Thumbs up from Domino Records
Foundation Degree students William Clapson and Samantha Scuffham received high praise from the industry for their showcase event. The pair staged a showcase for Domino Records at the Coach and Horses in Curtain Road, Shoreditch at the end of April. The event was a major success and Laurence Bell commented; ‘Will's got bags of potential, you're dead right. It's early days but the intensity and talent is there and he has a distinctive voice of his own.’
Radio One plays track by Gecko
Will Sanderson-Thwaite, aka Gecko, has been played on Mike Davies’ underground punk rock show on Radio One. Jamie Jazz from The King Blues put Gecko in touch with presenter Mike. He selected the track Where I’ve Gone from the self-released album Songs in the Key of Lizard available now on iTunes. Mike Davies said ‘I like it, I'll be playing it a lot more.’ Gecko has just performed at the Turning Point Festival in London alongside Kano, Tinchy Stryder, Natty and VV Brown, to name but a few.
Originally a student from Bristol, Gecko is currently studying on the Artist Development course. Check out www.myspace.com/gecko and www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/mikedavies click on listen again to hear Gecko’s national radio play.
Skinnyman visits BANM
Hip hops foremost rapper Skinnyman visited students at BANM to talk about artist development, the music business, style and technique. The rapper is widely known for his 2004 album Council Estate of Mind which gained him commercial and critical acclaim. www.skinnyman.co.uk
Esser’s got the industry in a headlock
Switch on Channel 4 and see Esser as one of the Levi’s One to Watch artists, listen to Radio 1 and he’s being interviewed by Rob Da Bank, go to the Electric Proms and he pops up again! He’s signed to Transgressive Records and his current UK tour sees him supporting the likes of Bloc Party and the Kaiser Chiefs. Esser’s (ex ADP/ Southend student Ben Esser) music is poppy and gritty in equal measure; Mike Skinner from the Streets likes it so much he’s asked Esser to remix for him! www.myspace.com/esserhq
Yellowjackets at BANM
The legendary Garmmy award-winning jazz masters visited the British Academy of New Music in 2008 to perform and advise students on work in the field of jazz.
Pixelh8 brings games console compositions to BANM
After opening for Imogen Heap on her UK tour, Pixelh8 (Matthew Applegate) has been creating quite a buzz with his unique approach to production. In 2008, he came into BANM to play his music and talk to students and spoke of the experience on Radio 1's Zane Lowe show.
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Rob Da Bank & Stuart Smith visit BANM
Stuart Smith, author of the accliamed How To Make It In The Music Business came to BANM to give a reality check on the current state of the industry. The book has a foreword written by DJ and Bestival organiser Rob Da Bank, who in turn has agreed to come to BANM to chat to students about his take on today's musical climate.
Luke records with Massive Attack
Luke Hannam, who played bass for their latest Massive Attack album, is currently working again with Gramme. He has also worked with artists including Kylie, Dido and Edwin Collins.
Basement Jaxx @ BANM
Basement Jaxx came to BANM in October 07 to explain how to stage a major gig.
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