The sculpture is like an abstract name tag for the building, as the artist recorded his own voice, saying “Rolex Tower”. The waveform of this recording in 3D form was then used as blueprint for the sculpture

[via everydaylistening.com]

West Holts
Mos Def (with full live band)
Femi Kuti
Nouvelle Vague & Guests
Breakestra with Chali 2na
Bonobo
Mariachi El Bronx
Tune-Yards
Matthew Herbert Big Band

Acoustic Stage
The Bootleg Beatles
Alan Price Set
McIntosh Ross
Turin Brakes
Brian Kennedy
Danny & The Champs
Megan Henwood
Cory Chisel
Julie Feeney

The Park Stage
The xx
Broken Bells
Special Guests
The Big Pink
Local Natives
Steve Mason
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Beth Jeans Houghton
Lissie
TBA
TBA

East Dance
DJ Fatboy Slim
Live Chase and Status
DJ Zane Lowe
Live Plan B
DJ Rob da Bank
Live Example
DJ Roger Sanchez
DJ TBA
DJ TBA

West Dance
DJ Boys Noise
DJ Simian Mobile Disco
Live Delphic
DJ Fake Blood
DJ Rusko
Live Chromeo
DJ Aeroplane
DJ Boy 8-Bit
DJ Hannah Holland

Avalon Stage
New Model Army
Transglobal Underground
Newton Faulkner
The Woodentops
Lou Rhodes
Goldheart Assembly
Gabby Young & The Other Animals
Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs

Croissant Neuf
TBA
6ixtoys
Steve Knightley
Julien Tulk Band
Undercover Hippy Band
Seth Lakeman
Biggles Wartime Band

The Queen’s Head
Good Shoes
TBA
The Magic Numbers
Mystery Jets
Fanfarlo
Detroit Social Club
Tubelord
Tiffany Page
Frank Turner
Fiction Plane

Saturday 26 June

How did you get into music?

“I come from a musical family, so I started off on classical piano and violin when I was seven years old and saw those instruments through the grades during my teens. I got really interested in the guitar aged about 13 and taught myself, learning mainly blues licks. From the age of 15 I played in bands, through to relatively recently. It was only a few years ago that I began focusing on my own singing and songwriting.”

How did you get your big break?

“There never has been a single big break – the breaks came as a result of me getting some good material together, recording it on a computer and sending it out there myself. I think there is a big misconception among young bands and artists that you need to be discovered – that a label will turn up at your gig and sign you up. That just doesn’t happen in the same way as it used to.

“My advice to any upcoming band or artist is to make it happen yourself. Produce songs in your bedroom, put together promo packs and send them off to radio and press. That’s what I did, and I was lucky that some people at BBC 6 Music picked it up. From there it was passed up to Radio 2, which led to a session for Dermot O’Leary’s show and then on to management/publishing deals.”

What are your ambitions?

“Some of my ambitions are being fulfilled right now – to be able to play in big concert halls in front of thousands of people is amazing. From here I just want to raise my profile further, sell more records and play bigger venues.”

What’s the best way to build a fanbase?

“Make sure you’re on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Bebo, iLike and so on. You need your own blog/website to enable you to connect with people after a gig – I use WordPress so I can upload videos, photos and updates from the road.

“Then you need to make sure that your material is up to scratch, that you have an image – don’t just rock up to gigs in your jeans and a T-shirt – and do as many gigs as you can. You can even put on your own tours and make some money from them.”

Is it difficult to gain an audience for original material?

“Yes, it is. It’s harder for people to connect with it, as they have never heard it before, but if you write good songs, things will happen.”

How often do you sit down to write a new song? Is it a habit, or a massive effort?

“I constantly have song ideas going round in my head and use every opportunity to lay something down. I use Logic to record my music, but if I am in a rush and want to make sure I don’t forget an idea I will just turn on my laptop, get GarageBand going and use the mic built into the laptop to record the guitar, vocal or piano line.

“Writing is definitely habitual, but one of my main problems is not having enough time to see ideas through as they come. For me, the important thing is to make sure all the little ideas are effectively jotted down on my laptop so that when I do have time to work on them I can develop them into songs.”

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