We have not one but two pieces of fantastic news for you...
The British Council’s weekly radio show, The Selector, will be launched on its new UK platform, NME Radio, this Friday, 15th October from 6-8pm.
And...
We are very proud to announce that Folded Wing are now the new production team behind The Selector show!
We are very excited indeed about working with the British Council on The Selector and can't wait for the show to launch on NME Radio on Friday!
Friday's jam-packed launch show features an interview with ex-Libertine Carl Barat, two tracks in session from Brighton’s Andreya Triana, a mix from big bass poster boy L-Vis 1990, and a celebration of twenty years of the Ninja Tune record label.
“We’re very excited to bring The Selector to NME Radio. As a show funded by the British Council and now being produced by the brilliant team at Folded Wing, it’s an important international showcase of the best new music from the UK. It’s fantastic that listeners in the UK can now hear what we are proudly exporting to the World!”
Jason Bryant, Executive Chairman at NME Radio
Launched by The British Council in 2001, The Selector is an international showcase for the best new music from the UK. The weekly two-hour programme covers all styles of contemporary music, from indie, grime, dubstep, folk, soul, electro and everything in between. The show also features artist interviews, mixes and exclusive studio sessions from some of the most exciting artists in the UK.
Presenter of The Selector, Goldierocks:
"I’m so proud & excited to be joining the ranks of NME. The Selector is at the forefront of new, fresh, innovative British music and the NME, an iconically British musical institution, seems to be the perfect UK broadcasting home for the show.”
The Selector is syndicated to 20 countries around the world including Mexico, Columbia, Slovakia, Bosnia, Hungary, Indonesia, Vietnam & Armenia, and has an audience of over 1 million every week. The show exposes an international audience to new sounds and talents from the UK, and deliberately avoids the big pop names that can be heard on an average chart based show.
The Selector will be produced at Folded Wing by John Cranmer, and artists set to appear on future shows include Badly Brawn Boy, The Superimposers, and Erland & the Carnival.
