Hello, it's Tom Robinson with my final 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape before handing over to my friend and 主播大秀 colleague Emily Pilbeam from Monday 22 April 2024. This the second of two retrospective programmes showcasing a cross-section of my favourite tunes from the last 16 years. This week we present:

PAUL MORRICONE , FEMME, ATHLETES IN PARIS , AMY HOPWOOD , HOPE & SOCIAL, BRAPURPLE, NEPHU HUZZBAND, STICK IN THE WHEEL, ROBGREEN, LISBEE STAINTON, THE FASHION WEAK feat Gruff Rhys, SHE MAKES WAR, NWANDO EBIZIE, HAYSTACK MONOLITH, ROADIDENDREN, ROXY GIRLS, SANS SOUCIS, LOW ISLAND, and MISHAPED PEARLS

This is the episode released on Monday 15th April 2024 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 15th May 2024. You can download & keep this show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

PAUL MORRICONE - Estranged

FEMME - Fever Boy

ATHLETES IN PARIS - Borrowed Time

AMY HOPWOOD - Sea Fever

HOPE & SOCIAL - Feel

BRAPURPLE ft. GABRIELLE SEY - Drawn To You

NEPHU HUZZBAND - No Not Ever

STICK IN THE WHEEL - Bedlam

ROB.GREEN - I'll Be Around

LISBEE STAINTON - Red

THE FASHION WEAK feat Gruff Rhys - Welsh Words

SHE MAKES WAR - Delete

NWANDO EBIZIE - I Seduce

HAYSTACK MONOLITH - Magic Wool

ROADIDENDREN - Poptarts

ROXY GIRLS - Dangerous Driving
SANS SOUCIS - Mercy

LOW ISLAND - Search Box

MISHAPED PEARLS - Benedizione

That's it from me - have fun, stay safe and Emily will be along with her first show on Monday 22 April, available here on 主播大秀 Sounds.

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with my penultimate 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape. From Monday 22 April 2024 I'll be stepping down from the show and handing over to my friend and 主播大秀 colleague Emily Pilbeam. So this is the first of two retrospective 60 minute programmes showcasing a few of my favourite tunes from the early days of 主播大秀 Introducing on 6 Music around the time the photo above was taken. This week we present:

LA SHARK, NATALIE ROSS, HOODLUMS, GABBY YOUNG, BEST BOY GRIP, LADY LYKEZ, MOAK , CLOTH , TOM HOUSTON , THIS ELEGANT GULL , LAST MANGO IN PARIS, 3 BUCKET JONES, THE OCTOBER GAME , SNIPPET, SHARKS TOOK THE REST, SWAMI BARACUS x ZAHEER, and PATCH WILLIAM 

This is the episode released on Monday 8th April 2024 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 8th May 2024. Between those dates you can download & keep the show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

LA SHARK - Magazine Cover

NATALIE ROSS - At Least I Know Where My Shoes Are

HOODLUMS - The Beat Bop

GABBY YOUNG - We're All In This Together

BEST BOY GRIP - Monster and Me

LADY LYKEZ - Not Your Hair

MOAK - Barbershop

CLOTH - Old Bear

TOM HOUSTON - Sonic Deviance

THIS ELEGANT GULL - Stop Giving Us The Poison

LAST MANGO IN PARIS - Kiss Your Teeth

3 BUCKET JONES - Tell Me Where You Are (Pick Up the Phone)

THE OCTOBER GAME - Concrete (When We Were Invincible)

SNIPPET - Down The Swanny

SHARKS TOOK THE REST - Restaurant

SWAMI BARACUS x ZAHEER - The Recipe

PATCH WILLIAM - The Last Bus

I'll be back with one final retrospective mixtape of old favourites on Monday 15 April and Emily will be hosting her first show on Monday 22 April. 

PS FOR ARTISTS:

What happens next? Radio airplay is a great affirmation of your work. It's great to be able to mention it on your CV and social media. But radio play won't make as much longterm difference as you may think - it comes, and then it goes. The trouble is that radio can accellerate a career that's already got momentum - but it can't kickstart a career from scratch.

Bulding an audience for your music (and continuing to write great songs) takes time and effort. The good news is that, unlike radio play, it's entirely within your own power to achieve and costs next to nothing. And although this only one man's opinion, you'll find a few suggestions about how to do this this in my closing talk for .

Hiring a radio plugger in the hope of getting more airplay is an expensive gamble - and only worth considering when there's already a buzz about your latest song and a growing audience for your music. But early on in their career, most emerging artists get MUCH better results themselves than by hiring a plugger. For suggestions on how to do your own music promotion see the free advice section at my Fresh On The Net blog ().

Once an artist's career does start building momentumn - with views, plays and comments growing measurably each week - that's when an expertly run radio campaign can be a great way of putting a foot on the accelerator. Once you do choose to go down that route, the next problem is how to find a trustworthy promo company? One possibility might be to copy and keep the weekly playlists published by your target radio stations every week, and look up which small labels are regularly getting featured. Then google those labels, drop them an email, and ask which radio pluggers they use. [NB bigger labels tend to have their own in-house promo teams.]

