British Music At SXSW 2018: Guide by British Music at SXSW

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

GUIDE 2018

British Music: Standing Room Only From festivals to concerts to musical heritage sites, 12.5 million tourists enjoyed the UK’s vibrant music scene in 2016.

To learn more about the UK’s thriving music industry and how the UK’s Department for International Trade can help you, visit great.gov.uk

Foreword

British Music Embassy: Schedule

Kycker Presents: (Sun)

DIY Presents: (Mon)

BBC Music Introducing / PRS Foundation Showcase (Tue)

International Showcase Fund

British Music At SXSW Presents: (Wed)

BBC Radio 2 / PPL & PRS For Music Showcase (Wed)

Output Belfast: (Thu)

BBC Radio 6 Music / AIM Showcase (Thu)

British Music At SXSW Presents: (Fri)

BBC Radio 1xtra / PPL & PRS For Music Showcase (Fri)

Northern Powerhouse

British Music At SXSW Presents: (Sat)

BBC Radio 1 / DIT Showcase (Sat)

B2B Events

JAZZ RE:FRESHED Showcase

British Music Partners

British Music Delegates

Credits

CONTENTS

PPL 2018 sees my first venture to SXSW. The festival has created a buzz which resonates throughout the global music industry, and I am really looking forward to my first visit. Passion is at the heart of the festival, and it is exciting to think that we will be a part of the journey for these inspiring British artists who could go on to dominate the world stage. The late great Amy Winehouse who performed at SXSW more than 10 years ago is perhaps the most famous example. For a second consecutive year, PPL is financially supporting - via the PRS Foundation - more than 35 acts performing at the famous British Music Embassy at Latitude 30. Whilst our operations are driven by data, our motivation is powered by a passion for music. We believe music makes the world a better place.

Peter Leathem,â&#x20AC;¨Chief Executive Officer, PPL

FOREWORD

PRS For Music I may be a little biased, but one only has to look at the International charts to conclude that we British are producing some of the best music in the world right now. And this success is due in no small part to the incredibly talented songwriters we have – whether they’re working hard behind the scenes in writers rooms, studios or performing their music live on stage. From my first ever trip to Austin, Texas in 2004 where I was lucky enough to see Snow Patrol and Dizzee Rascal very early in their careers, to this year’s excellent line-up, SXSW has continued to grow every year as an important milestone in any future star’s career – one that is often pivotal to their success. And of course, the British Music Embassy at SXSW is the place to go to see the best of British music. With such a wide range of talent on display, including Superorganism, Yxng Bane and Lucy Spraggan, I am so proud that PRS for Music and PPL have come together once again to support the British Music Embassy, and all those that are performing at Latitude 30 this year. We hope you enjoy this year’s SXSW, and if you see us at the British Music Embassy, do come and say hi and tell us which artists and bands have blown you away so far!

Nigel Elderton, PRS for Music Chairman

Sunday 11th March Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 8pm – 11pm • All SXSW badges & wristbands welcome

British Music Embassy warm up Monday 12th March Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 8pm – 2am • Official SXSW Showcase

Tuesday 13th March Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 8pm – 2am • Official SXSW Showcase in association with PRS FOR MUSIC FOUNDATION

Wednesday 14th March Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 2pm – 6pm • RSVP: www.thebritishmusicembassy.com

Wednesday 14th March Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 8pm – 2am • Official SXSW Showcase

in association with PPL & PRS for Music 10

BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY • SCHEDULE

LIFE 10:00pm Wyldest 9:00pm Emme Woods 8:00pm

LIFE 1:00am Our Girl 12:00am Francobollo 11:00pm Catholic Action 10:00pm Boniface 9:00pm Breakfast Muff 8:00pm

Touts 1:00am Bugzy Malone 12:00am Pale Waves 11:00pm Rachel K. Collier 10:00pm Jerry Williams 9:00pm Himalayas 8:00pm

Shame IDLES Our Girl Doe Breakfast Muff

5.30pm 4.40pm 3.50pm 3.00pm 2.10pm

Nina Nesbitt Gaz Coombes Sam Fender Frank Turner Jade Bird Rhys Lewis

1:00am 12:00am 11:00pm 10:00pm 9:00pm 8:00pm BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY â&#x20AC;¢ SCHEDULE

Thursday 15th March Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 2pm – 6pm • RSVP: www.thebritishmusicembassy.com

Thursday 15th March Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 8pm – 2am • Official SXSW Showcase in association with AIM Friday 16th March Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 2pm – 6pm • RSVP: www.thebritishmusicembassy.com

Friday 16th March Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 8pm – 2am • Official SXSW Showcase in association with PPL & PRS for Music Saturday 17th March Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 2pm – 6pm • RSVP: www.thebritishmusicembassy.com

Saturday 17th March Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 8pm – 2am • Official SXSW Showcase in association with DIT 12

BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY • SCHEDULE

Touts Special Guests Joshua Burnside Special Guests The Lost Brothers

5.30pm 4.40pm 3.50pm 3.00pm 2.10pm

IDLES 1:00am Goat Girl 12:00am Girl Ray 11:00pm Shopping 10:00pm LIFE 9:00pm Nilüfer Yanya 8:00pm Lucy Spraggan Colin Macleod Flyte Findlay The RPMs

5.30pm 4.40pm 3.50pm 3.00pm 2.10pm

AJ Tracey 1:00am Special Guests 12:00am Yungen 11:00pm Yxng Bane 10:00pm Big Zuu 9:00pm Silvastone 8:00pm Beating Heart Lucy Rose Otzeki Francobollo Benin City

5.30pm 4.40pm 3.50pm 3.00pm 2.10pm

Benin City 1:00am NOT3S 12:00am Suzi Wu 11:00pm Special Guest 10:00pm IDER 9:00pm Superorganism 8:00pm BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY • SCHEDULE

SUNDAY 11TH Kycker - Warm-up show 8pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11pm Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto, 78701, Austin RSVP: www.thebritishmusicembassy.com

Kycker is a single access music ecosystem: a modern, online platform created for emerging artists to earn income through publishing and digital distribution of their content. Kycker is designed to develop passionate artists into sustainable music businesses, providing them with the industry knowledge they need and the tools to make it happen. Through our industry partners, Kycker users also will be afforded opportunities to play bigger shows, international showcases and have their music synchronised into film and TV. Kycker users will also have access to a database of informative videos hosted by high level music industry professionals, that give artists guidance and mentorship in all areas of the business, from street level information to more advanced content. Artists progress through Kycker using a streamlined tier system that gives artists a visual display of their progress. As artists gradually develop using the features of the platform, they will receive points that progress them through the tiers. As artists reach higher tiers, they will have access to more advanced opportunities. We believe that every artist has the potential to build a successful DIY career, but only if they have the tools and the know-how to make it happen. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Kycker is for.

kycker.net

LIFE Wyldest Emme Woods 14

SUNDAY

10.00pm 9.00pm 8.00pm

LIFE It is fair to say that LIFE have become the British Music Embassy’s de facto house band. Hull’s loudest self-released their politically astute debut L.P. “Popular Music” last year with strong support from Radio 1 and 6 Music, and received glowing reviews from DIY and The Guardian.

lifeband@hotmail.co.uk lifeband.co.uk

Wyldest Blending hazy shoegaze with gossamer synth-pop, London trio Wyldest have been creating their own self-sufficient story since appearing in 2015. Long term support comes from DIY, The Line Of Best Fit and Radio 1’s Huw Stephens, while comparisons range from Warpaint and Grimes to Blonde Redhead and Chairlift.

george@handinhive.com facebook.com/wyldestmusic

Emme Woods There’s life and death… and in between it all there’s the party. Enter Emme Woods.Soul, sass and sparks collide to create one of the most exciting female singers of our generation. Blending rock’n’roll and blues influences with a hypnotic brood, Emme has curated a truly bespoke 60s sound.

