BBC Music Introducing is a network of radio shows across the UK supporting new and interesting music at grassroots level. The backbone of that network consists of 32 local shows on stations across England and the Channel Islands. They're supplemented by flagship programmes in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and on the BBC's national networks such as Radio 1, 6 Music, 1Xtra and Asian Network.…
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I've been playing independent music artists on my BBC Introducing shows in the middle of the night on BBC Radio 6 Music since late 2007. In that time we've given well over 10,000 bands and artists their first national airplay. But after the excitement has died down, finally getting played on the radio can also result in a sense of anticlimax. As one singer-songwriter plaintively…
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Extract from the autobiography Margrave Of The Marshes by John Peel with members of his family... "Disposing of the demos is just about the most depressing aspect of what we'll laughingly call 'my work.' They come, in the main, to the BBC address and from all over the world. There was one from Peru in ysterday's mail here at home. A few weeks ago, in…
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As Wikipedia can confirm, my brother Matthew Robinson (born 27 July 1944) is a British film & television executive producer, producer, director and writer. Nicknamed "The Pope of Soap" by The Sun, he was director of BBC1's EastEnders when it launched in 1985. He later masterminded the teen drama serial Byker Grove, casting Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly as young heroes P.J. and Duncan, and…
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From October 31 - November 2 2019, BBC Introducing Live provided a spectacular three day event at London's Tobacco Dock - aimed at anyone aiming to pursue a career in music - whether performing, producing, promoting or in radio and journalism. A wide range of spaces and venues within the complex offered keynote speeches, panels, debates, masterclasses, live performances, plus advice and direct one-to-one feedback…
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Sorry folks - due to a (routine) hospital operation I'm now on leave from BBC 6 Music and Fresh On The Net until Saturday 28 Sept 2019. Our inbox here will reopen on Monday 16 Sept and Team Freshnet will still be choosing the tunes for our Listening Post as normal. And - don't worry - all Listening Post tracks this month will still get…
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These Fresh Faves were picked by our readers over the weekend - and reviewed by broadcaster, musician and Fresh On The Net founder Tom Robinson this week. You can hear all these tracks in a single Soundcloud playlist here. ALEX SEEL - Quietus You can tell quite literally within the first five seconds of "Quietus" that we're in the presence of a master guitarist -…
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BANDS & ARTISTS: Next week's BBC Introducing Mixtape on 6 Music will be curated by Nick Roberts from BBC Introducing in the North East. Since we've been short staffed at Fresh On The Net recently (and I'm away this week & unable to listen to new tunes), our inbox will stay closed until Monday, 17th June.
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These Fresh Faves were picked by our readers over the weekend - and reviewed by broadcaster, songwriter and Fresh On The Net founder, Tom Robinson, this week. You can hear all these tracks in a single Soundcloud playlist here. ALFIE CARPENTER - Mother A graduate of Leeds College Of Music, Alfie Carpenter is an audio visual artist working, he says, "with paint, paper, voices, sounds…
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These Fresh Faves were picked by our readers over the weekend - and reviewed by musician, broadcaster and Fresh On The Net founder Tom Robinson this week. You can hear all these tracks in a single Soundcloud playlist here. So here we are at the end of 2018 with our final set of Fresh Faves as democratically elected by over forty of our readers this…
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