And however things pan out, don't forget to carry on uploading your new releases to 主播大秀 Introducing so that we can carry on supporting you as your career unfolds.

AND FINALLY...
We only get enough airtime on this show to feature artists - even our absolute favourites - about four times a year, however much we love their work. So after you've been been on the Mixtape, please wait 12 weeks before sending me your next brilliant track. This leaves us time to help a load of other deserving artists meanwhile.

The best way of getting a tune direct to me is via  using Soundcloud. From 10m on Monday mornings anybody is welcome to send us a track and we keep the inbox open until 200 submissions have arrived - so it's best to get in early. We publish all 200 tunes each week, and a dozen of us then listen to every single track. And be sure to also upload your tune to 主播大秀 Introducing, to make it eligible for Introducing airplay...

Tom Robinson

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with the 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape from 6 Music - 60 minutes of music from under the mainstream radar, uploaded direct to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent UK artists. This week we present:

INDIA ELECTRIC CO., RACECAR, BIRD HOUSE, PECQ, RICHARD PIERCE, SONIA AHMED, ED ROME, HARBOTTLE & JONAS, TONY NJOKU, RONA MAC, THE NEW CONSISTENT, REMORAE, CJ PANDIT, KAT KOAN & FREDDIE DICKSON, EVE CHRISTINA, SELF HELP, SOMOH, and DOSS

This is the episode released on Easter Monday 1st April 2024 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 1st May 2024. Between those dates you can download & keep the show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

INDIA ELECTRIC CO. - Balancing Act

RACECAR - Lay Me Down

BIRD HOUSE - Today I Will Restring My Guitar

PECQ - Closer

RICHARD PIERCE - Cost Of Living

SONIA AHMED - Mango

ED ROME - The Vendetta

HARBOTTLE & JONAS - Ich Will Hier Bei Dir Stehen

TONY NJOKU - La Ruée

RONA MAC - Links Like Fists

SELF HELP - Spaceman

REMORAE - Johnny's On The Water

CJ PANDIT - Pushing The Bruise

KAT KOAN & FREDDIE DICKSON - Time Alone

EVE CHRISTINA - Tangled

THE NEW CONSISTENT - Rubbing Shoulders

SOMOH - Problem Child

DOSS - Billy

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with the 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape from 6 Music - 60 minutes of music from under the mainstream radar, uploaded direct to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent UK artists. This week we present: 

FAKE DENNIS, GAFFA TAPE SANDY, CHIMA ANYA, MARTHA AND THE FAIRY, WORLDCUB, AMELIA COBURN, PEDRO PEDRO PEDRO, BARISH, BABY MAKER, LLEO, MAX BLANSJAAR, MOLLY GREEN, FAITHFUL JOHANNES x NEOCIA, EMILY BREEZE, DENNIS MARWOOD, NAOMI IN BLUE, and SCOTT LAVENE

This is the episode released on Monday 25th March 2024 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 24th April 2024. Between those dates you can download & keep the show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

FAKE DENNIS - Bank Pains

GAFFA TAPE SANDY - Scrapbook

CHIMA ANYA - The Sun Is Shining

MARTHA AND THE FAIRY - What I'd Do For The Summer

WORLDCUB - Back to the Beginning

AMELIA COBURN - Nodding Dog

PEDRO PEDRO PEDRO - Pedro's Theme

BARISH - I Call

BABY MAKER - No Watershed

LLEO - Noise

MAX BLANSJAAR - Anna Madonna

MOLLY GREEN - She Is Mighty

FAITHFUL JOHANNES x NEOCIA - Ultra Deep

EMILY BREEZE - 1997

DENNIS MARWOOD - Trust Me When I Tell You

NAOMI IN BLUE - Broken

SCOTT LAVENE - Debbie

PS FOR ARTISTS:

What happens next? Radio airplay is a great affirmation of your work. It's great to be able to mention it on your CV and social media. But radio play won't make as much longterm difference as you may think - it comes, and then it goes. The trouble is that radio can accellerate a career that's already got momentum - but it can't kickstart a career from scratch.

Bulding an audience for your music (and continuing to write great songs) takes time and effort. The good news is that, unlike radio play, it's entirely within your own power to achieve and costs next to nothing. And although this only one man's opinion, you'll find a few suggestions about how to do this this in my closing talk for .

Hiring a radio plugger in the hope of getting more airplay is an expensive gamble - and only worth considering when there's already a buzz about your latest song and a growing audience for your music. But early on in their career, most emerging artists get MUCH better results themselves than by hiring a plugger. For suggestions on how to do your own music promotion see the free advice section at my Fresh On The Net blog ().

Once an artist's career does start building momentumn - with views, plays and comments growing measurably each week - that's when an expertly run radio campaign can be a great way of putting a foot on the accelerator. Once you do choose to go down that route, the next problem is how to find a trustworthy promo company? One possibility might be to copy and keep the weekly playlists published by your target radio stations every week, and look up which small labels are regularly getting featured. Then google those labels, drop them an email, and ask which radio pluggers they use. [NB bigger labels tend to have their own in-house promo teams.]

