“Welcome To The Sound of The Future.”
Today, Monday, 13th May 2024, BIMM University launches the first episode of their brand new podcast BIMM Tastemakers FM. The show will be a radio and podcast hybrid dedicated to celebrating the music, ingenuity, talent and industry leaders from across the BIMM Campuses.
Produced by BBC Radio’s Phil Taggart (Slack Panda) and Ann Marie Shields (BIMM Creative Futures), episodes will be released monthly and will be presented exclusively by BIMM’s students. Each episode will highlight a selection of undeniable talent from all BIMM campuses across UK, Ireland and Europe. Episodes will also include regular industry-led insights and live sessions, as well as gig guides, interviews and top tips features.
The first episode is presented by BIMM Dublin student Emma Williams and includes the latest releases from graduate Kynsy, students DREAM BOY, Skull The Pierre, Bluntwavez and Emma Fowler plus the latest release from lecturer Dave Hingerty’s Side 4 Collective. This month’s top tips come from graduate Keith Buggy (Marketing Manager at The Canadian Music Association) and we have an interview with MA graduate Zoe Piater (IMRO/Music & Mental Health Festival).
Talking about the podcast, BIMM Dublin’s Careers Manager Ann Marie Shields says, “There is an extraordinary range of incredible talent across the BIMM Group with exceptional music being created by students, graduates and lecturers. BIMM is where the future of music thrives and this show provides a way to showcase this.”
BIMM University provides an extensive range of courses in modern music, performing arts, filmmaking, and creative technology to over 8,000 students across 14 schools in the UK, Ireland, and Germany. BIMM alumni include the likes of Fontaines D.C., Mimi Webb, George Ezra, Izzy Bizu, Black Honey, IDLES, James Bay and Lime Garden to name a few.
BIMM Tastemakers FM launches on Monday, 13th May 2024 across all streaming platforms.
About the producers:
Phil Taggart has fifteen years experience in the music industry with ten of those years spent hosting new music shows on BBC Radio 1. Phil now makes daily music programmes for Sirius XM, the biggest station in the US, as well as his own ChillDaBeats shows on Spotify. Phil has run the record label Hometown Records since 2014 and has released the likes of Rejjie Snow, Rat Boy, Rhodes and many more.
Ann Marie Shields has worked closely with artists my bloody valentine, Dinosaur Jr, Rumer, Rob Ells (PJ Harvey), Charlotte Hatherley (ASH/Bat for Lashes), Mercury Rev, Marianne Faithful, Rollerskate Skinny, The Bug, MAD LION, and Martina Topleybird. She spent six years as A&R manager at Reprise Records in London where she launched label imprint Morpheus Records. She has worked as a music supervisor on several feature films including Joe Meek biopic Telstar; has her own AMS Records label; and is a director of 24/7 well-being support service Minding Creative Minds.
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Listen to the first episode here:
