Launched at Red Bull Studios returns to Channel 4

January 2015 will mark the return of the award-winning Launched at Red Bull Studios to Channel 4 for a fourth series.

Dornik // George The Poet // Jack Garrett // James Bay // Josef Salvat // Little Simz // Shura // Seinabo Sey // Wolf Alice // Years & Years

January 2015 will mark the return of the award-winning Launched at Red Bull Studios to Channel 4 for a fourth series. The tastemaker music programme hosted by Annie Mac showcases 10 new artists tipped by Red Bull Studios, Channel 4, and 10 established acts to make a big impact over the coming year. Today we announce the 10 tipped artists.

Launched at Red Bull Studios is currently the second longest-running music series on terrestrial TV, having previously championed the likes of Sam Smith, Ella Eyre, Bastille and Jessie Ware. Launched at Red Bull Studios has gained a reputation within the industry for predicting the success stories of tomorrow and shining a light on them before anyone else.

The format of the show sees the 10 artists in conversation with Annie Mac as well as performances in the studio. A well-known musician fan, or ambassador, supports each new artist. The ambassadors for the show’s fourth series will be revealed on Friday 5th December.

James Milnes, Executive Producer for Red Bull Media House says: “Red Bull Studios are about supporting up and coming talent year round and Launched is an exciting part of that. With the calibre of artitsts we’ve featured in previous years, Launched has proven itself as a valuable springboard for talent and the place for viewers to discover the best new music first. “

Jonny Rothery, Channel 4 Commissioning Editor, Music says: “Year on Year Launched picks out artists that go on to great things in the year ahead. In an age where credible new music is less prevalent on terrestrial TV, the return of Launched for a 4th series is proof there is a hunger for this and as a result C4 continues to support it.”

The 10 new artists to feature in 2015 are:

Dornik – Jessie Ware’s former session drummer turned label-mate. Fusing R&B with soul and pop and with a voice compared with that of Michael Jackson, Dornik is now signed to PMR Records.

George the Poet – A spoken word performer, public speaker, writer and recording artist driven by social and political issues, hailing from North-West London.

Jack Garrett – A 22 year old singer and multi-instrumentalist whose powerful song writing and incredible vocals have been championed by BBC’s Zane Lowe amongst others.

James Bay – A singer-songwriter from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Bay has supported the likes of John Newman, Tom Odell, Beth Orton, and The Rolling Stones at their 2013 Hyde Park shows.

Josef Salvat – A rising Australian singer-songwriter and Columbia Records signee who has been compared with Morrissey and Gotye.

Little Simz – 20 year old London-based rapper Simbi Ajikawo, better known as Little Simz, is already under the radar of the most influential artists around, including Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Z.

Shura – Described as ‘electro-pop’s new poster girl’, 23 year old British/Russian singer Shura made a big impact with her dreamy 80s debut track Touch, earlier this year

Seinabo Sey – Swedish-Gambian artist Seinabo Sey has scored No.1 hits on Hype Machine and Shazam with her debut single ‘Younger’.

Wolf Alice –London alt-rock four-piece Wolf Alice have received critical acclaim from the likes of NME and were chosen by BBC Radio 6 as 2013’s most blogged about artist

Years & Years –Polydor signed London trio Years and Years have supported the likes of Sam Smith with their distinctive electronic / pop sound.

Amongst the acts featured on the show in its first three series were Brit and Mercury nominated singers Jessie Ware and Laura Mvula, as well as album chart topping artists Sam Smith, Bastille and Royal Blood. Famous ambassadors lending their tips to the show in the past two years have included Gary Barlow, Katy B, Ed Sheeran, Guy Lawrence (Disclosure) and Rita Ora.

George The Poet, James Bay and Years & Years feature on the Brits 2015 Critics’ Choice Award shortlist, as was revealed yesterday.

Filmed in and around Red Bull Studios in London, the five half-hour episodes of Launched will air over five weeks. Each episode showcases two acts and sees Annie Mac delving into each act’s road to success and letting them loose in the world class studios to perform.

Launched at Red Bull Studios airs on Wednesday nights at Midnight throughout January on Channel 4.

For more information about the show, head to:

redbullstudios.com/launched

#LAUNCHED2015

Notes to editors

ABOUT Red Bull Studios:
Deep in the heart of southeast London lies Red Bull Studios: a non-commercial recording studio and programmable space based in Red Bull’s UK headquarters. As a legacy of the Red Bull Music Academy, this unique space is fast becoming one of the most exciting additions to London’s music scene, offering a myriad of artists the chance to come in and explore their creativity for free. The studio has nurtured unsigned talent alongside welcoming legendary musicians, enabling musical creativity that may otherwise go unnoticed. Anyone with a good idea and the talent to make it happen could realise their musical ambitions in this state-of-the-art recording studio.

Red Bull Studios alumni include internationally acclaimed artists such as Diplo, Kendrick Lamar, Skrillex and Danny Brown as well as homegrown talents ranging from Mike Skinner and Jessie J to Boy Better Know and Twin Atlantic. Collaborations, mash-ups, and the ability to let an artist’s creativity run wild are the intention of this forward-thinking facility, while the burgeoning list of albums to be recorded at the studio include Jessie Ware’s acclaimed 2012 debut Devotion, her 2014 sophomore album Tough Love and Disclosure’s number 1 hit album. Julio Bashmore has been artist in residence using the downstairs studio throughout the year.

 ABOUT Globe productions:

Globe Productions is the TV production arm of Universal Music UK’s successful creative and commercial division Globe. Over the past four years Globe Productions has overseen shows including Popstar To Operastar for ITV1, A Certain Band Called Queen for BBC1, On Track with SEAT for Ch4, Take That Come to Town for ITV1, Paul Weller Into Tomorrow for BBC2 and Elton John: Me Myself & I for Ch4.

 
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For more information please contact

For Red Bull:

Laura Martin laura@reallifepr.com / 07508 132166

Kitty Lester kitty@childhoodpr.co.uk / 07727 179 464

 
For Channel 4:

Steve Rosier srosier@channel4.co.uk / 020 7306 8660

 

For Globe Productions:

Michael Seymour – michael.seymour@umusic.com / 020 7471 5028