And however things pan out, don't forget to carry on uploading your new releases to 主播大秀 Introducing so that we can carry on supporting you as your career unfolds.

AND FINALLY...
We only get enough airtime on this show to feature artists - even our absolute favourites - about four times a year, however much we love their work. So after you've been been on the Mixtape, please wait 12 weeks before sending me your next brilliant track. This leaves us time to help a load of other deserving artists meanwhile.

The best way of getting a tune direct to me is via  using Soundcloud. From 10m on Monday mornings anybody is welcome to send us a track and we keep the inbox open until 200 submissions have arrived - so it's best to get in early. We publish all 200 tunes each week, and a dozen of us then listen to every single track. And be sure to also upload your tune to 主播大秀 Introducing, to make it eligible for Introducing airplay...

Tom Robinson

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with the 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape from 6 Music - 60 minutes of music from under the mainstream radar, uploaded direct to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent UK artists. This week we present: 

AERIAL SALAD, PLATINUM MIND ft. MARINA FLORENCE, DRAT, JULIET, ONEDA, WITCH FEVER. PORIJ, MARUJA, CATHY JAIN, LEOPARD BOY, KLOYD ft t l k, PYRAMID PARK, THE BABY SEALS, POLYPORES, GARDNA ft. ELJÉ, SKINNYBOY TUNES ft. MACHINA X, TNCS, and JODIE NICHOLSON

This is the episode released on Monday 4th March 2024 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 3rd April 2024. Between those dates you can download & keep the show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

AERIAL SALAD - Tied To Pieces Of Paper

PLATINUM MIND feat. MARINA FLORANCE - 1974 (That's How It Was In Those Days)

DRAT - Idiot

JULIET - Guided

ONE DA - Rude Girl Flex

WITCH FEVER - Beauty & Grace

PORIJ - My Only Love

MARUJA - The Invisible Man

CATHY JAIN - Heroine

LEOPARD BOY - Colour Blind

KLOYD feat. t l k - Eye of it All

PYRAMID PARK - Believe Ya (Paris Edit)

THE BABY SEALS - ID'd At Aldi

POLYPORES - Frost and Moss

GARDNA feat. ELJÉ - Butterflies

SKINNYBOY TUNES feat. MACHINA X - Raindrops

TNCS - I Want To Run To The Top Of A Mountain And Scream

JODIE NICHOLSON - Another Frequency

PS FOR ARTISTS:

What happens next? Radio airplay is a great affirmation of your work. It's great to be able to mention it on your CV and social media. But radio play won't make as much longterm difference as you may think - it comes, and then it goes. The trouble is that radio can accellerate a career that's already got momentum - but it can't kickstart a career from scratch.

Bulding an audience for your music (and continuing to write great songs) takes time and effort. The good news is that, unlike radio play, it's entirely within your own power to achieve and costs next to nothing. And although this only one man's opinion, you'll find a few suggestions about how to do this this in my closing talk for .

Hiring a radio plugger in the hope of getting more airplay is an expensive gamble - and only worth considering when there's already a buzz about your latest song and a growing audience for your music. But early on in their career, most emerging artists get MUCH better results themselves than by hiring a plugger. For suggestions on how to do your own music promotion see the free advice section at my Fresh On The Net blog ().

Once an artist's career does start building momentumn - with views, plays and comments growing measurably each week - that's when an expertly run radio campaign can be a great way of putting a foot on the accelerator. Once you do choose to go down that route, the next problem is how to find a trustworthy promo company? One possibility might be to copy and keep the weekly playlists published by your target radio stations every week, and look up which small labels are regularly getting featured. Then google those labels, drop them an email, and ask which radio pluggers they use. [NB bigger labels tend to have their own in-house promo teams.]

And however things pan out, don't forget to carry on uploading your new releases to 主播大秀 Introducing so that we can carry on supporting you as your career unfolds.

AND FINALLY...
We only get enough airtime on this show to feature artists - even our absolute favourites - about four times a year, however much we love their work. So after you've been been on the Mixtape, please wait 12 weeks before sending me your next brilliant track. This leaves us time to help a load of other deserving artists meanwhile.

The best way of getting a tune direct to me is via  using Soundcloud. From 10m on Monday mornings anybody is welcome to send us a track and we keep the inbox open until 200 submissions have arrived - so it's best to get in early. We publish all 200 tunes each week, and a dozen of us then listen to every single track. And be sure to also upload your tune to 主播大秀 Introducing, to make it eligible for Introducing airplay...

