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The Panel
 

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- Tori Amos

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- Simon Broughton

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- Nina de Man

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- Denzyl Feigelson

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- Sean Goulding

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- Will Hodgkinson

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- Ben Hudson

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- Kyrill Khieninson

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- Caspar Llewellyn Smith

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- Ashlene Nand

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- Yan Nikolenko

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- Nickens Nkoso

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- Seva Novgorodtsev

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- Omar

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- Rodrigo Sanchez

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- Nitin Sawhney

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- Miranda Sawyer

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- Ilka Schlockermann

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- Anoushka Shankar

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- Paul Stokes

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- Sway

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- Youdai Zhang

Ben Hudson

 

Ben Hudson
Equally influenced by the lyrics of Chet Baker and Cole Porter, the production skills of Jay Z and The Roots, and the energy of UK grime and hip hop, Mr Hudson is interesting proposition.

A self-confessed outsider, this mixing of styles comes easy to an artist who has gone from playing drums in a band at the age of 14 to becoming the undefeated Jump Off Producer Champion in 2005.

Bored of guitar music and seeking a new sound, inspiration came in the form of Itch FM and the burgeoning UK hip hop scene sweeping across London.

With no aspirations to become a rapper, Mr Hudson combined his song-writing talents with newfound production skills, Mr Hudson's hybrid sound is attracting interest from all corners of the music industry.

He is championed by the likes of Sway and 1Xtra DJ Semtex, who by their own admission, were surprised to find themselves firm fans of the trilby-doffing newcomer.
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