ISSUE 1000 / 1 NOVEMBER 2022 20 In tune. Informed. Indispensable. Music is in our DNA welcome to our 1000th issue RotD founder Paul Scaife reflects on 20 years of Record of the Day Celebrating our 1000th edition of Record of the Day’s weekly magazine Original RotD Music Editor (and now Music Clickmusic’s income was low, despite more (£10), I’m in”, while another quipped “Don’t RotD probably hasn’t been as hairy as it Consultant) Joe Taylor and I had worked and more people coming online. know why you’re doing this daily, there’s fuck is for many. Start-up costs were minimal, at the Tip Sheet magazine, as Editor and In August 2002, Selina Webb, then all in Music Week”. funded by credit card. Subscription revenue General Manager respectively. When the Polydor’s Director of Press, (now Executive We launched on 1 November 2002, has helped with cash-flow, and with no small but respected industry publication Vice President of Universal Music UK), came with an email that has subtly evolved in investors, we’ve not been answerable to folded, due to publisher Jonathan King’s to see me and indicated the daily email was terms of layout over the years. The news people expecting a healthy return. We have detention at Her Majesty’s pleasure, I joined a good thing and asked what I planned to we’ve featured however, has reflected a financially grown each year, which is no a first-wave dotcom called Clickmusic. do with it. David Balfour, fresh from leaving constantly shifting industry that has changed mean feat in these times, and we try to be The company had an idea to charge a Music Week, came to Clickmusic for an in ways none of us could have imagined. ever-vigilant of the challenges ahead. subscription fee for a music industry interview. I suggested it wasn’t the right Our commitment to featuring only the best We’re always looking out for other areas contacts database. Interest in this was role for him but that I might have something music is something Joe and I learnt at to move into, while being realistic, and we’re minimal, but I did grow a relatively sizeable else for him. He soon became RotD’s first Tip Sheet and it’s been the core principle pretty flat out simply keeping on top of what audience via a free daily email that had editor. Feeling my time at Clickmusic would of RotD to this day. The desire to know we have to do now. It’s a good feeling to be originally been intended to push people to come to an end as the business downsized, everything going on hasn’t dimmed, however able to look at potential ideas and assessing the site. Numbers jumped from 1,000 to I bought the mailing list, which allowed me to impossible the goal. whether they excite us, rather than feeling 5,000 a day over 18 months, and a lively part amicably and start RotD with at least a Despite being a small business, running a sense of obligation for financial reasons. combination of news, along with personal potential subscriber-base. It’s frustrating if we don’t have the resources comment, made for a unique start to the day. From what I’d learnt at the Tip Sheet, to make ideas happen. That said, the Feedback for the ClickmusicBiz daily email I had no doubt a fairly priced subscription acquisition enquiries we’ve had over the was incredibly positive but there was little was the only way for a niche publication to “The desire to know years have yet to convince me we’d be much revenue to be had, as ad sales were near exist. Not everyone agreed, one executive everything going on better off working with a bigger and more impossible with numbers advertisers weren’t wrote “great you are going subscription. hasn’t dimmed, however resourced partner. Ideas like launching interested in. Like many sites at the time, As long as it’s priced like Friends Reunited impossible the goal.” in America and Japan proved too time- }} 2 welcome to our 1000th issue (cont) Where Are They Now? RotD x SGS Thank you so much to everyone past and present who has “I still love working with people who care about We're not quite sure how we contributed to making RotD what it is today. Your efforts have been appreciated. the future of music and the industry. Being part came across SGS initially, but the of something that has influence, whether with premise of young people facing difficult life circumstances gaining Former RotD staff include editorially chosen tracks, or the industry at access to the entertainment Editors large on key issues, is very fulfilling.” and creative industries through David Balfour (RIP 2017) education and training was an Nicola Slade (moved to Australia, journalist) consuming and risky to pursue, ten national newspapers and few websites. easy sell, especially from someone Liz Stokes (Head of Comms, Help Musicians) and suggested the set of circumstances Now there are more papers, often with less as enthusiastic and commited as that make us successful in the UK industry-relevant news, but their websites, founder Natalie Wade. Music Editors wouldn’t necessarily translate abroad. along with well-informed bloggers, social Joe Taylor (RotD contributor, director of Oyster The weekly PDF magazine and the annual media and worldwide sites, keep us busier RotD's Paul Scaife has completed Management) Music Journalism & PR Awards were than ever. As with any business, there are three sponsored cycle rides for James Foley (Lead, Global Editorial Strategy - Spotify) Pete Jarrett (producer, manager, label) highly regarded and even loved in their disruptive outside influences one can do SGS, including being the first Chris Price (Head of Music at BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra) time, but both were discontinued at the nothing about, other than adapt. person to be a fundraiser Lee Thompson (RotD contributor, consultant, radio right point in time. All of us here would like to thank you for it: producer) Ultimately though, I still love working with enormously for helping us reach this point, 2018 - The entire Tour de France Ian Greaves (Director, International Major Label Services, Soundcloud) people who care about the future of music and double thank all the companies who route, around 3,500km, a week and the industry. Being part of something supported this edition, which will help us, before the professionals, but that has influence, whether with editorially but more importantly, Small Green Shoots. completed in the same 23 days, And also: James Barton (alternative artist finance, Music Credit Fund) chosen tracks, or the industry at large Reaching 20 is a significant milestone, and albeit much slower. Neil Brennan (Social Editor, Bloomberg News) on key issues, is very fulfilling. The most yet we know the job is not finished. 