emmewoodsmusic@gmail.com emmewoods.com SUNDAY

MONDAY 12TH 8pm – 2am Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto

diymag.com @diymagazine

LIFE 1:00am Our Girl 12:00am Francobollo 11:00pm Catholic Action 10:00pm Boniface 9:00pm Breakfast Muff 8:00pm 16

MONDAY

LIFE A resolutely DIY force based in Hull, punk bunch LIFE cemented the last few years of righteous noise-making with 2017 debut LP “Popular Music”. A taut, wired jab of prickly post-punk and dancefloor-ready disenfranchisement, it found the quartet taking aim at apathy and spitting out a canon that sneers like Mark E. Smith and shimmies like Jarvis Cocker.

lifeband@hotmail.co.uk • lifeband.co.uk

Our Girl Fronted by The Big Moon’s resident axe-wielderin-chief Soph Nathan, Our Girl takes the singer’s already-proven way with an emotionally charged riff and roots it in something altogether darker. Full of tunes that lull you into a false sense of security before unleashing all crashing hell, Our Girl are paving the way towards a debut album that’s sure to send your spine all a-shiver.

tim@cannibal.ltd facebook.com/weareourgirl

Francobollo Swedish born and London based, Francobollo spent the majority of debut album “Long Live Life” channelling the music of neither region. Instead fusing all-American riffs with some space-age proginfluenced wizardry, the likes of “Good Times” and “Finally” proved it doesn’t really matter where this lot dwell in reality: musically, they’re aiming for a whole different world.

simba@thirdbasemusic.com / dave@ thirdbasemusic.com • francobolloband.com

MONDAY

Catholic Action Where many of the UK’s new bands spent 2017 penning vitriolic state-of-the-nation diatribes, Glasgow’s Catholic Action understood that joyful escapism is just as important a tool as cold, hard reality. Like fellow Scotsmen Franz Ferdinand before them, LP “In Memory Of” set the quartet up as purveyors of angular hip-shaking bangers par excellence. And that suits us just fine.

scott@skmgmt.co.uk, wcspmanagement@ hotmail.com, facebook.com/catholicactionband

Boniface The latest to join Transgressive Records’ impressive stable, Canadian singer Boniface has already shown an intriguing amount of variety in just two songs. Double AA side “I Will Not Return As A Tourist”/ “Again & Again” finds him penning propulsive synthy hedonism on the former and introverted acoustics on the latter. Let’s see how this one unfolds...

feedy@moshimoshimusic.com bonifaceofficial.com

Breakfast Muff Gloriously lo-fi exports of Glasgow’s thriving DIY punk scene, the charmingly named Breakfast Muff deal in ramshackle, fuzzy guitars and wonky, idiosyncratic lyrics, waxing lyrical on feminism, feelings and the perils of the baby boomer generation. Latest LP “Eurgh!” straddled the line between playful and political, throwing off-kilter ideas together with a distinct left-wing world view.

rick@in-black.co.uk breakfastmuff.bandcamp.com MONDAY

Previous generations have had their influencer brand and, over the last fourteen years, DIY has become the music discovery media platform for a new generation of artists and fans who are still passionate about music. DIY is the UK’s largest free magazine dedicated to music and–more importantly– supporting emerging artists as a music discovery brand. We have an international following of over 1m+ a month (500,000 on social media alone), reinforced by a national presence led by our print magazine, which boasts distribution at over 200+ outlets, now including Rough Trade NYC. DIY also offers an ongoing programme of regional live events and hosts stages at festivals like The Great Escape and Latitude where we help to showcase great new acts. We are also increasingly active in promoting artists overseas, with our team attending events like Eurosonic, Mad Cool, Nos Alive, Bilbao BBK Live and Reeperbahn, as well as US festivals such as SXSW and Mondo.NYC. Sonic is DIY’s publisher and also provides an array of commercial and marketing services (tour management, artist relations, advertising, partnerships) to brands, festivals, labels and music institutions, including a network of independent music blogs. diymag.com @diymagazine

DIY

TUESDAY 13TH 8pm – 2am Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

PRS FOUNDATION Touts 1:00am Bugzy Malone 12:00am Pale Waves 11:00pm Rachel K. Collier 10:00pm Jerry Williams 9:00pm Himalayas 8:00pm 22

TUESDAY

Himalayas Himalayas are one of the buzziest bands to bust out of Cardiff in the past twelve months. Think lean, muscular blues of the Royal Blood variety. With single “Sigh on a Hurricane” receiving love from BBC Music Introducing in Wales and Huw Stephens, Himalayas are unleashing their melodic rock monsters on the British Embassy.

contact@peepshowrecords.com himalayasband.co

Jerry Williams Fans of Jamie T and Slow Club–take note. From early doors support from BBC Music Introducing Solent–to Introducing Track of the Week on Radio 1 –the party’s just getting started for this Portsmouth 21 year-old. You’ll be humming along to single “Velcro” all day. Allow at least 24 hours for the effects to wear off.

jeff@bighugmanagement.com facebook.com/Jerrywilliamsmusic

Rachel K Collier Rachel K Collier is a writer, producer and vocalist who blends her passion for house and percussive sounds with pop to make music that is utterly unique. A diehard Ableton enthusiast, the Welsh star is making waves on YouTube with her impressive live performances using a multiinstrument technical setup.

ben@minimalstatic.com rachelkcollier.com

TUESDAY

Pale Waves With The 1975 on downtime between albums, this Manchester band are poised to fill the gap. It’s no coincidence 1975 main man Matt Healy co-produced their first two singles. Their lovesick nineties-pop won hearts on the Introducing Stage at Reading and Leeds. Tipped for big things in the BBC Music Sound Of poll, it bodes well for their debut album this year.

mark@allonred.org palewaves.co.uk

Bugzy Malone Arguably the hottest act in the UK grime revival, the rapper’s meteoric rise has seen all three EPs land in the UK Albums Chart Top 10. With support from Introducing in Manchester and Mistajam at BBC Radio 1xtra, to conquering 1Xtra Live in Manchester, witness The King of the North in action.

bugzymaloneteam@gmail.com thebugzymaloneshow.co.uk

Touts Representing Introducing in Northern Ireland, debut single ‘Sold Out’ crashed into our eardrums in early 2017. Soon grabbing the attention of Huw Stephens and Phil Taggart at BBC Radio 1, the Derry upstarts stormed the Introducing stage at Reading and Leeds. Thrilling as they are on headphones, Touts need to be witnessed live.

mark@rumourmillmusic.com facebook.com/toutsband TUESDAY

BBC Music Introducing supports the best unsigned, undiscovered and under the radar music from across the UK. Since it launched in 2007 over 195,000 artists have registered, uploading more than 500,000 songs.

LA SALAMI

A team of 38 x Local Radio shows listen through to the submitted music, championing the best talent from their area, propelling them onto the National stage across BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, 2, 3, 6Music, Asian Network and World Service. BBC Music Introducing also offers broadcast opportunities to perform at major festivals and showcases, which in 2017 included Radio 1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Weekend, Glastonbury, Latitude, Reading & Leeds, The Great Escape and many more.

