THE UNSIGNED BAND’S BIBLE!
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE UNSIGNED BAND’S BRAND -
Hello! Did the brutally early onset of winter affect your musical happenings? If you live in the North of England there is a fairly high probability that you either had trouble getting out to watch your favourite bands or maybe you were forced to cancel some gigs due to the icy conditions making travel impractical if not positively suicidal! However, we sincerely hope that you are now warm and snug and looking forward to getting back into the studio, back on the road or even buying your tickets for to go and see your first live
gigs of 2011. If you are keen to find some hot new musical talent for the New Year, check out this issue of Playmusic for the first of an exciting new feature called ‘Unsigned Spotlight’ that showcases an unsigned artist whom we think deserves a chance to show the world what they can do. Our first featured artist is Sarah Griffin, an incredibly talented singer songwriter currently based in the South West of England. Sarah’s music has a really strong commercial edge and we highly recommend that you check her out as soon as you can. You don’t need to send anything in to us, we will select someone at random from our Dr. Demo entries but be sure to keep an eye on ‘Unsigned Spotlight’... who knows, you or your band could be next. As we welcome new talent, the beginning of a new year also gives
us cause to reflect on some of the great musicians that have passed away during the past 12 months: Kate McGarrigle, Johnny Dankworth, Mark Linkous, Ronnie James Dio and Solomon Burke are but a handful of the mighty musical forces that are no longer with us. We are grateful for their time on this earth and will continue to enjoy and appreciate their music, always. So, here’s to 2011 and we sincerely wish you a very successful, prosperous and above all – enjoyable – new year.
Tim Tim Slater, Editor
Editor Tim Slater Tel: 01638 720827
tim@standfirst-media.com
Deputy Editor Brad Barrett
brad@standfirst-media.com
Studio Editor Martin Jerram
Online Reviews Editor Hayden Hewitt
Art Director Tony Andrews 01737 814560
tony@standfirst-media.com
Accounts Valerie Heasman 01273 897311
val@standfirst-media.com
For all Sales Enquiries contact: Publisher Nick Bryant 01273 897311
nick@standfirst-media.com
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