BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC SXSW SHOWCASE WITH BPI (WED

WEDNESDAY 18TH 8PM – 2AM THE BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY @ CEDAR STREET COURTYARD, 208 WEST 4TH ST, 78701

BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC

PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH BPI

SPECIAL GUESTS (ACOUSTIC) 8PM - 8:20PM BANG BANG ROMEO 9PM – 9:40PM PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS 10PM - 10:40PM JEHNNY BETH 11PM – 11:40PM THE MURDER CAPITAL 12AM – 12:40AM BEABADOOBEE 1AM – 1:40AM

SPECIAL GUEST A special guest will perform an acoustic session for Steve Lamacq

BANG BANG ROMEO Bang Bang Romeo are a soul-rock trio from Sheffi eld who certainly know how to put on a high energy show. They spent their last summer touring Europe with Pink, playing shows to over 60,000 people, including two sold-out nights at Wembley Stadium. They have collaborated with Example on their most recent single, Love Yourself. lisa@redsunlg.com bangbangromeo.com

PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS PIGS Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs (also known as Pigs x7) are a fi ve-piece band from Newcastle who elect to describe their music as ‘precious metal’ rather than heavy metal. After a great response to their second album, their third album ‘Viscerals’ is highly anticipated and set to be released on April 3rd through Rocket Recordings. bradleykulisic@gmail.com pigsx7.com

JEHNNY BETH You may know Jehnny Beth from her work as the leader of a rock band, the two-time Mercury Award nominees Savages, but she has recently gone solo and there is great excitement around her upcoming debut solo album ‘To Love Is To Live’. The album has an impressive list of contributors including Romy Madley Croft from The xx, Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy and Joe Talbot from IDLES, and is due for release at the start of May. ssigman@sammusicbiz.com instagram.com/jehnnybeth

THE MURDER CAPITAL The Murder Capital are a fi ve-piece art-punk rock band from Dublin. Best known for their exciting, intense and emotional live performances, the band are currently making a huge impression. Their 2019 album, When I Have Fears’, has been commended as an ‘outstanding debut’ and ‘pretty much perfect’ by the likes of The Guardian and NME. tara@qprime.com themurdercapital.com

BEABADOOBEE Beabadoobee is a nineteen-year-old singersongwriter from Harrow. Just three years ago her dad gave her a guitar to help cure her boredom, which inspired her to start writing songs in her bedroom. Her 90s grunge style and alternative pop sound quickly grabbed the attention of Dirty Hit, and this year she was named on the BBC Sound of 2020 longlist. chris@allonred.org beabadoobee.co.uk

BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC

Steve Lamacq, Presenter on BBC Radio 6Music and host of the BBC Radio 6Music showcase at SXSW “BBC Radio 6Music is a station aimed at music fans who love falling in love with music: whether its nuggets from the past they’ve never heard before, or crucially, any number of the new artists we’ve supported from the ground up. It’s a home for all kinds of music from post-punk to new jazz, from pulsing electronica to riff-laden, left-of-centre rock. In the recent past we’ve been the fi rst national station to play the likes of Idles and Fontaines DC, while also championing acts such as Slowthai, Little Simz, Jon Hopkins and black midi. Last year the 6Music showcase featured Squid, The Blinders and Novelist among others. I can’t wait to show you what we’ve got this year.”

BPI

BPI is proud to be supporting the BBC 6Music show at SXSW. Steve Lamacq and the BBC have an unrivalled track record in supporting new UK talent and looking at this year’s line up that looks set to continue. The UK has a proud history of producing some of the most innovative music in the world – something that shows no signs of slowing down. We hope you enjoy some of the best new acts from the UK at tonight’s show. bpi.co.uk

MEGS

The Music Export Growth Scheme is a government funded scheme run by the BPI designed to boost British music exports. Since its launch in January 2014 MEGS has now supported 262 successful applications with £4M backing in total. The companies funded estimate a 12 – 1 return on their MEGS investment, which, in turn, has also helped to secure over 50 record deals and a similar number of publishing & sub-publishing deals, 135 synchronisation tie ups and hundreds of live/festival appearances.

“Support from MEGS was absolutely instrumental in getting our artist to market. If you aren’t in in the US, you can’t break the US.” - Al Sundvall, Aery Music

MEGS SUPPORTED ARTIST Charlie Cunningham