BBC MUSIC INTRODUCING

PRS Foundation’s International Showcase Fund offers vital support for artists, bands, songwriters and producers based in England, Scotland and Wales who have been invited to play an international showcasing festival or conference such as SXSW, A3C, Eurosonic, Womex, Reeperbahn and Folk Alliance International. Up to £5,000 is available as a contribution to travel, visas, accommodation, and per diems. This year at SXSW, PRS Foundation has supported 23 of the artists performing at the British Music Embassy through the International Showcase Fund, and a further 6 through our partnership with BBC Music Introducing. Our most recent evaluation revealed that for every £1 of International Showcase Fund investment, artists generated an additional £8.90 in revenues. The International Showcase Fund is a partnership between PRS Foundation, Department for International Trade, British Underground, Arts Council England, the Musicians’ Union, PPL, Creative Scotland, Wales Arts International and Arts Council Wales in association with PledgeMusic. International Showcase Fund artists at SXSW 2018: AJ Tracey, Allman Brown, Beating Heart, Benin City, Big Zuu, Breakfast Muff, C.MacLeod, Catholic Action, Dan Bettridge, Dan Lyons, Doc Daneeka, Ezra Collective, Febueder, Francobollo, Gaz Coombes, Girl Ray, Goat Girl, IDER, Jade Bird, LAPS, Lucy Rose, LYLO, Moses Boyd Solo X, Nina Nesbitt, Nubya Garcia, Only Girl, Otzeki, Our Girl, P Montana, Rachel K Collier, Sam Fender, Superorganism, Suzi Wu, The Fish Police, Yxng Bane. To find out more and apply, go to prsfoundation.com Twitter: @PRSFoundation Instagram: @prsfoundation Facebook: @PRSForMusicFoundation

INTERNATIONAL SHOWCASE FUND

WEDNESDAY 14TH 2pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6pm Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto, 78701, Austin RSVP: www.thebritishmusicembassy.com

Shame IDLES Our Girl Doe Breakfast Muff 28

WEDNESDAY

5.30pm 4.40pm 3.50pm 3.00pm 2.10pm

Breakfast Muff From Glasgow’s fertile DIY punk scene come Breakfast Muff, a thrillingly uncompromising pop trio whose bandmates Eilidh, Simone and Cal switch between guitar, bass and drums in a cacophony of anxiety, celebration and creativity. Their live shows, renowned for their energy and excitement, veer between defiant anger and joyous celebration..

rick@in-black.co.uk breakfastmuff.bandcamp.com

Doe Scholars of the Biffy Clyro school of anthemic riffs, London’s Doe play the kind of instantly attentiongrabbing three-minute monsters that’ll assault your senses and leave them shaking in their boots. 2016 debut ‘Some Things Last Longer Than You’ is like Blood Red Shoes hyped up on power chords - aka massive.

hellowearedoe@gmail.com doetheband.co.uk

Our Girl From the same Cannibal Hymns stable as Dream Wife and Tigercub come Our Girl. You might recognise front woman Soph Nathan from another act that played BME last year, but the hotly tipped, Bill Ryder-Jones produced grungers Our Girl are an entirely different beast.

tim@cannibal.ltd facebook.com/weareourgirl

WEDNESDAY

IDLES This five man rage-machine absolutely decimated the British Music Embassy when they played for us last year. Around SXSW last year they released their debut long player “Brutalism” which is is a bracing tour de force, perhaps even a definition of punk rock in 2018.

mark@motherartistmanagement.com idlesband.com

Shame Another standout performance from SXSW 2017, Shame’s debut album “Songs of Praise” was released in January via Dead Oceans. It is a fantastic record and just for once that hugely overused plaudit “universal acclaim” is completely applicable.

bg@grossmgmt.com shame.world

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY 14TH 8pm – 2am Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

PPL & PRS FOR MUSIC Nina Nesbitt Gaz Coombes Sam Fender Frank Turner Jade Bird Rhys Lewis 32

WEDNESDAY

1:00am 12:00am 11:00pm 10:00pm 9:00pm 8:00pm

Rhys Lewis Oxford’s Rhys Lewis is in demand all across Europe. Next stop: SXSW. With recent support slots including J.P. Cooper, singles like “Reasons to Hate You” are receiving heavy rotation on BBC Music Introducing in Oxford. Be it lyrics about Facebook or unrequited love, Rhys Lewis will stop you in your tracks.

lowens82@icloud.com rhyslewisofficial.com

Jade Bird Ward Thomas and The Shires are proving the UK’s appetite for home-grown Americana. Enter Jade Bird. Honing her craft since she was 12 years-old, the Surrey artist credits her inspiration to strong working women – her mum and grandmother. Nominated as part of the BBC Sound of 2018, Jade Bird is one to asterisk in your schedule.

kate@urokmanagement.com jade-bird.com

Frank Turner Seven solo albums, a word-of-mouth cult following – he’s even headlined Wembley Arena. Punk and politics are Frank Turner’s modus operandi. Ahead of his new album “Be More Kind” this May, he says “somewhere in the record, there’s a convergence of the ideas of personal and political”. This is set to be unmissable.

charlie@presscounselpr.com frank-turner.com

WEDNESDAY

Sam Fender Just when you think there are no new pop songs, think again. Forget unrequited love – Sam writes about government surveillance and fake news, and he’ll make you dance while he’s at it. Championed by Introducing in the North East, and perhaps the first BBC Music Sound Of artist to record radio hits in his garden shed.

info@odmanagement.com samfender.com

Gaz Coombes In the thick of Britpop, he was most recognised as frontman in Supergrass. Two decades and a Mercury Music Prize nomination later, Gaz Coombes is a distinguished artist in his own right. With 2015’s “Matador” hailed by critics and audiences alike, 2018’s follow-up “World’s Strongest Man” takes influence from hip-hop and Frank Ocean.

gazcoombes.com bryce@cyard.com

Nina Nesbitt Chart success and DIY kudos – Nina Nesbitt is having her cake and eating it. The Scottish songwriter supported Justin Bieber in London’s Hyde Park, while 2017’s “The Best You Had” became her most streamed track on streaming sites. Leaving her major label behind to sign to indie label Cooking Vinyl, her second album is imminent.

vicky@vdmmusic.com ninanesbittmusic.com WEDNESDAY

BBC Radio 2 is the UK’s most listened-to radio station with a weekly audience of 15.36 million. The output of the station is highly distinctive, with an entertaining mix of pop music programming and speech-based content – such as news, current affairs, documentaries, religion, arts, comedy and social action output – reflecting the diversity of the UK. The station features a huge range of music, including the biggest pop tunes from the last six decades, as well as weekly specialist music shows dedicated to country, soul, funk, jazz, blues, folk, disco and show-tunes. BBC Radio 2 is also committed to encouraging and highlighting young talent, supporting music at grass roots level with the Young Chorister, Young Brass Soloist and Young Folk Award initiatives.

PPL and PRS for Music are proud to be partnering for a second year with BBC Radio 2 and Jo Whiley for this evening’s show. The line-up is a brilliant showcase of British talent who we can’t wait to see wow tonight’s audience. SXSW is a pivotal platform that can showcase new and established acts to the global music community and Radio 2 and Jo are presenting an incredible mix. PPL and PRS for Music are passionate in their support and celebration of performers and songwriters and this is a fantastic opportunity to display the freshest of British talent.

BBC RADIO 2

JO WHILEY - BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY 2017

THURSDAY 15TH 2pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6pm Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto, 78701, Austin All SXSW badges & wristbands welcome RSVP: www.thebritishmusicembassy.com

Touts Special Guests Joshua Burnside Special Guests The Lost Brothers 38

THURSDAY

5.30pm 4.40pm 3.50pm 3.00pm 2.10pm

Belfast is increasingly recognised as a creative and dynamic city and Belfast City Council is committed to energising those working in film, television, music, digital content and immersive technology propel their businesses to new heights. From Game of Thrones to David Holmes, innovative virtual reality to Van Morrison, Northern Ireland and its capital city of Belfast consistently creates and inspires. At times turbulent, and often outspoken, this creative narrative has powered a wealth of talent across the creative digital sector. Our region produces a wealth of creative and entrepreneurial talent, and with the support of Belfast City Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Output Belfast initiative, we continue to develop and excel within the global creative and digital industries. The Output Belfast event will showcase the cream of new musical and interactive artists and companies that make up the Northern Ireland delegation at SXSW 2018. Belfast celebrates itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longstanding Sister City relationship with Nashville Tennessee at SXSW 2018, and our Output Belfast Party will welcome some very cool surprise guest artists from Music City alongside our homegrown artists and bands.

