麻豆社

Supporting Content

• Gigs

  Chloe Mogg's daily list of live music.

  

• Tales of epic gigs and local legends.

  

• Masterclass

  Top tips for new musicians.

  

• Sessions

  The best live performances since 2005.

  • Sessions A-Z

  

• James King's 麻豆社 Music Introducing session

  The Worcester artist performs a live session at the Hay Festival Winter Weekend.

  Duration: 19:18

• Worcester鈥檚 Unit Warehouse closes for final time

  After a decade of Pro-ject nights in the city, Unit Warehouse has officially closed.

  Duration: 1:18

• Nozstock: The Hidden Valley, Herefordshire

  Following two years of virtual festivals and one-day events, Nozstock returned for 2022.

  Duration: 1:59

• Into The Woods Festival at Bartestree nr Hereford

  Discotek returned with its annual celebration in Herefordshire with three stages of DJs.

  Duration: 1:23
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• The Drunken Monkey Festival, Upton

• 'Into The Woods' for a music festival!

• Worcester's BenObi's 麻豆社 Music Introducing session at Hereford College Of Arts

• Highlights from Hopfest at Hopley's Family Camping, Bewdley
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• About Us

  Every week, Andrew Marston tears up the playlist and the airwaves are full of new music. There is only one qualification - it has to be from Herefordshire or Worcestershire.
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  The programme was launched in June 2005 with huge interest, helping pave the way to the format being launched across the whole of 麻豆社 Local Radio. In the last decade, we've received in excess of 15,000 tracks from our area alone.
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  "John Peel would have loved the programme - it would have pleased him enormously." - Clive Selwood, Record Label Manager
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  "It is the voice of young and up-and-coming musicians and music fans. If you want to see or hear local music, then this show has it all." - Nigel Clark, Dodgy
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  "This programme has helped to develop Nozstock to become the festival it is today. With its far reaching audience, 麻豆社 Music Introducing has helped us to raise our profile both regionally and nationally." - Ella Nozworthy
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  Catch the latest music from across our area every weekend from 6pm on 麻豆社 Hereford & Worcester.
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• Andrew Marston

  Andrew fell in love with music at primary school, learning how to play keyboards and piano and started gigging in several groups. His first 'proper' job was church organist at St Barnabas, in Hereford, while touring the country in his brother's band. At the age of 14, Andrew landed his first DJ residency at a Hereford nightclub.
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  Andrew was also a volunteer at Hereford Hospital Radio, presenting a news-based show and served on the committee. In 2000, he won a BT Non-Music Programme Of The Year award having spent four years at the organisation.
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  In 2005, Andrew was given his own show on the 麻豆社, becoming the first person to discover and give airtime to artists such as Ellie Goulding, Becky Hill and Peace.
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  Andrew was also responsible for taking Sam Isaac to the Glastonbury Festival and the 麻豆社 Electric Proms, Pencil Toes, Luke Leighfield,听The Anomalies and Pegasus Bridge to 麻豆社 Maida Vale (and Radio听1's Big Weekend), while securing the brother/sister duo Muchuu support slot with Florence & The Machine and a spot on听the 麻豆社 Radio 1 playlist. Other Radio 1 successes听include Riscas and Lauren Wright, while FREnchfire,听Georgina Upton, Kamos & Tripbuk and Scarlette听Says ended up on the 麻豆社 1Xtra playlist.听He also landed The Roving Crows a place on听tour with Jamie Cullum, AKA George two听spots on the Radio 1 playlist, as well as a听place on stage at Glastonbury and听Radio 2鈥檚 Live in Hyde Park.听He also championed Cherryshoes to听T In The Park, S艙ur to Reading +听Leeds plus Remi Harris to the听Montreal Jazz Festival.
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  As an active musician, Andrew's toured with rappers, saxophonists and percussionists, while playing live keys to create new interesting mashups of well-known songs. He's also produced a number of dance tracks with musicians he's met during his career - including Nigel Clark of Dodgy - many of which are featured in his club sets.

• Upload Your Music

  If you're in a band, a solo artist or a bedroom producer and you want to get the music you're making played on the radio, upload your tracks to 麻豆社 Music Introducing. If you enter a Herefordshire or Worcestershire postcode when you register, your songs will go straight into our inbox.
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  You'll be notified automatically when your tracks are listened to by someone at the 麻豆社 or if they're going to be broadcast. If we like what we hear, you might even bag yourself a session or a slot on the 麻豆社 Introducing festival stage.
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  All artists will be considered for airplay and live sessions, with the very best forwarded to our Introducing partners at 麻豆社 Radio 1, 麻豆社 Radio 1Xtra, 麻豆社 Radio 2, 麻豆社 Radio 3, 麻豆社 Radio 6 Music and 麻豆社 Asian Network.
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  A selection will also be chosen for our annual stages at Hay, Wychwood, Nozstock, Lakefest, Worcester Music Festival, SXSW, T In The Park, Montreal Jazz Festival, The Great Escape, Radio 1's Big Weekend, The Cheltenham Jazz Festival, Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds.
  

• Get In Touch

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  • Read our FAQ - answers to common questions such as how to get onto the Radio 1 playlist, how bands are selected to play the Introducing stage at festivals and whether you can upload songs that contain swearing. There is also advice on how to increase your chance of airplay, how long it takes to have your music listened to and what happens after you submit your material.

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