2019 - The route of the longest Daniel Baker (Manager, East Harbour) gratifying part of publication remains the Long live Record of the Day. ever Tour de France stage on Sean Bass (Global Head Of Digital Marketing at Universal help we’ve been able to give great music. Paul Scaife its 100th anniversary to the day. Pictures Content Group) Nathan Standlee (Manager, TaP Management) It’s easy to quantify the impact when we 500km from Les Sables d'Olonne Yasmin Lajoie (RIP 2022) feature an unsigned artist, especially when Many thanks also to Tasmyn, to Bayonne in just under 24 hours we receive a “great response, thanks” email Thierry, Shankeya and the Shoots for with 10 minutes sleep. Designers from the manager or whoever. With the compiling and designing this special 2022 - Everesting - Complete Julie Bennett signed material however, what with other edition magazine. repeats of a hill or mountain in Sarah Watson activity going on, it’s harder to know how we a single activity until you climb made the difference, but we do know from 8,848m – the equivalent height of Current team their feedback that the most powerful music Mt Everest. Kevin Marston (since 2017) people in the media, DSP and sync worlds 2017 & 2022 - RotD's 15th and Mark Beazley (since 2006) Ruth Kilpatrick (since 2016) are reading and paying attention. 20th anniversary - subscribers Marie Butler (since 2002) For the future, the industry will continue taking an advert, paying what Paul Scaife (since 2002) to be interested in great music and news. they like, with a good portion Lee Thompson (since 2014) Whether we can continue to be a chosen going to SGS. Joe Taylor (since 2002) provider of those remains to be seen, but No doubt there's more to come... plus tech Gareth Davies, accountant Robert Davage it is the goal. When we started, there were 3 Introducing Small Green Shoots Small Green Shoots (SGS) continues to thrive, recently celebrating its 150th young person entering a career in the music industry whilst welcoming its new Managing Director, Makeda McMillan, the original Shoot! Joseph, Lola, Ilana and Joe on Short Sharp Shot Programme Small Green Shoots has over a decade of bespoke, designed and tailored to up-skill Sync, Marketing, PR, Artist Management, experience training and supporting young and develop young people aged 16-24 from Data Analytics, Brand Partnerships Follow us people from diverse backgrounds to build disadvantaged backgrounds. and Copyright. Website smallgreenshoots.co.uk careers in the creative industries. The The ‘Shoot’s’ (the name given to their SGS’s most recent partnership with Instagram @smallgreenshoots charity was born out of a need to support trainees) are treated as paid employees Handle Recruitment sees Handle’s top Twitter @smallgreensh00t those with few industry connections (removing a huge barrier to entry) and recruitment consultants support them with and limited experiences, but masses are given training in industry software, workshops on CV and interview techniques, of potential, to achieve their administration, content and digital provide 1-2-1 sessions and mentoring Get involved professional ambitions. production and more. Alongside the plus David Johnston (Executive Director) There are lots of different ways you can get involved with As a black female-led charity, SGS practical work, they also have Q&A become a member of Small Green Shoots Small Green Shoots and support the journeys of their continue to break down industry barriers, sessions with our industry partners to Advisory Group. amazing young people today, you can donate or sponsor placing over 150 ‘Young Shoots’ in full- learn about the industry. “Partnering with Small Green Shoots a ‘Shoot’ on one of their training programmes via their time permanent jobs across the industry ‘Because of SGS I’ve managed to secure and saying yes was easy. SGS are a true JustGiving or Donr page. with Sony 4th Floor Creative, UTA, Atlantic a full-time position at TaP Management and inspiration and the opportunities many Small Green Shoots - Just Giving Records, Warner Music, MMF, PRSF my future is looking bright. There are not of their alumni have secured are really Small Green Shoots - Donr and more. many places that teach support and push remarkable” David Johnston. SGS achieve this through two you to bring out your potential.’ (Finley, acclaimed training and development Alumni Shoot) programmes, ‘The Young Shoots’ and Shoots have gone on to build careers ‘The Finishing School ‘The Short Sharp Shot’ programmes, working for the likes of Sony Music and for the Music Industry’ which have directly supported and opened Sony Music Publishing, Kobalt, Blackstar pathways to the creative industries for Agency, Warner Music, United Talent Ferdy Unger-Hamilton over 480 young people. Based at SGS Agency (UTA), Island Records, Wasserman President of Tileyard Studio, both programmes are Group and Audio Network in roles in A&R, Columbia Records }} 4 a chat with Small Green Shoots Managing Director “Makeda becoming the new Managing Director sees her come full circle from being a Young Shoot herself, working in the public realm, starting her own enterprise and now back at SGS in a leadership role. We look forward to seeing the amazing things she’ll achieve with SGS in her new role Natalie Wade Founder, Small Green Shoots What were you doing 20 years ago What do you hope to accomplish in me achieve my dream role, which is to be today? the next 20 years? abel to lead this organisations. It really I would have been 8! Which has just What a question! For Small Green shows hardwork and persistence are the reminded me how incredibly honoured Shoots I want to help drive it to key to achieving your goal and to be and proud I am to be in this role at age becoming the number 1 organisation for successful in this industry. No one said 28… And at that age I was playing getting young people into the creative you need to know it all, you just need to schools with my siblings (I was of course industry, with multiple bases in the be ready to learn and evolve. the head teacher and had a schedule country and more money behind us to and weekly lesson plan as well as plan- do the amazing work we do on a larger Follow us ning every family occasion possible). scale! Personally, I just want to leave a Website smallgreenshoots.co.uk legacy my son is proud of. My dream What is the reflection on your Small would be to have multiple businesses Instagram @smallgreenshoots Green Shoots journey? (I’m on my way with 2 currently) I like Twitter @smallgreensh00t This feels full circle! I started working with being busy no matter how much I moan Small Green Shoots when I was 15, not about it. Get involved knowing what I wanted to do. I just knew I was creative and enjoyed working with What advice would you give to young There are lots of different ways you can get young people. Throughout my time at people wishing to get their career invovled and support us! Make a one-off or monthly Small Green Shoots, I grew a passion for started in the music industry? donation below or get in touch with us find out more helping young people get their foot in the Don’t be a stereotype - I was a young Small Green Shoots - Just Giving music industry and building their mum that came from a low social Small Green Shoots - Donr confidence. These are the steps that economic background. I was the only helped me to get to where I am today, young parent when I first started at Small and now I’m coming in to this role to Green Shoots and I “worked my a** off”, help the next generation. This is a prime always the first one in and the last one example of how Small Green Shotos is out. I made sure all my deadlines were about developing the younger met and I attended networking events to generation. I couldn’t be more proud and expand my contacts. Throughout my time honoured to take on this role and lead here, I made sure to maintain that desire such a great organisation. to explore what I wanted to do and figure out how to acheive my goal. This helped }} 5 Some Press Coverage Back in 2007, just before Radiohead released In Rainbows with its pay-what- you-like model, RotD championed an unsigned artist, The Thurston Revival. He had what we considered two great songs, and all we wanted to do was get him some attention so someone would sign him. We devised an idea to release just 100 single-sided 12" singles for £100 each - the most expensive single ever. Following the feature in the Sunday Times, the BBC and many other publications picked up on the idea that we were trying to instil value back into music at time of falling sales and before streaming was established. A few weeks later, Radiohead garnered a lot of press attention with their new album. Our survey, asking fans to tell us how much they had volunteered to pay, was swiftly picked up in the UK, and also saw RotD being mentioned in the LA Times Radiohead garnered a lot of press attention with their new album Paul Scaife named ‘Web Celeb’ by Mirror.co.uk (Actually, it was RotD’s Joe Taylor that deserved the credit for Crazy Frog) }} 6 Some Press Coverage (cont) contact us Send your music and news to: Record of the Day PO Box 49554 London E17 9WB www.recordoftheday.com Publisher/MD Paul Scaife paul@recordoftheday.com 020 8233 1224 Music Editor/News Editor Kevin Marston kevin@recordoftheday.com Compass (New Music) Editor Ruth Kilpatrick ruth@recordoftheday.com Consultants Lee Thompson lee@recordoftheday.com RotD championed Joe Taylor an unsigned artist, joe@recordoftheday.com The Thurston Revival Accounts and Operations Mark Beazley mark@recordoftheday.com © Music Today Ltd. By reading this magazine you agree to our terms & conditions. See our website. Please respect the amount of work that’s put into this magazine by not pirating it. One-off forwarding is acceptable but only if we are copied in to forwards@recordoftheday.com VAT 800 5889 31 Record of the Day is a trading RotD’s Paul won a day with name of Music Today Ltd, a company registered in England a business advisor and this was followed recordoftheday.com under registration number 4546152; up with a feature in the Telegraph Website of the Week in the Sun, 2006 registered office: 4 Green Lanes, London N16 9NB. 7 Music Journalism and PR Awards The RotD Awards first ran in print before we took the plunge with an event. The night was way more informal than other awards, but no less well regarded, and the slightly chaotic nature only added to its charm. We still get asked from time to time if we could bring the night back BBC’s Janice Long, Blur’s Graham Coxon and photography legend Pennie Smith Mike Diver of Drowned in Sound and ‘rival’ NME editor Huw Stephens Conor McNicholas, singing and Tim Burgess Gay Bar in the Punk Rock Karaoke and an award winner Coldplay’s Chris Martin and photographer Tom Martin Fry of ABC Sheehan, with and photographer RotD’s Paul, James Gered Mankowitz and David Paloma Faith and PR legend Murray Chalmers }} 8 