This week’s ‘Artist Of The Week’ is chosen by Murray Stassen (@murrayonly) from Music Week magazine. He has picked Black Honey. Murray said: “My artist of the week is Black Honey. I saw them play at The Great Escape in their hometown, Brighton and their performance blew me away. They were one of the most exciting […]
The ‘Best of June’ Richer Unsigned playlist has been chosen by platinum selling artist Newton Faulkner. He has carefully selected the following 10 artists. Jess Morgan is a songwriter’s songwriter. Constantly touring, constantly writing, constantly striving to do better, to be better. Over the past few years Jess has been making a noise in the […]
City University’s Cultural & Creative Industries team have teamed up with Tileyard Education to bring together a complete cross section of the UK independent music sector to discuss the nature and growth of DIY artist development, production and live music brought about by new technology and the connectivity that the internet affords creativity.
Happy May! As the flies by it’s time for another playlist, this month bought to you by Sam Taylor of Tunecore UK. With an artist-friendly model that pays out 100% of sales and streaming revenue, TuneCore is the world’s leading independent digital distributor, and is proud to be the distribution partner to tens of thousands of […]
The world’s first televised Unsigned Music Awards announce groundbreaking new funding scheme This month our friends at The Unsigned Music Awards have announced a brand new music fund designed to take investment from private individuals and use this to fund a variety of emerging and unsigned artists. With a growing trend of artists now turning their backs on traditional […]
We are delighted to announce a ‘Best of Richer Unsigned’ vinyl compilation to be given away free to Richer Sounds customers on Saturday April 16th in association with Pro-Ject. The ‘Best of Richer Unsigned’ record is curated by Radio 1’s Alice Levine, and features 10 tracks from some of the UK’s brightest new artists. It marks the first of […]
We asked Ray Jones from Time Out London to pick his favourite 10 unsigned bands to form our Richer Unsigned ‘Best of April 2016’ playlist. They are: Kody, Emily Capell, Broken Witt Rebels, Jackaman, Molly Marriott, Matt Woosey, Jerry Williams, I Am Willow, Megan O Neil, and Carnabys. Take a listen:
This week’s ‘Artist of The Week’ is London based Leena Ojala with her song Rock Solid. With clear influences from London Grammar and Foxes, Rock Solid showcases Leena Ojala’s crystal clear vocals, creating a majestic and at times hypnotic-feeling pop song. A host of different production techniques are employed giving the track a variety of […]
The Richer Unsigned ‘Best of March 2016’ playlist has been curated by The Unsigned Music Awards. The Unsigned Music Awards is the first ever televised awards show dedicated exclusively to unsigned artists. With a voting panel of more than one hundred active music industry professionals, UMA are looking to surface, reward and offer high levels […]
This week’s ‘Artist of The Week’ is Chappo with their track ‘Mad Magic’. Chappo fuse together a number of styles and influences in ‘Mad Magic’; from funk guitar through to a more retro style synth bass giving it an 80s feel in places. All combined with a great pop vocal, Take a listen:
This month we are supporting the charity National Foundation for Youth Music. Their urban themed play-list is made up of compositions by a variety of children across the UK. Youth Music is a national charity investing in music-making projects for children and young people facing challenging circumstances. These challenges include disability, poverty, mental health issues, […]
Max Pope’s ‘Less than nothing’ sits somewhere between the realms of easy-listening John Mayer and slightly more rocky old Maroon 5 ‘Songs About Jane’. A chorus-drenched guitar tone instantly grabs your attention and builds anticipation for what will follow. We are rewarded with a laid back Steve Jordan style groove, creating a warm texture for the vocal to […]