161 influential UK-based music critics, editors, broadcasters and bloggers helped put together the BBC Sound of 2011 list by naming their favourite new acts. The tastemakers were:
Editor & Co-owner, Flavour Magazine
Editorial Director, FACT Magazine
Contributing Editor, Mojo
Production Editor, FRONT Magazine
Editor, RWD. Music Editor, i-D
Music Editor, The Big Issue
Editor, Daily Star Playlist
Editor, The Fly
Contributing Editor, RWD, Mixmag Urban
Music Editor, Record of the Day
Editor, The Fly Magazine Ones to Watch
Editor, Clash Magazine
Londonist.com music editor, Attitude Magazine, Popstarz DJ
Editor, Notion Magazine
Senior Editor, Q magazine
Editor, Metal Hammer Magazine
Editor, Viceland.com
Dubstep Editor, Mixmag, Curator, veryverymuch.com
Editor, NME
Music Editor, Dazed & Confused, DazedDigital.com, SocialStereotype.com
Editor, Fused Magazine, Area Culture Guide
Live Reviews Editor, The Fly. Writer, NME
Editor In Chief, Q
Editor, Artrocker
Publisher, Record of the Day
Editor, Loud & Quiet Magazine
Global Editor, Billboard
Editor, Rock Sound Magazine
Editor, Blues & Soul Magazine
Features Editor, NME
Editor, Total Rock
Founder, DrownedinSound.com
Editor-in-Chief, thatgrapejuice.net
Electronic Explorations
The Recommender Blog Editor
http://thepigeonpost.wordpress.com/, The Line Of Best Fit
Music Editor, Holy Moly
http://mybandsbetterthanyourband.wordpress.com/
Music Reporter, BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra
Editor, BBC Music Album Reviews
Founder & CEO, SB.TV
Yahoo! Music Editorial
Editor, Gigwise.com
Co-Editor, The PIX fanzine. Critic, i-D mag. Editor in Chief, BEAT
Contactmusic.com
Founder/Editor, MusicOMH
Editor, The Line of Best Fit
Editor, guardian.co.uk/music
CMU
BBC Radio 1 Chart Blog
Toyaz World
Editor, The Mahogany Blog. Producer, The Mahogany Sessions
Editor/Founder, SoulCulture.co.uk
NME
Interactive Editor, BBC Music
Editor, PopDash.com. Clash, The Fly, Dazed & Confused Writer.
Popjustice, Freelance Writer
Writer, Dazed and Confused, The Guardian
Editor, http://www.electroqueer.com/
Writer, BBC & Muso's Guide
Editor, The Line of Best Fit
Editor, mychemicaltoilet.com
Pinglewood.com
Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC Radio 5 Live
Presenter, BBC Radio 1
Presenter, Galaxy
Presenter, BBC Radio 1, TV
Presenter, Kiss Radio
Presenter, Radio 2
Presenter, BBC Radio 1, T4
Podcaster, New Noise, Radio Presenter
Presenter, (Bauer Big City Network) In Demand
Presenter, Absolute Radio
Presenter, BBC Radio 2
Presenter, BBC Radio 1
Presenter, BBC Radio 1
Presenter, BBC 1Xtra, BBC Radio 1
Presenter, BBC Radio 1, BBC Asian Network
Presenter, BBC Radio 2
Presenter, BBC 6 Music
Presenter, Galaxy FM
Presenter, BBC 6 Music
Presenter, BBC 1Xtra
Presenter, BBC Radio 1, BBC Introducing
Presenter, DriveTime Kiss
Presenter, Radio 1/1Xtra
Presenter, Radio 1, MTV, Top of the Pops
Producer, BBC Radio 1
Station Producer, Galaxy FM
Producer, BBC Radio 1
Producer, BBC Radio 1
Series Producer, The Album Chart Show, 360 Sessions, Koko Pop, Spotlight
Series Producer, Later with Jools Holland
Producer, BBC Radio 1 The Chris Moyles Show
Music Producer Digital, Absolute Radio
Producer, BBC Radio 1 Fearne Cotton
Music Producer, BBC Radio 1
Assistant Producer, BBC Radio 1
Executive Producer, BBC Introducing
Head Of Music, Box Television
Head of Music, Bauer Big City Network
Music Team, BBC Radio 1
Channel Manager, Chart Show, Flava and The Vault
Head of BBC Radio 1 Live Music, BBC Introducing
Director of Talent & Music Programming, MTV UK
Music Manager, UKRD Group
MTV UK Talent & Music
Head Of Music, Absolute Radio
Music Manager, BBC 1Xtra
Head Of Music, BBC Radio 1 & BBC 1Xtra
Programme Manager, Nation Radio & NME Radio
Music Brand Manager, Bliss
Head of Music, Capital FM Network
Music supervisor, Hollyoaks
Channel Manager, Lava TV
Brand Manager, NME TV
Music Policy Executive, BBC Radio 1
Talent and Music Executive, MTV
Brand Manager, Scuzz TV
Programme Controller, U105
Label Director, Talent & Music, MTV Networks
Head of Music, T4/C4
Music Programming Manager, MTV Networks
Talent and Music Digital Director, MTV
Music Manager, BBC 6 Music
MUSIC NEADS
Station Manager, Channel AKA
Music Programmer, Box TV
Scheduler, BBC 6 Music
Head of Music, Lincs FM Group
Head of Music, BBC Radio 2, BBC 6 Music
Head of Music, Kiss Network.
Head of Programming, Music Choice International
Head of Music, BT Vision
Deputy Head of Music, Absolute Radio
Deputy Programme Director / Head of Music, Xfm
Head of Music, Remedy Productions
Writer, The Guardian
Writer, The Observer, Q
A&R Editor, Music Week
Writer, Financial Times, Sunday Times
Writer, NME, The Guardian
The Guardian
Music Writer, News Of The World
Music Writer, The Independent
Senior Writer, Mojo, NME, The Guardian
The Arts Desk
Observer Newspaper
Writer, The Guardian, The National, Q
Music Guru, Hit Sheet Magazine
Freelance Journalist
Freelance Journalist, Uncut, The Stool Pigeon
The Independent
MTV, SuperSuper Magazine, XXL Magazine, The Huffington Post
Writer, The List, Scotsman, The Independent, Mixmag
The Independent
Writer, The Guardian
Chief Rock and Pop Critic, Evening Standard
The Guardian, Freelance Rock Critic
Critic, Daily Mail
Pop Critic, Financial Times
The Times
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