Two decades of presenting BBC Introducing, championing some of the UK’s hottest emerging artists.
Selects playlist tracks for BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra and recommends new music for Radio 2, Radio 3, 6 Music & BBC Asian Network.
Chooses artists to play Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds, Radio 1’s Big Weekend, SXSW, The Great Escape & major festivals worldwide.
Presents from major festivals and live events, bringing audiences closer to the artists, stages and stories behind new music.
Presents weekly new music shows across several BBC stations helping shape the next generation of music.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.