OUTPUT BELFAST

The Lost Brothers Three time BME alums, Oisin Leech and Mark McCausland make a welcome return to the Output Belfast party in 2018. They have just released their new record “Halfway Towards a Healing” which they recorded with Giant Sand’s Gabriel Sullivan / Howe Gelb and received great reviews from Q, Uncut and Mojo. “The harmonies are exquisite, lending a sense of timelessness to gently understated melodies.” - Uncut.

oisin.leech@gmail.com thelostbrothersband.com

Joshua Burnside Joshua Burnside was born in Ireland, but cites the music of Colombia, Eastern Europe and North America as the greatest influences on his unique sound. Deftly blending folk textures and melodies with elements of electronica, he has made it difficult for pundits to put him in a box. Now only a month on from releasing his debut record “EPHRATA”, he has racked up over 3 million plays on Spotify and 80,000 views on Youtube with the album being heralded a triumph by critics.

lyndon@championsoundmusic.com joshuaburnside.com

Touts A three piece teenage punk band from Derry, Northern Ireland. The unhinged, angry and visceral teens are Matthew Crossan, Jason Feenan & Luke McLaughlin. “A singer that can’t sing , A mod that can’t play bass & a drummer that can’t see”.

mark@rumourmillmusic.com facebook.com/toutsband

THURSDAY

THE LOST BROTHERS - BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY

THURSDAY 15TH Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 8pm – 2am • Official SXSW Showcase All SXSW badges & wristbands welcome

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

AIM

IDLES 1:00am Goat Girl 12:00am Girl Ray 11:00pm Shopping 10:00pm LIFE 9:00pm Nilüfer Yanya 8:00pm 44

THURSDAY

Nilüfer Yanya Nilüfer is a maverick with an edge. Absorbing influences from Nina Simone to the Pixies in her youth, the R&B lo-fi of “Golden Cage” is the sum of its parts. With heavy support from Steve Lamacq and Tom Robinson, to claiming her place in the BBC Sound of 2018, Nilüfer’s star is on the rise.

caroline.trout@redlightmanagement.com niluferyanya.com

LIFE Let’s talk the meaning of LIFE. From sell out shows with messrs Idles and Slaves – to a storming homecoming at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Hull – Life are about snarling, back-to-basics rock. But look closer into the lyrics - this is a band into the bigger picture more than many of their peers.

lifeband@hotmail.co.uk lifeband.co.uk

Shopping As politically aware and angry as it is disco, Shopping bring their new album “The Official Body” to the British Music Embassy. Produced by Edwyn Collins, the London-via-Glasgow outfit are bursting with ideas. Take new single ‘The Hype’. Disco-not-disco synths, spaghetti guitars – this is New Wave for 2018.

wereshopping@gmail.com facebook.com/weareshopping

THURSDAY

Girl Ray If you’re going to call your album ‘Earl Grey’, you better brew it right. Singing odes to adolescence, it’s apt that ‘Trouble’ - their first single on Moshi Moshi Music - was recorded on their final day of school. Equal parts sweet and spooky, they’ve won the support of 6music’s Marc Riley and Lauren Laverne.

conrad@teencreeps.co.uk facebook.com/girlraylondon

Goat Girl Signed with Rough Trade before releasing a single note, the hype and attention is inevitable, but Goat Girl are more than clearing the hype bar. Purposefully keeping their off-stage presence to a minimum, the word-of-mouth buzz alone caused singles ‘Country Sleaze’ and ‘Scum’ to trend on Twitter.

milo@goldenarm.me facebook.com/goatgirlofficial

IDLES Brace yourself. At an IDLES show, expect moshpits, crowdsurfing and other such unruly behaviour. Conquering London’s O2 Arena in support of the Foo Fighters, their debut album “Brutalism” confirms a band that knows no compromise. Hardcore fans – pretty soon you’ll have to share them with the rest of the world.

mark@motherartistmanagement.com idlesband.com THURSDAY

BBC Radio 6 Music is an interactive digital radio station that celebrates the alternative spirit of music and culture, bringing together the cutting-edge music of today with the iconic and ground-breaking sounds of the past 50 years. With a record weekly audience of 2.43 million listeners, 6 Music is the biggest digital-only music station in the UK. Presenters include Guy Garvey, Cerys Matthews, Iggy Pop, Lauren Laverne, Gilles Peterson, Steve Lamacq, Craig Charles, Mary Anne Hobbs, Huey Morgan and Amy Lamé, with recent guest presenters including Cillian Murphy, Jodie Whittaker, The xx, Michael Kiwanuka, Laura Marling, Henry Rollins, Wu Tang Clan and Russell Crowe.

AIM have been lucky enough to team up with BBC Radio 6 Music and the legendary Steve Lamacq, once again, to bring you the most captivating independent music from the UK. With Lammo’s curation skills and our pool of the finest independent acts you don’t need to look any further for the best showcase at SXSW 2018. We’re hugely excited for all of the artists and labels involved in tonight’s gig and can’t wait to see where this incredible showcasing opportunity takes them.

BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC

STEVE LAMACQ - BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY 2017

FRIDAY 16TH 2pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6pm Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto, 78701, Austin All SXSW badges & wristbands welcome RSVP: www.thebritishmusicembassy.com

Lucy Spraggan Colin Macleod Flyte Findlay The RPMs 50

FRIDAY

5.30pm 4.40pm 3.50pm 3.00pm 2.10pm

Lucy Spraggan One of the most successful artists appearing at the venue all week, Lucy has had 4 UK Top 40 albums, selling 23,000 tickets across her European shows. She already has a monster UK tour on sale for October when she will visit a host of iconic venues including Glasgow’s Barrowlands and London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire.

andy@grizzlymanagement.com lucyspraggan.com

Colin Macleod Widescreen rock from the beautiful desolation that is Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. He’s already announced for Bonnaroo, been invited to play The Late Show and all this before the album drops via BMG in May.

virginia@riverman.co.uk colinmacleodmusic.com

Findlay Originally from Manchester, put through the ringer of a major deal at 17, now older, wiser and signed via her own imprint to BMG. She now possesses a well-rounded sound, mature beyond her years. Indie rock and roll for fans of The Kills, Blood Red Shoes or perhaps Band of Skulls.

gary@villamrocks.com findlayfindlay.com

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Flyte Since their start at the local comprehensive, London-based Flyte have racked up over 1.5 million Spotify streams with their infectious alt-indie pop and released a critically acclaimed debut album.

jess@solarmanagement.co.uk flytetheband.com

The RPMs Brighton indie band The RPMs are a hook machine. Signed to XtraMile they released their second EP “Agents of Change” last June and arrive at SXSW on the back of a great Jon Kennedy session on Radio X listing on Spotify’s Hot New Bands playlist.

julietwills@aol.com the-rpms.co.uk

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FRIDAY 16TH 8pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2am Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto Official SXSW Showcase

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

PPL & PRS FOR MUSIC AJ Tracey 1:00am Special Guests 12:00am Yungen 11:00pm Yxng Bane 10:00pm Big Zuu 9:00pm Silvastone 8:00pm 54

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Silvastone A renowned London-based artist/producer whose unique sound is a creative hybrid of his African heritage and UK up-bringing. He has performed worldwide, Glastonbury, A3C Festival, SXSW, and sold out his headline show at London’s O2 Islington last year. The MOBO Awards nominated artist has collaborated with Bugzy Malone, Ace Hood, Yemi Alade, Chaka Demus, French Montana and Popcaan to name but a few.

