page_title: Andrew Marston
section_title: BBC Introducing
hierarchical_section_title: Andrew Marston / The BBC / BBC Introducing
caption_attribution_description: English: In the recording studio
context_page_description: Andrew Marston is an English radio presenter, music producer and club DJ, known for his extensive work with musicians under the BBC Introducing scheme. He was the first person to give airtime to artists such as Ellie Goulding, Becky Hill and Peace.
context_section_description: He was responsible for taking Sam Isaac to Glastonbury Festival and the BBC Electric Proms, Pencil Toes, The Anomalies and Pegasus Bridge to BBC Maida Vale Studios, while securing the brother/sister duo Muchuu a support slot with Florence & The Machine and The Temper Trap alongside a spot on the BBC Radio 1 playlist. He also landed The Roving Crows a place on tour with Jamie Cullum, George Barnett, two spots on the BBC Radio 1 playlist, as well as a place on stage at the Wychwood Festival and BBC Radio 2’s Live In Hyde Park: Festival In A Day.
  After conducting all of the artist interviews at Bestival for BBC Radio 1, Andrew began hosting his own stages at local festivals – enabling bands to play live on-air in front of thousands at events including The Big Chill (music festival), Wyeside, Nozstock: The Hidden Valley, The Worcester Music Festival, SnodFest in Upton Snodsbury, and taking over stage curation duties from BBC 6 Music's Tom Robinson at the Wychwood Festival. He also selects acts for Glastonbury Festival, Lakefest, Reading and Leeds Festivals, Radio 1's Big Weekend and T in the Park.
  He was the first person to give airtime to artists such as Ellie Goulding, Becky Hill, Peace (band), Andy Robinson (musician), Lauren Wright, Naked Remedy, AurA, This Wicked Tongue, Dissident Prophet and The Cohen Brothers, securing many of those artists a slot on the BBC Radio 1 playlist.
caption: Mixing bands in a recording studio, October 2014
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