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Author Archives: Al

I am a player, producer, label boss and staunch supporter of the independent community. In the interests of transparency, should I post any of my own material, my labels are Ambiguous Records and CRC Music. I am also on the board of AIM which is the trade body that looks after all the UK Independent labels.

FRESH FAVES: BATCH 57

Thank you once again to all those who sent in tracks this week and of course to all our trusted listeners who cast their vote. This week was possibly the tightest fought battle for the Fresh Faves I can remember. Thank you all. And so to your picks this week. A HISTORY – Fox There more »

Now Playing At 6 Music Blog Awards – FOTN Award

Thank you to everybody who contributed to the comments on this. We are delighted to announce the winner from our very strong shortlist of the 2013 Now Playing At 6 Music – Wisdom Not Waffle Award is… Make It In Music Make It In Music is a phenomenal resource for new bands, artists and labels alike more »

FRESH FAVES: BATCH 26

Thank you once again to everybody who has contributed to the listening post this week, to the artists for their music and you, the listeners, for your ears and thoughts. CARA WINTER – Butterfly Butterfly is a live reworking of the title track from Cara Winter’s 2005 debut album. Seven years later there is more more »

FRESH FAVES: BATCH 23

Thank you once again to everybody who has contributed to the listening post this week, to the artists for their music and you, the listeners, for your ears and thoughts. ELIA & THE LOW TEARS – Violins Super tight production and melodies from this London outfit that describe themselves as a mixture of Prince, Joni more »

Music and the Machine

Last night I had the pleasure of speaking at Fig Tree as part of their Figtalks series in the Digital Shoreditch Festival 2012. This is what I had to say… This opening is taken from a conversation between Bill Drummond and Tom Hodgkinson published in the Idler. (You can get it here) BD: I don’t more »

New Artist Digital Set Up – Part 3 – Is it working?

You’ve got your website up, signed up for the important social networks, built your online shop and are filling it all with exciting and relevant content but is it working?

New Artist Digital Set Up – Part 2 – The Social Networks

Stop for one second and think about what Social Network actually means. Social: Pertaining to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations Network: An association of individuals having a common interest, formed to provide mutual assistance, helpful information, or the like. My point? Having a Facebook page, Twitter Profile and YouTube account does more »

New Artist Digital Setup – Part 1

Over the next few weeks I’ll be looking at how to get set up online, avoiding the pitfalls and making the most of your time in cyberspace. This will be familiar to many of you but no harm in starting at the very beginning. It is easy to get caught up in the addiction of more »

How To Get Paid Part 4 – Merch, Sync, Karma and the rest…

Over the last three weeks I have given an overview of some of the main areas to consider if you want to make some hard earned dosh from your beloved songs. If you’re reading this for the first time check out my page on this site to read more. By now I am sure you more »

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