sirprestige@gmail.com • silvastonemusic.com

Big Zuu West London grime MC, sometime DJ and Radar radio presenter, Big Zuu alongside collaborator AJ Tracey is primed to cross over into the mainstream of UK urban music. Grime is back, but not in the pop direction it went in a few years back, but with simply the hardest bars.

itsbigzuu@gmail.com facebook.com/itsbigzuu

Yxng Bane Owing his name to Tom Hardy’s character in the Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises”, the 21 yearold rapper once preferred anonymity. All that is about to disappear, if it hasn’t already. Signed up to Tinie Tempah’s Disturbing London label, recent single “Rihanna” proves he’s just getting started.

nina@frshentertainment.com facebook.com/yxngbanemusic

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Yungen Yun gen wants to top the charts and sell at least 100,000 copies, and he makes no apology for it. Tracks like the Afrobeat-strut of “Bestie” are a statement of intent, with the video shot last-minute on a holiday in Dubai. Yungen has the drive and the talent to make 2018 his own.

isaac@disturbinglondon.com facebook.com/yungenofficial

AJ Tracey Uniting punk heads and grime fans in moshpits across the UK. A plug from Drake saw “Thiago Silva” - his collaboration with rapper Dave - saw his profile skyrocket. With fifth EP, “Secure the Bag!”, entering at thirteen in the UK Albums Chart, AJ Tracey is a bonafide force to be reckoned with.

andy@supernature.co ajtracey.co.uk

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BBC Radio 1Xtra is the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Radio Station Of The Year and leading urban music radio station dedicated to supporting the black British music industry and artists from across the world. Currently celebrating its 15th birthday 1Xtra has shown an unparalleled support for new emerging artists that go onto have major mainstream success from Stormzy to Jorja Smith & Skepta.

PPL and PRS for Music are delighted to be partnering for the first time with BBC Radio 1Xtra and DJ Target for tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gig, putting a spotlight on some incredible British talent who we are sure will be hotter than the scorching Texan sun. BBC Radio 1Xtra has curated a stellar line-up for the show and this is an exciting opportunity to showcase some of the most hotly-tipped home-grown talent. Performing at SXSW in front of the international music community is a huge deal for many artists; and both PPL and PRS for Music are passionate in their support of nurturing such emerging performers and songwriters.

BBC RADIO 1XTRA

Music made in the Northern Powerhouse Music has the ability to unite people and so has the Northern Powerhouse. Coming together as one team, the North can make music within the region even more popular. There are many well-known bands, labels and promoters from the North of England who contribute to the regional economy with their inspiration and passion, attracting millions of tourists to their gigs and festivals each year. Famous musicians from the North East include Bryan Ferry and MaxĂŻmo Park whilst the North West is the home of Echo & The Bunnymen, The Beatles, The Smiths and Oasis. In Yorkshire the music is as varied as its landscape and upholds its musical reputation with household names like Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, Sisters Of Mercy and The Human League. To hear the latest in great new music from the Northern Powerhouse region come along to The British Music Embassy where the Northern greatness can be heard with performances from LIFE, Findlay, Bugzy Malone, Lucy Spraggan, Pale Waves and Sam Fender.

NORTHERN POWERHOUSE

SATURDAY 17TH 2pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6pm Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto, 78701, Austin RSVP: www.thebritishmusicembassy.com

Beating Heart Lucy Rose Otzeki Francobollo Benin City 62

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05:30pm 04:40pm 03:50pm 03:00pm 02:10pm

Benin City Named after a Nigerian state capital, Benin City is Joshua Idehen, Tom Leaper and Shanaz Dorsett. Their music is a genre blend of electronica, brass, spoken word and pop. Their second album, “Last Night”, is due to be released in June by Moshi Moshi Music.

joshuaidehen@gmail.com facebook.com/benincity

Francobollo Distorted, childlike, energetic, excitable, mischievous; FRANCOBOLLO is everything you ever wanted for Christmas, but were too afraid to ask. Be it London warehouse parties, intimate holes or big festival stages, the school friends from Lund, Sweden are always oozing with joy; winning over audiences with their Wild and Wonderful take on Grunge infused alt-pop.

simba@thirdbasemusic.com dave@thirdbasemusic.com

Otzeki Laying out the blueprint with debut EP ‘Falling Out’, Otzeki’s emotive electronica, stirring vocals and glitchy guitars contrive to form perfectly sculptured ambient pop. Their live shows have gained them widespread recognition across Europe and in excess of a million Spotify plays to date

thomas@aucontrairemusic.net otzeki.com

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Lucy Rose Her 2013 show for Huw Stephens at The Embassy was a total roadblock, so its with open arms that we welcome back Lucy for a pit stop on her US jaunt. Since then sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signed to Communion and played all four corners of the earth as well as making a documentary film about her amazing backpacking tour of South America.

lucyrosetour@hotmail.com lucyrosemusic.com

Beating Heart Beating Heart is fronted by Lulu James (Tanzania/ UK) on vocals and dance, singing in Swahili and English, channeling her Maasai heritage into a performance of visceral power. Chris Pedley and Olly Wood provide a unique sound bed to Luluâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vocals, blending a fusion of ancient tribal rhythms and contemporary dance music. Lulu will also be performing brand new tunes from her fourthcoming debut album due in late spring 2018.

chris@beatingheartproject.com beatingheartproject.com

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SATURDAY 17TH 8pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2am Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto Official SXSW Showcase

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

DIT

Benin City 1:00am NOT3S 12:00am Suzi Wu 11:00pm Special Guest 10:00pm IDER 9:00pm Superorganism 8:00pm 66

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Superorganism In January 2017, a new track called “Something For Your M.I.N.D” emerged online. Overnight, the track surged to millions of views. With their cut’n’paste cartoon zingers gaining support from Introducing in London, Annie Mac and Huw Stephens - and a deal with Domino Records - Superorganism are making the world a more colourful place to be.

sam@verdigrismanagement.com facebook.com/sporgnsm

Ider From the sass-pop of “Nevermind”, to the shimmering ‘Learn to Let Go’, Ider make glitch-pop with a heart of gold. With the ink drying on their deal with Glassnote Records, and support from Huw Stephens and BBC Music Introducing in the East Midlands, the London duo are an exciting prospect for 2018.

georgia@timemgmt.co.uk weareider.com

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Suzi Wu 19 year-old Suzie McDermott brews real life with witchcraft. Inspired by Simon Hanslemann’s “Megg, Mogg and Owl” comic books - and a nocturnal routine post leaving sixth form - what emerges from the cauldron is debut EP “Teenage Witch”, enchanting BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac and Phil Taggart under her spell.

joss@eastcitymanagement.com facebook.com/therealsuziwu

NOT3S The stage name refers to three types of note: music, money and “take note of me”. It’s a statement backed by others, landing a place on the BBC Music Sound of 2018. Not3s’ breakout single, ‘Addison Lee’, was a cult smash in 2017.

fola@tooloudents.com instagram.com/not3sofficial

joshuaidehen@gmail.com facebook.com/benincity

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BBC Radio 1 is the UK’s number one youth station, targeting 15 to 29 year-olds with a distinctive mix of new music and programmes. Radio 1 supports new British music and emerging artists, championing a breadth of live music through platforms like Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Radio 1 in Ibiza, Radio 1’s Teen Awards, Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month, Radio 1 Rocks, as well as sessions from the Live Lounge and Maida Vale studios.