Tom Robinson

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with the 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape from 6 Music - 60 minutes of music from under the mainstream radar, uploaded direct to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent UK artists. This week we present:

ELLiSD, RAINBOW FROG BISCUITS, SUPERLATIVE, BAND SPECTRA, THE PUBLIC EYE, EMILY MAGPIE, PEGGY, GIRLS OF THE INTERNET, INDOOR PETS, ELY BETH, THE OTHER, EVY FREARSON, THE TROPICANAS, ANNABEL LAUREN, JANGO FLASH, LILY JUNIPER, and BRYONY JARMAN-PINTO

This is the episode released on Monday 26th February 2024 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 20 March 2024. Between those dates you can download & keep the show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

ELLiSD - Humdrum

RAINBOW FROG BISCUITS - Stupid Yesterday

SUPERLATIVE - Lay Low

BAND SPECTRA - It Starts Again

THE PUBLIC EYE - The Wire

EMILY MAGPIE - Sunflowers

PEGGY - Buried Underneath (My Last Two Weeks)

GIRLS OF THE INTERNET - Never Ever Ever

INDOOR PETS - London (Love to Hate)

EMPRESS LINOLEUM - Fruit

THE OTHER - Segodar

EVY FREARSON - Tonight

THE TROPICANAS - Your Arrow

ANNABEL LAUREN - Cauliflower Cheese

JANGO FLASH - Perseid 45

LILY JUNIPER - You Me Free

BRYONY JARMAN-PINTO - Moving Forward

 

PS FOR ARTISTS:

What happens next? Radio airplay is a great affirmation of your work. It's great to be able to mention it on your CV and social media. But radio play won't make as much longterm difference as you may think - it comes, and then it goes. The trouble is that radio can accellerate a career that's already got momentum - but it can't kickstart a career from scratch.

Bulding an audience for your music (and continuing to write great songs) takes time and effort. The good news is that, unlike radio play, it's entirely within your own power to achieve and costs next to nothing. And although this only one man's opinion, you'll find a few suggestions about how to do this this in my closing talk for .

Hiring a radio plugger in the hope of getting more airplay is an expensive gamble - and only worth considering when there's already a buzz about your latest song and a growing audience for your music. But early on in their career, most emerging artists get MUCH better results themselves than by hiring a plugger. For suggestions on how to do your own music promotion see the free advice section at my Fresh On The Net blog ().

Once an artist's career does start building momentumn - with views, plays and comments growing measurably each week - that's when an expertly run radio campaign can be a great way of putting a foot on the accelerator. Once you do choose to go down that route, the next problem is how to find a trustworthy promo company? One possibility might be to copy and keep the weekly playlists published by your target radio stations every week, and look up which small labels are regularly getting featured. Then google those labels, drop them an email, and ask which radio pluggers they use. [NB bigger labels tend to have their own in-house promo teams.]

And however things pan out, don't forget to carry on uploading your new releases to 主播大秀 Introducing so that we can carry on supporting you as your career unfolds.

AND FINALLY...
We only get enough airtime on this show to feature artists - even our absolute favourites - about four times a year, however much we love their work. So after you've been been on the Mixtape, please wait 12 weeks before sending me your next brilliant track. This leaves us time to help a load of other deserving artists meanwhile.

The best way of getting a tune direct to me is via  using Soundcloud. From 10m on Monday mornings anybody is welcome to send us a track and we keep the inbox open until 200 submissions have arrived - so it's best to get in early. We publish all 200 tunes each week, and a dozen of us then listen to every single track. And be sure to also upload your tune to 主播大秀 Introducing, to make it eligible for Introducing airplay...

Tom Robinson

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with the 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape from 6 Music - 60 minutes of music from under the mainstream radar, uploaded direct to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent UK artists. This week we present:

AIMING, GINNY LOON, HENS BENS, RESTLESS YOUTH, TOMMY BLU, MALIN ANDERSSON, GNAWA STATE 7, AURORA ENGINE, MAN THE ECHO, MARLOWE, SERIOUS ADULTS, ELY BETH, NAKED BRUNCH, LYVES, HOT LEFT POLE, HOLLY TAYMAR, BLUEMELT, and FA KODE FT. MANASSEHWOD

This is the episode released on Monday 19th February 2024 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 20 March 2024. Between those dates you can download & keep the show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

AIMING - Calculations

GINNY LOON - Getting There

HENS BENS - Chief

RESTLESS YOUTH - I Forgive Us All Bro

TOMMY BLU - Call It As I See It

MALIN ANDERSSON - How It's Supposed To Feel

GNAWA STATE 7 - Sossadi Manayo

AURORA ENGINE - Keenia

MAN THE ECHO - Application to Play at the Festival of Good Ideas

MARLOWE - Give It Up

SERIOUS ADULTS - Jump On

AMETHYSTS - Lunation

NAKED BRUNCH - Moon Walk

LYVES - Wondering

HOT LEFT POLE - Hard Goodbye

HOLLY TAYMAR - Backbone

BLUEMELT - Embracing Imperfection

FA KODE ft. MANASSEHWOD - Old Skool

PS FOR ARTISTS:

What happens next? Radio airplay is a great affirmation of your work. It's great to be able to mention it on your CV and social media. But radio play won't make as much longterm difference as you may think - it comes, and then it goes. The trouble is that radio can accellerate a career that's already got momentum - but it can't kickstart a career from scratch.

Bulding an audience for your music (and continuing to write great songs) takes time and effort. The good news is that, unlike radio play, it's entirely within your own power to achieve and costs next to nothing. And although this only one man's opinion, you'll find a few suggestions about how to do this this in my closing talk for .

