Sarah Howells is a Welsh singer-songwriter. She is one half of the folk/indie band Paper Aeroplanes and in 2015 began a solo project called Bryde.
Matt Harvey is one of the founders of artist and producer management company Paperhouse Music that represents Smoke Fairies, Broken Hands, Tom Dalgety (producer/mixer), Kristofer Harris (producer/mixer).
Sophie Harris is senior associate digital content editor and contributing music editor at Time Out New York.
Will Gould is the lead singer of the Southampton band Creeper. Read about Creeper’s guest talk at Solent here.
Dannii Evans is a promoter, producer and artist manager, working with Jamie Woon and Eska among others.
Rachel Aggs is a London-based musician. Primarily known for her distinctive guitar work with the band Shopping.
Beyond EDM: panel at Southampton Solent University’s annual music industry conference SMILEfest. With Danny Howard (Radio1), Fabio (D&B legend), Mark Lawrence (CEO of The Association for Electronic Music), Ricky Simmonds (Love & Other), Ben Murphy (Editor DJ Magazine), Hosted by Carl Loben (SSU).
Solent Music’s Demo Surgery at SMILEfest 2016 showed that the students on Southampton Solent University’s music courses continue to produce some great quality music.
Here’s a preview of SMILEfest 2016 guests including Glen Matlock, Richard Barbieri, Bury Tomorrow, Creeper.