Music Industry Judges - Get Your Music Heard

The Live and Unsigned music competition has music industry Judges attend every stage from auditions to the National Final. Judges in the past include DJs from National BBC Radio, Kerrang, NME, BBC Introducing, Regional Press & record labels.

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Live and Unsigned's judging panel is constantly expanding, we are always adding new and exciting names to the list. Here are some of our past and present judges who have judged Live and Unsigned over the years.

Mark Hill - music producer judge
First ever female DJ and Radio 1's longest serving.
Si Hulbert, music producer
Choice FM judge
Choice FM's DJ Ras Kwame
KISS FM judge
Alex Baker - Kerrang! Radio's Unsigned Expert
DJ Daniel P. Carter
Director of The Agency Group Geoff Meall.
Founder of the Sex Pistols Malcolm McLaren, prodigal producer, Rock Legend prior to his death
Bloodhound Gang Drummer Adam Perry
Kerrang! Radio judge
NME magazine’s Matt Wilkinson

Mobo and Brit Award winner Shola Ama
Kerrang! and Q Radio presenter
Ian Brown / Stone Roses Guitarist
Radio 1 Presenter and DJ
Head of A&R at Future Music
Aled Phillips from Kids In Glass Houses joins the judge panel
Ryan Richards Drummer of Funeral for a Friend
Drummer of The Smiths and BBC 6 Presenter
BBC 6Music presenter
Another Level, Victoria Beckham, Jordan, MTV, Dane's done it all!
Universal Music
Popular voice of Kerrang Radio
Reggae star, three number one hits and Brit Award Nominee
Professional singer, radio plugger and talent scout
Mercury Music Prize Judge
Drummer and International Music Examiner
BBC Radio Presenter
BBC 6, XFM and MTV presenter
MTV and Channel 4 Presenter
Songwriter, producer, engineer
MTV Journalist
Old school R&B to Pop. The Drifters to James Brown!
Radio presenter, festivals DJ, rock-club DJ and judge for the annual Trillian Rockbar Battle Of The Bands
Editor and co owner of Flavour Magazine
Atomic Kitten to Snap. Movies to music.
Radio presenter and voice artist
Choreographer to the stars
Entertainment Expert and BBC Radio Scotland Presenter
Legendry British producer
Broadcasting legend
Guitar Mogul
Blackstar Amps UK Artist Liaison
The Libertines / Dirty Pretty Things
A&R Manager & Radio Presenter
Songwriter, producer and singer
Rydah Straughn - Music Artist
Mayhem! Magazine judge
LAB Records judge
CEO of independent music entertainment company BGM
Music journalist judge
Metal Hammer magazine’s Tom Dare
Universal A&R’s Solomon Penumuchi

MUSIC COMPETITION JUDGES

Plus...Paul Handley (Out of Bounds Music), Ryan Farley (Warner Chappell), Georgina Hill –Brown (Vocal Tutor), Liz McClarnon (Atomic Kitten), Ben Glover (Galaxy Radio), Dan Morrissey (Mercia), Carl Ralley (The Quay Radio Programme controller), Sally Mondryk, Martin Perry (And Records), Barry Upton, Ryan Stokes (Gateway Radio), Christine Evans, Steve Abunab (The Way Studio), Marcus Taylor, Paul Fisher (Bedford Times Citizen newspapers), Danny Matheson, Michael Henry (Dub Transmission records),Simon Eaton (Fort Music)  Phil Hewitt (Entertainments Editor at Chichester Observer), Angela Durrant (Vocal Tutor), Hannah Taylor, Bryan Powis (Phoenix FM),Graeme Scott, David Stone (Total Star), Matthew Fleming, Kirk Turnburn(Epidemic records),Steve Hawthorn (Grapevine), Alex Smith, Dielle Lodrick (Igloo Music), Lisa George & Dylan Charles (Vocal Tutor), Jordan Parr (BGM), Tim Noble, Samantha Crompton (Excellence records), Drew Preston, Laura Long (Speech Level Vocal Tutor), Sammi Vaughan, Gary Heath (Mental Music Management), Alan Parkinson, Rachael Clegg (Sheffield newspapers), Marco Joseph (Quintessential records), Kerry Kenton Clarke (Director of Stars in my eyes), Candy Ma (Vocal Tutor), Tim Wright (Bristol Music Foundation), Steve Harnell (Bristol Evening post), Ajeet Gill (Hellfire records), Michael King (BGM), Benjamin Price (High Peak Radio),Paul Durrant (Stir Studio), Steve Crisell (Ministry of Sound),  Eva Lorraine, Asher Halle (Green Pepper Junction records), Mark Woodruff, Nik Brear (Sheffield Star), Gary Thompson (Quayside Music group), Martin Skivington, Stuart Redman & Tom George (Rock Choir), Phillip Whittam, Kelly Munro (End of the trail records), Paul Marcus (Eagle Radio station Manager), Rob Palmer, Craig 'pogo' Pattison (UK Undiscovered Radio), Rob Miles (Supreme records), Joe Bailey, Gemma Nelson (Brighton Music Scene), Dylan Axup, Paul Hannon (BIMM),  Louise Martin, Kartik (Massive Attack), Tino Leonard,  Rob Hannah,  Willie Thompson (Gallus Music), Dutch Van Spall (Big Help Management), Paul Clifford (Shields Gazette), Fiona Elcoat (Flying Pixie Management), Andy Kettle, Luke Harrod (Chance Radio), Gavin Foster, Max Weedon, Jane Morris (Radio Cardiff), Dean Hill, Lucinda Bristow (Sussex Vocal Academy), Jack Daniels (Trowbridge Festival), Bob Young, Jenny Lock (LoveMusic24), Rupert Matthews, Jules Pretorius, Paul Ellis-Macey (Big Tree Music), Sabrina Findlay,  Graeme Ennis (songwriter), Dave Phillips, Amelia Maclosky (Vocal Tutor), Cat Dal (TV Presenter), Anita Macdonald (Vivace Music), Kiki Militsis, Mark Orr (Lab Records), Jennie Cassidy, Iain Baker (NME Radio), Aimee McGoldrick, Paul Gilles (Galaxy FM), Denise Kodia (Entertainment Blogger), Tim Thorogood (Essence Music Agency) and the lovely Rosalind Fountain.