Music Journalism and PR Awards (cont) Yannis Philippakis of Foals and host Huw Stephens 6 Music’s Matt Everitt hosted a couple of times Orbital embrace Q magazine editor Andrew Harrison PR legend Barbara Charone with footballer Graeme Le Saux RotD’s Paul & David, with Steve Lamacq centre }} 9 Music Journalism and PR Awards (cont) The Award 2005 - Brixton Academy signage 2006 - Artist Jamie Reid had his own take on our logo 2007 - A specially composed song on a 12″ record 2008 - A soundwave squiggle 2005 2006 2009 - Hollywood Walk of Fame Bobby Gillespie with Bez from Happy Mondays style star 2010 - Weapon of Mass Evangelism pencil 2011 - Heritage style Blue Plaque 2012 - Olympic Games style medal Venue and notable guests 2008 2005 Islington Bar Academy N1 2006 100 Club W1 - Chris Martin 2007 Punk W1 - John Simm 2008 Conway Hall WC1 - 2009 Bob Stanley, Graham Coxon, 2010 Graeme Le Saux 2009 Sosho EC1 - Dylan Jones 2010 Red Gallery EC2 - Wilko Johnson 2011 Shoreditch EC2 - Martin Fry, Paloma Faith, Bobby Gillespie, Bez 2012 Victorian Vaults EC2 - Paul Morley, Orbital, Tim Burgess, Darwin Deez Writer Nick Kent with Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie 2011 2012 10 chart life We’ve taken a look back at 20 years of Record of the Day track features (over 5,000 songs) and chosen 65 tracks to highlight some of our key selections. From tracks we have helped break, to our choices leading to artists signing to labels or something else positive, along with a few of our favourites, it’s all in the list below. Listen on Spotify 20 YEARS OF RECORD OF THE DAY TRACK FEATURES 2002-11-18 Damien Rice The Blower’s Daughter iht 2010-09-20 Tim BergSeek Bromance (Avicii Vocal Edit) Ministry Of Sound 2003-01-13 Gary Jules M ad World unsigned 2010-11-09 James Vincent McMorrow If I Had A Boat Believe Digital 2003-01-29 Junior Senior Move Your Feet Crunchy Frog/Mercury 2011-01-13 Ed Sheeran L ately (ft. Devlin) unsigned/ Asylum 2003-02-13 ColdplayClocks Parlophone 2011-04-13 Ben Howard O ld Pine Communion/Island 2003-03-17 The DarknessLove Is Only A Feeling Must Destroy 2011-05-25 BastilleFlaws unsigned/ Young & Lost 2003-04-24 KeaneBedshaped Fierce Panda 2011-10-06 MNEKTruth Be Told Moshi Moshi 2003-05-09 Kings of LeonRed Morning Light RCA 2012-01-11 Childish GambinoAll The Shine Island 2003-07-24 Fountains Of WayneStacey’s Mom S-Curve/Virgin 2012-04-02 Haim Forever unsigned 2003-09-25 Snow PatrolSpitting Games Black Lion 2012-05-04 Nina Nesbitt T he Apple Tree unsigned/NN Music 2003-12-18 Scissor SistersComfortably Numb P 2012-05-18 JP Cooper T he Only Reason unsigned 2004-04-15 Nizlopi JCB FDM 2012-10-23 First Aid Kit The Lion’s Roar Wichita 2004-08-09 Eric PrydzCall On Me Data 2013-02-01 Sam SmithLay Me Down Method 2004-09-09 The BraveryHonest Mistake Loog 2013-06-10 Icona Pop feat. Charli XCXI Love It Atlantic 2005-04-26 Crazy FrogAxel F Gusto 2013-07-31 London GrammarStrong Metal & Dust Recordings 2006-02-06 OrsonNo Tomorrow Mercury 2014-04-08 Ward ThomasThe Good And The Right WTW Music 2006-04-19 Lily Allen LDN Regal 2014-04-28 HozierFrom Eden Rubyworks 2006-05-11 Sandi ThomI Wish I Was A Punk Rocker RCA 2014-05-19 Milky ChanceStolen Dance Ignition Records 2006-06-13 James MorrisonYou Give Me Something Polydor 2014-11-13 Years & YearsDesire Polydor 2006-08-09 Kate Nash L ittle Red unsigned 2015-04-01 SheppardGeronimo Decca 2006-08-31 Jack SavorettiWithout De Angelis 2015-05-14 AuroraRunning With The Wolves Decca 2007-04-03 Scouting For GirlsElvis Ain’t Dead (Demo) Epic 2015-06-05 Lost Frequencies A re You With Me All Around The World 2007-08-02 PassengerWalk You Home Chalkfarm 2015-08-05 SigalaEasy Love Ministry Of Sound 2007-08-31 Midnight Juggernauts Into The Galaxy unsigned/ Siberia, Australia 2016-03-01 Alan Walker F aded Relentless 2007-11-02 Sam SparroBlack & Gold unsigned, Leftwing/ Modus Vivendi (US)) 2016-12-07 Dua LipaBe The One Warner Bros Records 2007-12-06 Lykke LiLittle Bit unsigned/ Moshi Moshi 2017-10-13 Tom WalkerLeave A Light On Relentless Records 2007-12-07 GotyeHearts A Mess Lucky Number 2017-11-17 Freya RidingsLost Without You Good Soldier Records 2008-07-04 Mumford & SonsRoll Away Your Stone unsigned/ Chess Club 2018-09-27 Lewis CapaldiGrace Virgin EMI 2008-12-12 Imelda MayJohnny Got A Boom Boom Blue Thumb/UCJ 2019-01-24 girl in redwatch you sleep. AWAL 2008-12-18 Marina and the DiamondsObsessions Neon Gold 2019-12-12 CelesteStrange Polydor 2009-01-14 Taylor SwiftLove Story Mercury 2020-07-08 Holly HumberstoneOverkill Platoon 2009-05-15 Everything EverythingPhotoshop Handsome unsigned/ Another Music = Another Kitchen 2020-12-14 Tate McRaeyou broke me first Ministry Of Sound 2009-08-10 Example Watch The Sun Come Up FSUK 2021-04-23 Little Simz Introvert AGE 101 MUSIC 2010-04-12 Villagers B ecoming A Jackal Domino 11 Small Green Shoots Chooses Its Favourite Execs Felix Howard Ben Wynter Elspeth Merry Shanice Edwards Director of A&R Founder Founder A&R BMG Unstoppable Music Group Artists’ Way Since ‘93 Thinking back to when you were 20 years Thinking back to when you were 20 years Thinking back to when you were 20 years Thinking back to when you were 20 years old, what did you want to be? old, what did you want to be? old, what did you want to be? old, what did you want to be? I wanted to be a better bass player and When I was 20 years of age I wanted to be When I was 20 I was still at university, When I was 20 I knew I wanted to be in the singer. I wanted to write like Bob Dylan and CEO of my own record label dreaming of being a journalist. music industry and I thought that maybe this Prince and so many others. I was obsessed would be as a live agent or a manager. with all of it. Still am.. How did you get into the music industry? How did you get into the music industry? I didn’t know how I was going to enter the Whilst being a music journalist, I was asked How did you get into the music