With DIT continuing to support UK artists and companies through our Music trade missions and events around the world as well as MEGS (Music Export Growth Scheme) and ISF (International Showcase Fund), schemes that provide opportunities for artists and International development through grants (£5 – 50K) that offer tour and showcasing support. It is wonderful to continue that support here at the British Music Embassy again at SXSW and working alongside BBC Radio One to close another great week of the best new artists from the UK. The evening will offer you the last opportunity of the week to see Benin City, NOT3S, IDER, Suzi Wu and Superorganism up close and experience some of the magic that the British Music Embassy has become known for!

BBC RADIO 1

HUW STEPHENS @ SXSW 2017

in association with Independent Venue Week Independent Venue Week Independent Venue Week is a 7-day celebration of small music venues around the UK and a nod to the people that own, run and work in them, week in, week out. These venues are the backbone of the live music scene and Independent Venue Week wants to recognise all that they have done to create some of the most memorable nights of the past so they can continue to do the same in the future. Having run in the UK successfully for 5 years, this year we launch in the US 9th-15th July.

B2B EVENTS

Brunch with the Brits

Wednesday 14th, 10.30am–12.30pm, Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto Blvd. These two hours give you the chance to meet and put questions to the British Music Embassy Partners including representatives from AIM, BBC, PPL, PRS for Music, PRS Foundation, and DIT (Department for International Trade) who will be in attendance to give you information on their services and how they may be able help you develop your business internationally. DIT will have representatives from the USA and UK.

Country Connections: “A Focus on USA” speed meetings

Friday 16th March, 10.30am–12.30pm, Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto Blvd. Networking event coordinated by DIT and the international Music Export Offices from Canada and Australia where participants have the chance to meet industry from the USA. International Business to Business sessions During these two hours we will offer you 5 – 10 minute meetings with as many International businesses as we can put in front of you in the time available. These quick-fire meetings will facilitate introductions and broker business connections with people and companies from around the USA.

Country Connections: “It’s a Small World” speed meetings

Saturday 17th March, 11.00am–12.30pm, Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto Blvd. Networking event coordinated by DIT and the international Music Export Offices from UK, Canada, NZ, Ireland and Australia, that encourages international delegations to meet each other. businesses as we can put in front of you in the time available. These quick-fire meetings will facilitate introductions and broker business connections with people and companies from around the world. International Business to Business sessions During these two hours we will offer you 5 – 10 minute meetings with as many International businesses as we can put in front of you in the time available. These quick-fire meetings will facilitate introductions and broker business connections with people and companies from around the world.

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WEDNESDAY 14TH 8.30pm â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Midnight Main II, 603 Red River Street

JAZZ RE:FRESHED OUTERNATIONAL returns to SXSW for the second year running presenting an incredible line-up of world-class UK jazz artists. The showcasing programme, curated by innovative music promoters Jazz re:freshed, is supported by funding from Arts Council England and PRS Foundation and forms part of a successful 2 year live music project in partnership with showcase producer British Underground raising the profile of the contemporary UK Jazz scene around the world.

Nubya Garcia Ezra Collective Blue Lab Beats Moses Boyd Solo X Zara McFarlane Ashley Henry and the RE:Ensemble 74

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NUBYA GARCIA

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CATHOLIC ACTION - BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY 2017

The British Music Partnership brings together the government departments and music industry organisations involved in supporting the UK music sector at home and overseas. For SXSW 2018 the British Music partnership consists of the following listed organisations and agencies who are all contributing financially to the project: Please see individual organisation information for contacts.

AIM

Arts Council England

AIM is the UK trade body that exists solely to represent the thriving independent music industry, acting for over 90% of the independent market and promoting this innovative and diverse sector globally. AIM lobbies on behalf of the independent community and offers advice, support, events and resources to help our 800+ members make the most of their business. AIM organises the annual Independent Music Awards, shining a spotlight on the wealth of talent to come out of the sector each year.

Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people’s lives. We support a range of activities across the arts, museums and libraries – from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to collections. Great art and culture inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about ourselves and the world around us. In short, it makes life better. Over the last four years we have invested £1.1 billion of public money from government and an estimated £700 million from the National Lottery to help create these experiences for as many people as possible across the country.

EMMY BUCKINGHAM International / Membership Manager emmy@musicindie.com musicindie.com

HUEY WALKER Senior Relationship Manager Music huey.walker@artscouncil.org.uk artscouncil.org.uk

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BBC MUSIC BBC Music is the corporation’s strongest commitment to music in 30 years, comprising of music content across the BBC’s Television, Radio and Digital services. We are very excited to base ourselves at the British Music Embassy over 5 nights, broadcasting 30 artists across BBC Radio 1, Radio 1Xtra, Radio 2 and 6 Music. Our new music initiative BBC Music Introducing launched in 2007 and leads the way in supporting the best emerging talent across the UK. With over 500,000 tracks uploaded and 195,000 artists registered, BBC Music Introducing provides a network dedicated to supporting the best emerging talent from across the UK and a platform to propel them onto the national stages through the BBC’s music radio stations. BBC Music Introducing also provides opportunities across BBC Television and BBC Online as well as the chance to perform at major festivals and international showcases such as SXSW. It has helped launch the careers of acts

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such as Florence + the Machine, Catfish & the Bottlemen, James Bay, Slaves, Jake Bugg and many more. We’re delighted as BBC Music returns to SXSW in 2018 to showcase some more fantastic emerging British talent at the British Music Embassy with our partners.

bbc.co.uk/music

Belfast City Council

BRITISH UNDERGROUND

Belfast City Council provides a specialist, supportive environment to energise the creative digital sector in the City. From large scale Hollywood productions to exciting new digital start-ups, record labels and artists, the convergence of these industries is driving innovation and propelling new economic growth in the City.

Celebrating 17 years helping musicians and music-makers navigate and succeed at international music showcases. Since our first UK showcase at SXSW in 2002 (featuring Elbow and Oxide and Neutrino) we have learnt a huge amount about the international showcasing landscape and have worked with some amazing world-class talent. We mainly focus on music outside the mainstream - from folk and hip-hop to metal and beyond - and produced an amazing grime showcase for Team GB at the Rio Olympics. We are funded by Arts Council England and other public agencies and our offices are in the Musiciansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union in Oval, London. We offer help with travel and accommodation for musicians through our relationship with the PRSF International Showcase Fund and provide artist development tools including exploreinternational.co.uk. We also host a touring cultural exchange between the UK and Brazil called Bass Culture Clash and create playlists and videos and produce new music radio shows for British Airways in-flight entertainment system..

BRENDAN MCGORAN

mcgoranb@belfastcity.gov.uk belfastcity.gov.uk

britishunderground.net

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RAG ’N’ BONE MAN - BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY 2017

Cato Music Cato music is the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only true onestop-shop for touring music. We offer market leading rehearsal studios (including full production), one of the largest and most diverse backline inventories in the country, tour supplies shops, 24-hour and deep storage, tour crewing, tour advancing and transport logistics, and band endorsement assistance. Based in South West London and Wakefield, Yorkshire, we can easily look after artists and crew at every stage of their career, and over the full breadth of the UK and beyond. Recent clients include: Metallica, Royal Blood, Phil Collins, Glass Animals, Deftones, James Bay, Harry Styles, Take That, Muse, Rag N Bone Man, Bonobo, Clean Bandit and many more!

ANT FORBES +44(0)20 8877 3700 ant@catomusic.co.uk catomusic.com

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Department for International Trade The UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department for International Trade (DIT) has overall responsibility for promoting UK trade across the world and attracting foreign investment to our economy. We are a specialised government body with responsibility for negotiating international trade policy, supporting business, as well as delivering an outward-looking trade diplomacy strategy.

PHIL PATTERSON phil.patterson@trade.gov.uk +44 (0) 7831 237981 CHRIS HURNE Chris.hurne@trade.gov.uk

Invest NI

Kycker

Invest NI supports business development, helps to increase productivity and export levels, attract high quality inward investment and stimulate a culture of entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation.