Hiring a radio plugger in the hope of getting more airplay is an expensive gamble - and only worth considering when there's already a buzz about your latest song and a growing audience for your music. But early on in their career, most emerging artists get MUCH better results themselves than by hiring a plugger. For suggestions on how to do your own music promotion see the free advice section at my Fresh On The Net blog ().

Once an artist's career does start building momentumn - with views, plays and comments growing measurably each week - that's when an expertly run radio campaign can be a great way of putting a foot on the accelerator. Once you do choose to go down that route, the next problem is how to find a trustworthy promo company? One possibility might be to copy and keep the weekly playlists published by your target radio stations every week, and look up which small labels are regularly getting featured. Then google those labels, drop them an email, and ask which radio pluggers they use. [NB bigger labels tend to have their own in-house promo teams.]

And however things pan out, don't forget to carry on uploading your new releases to 主播大秀 Introducing so that we can carry on supporting you as your career unfolds.

AND FINALLY...
We only get enough airtime on this show to feature artists - even our absolute favourites - about four times a year, however much we love their work. So after you've been been on the Mixtape, please wait 12 weeks before sending me your next brilliant track. This leaves us time to help a load of other deserving artists meanwhile.

The best way of getting a tune direct to me is via  using Soundcloud. From 10m on Monday mornings anybody is welcome to send us a track and we keep the inbox open until 200 submissions have arrived - so it's best to get in early. We publish all 200 tunes each week, and a dozen of us then listen to every single track. And be sure to also upload your tune to 主播大秀 Introducing, to make it eligible for Introducing airplay...

Tom Robinson

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with the 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape from 6 Music - 60 minutes of music from under the mainstream radar, uploaded direct to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent UK artists. This week we present:

ANDREW EATON LEWIS, MOLLY BECKER, ANOTHER SKY, BADJA, STANLEY WELCH AND TEXTS, AMONGST THE PIGEONS, SIMMA, VENUS GRRRLS, THE LAST MORRELL, NO WINDOWS, TOM WEBBER, COWZ, LEI HOPE, MARGO RAATS, L'OBJECTIF, SHINY BRAIN CRAYONS, and MATT WILDE

This is the episode released on Monday 12th February 2024 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 13 March 2024. Between those dates you can download & keep the show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

ANDREW EATON LEWIS - This Is The Start

MOLLY BECKER - Magnolia

ANOTHER SKY - The Pain

BADJA - Every Day A Weekend

STANLEY WELCH AND TEXTS - Landscape With A Cupid

AMONGST THE PIGEONS - Indistinct Chatter

SIMMA - Dub Digitizer

VENUS GRRRLS - Divine

THE LAST MORRELL - One & Only

NO WINDOWS - Song 01

TOM WEBBER - This Time

COWZ - Domination

LEI HOPE - Boyfriend

MARGO RAATS - I Wish I Was the Moon

L'OBJECTIF - Puppy

SHINY BRAIN CRAYONS - Old Beliefs

MATT WILDE - Butterflies

PS FOR ARTISTS:

What happens next? Radio airplay is a great affirmation of your work. It's great to be able to mention it on your CV and social media. But radio play won't make as much longterm difference as you may think - it comes, and then it goes. The trouble is that radio can accellerate a career that's already got momentum - but it can't kickstart a career from scratch.

Bulding an audience for your music (and continuing to write great songs) takes time and effort. The good news is that, unlike radio play, it's entirely within your own power to achieve and costs next to nothing. And although this only one man's opinion, you'll find a few suggestions about how to do this this in my closing talk for .

Hiring a radio plugger in the hope of getting more airplay is an expensive gamble - and only worth considering when there's already a buzz about your latest song and a growing audience for your music. But early on in their career, most emerging artists get MUCH better results themselves than by hiring a plugger. For suggestions on how to do your own music promotion see the free advice section at my Fresh On The Net blog ().

Once an artist's career does start building momentumn - with views, plays and comments growing measurably each week - that's when an expertly run radio campaign can be a great way of putting a foot on the accelerator. Once you do choose to go down that route, the next problem is how to find a trustworthy promo company? One possibility might be to copy and keep the weekly playlists published by your target radio stations every week, and look up which small labels are regularly getting featured. Then google those labels, drop them an email, and ask which radio pluggers they use. [NB bigger labels tend to have their own in-house promo teams.]

And however things pan out, don't forget to carry on uploading your new releases to 主播大秀 Introducing so that we can carry on supporting you as your career unfolds.

AND FINALLY...
We only get enough airtime on this show to feature artists - even our absolute favourites - about four times a year, however much we love their work. So after you've been been on the Mixtape, please wait 12 weeks before sending me your next brilliant track. This leaves us time to help a load of other deserving artists meanwhile.

The best way of getting a tune direct to me is via  using Soundcloud. From 10m on Monday mornings anybody is welcome to send us a track and we keep the inbox open until 200 submissions have arrived - so it's best to get in early. We publish all 200 tunes each week, and a dozen of us then listen to every single track. And be sure to also upload your tune to 主播大秀 Introducing, to make it eligible for Introducing airplay...

