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Orchestra to perform symphony in capital
Follow us on Twitter @Argus_The Guide Friday, February 6, 2015
ANDYHOWELLS chats to Cardiff singer/songwriter andOpen MicUKwinner TomAuton
Winner balancing studying with his writing and gigging
Interview
JOINING a long line of Future Music winners, Tom Auton, from Cardiff, has been named as the winner of the national singing competition Open Mic UK at The NEC in Birmingham. Tom Auton, who has just turned 16, was crowned cham- pion in front of a capacity crowd at The NEC in Birmingham on Saturday night. His original song called Born to Love You won over the judges seeing him being awarded the winner of the Under 16s age category. Tom Auton now joins a long
ACCLAIMED CELLIST: Tim Hugh
THE International Concert Se- ries continues at StDavid’s Hall with the prestigious St Peters- burg Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday 10 February. Regarded as one of Russia’s
top orchestras, they promise an exciting programme filled with the drama of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers beautifully told in the towering tragedy of Tchaikovsky’s (Pathétique) Symphony. Plus, they are joined by three
of today’s great soloists for a rare performance of Beethov- en’s Triple Concerto. Conduc- tor Alexander Dmitriev is ac- companied by talented pianist Freddy Kempf and the gifted violinist Alexander Sitkovet- sky. Due to unforeseen circum- stances Natalie Clien can no longer make this concert, but she has been replaced by the internationally acclaimed Tim Hugh, who is widely regarded as the greatest living Welsh cel- list.
The International Concert Series offers breathtaking per- formances of classical music from the world’s best orches- tras. From great romantic mas- terpieces to captivating choral classics and the sharp scintil- lating sounds of early and con- temporary music, there are few better places to enjoy the thrill of a live concert than St David’s Hall. Plus, the National Concert of
Wales is committed to promot- ing orchestral and classical music to as wide and diverse an audience as possible. If you’ve never experienced the thrill of a live orchestra, the £5 intro- ductory price is ideal for you. For more information on the International Concert Series, please visit stdavidshallcardiff.
co.uk
list of previous winners as Open Mic UK through the Future Mu- sic competitions are behind the discovery of artists such as Jacob Banks, Warner Mu- sic’s Birdy, Columbia Record’s Lucy Spraggan, Union J’s Jaymi Hensley and Jahmene Douglas, both of which are now signed to Sony Music, and TeenStar com- petition winners Luke Friend and Emily Middlemas. Tom Auton battled against
more than 9,000 acts who en- tered for Open Mic UK this year across the UK. The judging panel for the Grand Final in- cluded record label representa- tives from Sony and Universal, as well representatives from music management companies, recording studios, professional vocal coaches and the examina- tion board Rock School. Also picked by the judging panel as winners were James Burrage from Colchester, Es- sex, who won the 16-20s age category, and Iain Scott from Southampton who took home the title for the 21 and Over age
WINNER: Tom Auton with runners up from the Open Mic competition
category. Andy Howells recently put
questions to Tom. Who are you and where are you from? I’m Tom Auton, and I’ve just
turned 16 years old. I live in Cardiff. How would you describe your music style? I’d describe my style as
acoustic pop and I’m a singer songwriter. What’s been your best live experience? My best live experience was
Discover live music in area
FROM local, exciting media company “Roll YourOwnPro- ductions,” comes the first se- ries of Live At The Vaults. A show that seeks to provide a platformfor fresh, Welsh mu- sic to be broadcast on region- al TV via the Made In Cardiff channel. The performances were filmed in The Vaults, an un- derground club in Cardiff Bay, and include interviews with all the artists in between performances of live, origi- nal music. The programme showcases Welsh artists from Cardiff, Newport and around Wales as far as Wrexham. The first episode features
Newport-based acoustic/folk musician, Tobias Robertson, 21, and the hard hitting, gen- re-colliding group, Astroid Boys. The debut episode of the
show airs at 9pm on Made In Cardiff (Virgin Media – 159, Freeview – 23, Sky – 134) and continues every Friday for six weeks. So, if you’re not one for the rugby this Friday, then why not check out some new music from artists living in your area? You can also follow Roll
Your Own Productions on their YouTube channel for teasers and updates at YouT
ube.com/RollYourOwnProd.
LIVE: Asteroid Boys, Joe Kelly and Tobias Robertson
supporting Bars and Melody at Swansea Fireworks in Novem- ber 2014 in front of about 7,000 people – it was awesome! You’ve Just Won the Open Mic UK awards – how does that feel? It still hasn’t sunk in! There
was a lot of talent in my cate- gory and I’m delighted to have been chosen as the winner. What are you working on at the moment? I’m still at school and studying
for my GCSEs so at the moment it’s a balance between studying,
song-writing and gigging. Where can people hear your music? I have Soundcloud (https://
soundcloud.com/tomauton) and a Youtube Account (https://
www.youtube.com/user/manu- guy123) so people can listen to those. I’m hoping to record an EP later this year of my origi- nal songs so that’ll hopefully be available for download too. Where can we see you live? I list all my gigs on my Fa-
cebook Page https://www.
facebook.com/pages/Tom-
Auton/317705458277900 and Twitter
https://twitter.com/
tomauton if people want to keep an eye on that for up-to-date gigs. l Future Music is also about
to start auditions for TeenStar which you can find more infor- mation and enter TeenStar now at www.teenstarcompetition.
co.uk along with a brand new Future Music Songwriting Com- petition, which is specifically for songwriters of any age and gen- re. To find out more go to: www.
songwritingcompetitionuk.com.
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