Ö÷²¥´óÐã

Ìý

With the onus of the show being playing the freshest tunes from new and emerging acts, our interview this week focussed on the issue of artist royalties and representation.

Ìý

In some ways the world remains unchanged for songwriters from the one I started out in forty years ago – insofar as there’s still no substitute for quality and commitment. Anything slipshod or halfhearted is unlikely to win itself much of an audience. But by the same token, if you actually are the next Radiohead, it’s far easier to get yourselves heard these days thanks to a huge range of low-cost resources available that we could only dream of back in the seventies.

Ìý

Think , , , , , , , ... Some entities such as and Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing itself support musicians absolutely free of charge with no strings attached. But only has been plugging away for a hundred years to help songwriters get paid for their work. Membership Development officer Jules Parker dropped by to explain why every songwriter, the moment their work is released into the wild, should head along to and sign up at once.

Ìý

On the musical front Jules introduced us to the work of , and over both shows this weekend we played out some live performances recorded on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing stage at Glasgow’s T In The Park last weekend by , , and frontman Hugo Manuel in his celebrated solo electronic guise as . You can watch live video of most of the performances from that stage over on the main Ö÷²¥´óÐã Introducing website…

Ìý

UNSEEN & DEEFLUX - I Know (ft GENESIS ELIJAH & GADGET)


JACOB YATES & THE PEARLY GATE LOCK PICKERS - Mary Hell


SPOTLIGHT KID - Haunting Me


MANDORLA - Victim Of The Sun


TANYA AUCLAIR - Origami


PANDAS AND PEOPLE - I Am The Floor


INTERVIEW: JULES PARKER, PRS FOR MUSIC
fiN - It Changes Everything



SAM AIREY - The Blackout


HUW STEPHENS TIP
ROSIE TAYLOR PROJECT - Sleep


THREE TRAPPED TIGERS - Cramm


LIVE TRACK FROM T IN THE PARK
THE NARROWS - Able Danger (Live At T in The Park)


TWO BIT DEZPERADOS - Pretty Girl


EXCELLENT BIRDS - Schemtata Humdrum


BOBBY FRICTION TIP
Goldkartz Feat. Vibe – Tu Nachdi


MORE THAN CONQUERORS - Go On Go On Get Out


BLACK FRAME - Dark or Blue


HOT LIGHT FIESTA - We Tried


THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT:
TIP FROM CATS AND CATS AND CATS
THE SIEGFRIED SASSOON - Muscle Beach


ZERVAS AND PEPPER - Cigar Store Indian


LOOK STRANGER! - Dance Away


LIVE TRACK FROM T IN THE PARK
CHAD VALLEY - Portuguese Solid Summer


MARIA & THE MIRRORS - Travel Sex


DIMBLEBY & CAPPER - Black Smoke/Burning House