February’s MPG Awards, taking place at London’s Cafe De Paris on February 7, 2013, promises to be a cracking night - not least because of its super-strong shortlist. The announcement of nominees arrived last week in the capital, where it was revealed that Sir George Martin will be pick..
A 19-year-old Oxford-born singer, whose debut EP - self-released and recorded with his music teacher - went to No 1 on the iTunes singer-songwriter chart earlier this year. The follow-up, the self-explanatory Another Four Sad Songs, is his major-label debut, and another bare-bones affair, with Wat..
Production Lines - Ahead of the 2012 MPG Awards, Music Week takes an exclusive look at the most successful album producers of the past 12 months, with + producer Jake Gosling leading the way.....
Last week two independent music publishers organised a song camp to get their songwriters together with record label A&Rs, artist managers and producers.....
Song camps are becoming an increasingly popular way for publishers and groups of songwriters to get together and create songs tailored to a specific artist. Sarah Liversedge, Managing Director of BDi and Director of A&R at Bucks Music, explains the next stage, when the songs are returned to th..
You may not be familiar with the name or even recognise the face, but believe us when we say that Sarah Liversedge is a living legend.....
Bucks Music Group is proud to welcome Mikill Pane to the roster today. Mikill is Sarah Liversedge’s first signing to Bucks following her recent appointment as Director of A&R.....
Sarah Liversedge has joined Bucks Music Group as director of A&R. She will oversee Bucks’ creative staff and direct efforts to attract, develop and sign new talent, as well as manage the current successful roster alongside company MD Simon Platz and A&R Manager Jimmy Smith...
'Oh, we do love dreamy Sunday evenings. Left-overs from the roast, football (sorry we couldn't resist) and tea. What could be better? Well Nobu Unplugged actually! There was sushi and live music and plenty of yummy cocktails. Up-and-coming artists Bluey Robinson, Siôn Russell Jones a..
Jake Gosling/BDi charting at No.40 in the top 50 Songwriters in Q1 of 2012 for his creative collaboration with Ed Sheeran. Even better chart position for Jake is found in the top 20 Album Songwriters of Q1 2012 – Jake/BDi hold a respectable No.19, again through Ed Sheeran’s +..