Kycker is a single access music ecosystem: a modern, online platform created for emerging artists to monetise their content to become sustainable music businesses.

investni.com

FRANK WILKES hello@kycker.net kycker.net

Kilimanjaro Live Kilimanjaro Live are now firmly established as one of the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading independent national promoters working on acts across a wide range of genres in venues ranging from small clubs to arenas and beyond - as well as a developing portfolio of festival interests. The British Music @ SXSW music consultant for SXSW 2018. info@kililive.com

kililive.com & kilimanjarolive.co.uk

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PPL

PRS for Music

PPL is the music licensing company which works on behalf of over 90,000 record companies and performers to license recorded music played in public and broadcast across the UK. The company also operates an international royalty collection service, helping members to get paid when their music is played across the globe.

PRS for Music represents the rights of songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK and around the world. As a membership organisation the company ensures creators are paid whenever their music and songs are played, performed, broadcast or reproduced in public and provides business and community groups with access to 22.2 million songs through its music licences. With over 100 representation agreements in place globally, PRS for Musicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s network represents over two million music creators.

KEITH HARRIS +44 (0) 7768 118760 keith.harris@ppluk.com DAN MILLINGTON +44 (0) 7726 600696 daniel.millington@ppluk.com SARAH MITCHELL sarah.mitchell@ppluk.com SARAH WALL +44 (0)20 7534 1281 sarah.wall@ppluk.com ppluk.com

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AMY FIELD Marketing Manager â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Events & Sponsorship amy.field@prsformusic.com

PRS Foundation

Northern Powerhouse

We are the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading funder of new music and talent development across all genres. Since 2000 we have supported over 6,300 new music initiatives to the tune of over ÂŁ29.5 million by awarding grants and leading targeted programmes which invest in the future of music. We support a huge range of international opportunities across all music genres including showcasing, residencies and our EU funded Keychange initiative.

Jo Hubbard is the DIT Advisor for film and music in Yorkshire, supporting artists and companies to develop their international strategies and providing financial support where possible. She is also the mission leader for the Northern Powerhouse presence at SXSW this year.

At SXSW we host a showcase with BBC Music Introducing at the British Music Embassy, taking place this year on Tuesday 13th March. Our International Showcase Fund has supported many of the UK artists performing at SXSW. We also host an annual workshop before SXSW to help UK artists and delegates plan their trip.

BHAVESH PATEL +44(0) 7809 621 475 bhavesh@prsfoundation.com prsfoundation.com

JO HUBBARD +44 (0) 7500 082589 jo.hubbard@mobile.trade.gov.uk

The Musicians Union We are a globally-respected organisation which represents over 30,000 musicians working in all sectors of the music business. The organisation works to assist its members throughout their professional careers and beyond.

HORACE TRUBRIDGE +44 (0) 7977 990354 horace.trubridge@theMU.org theMU.org

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(CONT.) Fire Records James Nicholls firerecords.com Fnatic Sam Mathews fnatic.com FOCUS Wales Andy Jones focuswales.com FOCUS Wales Neal Thompson focuswales.com Funnel Music Ric Yerbury joeprobertmusic.com Gigantic Mark Gasson gigantic.com Greater London Authority Sadiq Khan london.gov.uk Greater London Authority Theo Blackwell london.gov.uk Guardian Michael Harris theguardian.com Harbottle & Lewis Chloe Forsyth harbottle.com Harbottle & Lewis Tim Parker harbottle.com Harbottle & Lewis Will Priestley harbottle.com Heart n Soul Robyn Steward robynsteward.com Heart n Soul Mark Williams heartnsoul.co.uk Heist or Hit Martin Colclough heistorhit.com Heist or Hit Michael Scholefield heistorhit.com Hello Soda Leanne Fitzpatrick hellosoda.com Impressive PR Melanie Brown impressivepr.com In Black Management David Culbert in-black.co.uk Inglis Jane Nicky Hickman inglisjane.co.uk INgrooves Nick Roden ingrooves.com Insanity Group Management Mariah Idrissi insanitygroup.com International Talent Booking Steve Zapp itb.co.uk Jazz re:freshed Justin Mckenzie jazzrefreshed.com Jazz re:freshed Adam Moses jazzrefreshed.com Jeepster Recordings Kay Heath jeepster.co.uk Juicebox Live Luke Hinton juiceboxindie.com K7 Media Keri Lewis Brown k7media.co.uk Kane FM Paula Frost kanefm.com Killing Moon Achal Dhillon killing-moon.com 92

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Kindred Martin Dyhouse kindredgroup.com Kindred Aiden Roworth kindredgroup.com Kindred Chantelle Sherwood kindredgroup.com Kobalt Music Andy Haji kobaltmusic.com Kobalt Music Avid Larizadeh Duggan kobaltmusic.com Kobalt Music Dan Smith kobaltmusic.com Kobalt Music Eve Fairley-Chickwe kobaltmusic.com Kobalt Music Mark Newman kobaltmusic.com Kobalt Music Matt Riley kobaltmusic.com Kobalt Music Nick Robinson kobaltmusic.com Kobalt Music Sarah Lake kobaltmusic.com Kobalt Music Group Simon Dennett kobaltmusic.com Kycker Frank Wilkes kycker.net Last.fm Matthew Clark last.fm Last.fm Michael Horan last.fm Last.fm Simon Moran last.fm Leaf Music Mark Stein grow.leafmusic.com Leaf.fm Gilbert Corrales leaf.fm Leaf.fm Wesley Hartley leaf.fm Leaf.fm Johnny Hudson leaf.fm Lewis Silkin Cliff Fluet elevenadvisory.com Live Nation Michael Galt livenation.com Live Nation Joe Schiavon livenation.com M Magazine / PRS for Music Anita Awbi m-magazine.co.uk Mandlbaum P-C Rae mandelbaum.no Mast Jaegermeister Guy Lawrence mast-jaegermeister.co.uk McCann London Jens Jacob Bjordal mccannlondon.co.uk McCann London Jim Nilsson mccannlondon.co.uk McCann London Liam Riddler mccannlondon.co.uk Merlin Charles Caldas merlinnetwork.org Merlin Chris Tarbet merlinnetwork.org Merlin Tom Deakin merlinnetwork.org Metropolis Music Robert Brady metropolismusic.com MFN Hayley Thompson musicfestivalnews.net DELEGATES

(CONT.) Midas Martha Sama musictri.be Mint & Co Nicola Hartley mintandco.co Minute Media Duncan McMonagle dbltap.com Molecular Sound David Connolly molecularsound.com MQA Lisa Sullivan mqa.co.uk MQA Mike Jbara mqa.co.uk MQA Sarah Roberts mqa.co.uk MSE Business Management Bob Doyle mse.london MSE Business Management David Cushion mse.london MSE Business Management Derek Fraser mse.london MSE Business Management Lottie Prosser mse.london Music Business Worldwide/Hits Rhian Jones musicbusinessworldwide.com Music Insurance Steven Howell musicinsurance.net Music News Gareth Murfin music-news.com Music News Peter Sherratt music-news.com Music Sales Group Anthony Cavanagh musicsales.co.uk Musicalize Ben Anderson musicalize.co.uk NCS Daniel Lee nocopyrightsounds.co.uk Night Time Stories Paul Glancy latenighttales.co.uk NME Jenn Five nme.com NME Rhian Daly nme.com Ogilvy & Mather Mark Lainas ogilvy.co.uk On Music Abbie Triggs on-music.tv On Music Liz Lavery on-music.tv One Inch Badge Alex Murray oneinchbadge.com One Inch Badge Chris Lowe oneinchbadge.com One Inch Badge James Mckeown oneinchbadge.com Openstage Samuel Barlow openstageit.com Openstage Rob Sealy openstageit.com OUAT Music James Hobbs ouatmusic.com 96