Tom Robinson

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with the 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape from 6 Music - 60 minutes of music from under the mainstream radar, uploaded direct to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent UK artists. This week we present:

SLIP MARTIN, LEONARD MAASSEN feat ERIN SNAPE , PHOEBE GREEN, JORDAN MACKAMPA, AMELIA COBURN, BEN DENNY MO, NXDIA, CYNTHIA'S PERISCOPE, POPPY PRESCOTT, PROJECTOR, TUMMYACHE, DAUDI MATSIKO, SKI LIFT, MY BEST UNBEATEN BROTHER, WUZY BAMBUSSY, FLAKEBELLY, FIONN MARIS, and MOLLY BECKER

This is the episode released on Monday 29th January 2024 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 17 January 2024. Between those dates you can download & keep the show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

SLIP MARTIN - Don't Let the Dust Settle (Ft Rosie Miles)

LEONARD MAASSEN feat ERIN SNAPE - Colours

PHOEBE GREEN - I Can't Ride a Bike

JORDAN MACKAMPA - Blaccjack the Mac

AMELIA COBURN - When the Tide Rolls In

BEN DENNY MO - Asylum

NXDIA - She Likes a Boy

CYNTHIA'S PERISCOPE - Broken Window

POPPY PRESCOTT - Watching The Road

PROJECTOR - Dubious Goals Committee

TUMMYACHE - Porcupine

DAUDI MATSIKO - Derby's Dose

SKI LIFT - Double Yellow

MY BEST UNBEATEN BROTHER - Slayer On A Sunny Day

WUZY BAMBUSSY - January Blue

FLAKEBELLY - In Parks Of Tall Trees

FIONN MARIS - Grey Matter

MOLLY BECKER - Magnolia

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with the 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape from 6 Music - 60 minutes of music from under the mainstream radar, uploaded direct to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent UK artists. This week we present:

ADULT PLAY, LOVER, DBL A & BENWA ft SWEETS & LUKE ROYALTY, KATHERINE PRIDDY, CANNED PINEAPPLE, MADDIE ASHMAN, OYA PAYA, WEDNESDAY'S CHILD, WALT DISCO, SOUTH BY ZERO, BEN LAWRENCE, EDDY, SOFT, BEEROSEBUD, JARKI MONNO, AMELIE RODEN, and AUGUST CHARLES

This is the episode released on Monday 22nd January 2024 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 17 January 2024. Between those dates you can download & keep the show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

ADULT PLAY - Ten Traits Every Successful Person Has

LOVER - Never the Same

DBL A & BENWA - Hopscotch (ft SWEETS & LUKE ROYALTY)

KATHERINE PRIDDY - Does She Hold You Like I Did

CANNED PINEAPPLE - Bowie

MADDIE ASHMAN - Lonely Button

OYA PAYA - In Pieces

WEDNESDAY'S CHILD - Terpsichore

WALT DISCO - Pearl

SOUTH BY ZERO - What You Started

BEN LAWRENCE - O Wide World

EDDY - Texas Boy

SOFT - Taxi

BEEROSEBUD - Galaxyy

JARKI MONNO - PettyCries

AMELIE RODEN - October's Gone
https://linktr.ee/amelieroden

AUGUST CHARLES - In My Head

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with the 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape from 6 Music - 60 minutes of music from under the mainstream radar, uploaded direct to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent UK artists. This week we present:

CULT CANVAS, CLEO SIMONE, GENESIS ELIJAH, LYD ARLO, JACOB ALON, IDLEWORK, BAUDELAIRE, LITTLE GEORGE, MICHAEL EKOW, CAT RYAN, POSH CHOCOLATES, FRAUDSTER & SION, ADMT, DEKKER, LOW GIRL, DR3W HALL, PAULFCOOK, KATHERINE PRIDDY, PAUL F. COOK, and ALICE BOYD

This is the episode released on Monday 15th January 2024 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 17 January 2024. Between those dates you can download & keep the show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

CULT CANVAS - My Other

CLEO SIMONE - I Don't Wanna Hurt You (But I'm Gonna)

GENESIS ELIJAH - Spaceship in Sports Mode

LYD ARLO - Martha Jones

JACOB ALON - Confession

IDLEWORK - Willow

BAUDELAIRE - Metamorphosis

LAUREN-PAIGE & LITTLE GEORGE - Grow

MICHAEL EKOW - Cracks

CAT RYAN - Speeding Too Slow

POSH CHOCOLATES - Level Up

FRAUDSTER & SION - The Bug

ADMT - Wish You Loved You

DEKKER - I Know, I Know

LOW GIRL - Icarus

DREW NEIRIN - You

PAUL F. COOK - Sorrento Lemon

ALICE BOYD - Life in Cities

This week 6 Music's 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape is curated by Christian Carlisle and Emily Pilbeam from 主播大秀 Introducing: Leeds & Sheffield. They've picked 60 minutes of tunes from under the mainstream radar, uploaded direct to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent UK artists. This week featuring:

KNEECAP ft GRIAN CHATTEN, NUBIYAN TWIST, CRASH LANDED, MICHAEL BIRD, HOUSE OF EL ft REUBEN JAMES, POTWASH, PREDECEASED, TR^NKS, COLOURING, MORGAN HARPER-JONES, POCKET SUN, CONSENSUS ft MOSES BOYD, ISAAC MALIBU, KITTY PERRIN, and ANNA LEAH

