This event will consist of several music industry panel discussions focusing on topics that will be of interest to all musicians working in the South West. These include:
Gigging & Touring - Breaking out of your hometown Festivals: The Holy Grail? - How to get noticed by programmers Show Me The Money! – Exploring various income streams for musicians Building The Buzz - How to build your fan base and rise above the noise The Dream Team - Building a professional team around the artist
Several music industry professionals will be joining us, and some of these include:...
The Beacons are a four piece indie-rock band hailing from Exmouth. Taking influences from artists such as Two Door Cinema Club, John Frusciante, Alex Clare and Little Comets, the band has created a fresh, exciting sound and their energetic live shows ensure audiences are hooked from start to finish. Relentless touring across the UK has led to the band receiving a great deal of interest from BBC Radio and other radio stations, including interviews, sessions and airplay on BBC Introducing, BBC Radio Devon, Exeter FM and GasHouse Radio (Philadelphia, US). Recent support slots alongside Hard-...
The Swamp Gods are an urban three piece living in a rural Devon idyll, playing a hybrid mix of electronica and post punk weirdness. Using found sounds, electronic loops, guitars that sound like synthesisers, and synthesisers that sound like they’re from Mars, the Swamp Gods weave infectious beats with bubble gum harmonies and angular melodies. Put this together with an intense stage presence and sense of humour and you get an act that’s winning fans and impressing hardened critics at every performance. If you’re into the likes of Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, The B52s and Talking Heads you will...
Imagine Led Zeppelin playing Bee Gees songs with sponge guitars. That’s almost, but not quite entirely unlike The Waxroom” Occasionally Trousers Magazine
Following their Prague debut in 2007, The WaxRoom have established firm roots in the Southwest, delighting audiences with their mixture of power and poetry. Inspired by absinthe and driven by a love of melody, the Waxies take the post-punk pop song to new levels, by turns abstract and gritty, gentle and bruising. Like a steel fist in a velvet glove, Simon Pring’s effortless vocals soar, glide and swoop while...