industry? How did you get into the music industry? music industry as I had zero contacts. I to go to The Great Escape in Brighton to I got in to the music industry by creating a I was born into it, I’m third generation music got my opportunities through tenacity and report on the festival. It was the first time I great network in London whilst studying and business. It gets you thru the first door, after a willingness to put myself out. I was out had ever been around people in the music through mentorship programmes which help that…you better have some hits or you’re a lot mcing for Kofi, Semtex and others. industry. Island Records was where I started me land my first role. out! Eventually Semtex asked me if I wanted to my career in music, and I learnt everything join the Sony Street Team which at the time from how a label operates, to how you are What is your favourite and/or worst piece What is your favourite and/or worst piece he was running. He offered to show me how communicating an artists’ message. of career advice? of career advice? to run campaigns and that was how I got a Worst piece of advice is the right job will find A good piece of advice I got was to listen foothold in the industry. From there I hustled What is your favourite and/or worst piece you, I disagree and would counter with my to ALL of the music. It’s simple but a lot of like tomorrow didn’t exist to secure other of career advice? favourite piece of advice is go out there and people don’t, and still have opinions about opportunities. Darcus Beese, former president of Island seek or create your own opportunities. something they haven’t heard. Bad advice is Records told me on one of my first days: “If projection, about the person giving it to you, What is your favourite and/or worst piece you don’t ask you don’t get”. I wrote it down not you. So smile and keep it moving! of career advice? on a piece of paper and had it under my When I was 18 Keith Harris, Stevie Wonder’s computer screen for four years. I have sent manager, told me to always value my so many cold emails in my career, and so intellectual property and not to compromise many have led to incredible collaboration. If on its value. you are confident and believe in what you are pitching, you have to ask. 12 Paul Scaife’s extra thanks Small Green Shoots Chooses Its Favourite Execs (cont) I’d obviously like to thank the previous team members, but also a huge thanks to a few others, who played a crucial part in getting us to this point. Joe Taylor, who I’d worked with previously and named Record of the Day, and still contributes to this day. Selina Webb, who was supportive before we even launched, and guided us through iterations of the publication, and crucially, organised a company-wide subscription for Universal Music from the off. Abi Leland Charlie Moss Celia Faray-Gieskes Founder, Leland Music A&R, Good Soldier Audience Intern, Island Records Andy Saunders, who was a big help getting our much loved Music Journalism and PR awards off the ground. Those Thinking back to when you were 20 years old, Thinking back to when you were 20 years old, Thinking back to when you were awards stopped before we’d honoured him what did you want to be? what did you want to be? 20 years old, what did you want to be? with an Outstanding Contribution to PR When I was 20 years old I discovered there When I was a teenager I didn’t really know what I I wanted to be a radio presenter or award, and similarly for Jonathan Morrish, was a specific role within film called a Music wanted to do, nor did I know what anybody in the personality of some sort interviewing who up until before the pandemic I felt like I Supervisor. So I decided this was what I wanted industry actually did but I was always obsessive musicians and celebs. saw every other week somewhere and was to be! about music. helpful, enthusiastic and also very much How did you get into the music industry? deserved an Outstanding award himself. How did you get into the music industry? How did you get into the music industry? I worked at Reprezent radio as a broadcast Paul Brindley at MusicAlly, who helped Whilst I was working on location of a film I got My friend’s mum knew someone junior who worked assistant for a while, then I assisted us refashion their own website and content talking to someone on set about my love of at EMI and I managed to blag three weeks unpaid management on Miss Lafamilia which is management database for our needs this style of music, and she mentioned that her ‘work experience’ - putting CDs into boxes for their how I met the label I’m working at now. I when we launched. I hadn't previously friend had just left a junior role at an independent charity department. From being in the office I found basically worked for free and made friends appreciated how complex a task that was. record label who specialised in UK dance out what A&R was and hassled any A&R person in and contacts along the way. Finally Trevor Dann, the former Head Of music. I got their details, called them up, had an the building who would give me 10 minutes of their BBC Music Entertainment, who subscribed interview and got the job. I was making cups of time. After the placement ended I kept sending tips What is your favourite and/or worst piece to a early version of the daily email under tea and answering phones etc but It was a small and demos from new acts I liked to A&R people of career advice? a different name, and saw me handing out company which meant I was in the position to I’d met; went to gigs; set up a new music blog; Favourite career advice is to be kind to printed newsletters at a Radio Academy see where I could make myself useful in other ran a student radio show and two years later it everyone on your journey and introduce event in 2002. He took a sheet, carried on areas. materialised into a job. yourself to people you admire/look up