio App on your mobile device.
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Start times below are for the podcast version of the show...
CHERYM - Take It Back [starts 00:48]
https://cherym.bandcamp.com
TOUTS - Asleep [starts 04:03]
https://www.facebook.com/toutsband
WYNONA BLEACH - Eyes Burning [starts 06:58]
http://www.wynonableach.com
FONTAINES DC - Boys In The Better Land [starts 10:01]
http://www.fontainesband.com
BRAND NEW FRIEND - Milk Chews [starts 15:27]
http://facebook.com/brandnewfriendmusic
GIRLS NAMES - Karoline [starts 18:45]
https://girlsnamesbelfast.bandcamp.com
SAINT SISTER - Twin Peaks [starts 22:17]
http://www.saintsisterband.com
LARKS - Holiday [starts 24:54]
http://www.larksofficial.com
HELLO CASANOVA - Sha La La [starts 28:22]
http://www.facebook.com/hellocasanovaa
SX-70 - Future [starts 31:18]
https://sx-70.bandcamp.com
HUNKPAPA - Burlesque Warriors [starts 34:53]
https://www.facebook.com/HunkpapaMusic
ROBOCOBRA QUARTET - You’ll Wade [starts 37:15]
http://robocobraquartet.com
KITT PHILLIPA - Human [starts 41:14]
http://www.kittphilippa.com
RYAN VAIL - Breaking Minds [starts 44:47]
https://facebook.com/RyanVailMusic
WOOD BURNING SAVAGES - I Don’t Know Why I Do It To Myself [starts 48:12]
https://www.thewoodburningsavages.com
NEW PAGANS - Bloody Soil [starts 51:10]
https://newpagans.bandcamp.com
CIARAN LAVERY - Beast At My Door [starts 53:41]
http://ciaranlaverymusic.com
ARVO PARTY - Liberté [starts 56:33]
https://arvoparty.bandcamp.com
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
