MusicConnex, ILUVLIVE
and Music Week present:
RADAR
7pm Wednesday 5th March
2014 at Under the Bridge
Rascals / Ghetts / Joel Baker / The Lottery Winners / Ayanna Witter-Johnson
/ Glass City Vice
On Wednesday 5th March, industry showcase RADAR returns to Under the
Bridge, London with performances from Grime MC, Ghetts, and award winning cellist, Ayanna
Witter-Johnson.
Born from a collaboration between Music Week, ILUVLIVE
and MusicConnex and backed by new event partner, BIMM, RADAR gives the best unsigned and newly
signed UK music acts an opportunity
to perform in front of key music industry influencers.
Alongside
the hotly tipped acts, the second instalment will include new slot, ‘BIMM
Breaking’, an exclusive opportunity for BIMM Group’s
industry ready students and alumni perform at the multi-million pound Chelsea
venue.
Hosted
by Music Week editor, Tim Ingham, RADAR once again aims to present some of the
country’s brightest and freshest artists to a diverse and influential industry
crowd.
Vaseema Hamilton, Principal of BIMM Brighton,
Bristol and Manchester said, “At
BIMM, we provide a range of music courses across production, management,
business and performance but our mission is not just to educate; we aim to give
our students the platform they need to launch long term careers in the industry.
Partnerships like this are another key
component in enabling our students to make real industry contacts and showcase
their talent to the industry and beyond.”
Jon Mansfield, CEO of MusicConnex commented: “After a very successful first
event in November of last year, MusicConnex, ILUVLIVE and Music Week return
with another exciting line up bringing with it the same level of entertainment
and quality.
RADAR is designed to support artists who have already done an impressive amount
of ground work and events such as this one hopes to propel
the artists we the organisers believe will breakthrough in the coming months.”
Rachel Bee, MD of ILuvLive also
commented: “There is such a need for industry platforms of this kind as
demonstrated by almost ten years of ILUVLIVE and it's fantastic to be working
with both MusicConnex and Music Week and creating a new platform that
offers exposure both at the event and in Music Week itself.”
Are you on
the RADAR? For
more information about MusicConnex, RADAR and to purchase tickets, visit: www.musicconnex.co.uk
* Missed the first RADAR? Watch the highlights here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAHz1wX4SVU
* For more information about ILUVLIVE
visit: http://iluvlive.co.uk/
ENDS
NOTES TO EDITORS:
* Members of the press and photographers are invited to attend. Please
email info@purplereignpr.co.uk with your name, publication you represent and a contact number.
* MusicConnex provides a platform to network, develop
skills, showcase and inspire. Its aim is to support and encourage artists and
creative business minds to best position, manage and monetise their music
career.
* BIMM Group offers its students a broad range of course levels, from
diplomas through to BA (Hons) degrees across all five colleges. With over
3500 students courses include guitar, bass, drums, vocals, songwriting, live sound and tour management, music business, music production and event management. Delivered by over
100 trained active professional tutors, all of whom have touring, performing
and session experience and a background in the professional music industry.
* Music
Week has combined with ILUVLIVE and MusicConnex to launch a night showcasing
the best unsigned and just-signed talent to the UK music industry. The aim is
to make the night the go-to industry showcase, with Music Week not only
publicising the event, but also providing extra exposure for artists.
* The Acts
GHETTS
Renowned British MC Ghetts is set to release new album ‘Rebel With a
Cause’ in March 2014, following the unveiling of lead track ‘Rebel’. RWAC’s
identity is born straight from Ghetts’ journey. A rebellious streak as a young
man – which Ghetts describes as vibrant, energetic, and live or die – is
tempered by his new Cause, a maturity that comes with age, hindsight, and his
daughter’s birth: “It took a fair bit of me growing up; a fair bit of living to
get here.”
Hailing from a religious, musical family, Ghetts was exposed to gospel music
and jazz long before he tapped into the underground garage scene infiltrating
East London’s airwaves and backstreets. At just 12, Ghetts locked in to jungle
and garage, breathing in PAYG Cartel, Heartless Crew, and the raw mixes of
friends and peers destined for the A-list. Before a stint in jail, Ghetts
admits his own music had little focus or direction, labelling his efforts “just
messing around”. Locked up, Ghetts embarked on a music and drama course to hone
his skills. Friends on the outside assured him there was a space for his music and,
on release, he joined local N.A.S.T.Y Crew alongside Kano, Stormin and
infrequent guests like Dizzee Rascal, Durrty Goodz, and Wiley.