to! his conversation with a couple of people, I follow this one and always reach out to got down the corridor, turned and shouted What is your favourite and/or worst piece of What is your favourite and/or worst piece of people if I like their work or would like to 'Oh, it's you who does this. It's very good!' career advice? career advice? work with them. We met a couple of times after with a view Some of the best career advice I was given was Work hard and be nice to people. Most people give Worst piece of advice is to stick with what to him being involved. That didn't transpire, but the acknowledgment was a huge from my dad when I was a runner. He taught me up when they don’t get what they want right away. you know/are good at – I think you should confidence boost. to always be one step ahead - always look for It’s never been easier to release and promote music always try new things and environments, where you need to offer help rather than waiting for free so the best way to get noticed or get a job that’s the best way to see your skills at play, There's no doubt lots more key to be asked. And to always treat everyone the in the business is to start doing it! If you’re proactive when they are challenged. Nothing grows in supporters, we'll save those for the same regardless of whether they are the person and resilient, doors will start to open. the comfort zone. 25th anniversary edition. answering the phone or the big boss. 13 Rising Stars These 20 Rising Stars were personally chosen by our Shoots. Some of them we’ve watched their careers grow and others are people our Shoots are inspired by. We’re excited to see where they’re taken and how their careers grow in the future. Ahmed Shareefy Alex Brees Amy Webber Amber Grandidier Ashleigh Jadee Founding Director Founder and CEO A&R Assistant A&R Assistant Director BPM Collective Un:hurd Atlantic Records Atlantic Records Charlotte Anne Myer Dinah Falade Elton Riscosa Erin Ragavelas Henrie Kwushue Account Manager Creative Coordinator Community & National Radio Plugger International Marketing Assistant Radio Presenter Universal Production Music UK Universal Music Publishing Group Your Army Warner Music Reprezent Radio Jojo Sonubi Joseph Craven · Katie Gregson Macleod · Niki Evangelou · Founder Digital & New Tech Singer - Songwriter Morgan Black Co-Founder No Signal Radio & RECESS Sony Music UK Columbia Records DJ The Cats Mother Sanjuna Gupta · Steve Rhodes · Travis Li · Vanessa Maria Zach Bingham Marketing Intern CEO & Co-Founder Label Assistant Co-Founder A&R Sony Music UK elasticStage PC Music Don’t Keep Hush · Kobalt 14 Quotes Happy 20th anniversary Record of the Day Sat Bisla Gordon Williams Simon Wheeler Paul Hitchman Alexis Petridis Sarah Liversedge A&R Worldwide Lee & Thompson Beggars Group AWAL Journalist BDI Congratulations to 20 years young for Congratulations to Record of the Day 20 years in, Hey Paul and Team, Paul Scaife and the indispensable Paul and the team at is an indispensable Record of the Day what an amazing the Record of the daily read, and Record of the Day part of my daily still feels like achievement Day team on your listen, that still for staying around routine come a brilliant idea reaching 20 years! 20th anniversary. feels as ‘up to for 20 years. RotD hail or shine! - a hugely useful Sending you huge Wishing you date’ as the day it has been part of my Congratulations to way of collecting congratulations. continued success started and keeps daily work ritual Paul and the team everything you and appreciate the me feeling ‘up to for pretty much for consistently might need to know good work you date’ too. Many all of that time delivering all the in one place. do for our congratulations to and serves up all most important news musical community. all the team the relevant news and gossip, and at RotD! you need over your for their passion morning coffee. for the people and Essential reading. music at the heart of our industry. }} 15 Quotes (cont) Clare Byrne Martin Goldschmidt Jamie Njoku-Goodwin Ric Salmon Peter McCamley Roberto Neri Ignition Records Cooking Vinyl UK Music ATC Management Sentric Music Group Utopia Music Record of the Day Hearty Paul and the Massive Having subscribed to Record of the Day is is essential reading congratulations to team have worked congratulations RotD for the past the first thing I as a bitesize daily Record of the Day on tirelessly over the to Paul and the 20 years it is with read in the morning overview of news their own milestone past 20 years to entire team. I’ve great joy that I as it’s a great across the entire anniversary. Second make Record of the grown up with RotD get to congratulate snapshot of what’s industry. Reliable, congratulations Day a music industry from the very Paul and the team happening across balanced, digestible in choosing Small institution. It’s beginning, which on this milestone. the industry. Paul - and always Green Shoots as a must read every means I’m getting His unwavering and the team have with interesting their partner. morning. I get old, or they are, support for artists worked hard to insights in Mongrel. Cooking Vinyl are all the vital or both! Over the has cemented RotD provide a constant Invaluable! big fans of and information I need, years it has become as a vital part source of news and Thank you and users of both, a as well as new a constant. An of anyone in the new music for two congratulations magic combination. songs and insightful independent voice industry’s decades and should to all at RotD analysis. As the that has somehow working day. be very proud of on achieving music industry managed to survive what they continue this landmark changes every year, the madness of the to accomplish milestone. Enjoy I’m sure it will last two decades. with each the celebrations continue to be For that, additional year. and keep up the at the forefront I salute you! great work! of supporting new talent and raising awareness of all the key issues. 