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Paperchain Rahul Rumalla paperchain.io PIAS Adrian Pope pias.com PIAS Jason Rackham pias.com Pieces of 8 Music James Morgan piecesof8music.com Pocklington Arts Centre James Duffy pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk Pocklington Arts Centre Janet Farmer pocklingtonartscentre.co.uk Popped Music Elena Jimenez poppedmusic.co.uk Portishead Adrian Utley portishead.co.uk PPL Daniel Millington ppluk.com PPL Keith Harris ppluk.com PPL Peter Leathem ppluk.com PPL UK Sarah Wall ppluk.com PPL UK Sarah Mitchell ppluk.com Primary Talent International Matt Bates primarytalent.com Propaganda Jules Barraud thepropaganda.com Propaganda Dan Ickowitz-Seidler thepropaganda.com PRS For Music Amy Field prsformusic.com PRS For Music David Bargery prsformusic.com PRS For Music Nigel Elderton prsformusic.com PRS Foundation Bhavesh Patel prsfoundation.com PRS Foundation Joseph Frankland prsfoundation.com PRS Foundation Maxie Gedge prsfoundation.com Push Entertainment Ian Shurmer pushentertainment.com Push Entertainment Simon Scott pushentertainment.com Record Collector Magazine Oliver Gray recordcollectormag.com Red Bull Claire Ruddock redbull.co.uk Red Bull Jonathan Phoenix redbull.co.uk Red Bull Tom Dodd redbull.co.uk Resevoir Charlie Pinder reservoir-media.com Rock it Cargo David Stone rockitcargo.com Rock it Cargo Nick Goulding rockitcargo.com Rough Trade Records Geoff Travis roughtraderecords.com Rough Trade Records Matthew Harris roughtraderecords.com Rough Trade Records Tom Travis roughtraderecords.com DELEGATES

(CONT.) Score Draw Music Mark Gordon scoredrawmusic.com Scottish Press & Media John Dingwall dailyrecord.co.uk Secretly Group Hannah Overton secretlygroup.com Series Q Luciana Carvalho Se lcarvalhose.com Shakster Records David Wheelhouse shaksterrecords.co.uk Sky Peter Bradbury sky.com Small Media Amin Sabeti smallmedia.org.uk Smart Traffic City Andy Agnew smarttraffic.city Sofar Sounds Julie Smith sofarsounds.com Sonnet Music Aidan Grant sonnetmusic.co.uk Spotify James Ferguson spotify.com Spotify Joanna McNally spotify.com Spotify Laura Wing spotify.com Spotify Pilar Tschollar spotify.com Storkey Media Caleb Storkey storkeymedia.com Strange Place/Marshall Arts Iggy Amazarray strangeplaceconcerts.com Ted Baker Claire Holden tedbaker.com Ted Baker Tilly Waterworth tedbaker.com The British Council Joel Mills music.britishcouncil.org The British Council Sedef Gavaz music.britishcouncil.org The British Sound Project Andrew Brooks thebritishsoundproject.co.uk The Fish Police Charles Stuart thefishpolice.com The Fish Police Dean Rodney Jr thefishpolice.com The Guardian Francesca Panetta guardian.co.uk The Music Fix Lorne Thomson lornethomson.com The Nation/Trap Nation Andre Willem nations.io The Orchard Chris Duncan theorchard.com The PR Farm Stuart Pearson theprfarm.com The Times Will Hodgkinson thetimes.co.uk The Value Engineers Fleur Horner thevalueengineers.com 98

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The Current Rachel Arthur thecurrentdaily.com This Here Jemima Garthwaite pokelondon.com Ticketmaster Jennifer Cullen ticketmaster.co.uk Ticketmaster John Talbot ticketmaster.co.uk Ticketmaster Sarah Slater ticketmaster.co.uk Tileyard Music Charlie Arme tileyardmusic.co.uk Tileyard Music Michael Harwood tileyardmusic.co.uk Tileyard Studios Nick Keynes tileyardstudios.co.uk Tileyard Studios Paul Kempe tileyardstudios.co.uk TIR Music Mark Bounds tirmusic.com UK Music Michael Dugher ukmusic.org UK Music Tom Kiehl ukmusic.org United Talent Agency David Sullivan-Kaplan utatouring.com Universal Music Andy Davies umgb.com Universal Music Damien Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Jeanson umgb.com Universal Music Danny Roberts umgb.com Universal Music James Healy umgb.com Universal Music Marc Robinson umgb.com Universal Music Olly Lester umgb.com VEVO Kajal Gayadien vevo.com Viaduct Promotions Russell Churcher viaductpromotions.co.uk Viaduct Promotions Caroline Ranson viaductpromotions.co.uk Vinyl Tap Michael Boothroyd vinyltap.co.uk Vinyl Tap Mark Boothroyd vinyltap.co.uk Warner Music Group Tracy Gardner wmg.com Welsh Government Gwilym Evans gov.wales YouTube Sara Gozalo youtube.com YouTube Fani Sazaklidou youtube.com YouTube Eduard Castello youtube.com YouView Ben Barbersmith youview.com

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British Music Partnership Project Leader: Phil Patterson for The Department for International Trade. Partners: Emmy Buckingham & Robert Kraushaar for AIM. Dan Roberts & James Stirling for BBC Music. Sarah Wall & Clive Drew for PPL. Amy Field for PRS for Music. Creative Direction: Deadeye Design Ltd Production: Ant Forbes for Cato Music. Consultants: P-C Rae. Steve Tilley for Kilimanjaro.

Venue: Ahmad Kalantar & Keivan Keshvari for Latitude 30. US PR: Marni Wandner for Sneak Attack Media. British Music Embassy Events Partners: Ross Graham for Music Business Support Programme Jo Hubbard for Northern Powerhouse Joe Frankland and Bhavesh Patel for PRS for Music Foundation Rupert Vereker for DIY DJ Target, Huw Stephens, Jo Whiley & Steve Lamacq Frank Wilkes for DMF Digital Technical consideration: Allen & Heath, Ashown, Centre Staging, Marshall, Masters of Maple, Shure and Tannoy.

Special Thanks: Glen Rowe, Laura Rice, Karen Watts, Ellie Alfonso, James Luckett, Fleur Roberts-Hunt, Tom Gardner at Cato Music, Steve Davies at Subfrantic, Bro. Blake Olson, Eddy Levy, Abbey Masciarotte, Chase Martin & Graham Hendry at TC Group, Léon Phillips & Jon Jannaway at Allen & Heath, Sahir Hanif at Masters Of Maple Drums, Kirsten at Zildjian, Brooke Giddens at Shure, Joel Manan at Marshall, Dan Gooday at Ashdown, Mitch Clarke at Centre Staging, Rod Reusch & all at Saturday Night Lights, Rachel Davies, Rebecca Whelan, Frederick Botham, Kelly Betts & Andy Backhouse at BBC Music, Teresa Madden at Invest NI, Vanessa Reed & Maxie Gedge at PRSF, Keith Harris & Clive Drew at PPL, Paul Pacifico and Gee Davy at AIM, Crispin & Katie at British Underground, Neil Semple, Chris Hurne, Mike Bartley, Sue Bishop, Tim Crouch, Mila Hursey, Clare Risman, Cheryl Boxall, Karen Holden, Hailiegh Meyers, Emma Hill, Pip McEvoy, Pete Chapman, Conrad Bird, Sarah Anderson, Casper Mills, Elizabeth Newton, James Minor, Syama Newman, Lee Cheves, Peter Lewis, Shelley Lamon, Una Johnston, Rowland Swenson & James Morales at SxSW, Zabby and all the staff at Latitude 30. Brent, we’ve got a nice cold Guinness waiting for you sir.

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