Emerging Talent Finalists

Hello to all you beautiful, festival people. Hope you’re feeling the spring in your step as the festival season is approaching. It makes us very happy!

The Emerging talent competition has now ended and we are more than happy with the calibre and diverse range of submissions we received.
We would like to say well done to all of you that entered and didn't get through, keep keeping on and don't give up! On the other hand a big congratulations goes out to the 8 finalists whom have been selected. So without further ado let’s introduce our ‘Emerging Talent’ round 1 finalists. The first four winners of the Emerging Talent Competition are, drum roll please…

Ham-Fisted Linguists

Bizz+Topman
DJ Zom-B. 
Mill Milligan.

Fighting for a chance to play this year’s Emerging talent slots in no particular order are...

Poets, Ham-Fisted Linguists
Poets Lord Byro and mUU never stop playing with language and pushing linguistic boundaries both with rhyme, meaning and content.

The wax lyrical Ham-Fisted Linguists are a satirical spoken word outfit, each poet more northern than the last. Be it based in reality, be it hyperbolic, it be meant... or at least it's meant to be.

The poetic duo aim to gather a collective of poets, spoken word artists, rappers and fans of all the above to push the art form on a wider audience and to bring together some like minded heads. Poetry just got cool.

The Northern lads can be found lurking in the bushes at:YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/hamfistedlinguists

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hamfistedlinguists
Soundcloud: http://www.soundcloud.com/hamfistedlinguists
Tweet @hamflinguists

Rappers Bizz+Topman

Bizz+TopMan are two budding up and coming MCs from the North East of England. Over the last 6 months they have worked together on lots of tracks, including genres such as HipHop, Trap and Grime.
 

https://soundcloud.com/aged20/sets/bizz-aged-20-full-mixtape

 

In such a short space of time they have brought together a music family known as CityClique and sealed deals with major companies such as SkySports for the making of sports sound tracks. Don't be fooled by their Northern background, they pack enough skill to appeal to wide target audiences and they intend on travelling far and wide to share their music with as many people as possible.

Music is all about atmosphere to us and without fans, we can't create one. You guys are what we live for! Let's create some amazing experiences! PEACE!

Zom-B (DJ/Promoter Adifia Productions)

 

 

Zom-B first took to the decks at the age of 16, starting his DJ career on the Scouse House scene as part of the crew Obsessions, playing nights in Workington and Carlisle and winning an award for best up-coming DJ/MC group in Cumbria.
Once he hit 18, he gained residency at Carlisle’s “The Wall” where he started to demonstrate a darker side of music by playing heavy dub step and drum and bass.
He then gained Residency at Carlisle’s “Melting Pot” where his deep love for house was born.

This seen him DJ for house legend Paul Taylor and hosting to his very own “Adifia Productions” nights. Mixing up current House//D&B//Dub and Garage.

 

Now Zom-b is performing all over the North of England at nights such asSubdue//Darth

Audio//Control//Adifia Productions and I.M.P. This is the year when Zom-b will rise from the grave!

Find Zom-B on facebook, follow him on Soundcloud and check out his latest festival demo mix to get you all geared up for the night of emerging combat.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dj-Zom-B/108275682617859

https://soundcloud.com/#dj-zom-b/zom-b-d-b-festival-demo

 

Poet Mill Milligan

Around 9 years ago Mill Milligan set upon the righteous journey of giving poetry as most people know it a much needed boot up the arse. By writing and endlessly chuntering fearless, introspective, topical verse in many venues and designated smoking areas about the country he has quickly gained what he hesitates to call a cult following, but at least an appreciation from minds as drunken as his own at any given point.

 

Subjects as clichéd as love, death and how vile this country is fast becoming permeate his work in heartfelt, thought-provoking and more often than not hilarious rhymes.

Instantly recognisable by his trademark space invaders style hat, luxurious mane and ladies bracelets he's never shy of random performances, shot as they are, rough-shod out of his blithering gob as he tries to remember the very gist of what he's saying he entertains and bewilders in equal measure.

 

Welcome to his nightmare!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0SlFjoJ9Hw

Again, congratulations to Ham-Fisted Linguists, Bizz and Topman, Mill Milligan and Zom-B. You stood out like the stars you are!

Second round finalists are set to feature in the next music blog. Be prepared for more diversity and of course off the hook emerging talent.

 

For your exclusive chance to buy a Ravenstonedale weekend ticket at a £35 steal get yourselves down to the Emerging Talent night. Free entry before 9pm, upstairs in Walkabout, Carlisle. Don't let the location deter you as we are transforming the venue into a festival chic hangout with a little help from our splendid design fairies.

Steampunk costume designer Julie Baker will be around on the night to talk fancy dress and take orders, RSD merchandise will be available to buy and the HamFistedLinguistics will be launching their new EP.

Nothing mainstream about this night folks. 

Look forward to seeing you all upstairs!  

Big loves from all.

Ravenstonedale Festival x