16 Quotes (cont) Drew Hill Simon Wills Selina Webb Emma Banks Barney Hooper Peter Leatham Utopia Music & Proper Music Utopia Music & Absolute Label Universal Music UK CAA TikTok PPL Group Services Dear Paul and team, Wow, twenty years Huge congratulations Record of the Day is Record of the Day There is a reason thank you for old and stronger to Paul and the team a valuable constant is invaluable for Paul and the RotD doing all those than ever. So - what an amazing in an industry anyone working in or team are celebrating early starts so we pleased that I 20 years you’ve that is forever interested in the 20 years in the didn’t have to. am not the only all had. Mornings evolving. It is an music industry. Not business, and that’s Congratulations person that uses just wouldn’t be indispensable press only does it round up because they have and gratitude. the word record as the same without outlet for the music the latest news, but done an amazing well! ‘Stream’ opening up the business, helping it provides a platform job every year to or ‘Digital file’ daily newsletter keep everyone up to break new artists. support us all of the day just and finding out to date with the Congratulations to in the industry. doesn’t sound right. what is actually business as it Paul and the team for Great journalism, Congratulations to going on in our innovates day-in 20 years in business! great people. everyone that makes crazy world. It’s day-out, year after Congratulations! RotD an absolutely been a pleasure to year. Thank you to indispensable read! work with you all Paul and the team I look forward to and here’s to the for all that you do 20 more years. next 20 years. and congratulations on reaching such a prestigious milestone. 17 Quotes (cont) Richard Engler Ric Blaxhill Simon Robson Martin Talbot Nicholas Caley Shabs Jobanputra Autonomy Music Group Bauer Media WMG International Official Charts Company Outside Relentless Records For 20 years Paul I’ve been Record of the Huge congratulations Massive Despite Paul’s and the RotD team subscribing to RotD Day has been an to Paul and his congratulations to best efforts it is have been getting for many years and indispensable guide team on 20 years Paul and the RotD still an essential up at crazy o’clock it is one of the for me since its serving the music team. Paul knows the read. You can read to take care of first emails I open inception. It’s a business, in the UK music industry back if you’ve been all the sifting in the morning. It great way to get and beyond. When the to front and I’m fired, an artist and editing so I is well researched, up to speed each Official Singles still in awe after is about to leave don’t have to. detailed, morning on the Chart hit the same all these years at and how well your It’s a concise fun informative and important music milestone, Queen, the forensic news competitors are read, and makes me captures anything stories - a must Abba and many other round up the team doing. Always good look smart to my and everything that for anyone in music icons were pull together every over breakfast! team. And they have goes on in the fast the industry. still yet to have a single morning! supported dozens moving worlds of Congrats on your hit - and I have no of our releases music, media and ‘china’ anniversary! doubt RotD also has over the years, a broadcasting. many more years of sure sign of great Congratulations hits and headlines taste. Here’s to Paul and the team to come. many more! on a special anniversary and for such a high quality publication. 18 Quotes (cont) Nigel Elderton Prof Jonathan Shalit Barbara Charone Tom Connaughton Andrea Czapary Martin Adrian Pope Peer Music OBE MBCPR Spotify UK and Ireland PRS for Music [PIAS] InterTalent Rights Group & In an ever changing Chosen Music Congrats to RotD Congratulations to RotD is insightful, Congratulations Paul industry it is for this milestone the whole team at informative, and team on RotD gratifying to know A backbone to our anniversary. The Record of the Day and engaging, reaching 20! RotD that there are great industry world is a better on hitting your covering all of has always been a still a few things since before place because twenties - the world the vital industry super useful digest that we can rely Spotify, YouTube, of it. is yours! I grew up developments that on the goings on of upon. RotD have Facebook, Twitter, Photo: Paul Harries with Record of the happen overnight. our business whilst continued to provide Instagram, WhatsApp, Day throughout my We’re also hugely highlighting some valuable insight Snapchat, LinkedIn career: it’s still appreciative of the fantastic music and and reporting on or TikTok were even usually the first support Paul and the developing talent the daily events thought of. So, a email I look for in team have shown us along the way. Long and machinations of truly historical the morning. Thank over the years in may this continue! the music industry. anniversary. Many you to everyone communicating out Congratulations congratulations. on the team for PRS for Music news. RotD on a great the work you do in Congratulations twenty years! keeping us on 20 successful all informed years, here’s to and updated! the next 20! 