THE LOTTERY WINNERS
Born in Salford and raised on romance, The Lottery Winners can be found at
the exact midpoint between the North West’s dual musical mecca’s of Manchester
and Liverpool. The indie-jangle-pop quartet provides a melodramatic blend of
momentous melodies coupled with wistful and insightful lyrics. Although the
band have played extensively live, supporting the likes of The Futureheads, The
Charlatans and The Enemy and building up a loyal family of fans in the process,
they have only just chosen to release any music. On their limited edition debut
EP, ‘Somebody Loved You’, you truly get the sense that every lyric and guitar
hook has been crafted almost microscopically, with meaning and thought behind
every single sound. Each one is a sing-along classic.
GLASS CITY VICE
Josh Oliver, Edward Lytton
Cobbold, Dudley Powell and Lawrie
Miller make up Brighton four piece Glass
Vice City have certainly made a name for themselves since bursting onto the
music scene in 2011. With their critically acclaimed debut EP No Direction, their distinctive sound
struck a chord with press and fans alike and led to them playing over 200 shows
across the UK in their first year alone. Word spread, and their fan base
expanded through multiple social media streams.
In the months that followed, the band released
their second EP Limelight, which saw
them gain an increasing amount of media attention and garnered further live
shows supporting the likes of Xcerts
and Rival Schools. The single In My Head was released along with a
video shot by photographer/director Chris Stockings, their third EP, Waves followed to a rapturous reception.
RASCALS
Growing up in legendary Bow, east London’s musical melting pot and
surrounded by grime luminaries such as Tinchy Stryder, Roll Deep,
Ghetts, Dizzee Rascal and Wiley – who’d regularly
frequented the same circles, youth clubs and record shops – RASCALS have
emerged from the underground in the only way they know how; shining like uncut
diamonds in chasm of MCs.
RASCALS
got their first slice of street success when they were just 12 and 13 with the
debut smash New Era. Since then they’ve linked with fellow east London
native Ryan De La Cruz to unleash the gritty Jay-Z sampling Re-Introduce,
signed to EMI, the same label as Tinie Tempah, Professor Green and Conor
Maynard – who they supported on a sell-out UK tour. Key players of the
music industry have also recognised their musical output too and their deep
discography also includes features on some momentous tracks.
JOEL BAKER
At the age of 21 Joel Baker left Nottingham with a degree in politics, a
pleasant and humble personality and a guitar case full of covers. This was the
beginning of a journey that Joel Baker did not even know he was on. Deciding on
a career in politics Joel began his London life as an intern at Parliament,
exercising his skill for writing by preparing speeches for the MP he shadowed.
However by night Joel Baker attended regular live nights performing and
fulfilling his hobby as a musician, a double life that was simply separated by
his guitar. With a growing desire for music, Joel Baker compiled his covers and
produced an EP project to give to the virtual world; ‘Between Kings Cross and
Old Street’, including a rework of Kendrick Lamars ‘Bitch don’t kill my vibe’
which has attracted more than 190,000 YouTube views and an abundance of
messages from admirers all over the world that eagerly awaited more. Together
with long-time producers The Confectionary, Joel unveiled ‘Long Sleeves’, his
first self-penned project which peaked in the top 10 of the singer-songwriter
charts on iTunes. Joel, at only 22 years old, is well on his way to stardom.
AYANNA WITTER-JOHNSON
An amazingly talented Singer, Songwriter and Cellist who is extraordinarily
versatile having worked with the London and BBC Symphony Orchestras, Courtney
Pine, Omar, Scored original music for Theatre productions in New York and has
recently returned from a world tour with Anoushka Shankar. In 2010 she was the
only non-American performer to win amateur night at the Legendary Apollo
Theatre in Harlem. Her first EP was produced by Marc Mac (4Hero) and her fans
include Gilles Peterson, Jamie Cullum and Edith Bowman. With this incredibly
strong foundation, she has recently released her second EP ‘Black Panther’.
Throughout
her work, Sulpacio Jones aims to produce music that is authentically hers.
Working with producers Michaelangelo (Faith Evans), and up-and comers like Jeff
Jeudy and Sky Bermudas, she has forged a distinct sound, fusing bold Hip-Hop
influences with ‘70s and 80’s golden age R&B. She cites soul queen Chaka
Khan and artists such as Rick James, Earth Wind & Fire and Prince among her
favorites, influences that echo throughout her stunning material.
