Andrew Marston introduces Aaron Yorke (Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove)

Bromsgrove's Aaron Yorke's musical career began in 1998 when he performed regular shows at Ronnie Scott's in Birmingham.

Back then, he supported acts such as Tom Robinson, Pooka and Tom Hingley.

In 2007, he won a competition for the best unplugged act in the Midlands and went on to play alongside Leona Lewis, McFly and Scouting For Girls.

He also appeared on BBC Children In Need with David Gray, Annie Lennox and Kylie Minogue.

Fast forward to today and Aaron's just been played nationally on the Best Of BBC Introducing - and we were honoured to have him play on our stage at Lakefest.

All of our live studio sessions and festival gigs since 2005...

• How do I get signed?
• Is there an easy way to land gigs in other areas?
• How do I build a fanbase?
• How do you write a number one song?
• What's the best way to sell your music?

The guest panel included: Martin Chambers (The Pretenders), Verden Allen (Mott The Hoople), Nigel Clark (Dodgy), Tom Oliver (Tour Manager), Ella Nozworthy (Nozstock), Brian Marr (The Marr's Bar), Steve Hadley (Death Or Glory Records) and Scott Garrett (MAS Records).

Hear highlights from the workshop every Saturday from 8pm here on BBC Hereford & Worcester.

More from our national masterclasses...

LakeFest is a relatively new music festival taking place on the Worcestershire border, near Evesham, at Bredon Hardwick.

Snap!, Fun Lovin' Criminals and The Lightning Seeds all played at this year's event.

BBC Hereford & Worcester had a stage at the festival for the three days, showcasing local talent from Herefordshire & Worcestershire.

Find out about our local festivals...

• In the news this week: Why Nizlopi might appear naked at their next gig in Worcester.
• In this week's gig guide: The lineups for the Bromyard Folk Festival and SnodFest.

We’re almost at the end of a rather busy summer.

After taking our national BBC Introducing stage to Radio 1’s Big Weekend, The Great Escape, Glastonbury, T In The Park, Manchester Jazz Festival, Reading and Leeds and Radio 2 Live In Hyde Park (phew!) we'll finally be pitching up at Bestival, to finish the season in style.

We’re heading to the Isle of Wight to showcase the finest up and coming DJs and bands.

Read more in our blog...

This week, Andy O'Hare reviews:

• Harlem Dandy, Red Room Therapy, Bleeding Hearts, Smileymic & The Irony at day one of the Worcester Music Festival.
• Whole Caboodle Electric Celiidh Band, Claire Boswell, Marina Del Ray, Dr Wolfe, Jabba Cartel, The Stiff Joints, Raptor, Thirty Six Strategies, Dogs Of Santorini, Plane Crasher, Skewwhiff, Econo, Kim Lowings & Bren Haze at day two of the Worcester Music Festival.
• Becky Rose, Granny's Attic, Krescendo, Hey You Guys!, Calm Like A Riot, Ronda & Vault Of Eagles at day three of the Worcester Music Festival.

BBC Introducing in Hereford & Worcester supports unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar musicians from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Since 2011, we've been taking the show out on-the-road showcasing the very best musicians from our two counties.

Our next recording session takes place on Saturday 13 September at SnodFest near Pershore and features four acts who we've been playing on BBC Hereford & Worcester recently.

Artists include: LOSTatHOME (Redditch), Steffan Knight (Whitchurch nr Ross-on-Wye), Jake Of Diamonds (Hereford) and Hanna*h* (Broadway nr Evesham).

This is your chance to see how we capture live music on tape, while being able to enjoy some of the hottest new acts we've got in our area right now.

None of these artists knew they were being considered for a live session - they were chosen based on the tracks they uploaded to us.