We have just hosted yet another sold-out A&R Sessions at the Samsung KX. This time, we were joined by alumni Roisin Doyle-Bakare and Amar Chhina.
Since graduating from Tileyard Education, Roisin has now settled into the role of Productions Assistant at Cavendish Music. Fresh from graduating from our 2022 class, Amar is now working at UMG’s Island Records as part of the Streaming and Commercial team.
From discussing their day-to-day role in the industry, to the future of AI, our guests were given a jam-packed two hours of useful discussions. Both Amar and Roisin shared insights into the industry and wisdom on how to get into the industry before we moved on to hearing some of the submissions.
Artists Heard on the Night
We had at least 40 songs submitted by a range of artists, whether students at Tileyard, or local artists. Every round we would ask Roisin and Amar to choose one of three songs to play, based on their title alone, before listening and then chatting to the artist who submitted it after. This then gave the artist the chance to hear personal feedback from our experts Roisin and Amar.
The artists heard on the night are as follows. Check them out:
- @alexblythmusic
- @iamtanaofficial
- @iamblanid
- @pabznotmally
- @russell_swallow
- @jiggyjigh
- @iamspeechlis
- @iamydea
- @faymiari
- @lusty_fran
- @celinelovemusic
- @simonandthem
- @brronagh
From discussing whether a song is suitable for syncing, and how it can be tagged, to suggesting a few production tweaks, our artists were given advice you will rarely find anywhere else as a budding, independent artist.
Towards the end of the night, we passed around a Samsung tablet for people to vote for their favourite songs played that night. This time, the winner was @celinelovemusic, with her song Candy Eyes (Orange Lemonade). Winning means that Celine has the opportunity to record a song in one of our Tileyard studios.
Networking
Our A&R Sessions are so unique because, not only do artists get personalised advice and feedback from our guest speakers, but they get the chance to network with those that attended, plus the speakers.
Our A&R Sessions are a fantastic way to get to know other local musicians, especially if you are new to London. Plus, it is a great way to join our Tileyard community.
You can keep up-to-date with our upcoming events here.
Try the full Tileyard experience at our songwriting camps
Every year we host songwriting camps in London. Here, participants can not only develop their skills in songwriting, but network with others. Our camps are a great way to connect with others, and collaborate on projects. Plus, if you are planning on applying to one of our MA courses, you will be able to meet other new students and current students at the camps too.
You can sign up to our Winter songwriting camp (9th to 12th November) here, and be a part of the songwriting magic. Supercharge your career in music.
As a result of both our fantastic students and the songwriting camps, we managed to get more than 150 single song agreements in 2022.
