BBC Introducing Suffolk Presentation

On 29/03/11, the guys from BBC Introducing Suffolk came into college to give a presentation to the musicians at the college.  They gave a speech on what Introducing is all about, gave some examples of what bands they had worked with, Underline the Sky for example.  The part that I picked up on the most is the BBC Introducing Uploader.  This is a great facility that lets you submit your tracks/demos to your local Introducing radio show.

The nearest local Introducing show is based on the post code you enter when you create your Uploader Profile (you'll need a BBC ID before you can create your profile), who automatically receives your tracks.  While uploading a track you also choose which national BBC radio station receives your track, examples are 1Xtra, 6 Music, Asian Network and Radio 3.  When someone listens to any of the tracks you upload, you are notified, which is handy, because if you'd sent a demo to a record label (for example) you often don't get any feedback as to whether anyone has listened to it, or just chucked it into the trash!  In addition, tracks that get played out on the local Introducing show, get recommended to the national Radio 1 Introducing show, giving your track the potential to be played to a huge national audience.

What's more, it's free.  What have you got too lose?  (Ok, maybe the 30 minutes it will take to create the profile and upload your track...)  But then, what have you got to gain from doing it?  The potential for local air play, moving onto national air play and the opportunity to record a set at the legendary Maida Vale Studios.  Bands have been asked to play the Introducing stage for festivals such as Latitude, Glastonbury and the Radio 1 Big Weekend, which are big gigs to get.

The link again for the Uploader...  Upload and get famous!