19 Quotes (cont) Jason Iley Paul Burger Keith Ames Shirin Foroutan Paul Hourican Murray Chalmers Sony Music UK & Ireland Soho Artists Musicians’ Union BMI TikTok MCPR Record of the Day is 20 years of RotD? We have worked Congratulations Huge congratulations I love RotD because an integral part of Congratulations with Paul and the to Paul and the to everyone at it takes a broad, daily routine and Paul and all the excellent team at entire RotD family Record of the outward-looking is a news source I team. Can’t really Record of the Day on your 20th Day on your 20th view of the media encourage everyone recall how we for many years. anniversary. It’s anniversary. There’s landscape. It’s starting out in managed without it? Their facilities a tremendous feat been extraordinary an essential read music to read. In It’s my “go to” and news services to be celebrating transformation - intelligent, an industry where read first thing remain an extremely two decades in and change in the focussed, fresh things can change each morning. valuable and our business, and music industry and, thus, at lightning speed informative start we look forward during that time vital. My go to! it provides an to any working day. to reading your and you’ve kept us Congratulations!! invaluable overview We send them our work for 20 more informed and also of everything congratulations years. With all our entertained every you need to know. for being a very best, Shirin morning throughout Despite the mainstay of the Foroutan and Your it all. We greatly turbulence of the music industry Friends at BMI. appreciate all you past few years RotD for the last 20 and the team do and landing in my inbox years and long may the support you’ve has been a constant. they prosper! given so many across Congratulations the business. to Paul and the team on this brilliant milestone! 20 Quotes (cont) Geoff Taylor Richard, Harry & Will Alistair Norbury Steve Redmond Neil Hughes Shani Gonzales BPI, BRIT Awards Modest BMG BMG Tileyard Music Warner Chappell Music & Mercury Prize A RECORD 20 YEARS! A Record Of The I should point out After 20 years RotD Happy 20th The BPI Congratulations Day is one thing; that following the is still the best anniversary to Paul congratulates and love, from all turning that that launch of Record Of way of keeping and the team! You’ve Paul and all at at Modest! into a 20 year The Day in 2002, the across all news & built something Record of the Day career takes talent UK recorded music updates across the that really helped on their landmark and staying power. industry went into whole industry. me get ingrained achievement – Congratulations! an 11 year decline. Essential daily with the UK scene faithfully recording Sending our very Happily that’s now reading. Congrats and has become my daily coverage and best wishes from behind us and all to Paul & the rest go-to source for the transformation Paddington to Paul is forgiven! Many of the team!!! daily news. of our industry and the entire congratulations on over the past two RotD team. your 20th birthday. decades. From its You have scored own green shoots it the distinction of has grown to become being an essential a valued part of the part of the daily music community, routine for providing essential thousands of us. reading and insights Thank you for all that we all rely that you do. on. Happy birthday, and wishing you many more to come. 21 Quotes (cont) Dipesh Parmar Peter Button Martin Mills Richard Dawes Annabella Coldrick Andreea Gleeson Ministry of Sound Clintons Beggars Group Dawbell Music Managers Forum TuneCore RotD is a part of I don’t feel that Your commitment to Congratulations to We love working with Record of the Day my daily morning my day has properly getting up so early the Small Green Small Green Shoots and is truly a one- routine - breakfast, started without my for so long for Shoots team for the are hugely supportive stop-shop for all tea and Record of quick-fix of bite- our edification is incredible work of the work you do things music. Paul the Day! It’s a sized pertinent truly inspiring. they have done widening access and and his team have great way to find music industry for so many years. bringing talented created a reliable, out what’s going on news; thank you Finding smart ways young people into comprehensive daily the music biz all Record of the Day to get talented the music industry. source for news neatly packaged in for providing that but disadvantaged Our sector is a much and music discovery one concise email. so succinctly for young people into better place as a that has become Congrats on 20 the last 20 years. the music industry result and the MMF an indispensable years, here’s to Congratulations and is hugely important has benefited directly resource within the next 20. best wishes on your for the future of from two shoots the industry. 20th Anniversary to our business. joining our team Congratulations Paul and all the Bravo guys! (Shanice and Chloe) to the whole team RotD team; here’s by bringing their on 20 years— to the next 20. creative talents to here’s to 20 more! our work serving the management community. 22 THANK YOU FOR RECORDING Z THE LAST 20 YEARS HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY. FROM BMG (aged 14 years and one month) 24 CONGRATULATIONS 20 YEARS OF FROM EVERYONE AT LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT 26 27 PPL IS PROUD TO SUPPORT RECORD OF THE DAY Congratulations on 20 years of indispensable news coverage. PPL.COM | @PPLUK 29 30 Who would have thought 20 years ago with all the Original Pirate Material that the industry was facing, that it would now be so Highly Evolved? A lot of that is thanks to the Sea Change you intro- duced. Time flies but it would be Justified to think you were younger, or even Under Construction. (By the way, what is it they say in radio, you’re only as young as your Last Broadcast?). Let’s celebrate and Turn on the Bright Lights. Read My Lips: Happy Birthday Record of the Day, from all of us here at Spotify. AT I O N S C O N GRATUL O N 2 0 Y E A R S ! 32 34 Congratulations On Congratulations Record Of The Day! Thanks For All The Support And 20 YEARS Happy 20th Birthday From Sarah And The BDi Music Team Here’s To Many More... Your Friends At Bucks Music Group 37 CONGRATULATIONS RECORD OF THE DAY ON YOUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY AN IMPRESSIVE MILESTONE! FROM ALL AT IGNITION 38 39
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