This is the episode released on Monday 8th January 2023 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 7 February 2024. Between those dates you can download & keep the show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

KNEECAP ft GRIAN CHATTEN - Better Way To Live

NUBIYAN TWIST - So Mi Stay

CRASH LANDED - Paris

MICHAEL BIRD - Roots

HOUSE OF EL ft REUBEN JAMES - The Start

POTWASH - Too Long

PREDECEASED - Scene Parole

TR^NKS - Echo

COLOURING - You

MORGAN HARPER-JONES - Joshua

POCKET SUN - Jupiter

CONSENSUS ft MOSES BOYD - Out Of This World

ISAAC MALIBU - Honey Moons

KITTY PERRIN - Death Metal

ANNA LEAH - She’s Got This

 

A special New Year's Day edition of the 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape from 主播大秀 Radio 6 Music showcasing 19 artists we look forward to hearing more from in 2024. All music has been uploaded to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent artists and hand picked by Tom Robinson. In order of appearance:

SYLVAN WEEKENDS, BENEFITS, ROSIE BERGONZI, SAM EAGLE, STORM FRANKLIN, MULELE MATONDO AFRIKA & JUPITER BOKONDJI, DIVING STATION, ROBGREEN, PHOENIX RISE, DAN WHITEHOUSE & MAX ZT, SOLID STATE ORCHESTRA, VINNY PECULIAR, RAINBOW FROG BISCUITS, TOM HOUSTON, BRAPURPLE, BRODIE MILNER, CALUM BAIRD, SUNDAY LENDIS, and DAVE DARK & THE SHARKS

This is the New Year's Day episode released on 1 January 2024. Big thanks to the 主播大秀 Introducing colleagues around the country
who first sent many of the tunes in today's show including ABBIE McCARTHY, SHAKK HASHEMI, JAKE PEACH, NATALIE-EVE WILLIAMS, DEAN JACKSON, ADAM WALTON, ANDREW MARSTON, ALAN RAW and EMILY PILBEAM...

This show will be available here on 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 31 January 2024. Until then you'll be able to download & keep the whole show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app.

Featuring:
SYLVAN WEEKENDS - Headlong Into the Unknown

BENEFITS - Warhorse

ROSIE BERGONZI - Not Just A Hashtag

SAM EAGLE - Turn Me Over

STORM FRANKLIN - Einz Zwei Drei Martini

MULELE MATONDO AFRIKA with JUPITER BOKONDJI - Kinshasa Kiese

DIVING STATION - Heavenly

ROB.GREEN - I'll Be Around

PHOENIX RISE - To This Broken System

DAN WHITEHOUSE & MAX ZT - Bury One's Head

SOLID STATE ORCHESTRA - Only Girl In The World

VINNY PECULIAR - Flower Power

RAINBOW FROG BISCUITS - Clean

TOM HOUSTON - The Next Available Agent

BRAPURPLE ft. GABRIELLE SEY - Drawn To You

BRODIE MILNER - Hedonist

CALUM BAIRD - Beauty in the Worst of Times

SUNDAY LENDIS - Bricks and Mortar

DAVE DARK AND THE SHARKS - The Pattern

A Christmas Stocking Edition from 6 Music's 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape with 30 short sonic delights uploaded to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent artists and hand picked by Tom Robinson. In order of unwrapping:

AVALANCHE PARTY, KAREN DIO, JONO WRIGHT, KOHLA, WHYTEK feat TION WAYNE, JJ STERRY, THE HAPPY SOMETHINGS, JACK DAVID, RETROPXSSY, BEN SEE, TLYA X AN, REGAL CHEER, BOBSLED TEAM, THE STRANDS, HOLLY TAYMAR, FAITHFUL JOHANNES, CIEL, THE LOW COUNTRIES, UNTHANK SMITH, LAST OF THE FREE, LARA JONES, THE MICRO BAND, TUMBLEDRYER BABIES, NXDIA, MATT STOCKL, HENS BENS, GRANDMAS HOUSE, HAPPY DUST GANG, DREAM PHONE, and ANTONY SZMIEREK

This is a special Christmas Day episode released on 25 December 2023. A big thankyou to the various Santas who supplied today's musical delights including DJ ROESH, DAVE GILYEAT, MELITA DENNETT, JAMES THRELFALL, JESS ISZATT, NICK ROBERTS, SHAKK, JERICHO KEYS, DEAN JACKSON and GEMMA BRADLEY.

