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Two decades of presenting BBC Introducing, showcasing the hottest acts in the UK.

DJ Andrew Marston | Pictures | Hereford & London Radio Presenter, Music Producer & Club DJ

Selects tracks for Radio 1 & 1Xtra and recommends new music to Radios 2, 3, 6 Music & Asian Network.

Backstage at the Big Chill Festival

Chooses artists for Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds, Radio 1's Big Weekend, The Great Escape & Latitude.

Chooses artists for Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds, Radio 1's Big Weekend, Bestival & T In The Park

Has a background in choosing every song broadcast on every show at BBC Hereford & Worcester.

Hand picks all of the music for every programme broadcast on BBC Hereford & Worcester

Receives in excess of 400 promos a week - and insists on listening to every single one from start to finish!

Receives in excess of 400 tracks a week from his local area - and insists on listening to every one!

Andrew Marston

Andrew Marston on Wikipedia

Born: Hereford, England
 

Genres: New music, Electronic dance music, Progressive house

Occupations: Club DJ, VJing, Radio Production & Presentation

Instruments: Synthesiser, Piano

 

Years active: 1996–present

Labels: UBU Recordings, Ditto Music

Associated acts: SFG (Sunshine Feel Good)

Andrew Marston is a British based radio presenter, music producer and club DJ, known for his extensive work with musicians with BBC Introducing – although his real passion is for house music.

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Andrew fell in love with music at primary school, learning how to play keyboards & piano and started gigging in several groups. His first 'proper' job was church organist at St Barnabas, in Hereford, while touring the country in his brother's band. At the age of 14, Andrew landed his first DJ residency at a Hereford nightclub.

 

Andrew was also a volunteer at Hereford Hospital Radio, presenting a news-based show and served on the committee. In 2000, he won a BT Non-Music Programme Of The Year bronze award having spent four years at the organisation.
 
In 2005, Andrew was given his own show on the BBC, becoming the first person to discover and give airtime to artists such as Ellie Goulding, Becky Hill and 220 Kid.

Andrew Marston

As an active musician, Andrew's toured with rappers, saxophonists and percussionists, while playing live keys to create new interesting mashups of well-known songs. He's also produced a number of dance tracks with musicians he's met during his career - including Nigel Clark of Dodgy - many of which are featured in his club sets.

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Andrew’s radio shows broadcast every weekend and, to date, BBC Introducing has received more than one million tracks. You can listen to the programmes by following this link...

Andrew Marston with Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant
Andrew Marston with chart-topping discovery Becky Hill at the BBC studios
The BBC Introducing Musicians' Masterclass, which Andrew organised
Clark Carmody, from The Voice, debuted his original material on stage for Andrew Marston at Lakefest 2015
Andrew Marston interviewing The Proclaimers at the Big Chill Festival

Andrew was also responsible for taking Sam Isaac to the Glastonbury    Festival and the BBC Electric Proms, Pencil Toes, Luke Leighfield,

The Anomalies and Pegasus Bridge to BBC Maida Vale (and Radio

         1's Big Weekend, while securing the brother/sister duo Muchuu a

                   support slot with Florence & The Machine and a spot on

                        the BBC Radio 1 playlist. Other Radio 1 successes

                           include Riscas and Lauren Wright, while FREnchfire,

                               Georgina Upton, Kamos & Tripbuk and Scarlette

                                  Says ended up on the BBC 1Xtra playlist.

                                       He also landed The Roving Crows a place on

                                         tour with Jamie Cullum, AKA George two

                                                spots on the Radio 1 playlist, as well as a

                                                     place on stage at Glastonbury and

                                                         Radio 2’s Live In Hyde Park.

                                                         He also championed Cherryshoes to

                                                         T In The Park, Sœur to Reading +

                                                         Leeds plus Remi Harris to the

                                                         Montreal Jazz Festival.

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