There are those that rap, and those that rap well; then there are those
that transcend the confines of hip hop culture to become credible,
commercial, mainstream pop acts - Kanye, Jay-Z, Eminem, for instance.
But it's unfair to compare Professor Green to any of the aforementioned;
utterly British, uniquely inimitable, if anything; his closest equivalent
is Lily Allen.

Littering his lyrics with wry pop culture references, a sharp sense of humour
and an honesty rarely found in rap music right now, Professor Green is one of
the most exciting talents to emerge in 2010. With the UK charts increasingly
full of MCs, now, more than ever, pop is ready for an artist that does more
than merely rap well. Lucky then that Professor Green is truly and genuinely
unique.

www.myspace.com/professorgreen






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Image courtesy of Richard Hardcastle

Simon Amstell became a household name as the presenter of Popworld - Channel 4's
weekly pop programme. He was the host of Never Mind The Buzzcocks on BBC2 for four
series from 2006-2009.

Simon started his presenting career on Nickelodeon. Then came Popworld which Simon
co-hosted with Miquita Oliver from January 2000 until March 2006.

In his youth, Amstell was the youngest finalist of the BBC New Comedy Awards.
Simon performs regularly on the stand-up circuit and hosted his own talk show at
the Pleasance during 2005's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. He returned with his first
pure stand-up show in 2006 gaining fantastic reviews and adding extra shows to his
sold out run. In August 2007 in performed a complete sell-out season in Pleasance One
and adding extra show at the Pleasance Grand. He has also performed at the Brighton Comedy
Festival and appeared in his first West End show at the Haymarket Theatre. In 2009 he
appeared at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and
completed a national stand-up tour. In May 2010 he recorded Do Nothing at Vicar Street
in Dublin.

Simon has won an RTS Award for his work on Never Mind the Buzzcocks as well as a Broadcast
Award, two British Comedy Awards and was nominated for a BAFTA.

www.simonamstell.co.uk


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David's Lyre is the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter/producer
Paul Dixon. After a string of youtube covers and remixes for the likes of
Marina & The Diamonds and Everything Everything he released his debut single
Tear Them Down in September 2010 which gained praise from NME, The Guardian
and the Fly amongst others with radio support coming from Zane Low, Huw Stephens
and John Kennedy. February this year saw the release of the 'In Arms' EP and a UK
tour support slot with Chapel Club. One of the most exciting artists to emerge in 2011,
David's Lyre is currently working on his debut album to be released through Mercury
Records later this year.

'beautiful, soulful, and instantly captivating' - The Fly

'a beautiful piece of acoustic folk-pop' - NME

'Sensational skewed indie' - Sunday Times Culture

'You get a sense here of a songwriter prepared to push the boundaries' - The Guardian

www.myspace.com/thisisdavidslyre





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Clean Bandit, a collaboration between the Chatto Quartet, Jonwandeck and MC Ssegamic,
have created a precision blend of hip hop, electro(nica) and classical music. They have
played sold-out gigs and festivals across the country both as a band and in their three
separate entities.

www.myspace.com/cleanbandit




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