This show will be available here on 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 24 January 2024. Until then you'll be able to download & keep the whole show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

AVALANCHE PARTY - Serious Dance Music

KAREN DIÓ - Sick Ride

JONO WRIGHT - Rubecula

KOHLA - Heavenly

WHYTEK feat TION WAYNE - Saxo

JJ STERRY - Fear & Loathing

THE HAPPY SOMETHINGS - Anglepoise

JACK DAVID - And Then We'll Be Okay

RETROPXSSY - Speeding

BEN SEE - He Sings The Sun

TLYA X AN - Holy J

REGAL CHEER - Castanets

BOBSLED TEAM - Analita

THE STRANDS - Ed Sullivan

HOLLY TAYMAR - The Making Of Me

FAITHFUL JOHANNES - Torch and a Sweater

CIEL - Somebody

THE LOW COUNTRIES - I'm Away Now

UNTHANK : SMITH - The King

LAST OF THE FREE - Boats On The Shore, Beasts On The Hill

LARA JONES - Look

THE MICRO BAND - Bread & Butter Husband

THE TUMBLEDRYER BABIES - I Want To Open For Gina Birch

NxDIA - Both Hands Up

MATT STOCKL - Phoneblind

HENS BENS - Shut Up Samuel

GRANDMAS HOUSE - Desire

HAPPY DUST GANG - Why Aren't You Jealous No More

DREAM PHONE - Bad Girls

ANTONY SZMIEREK - Heaven Is Other People

Hello, it's Tom Robinson with another episode of the 主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape from 6 Music - 60 minutes of music from under the mainstream radar, uploaded direct to our network of local 主播大秀 Introducing shows by independent UK artists. This week we present:

DEEP TAN, HERE'S THE STEEPLE, A LESSER VERSION, SKI LIFT, ANNA TABBUSH feat BEN & DOM, UNITY, MAE KARTHAUSER, GERAINT RHYS, ALT BLK ERA, KID SCARAMOUCHE, CRUUSH, THE ENERGY FOOL x DAVIS VON DAVIS, BORED AT MY GRANDMAS HOUSE, BEN CROSLAND, BEIGE BANQUET, AMELIA COBURN, HUW AND THE GREATER GOOD, PECQ, and BHARAT KATHA 

This is the episode released on Monday 11th December 2023 and available via 主播大秀 Sounds for 30 days until Wednesday 10 January 2024. Between those dates you can download & keep the show permanently as an audio file from our podcast page or by searching "主播大秀 Introducing Mixtape" on any podcast app. Featuring:

DEEP TAN - Xenomorph Queen
https://linktr.ee/deeptan

HERE'S THE STEEPLE - Brambles

A LESSER VERSION - For Years Upon Years Upon Years

SKI LIFT - Living The Dream

ANNA TABBUSH feat BEN & DOM - Winter Song

UNITY & ZEE-ROCK - Twin Aunties (feat Farai, Hush & Jaffa)

MAE KARTHAUSER - Factory of the Mind

GERAINT RHYS - Ymdrech

ALT BLK ERA - Oggy

KID SCARAMOUCHE - Safehouse Blockhouse

CRUUSH - As She Grows

THE ENERGY FOOL X DAVIS VON DAVIS - When The Timeline Splits

BORED AT MY GRANDMAS HOUSE - Inhibitions

BEN CROSLAND - Stargazer

BEIGE BANQUET - Animals

AMELIA COBURN - See Saw

HUW AND THE GREATER GOOD - Dopamine

PECQ - Out Loud

BHARAT KATHA - Mangal Laya

 

PS FOR ARTISTS:

What happens next? Radio airplay is a great affirmation of your work. It's great to be able to mention it on your CV and social media. But radio play won't make as much longterm difference as you may think - it comes, and then it goes. The trouble is that radio can accellerate a career that's already got momentum - but it can't kickstart a career from scratch.

Bulding an audience for your music (and continuing to write great songs) takes time and effort. The good news is that, unlike radio play, it's entirely within your own power to achieve and costs next to nothing. And although this only one man's opinion, you'll find a few suggestions about how to do this this in my closing talk for .

Hiring a radio plugger in the hope of getting more airplay is an expensive gamble - and only worth considering when there's already a buzz about your latest song and a growing audience for your music. But early on in their career, most emerging artists get MUCH better results themselves than by hiring a plugger. For suggestions on how to do your own music promotion see the free advice section at my Fresh On The Net blog ().

Once an artist's career does start building momentumn - with views, plays and comments growing measurably each week - that's when an expertly run radio campaign can be a great way of putting a foot on the accelerator. Once you do choose to go down that route, the next problem is how to find a trustworthy promo company? One possibility might be to copy and keep the weekly playlists published by your target radio stations every week, and look up which small labels are regularly getting featured. Then google those labels, drop them an email, and ask which radio pluggers they use. [NB bigger labels tend to have their own in-house promo teams.]

And however things pan out, don't forget to carry on uploading your new releases to 主播大秀 Introducing so that we can carry on supporting you as your career unfolds.

AND FINALLY...
We only get enough airtime on this show to feature artists - even our absolute favourites - about four times a year, however much we love their work. So after you've been been on the Mixtape, please wait 12 weeks before sending me your next brilliant track. This leaves us time to help a load of other deserving artists meanwhile.

The best way of getting a tune direct to me is via  using Soundcloud. From 10m on Monday mornings anybody is welcome to send us a track and we keep the inbox open until 200 submissions have arrived - so it's best to get in early. We publish all 200 tunes each week, and a dozen of us then listen to every single track. And be sure to also upload your tune to 主播大秀 Introducing, to make it eligible for Introducing airplay...

Tom Robinson