Howarth Timber hits the airwaves with Local Music Live

As big fans of live music, our branch managers and staff reckon they’ve got a keen ear for sounding out the next Ed Sheeran or finding the UK’s answer to Taylor Swift.

That’s why we’re backing Local Music Live, a new initiative aimed at putting new talent on the air.  Local Music Live brings together commercial and community stations – including Rock FM in Lancashire, the Lincs FM group and the newly-launched Fix Radio in London – to encourage and support local singers and bands.

We’ve teamed up with Local Music Live to help find the next big thing with some great opportunities on offer for Howarth Timber’s favourite artist, including studio time and a music video shoot.

Singer/songwriters and bands can submit their songs to localmusiclive.org for a chance to be played by local radio DJs from across the UK.  The website also provides a forum for artists to share information and promote their music. 

Our branch staff will be listening out for their local artists too, with each branch set to choose its favourite act, and we’ll name our ‘next big thing’ in July.  The chosen artist or band will have the opportunity to record their music at Redwall Studios in Greater Manchester, and create a music video for one of their tracks.

Stay tuned for updates!