Future Bubblers Academy announce live London showcase

The Future Bubblers showcases have become a key tradition. It’s a chance to see live shows and DJ sets from a selection of new artists tipped as ones to watch by Gilles Peterson. This year we have four acts representing the 8th year of Future Bubblers Academy drawn from across England, and their music is just as diverse, ranging from live-rendered, Psychedelic Space-Soul to Alternative R&B. The acts are being mentored by singer-songwriter and previous candidate Yazmin Lacey, French-Senegalese artist anaiis, Kokoroko and Little Simz collaborator Miles James and XL Recordings Global Project Manager/A&R Theo Fabumni Stone.

The revised framework of Future Bubblers Academy provides a total 360-degree opportunity for creative and industry applicants to gain on-the-job experience and development across key industry pillars in addition to its core ethos. Candidates will be set real-life tasks and challenges across the following areas: Promotions and Marketing, Creating and releasing Masters, Live, and Everything Else You Might Need To Know (funding, sync, brand deals), all spanning over a year. 

Aided by their mentors, candidates will put their learning towards a series of tasks receiving mentorship from the Future Bubblers and Brownswood Recordings team behind the scenes. The re-brand enforces its priority to evolve with the climate of the rapidly evolving industry and continue to follow the mission statement of “testing boundaries and probing new directions”. 

Previous years’ candidates include Nottingham grime MC Snowy; soulful, Hull’s sample-heavy experimenter Revenu, and the stark, rhythmic incursions of producer Kayla Painter plus numerous other notable successes. As they continue strengthening their cultural importance, last year's collaboration with Tommy Jeans marked an All-star showcase, headlined by Odeal and A.G at Tommy Hilfiger’s London flagship store.