So, last night myself and Nick headed down to BBC Radio 1Xtra's press event in Notting Hill Gate. Ignoring the sea of people 'shmoozing' - that is, introducing yourself to people in a manner that would make onlookers cringe, as a 1Xtra producer called it - there were some amazing performances from 6 artists who have been on the lips of anyone in the music industry over the last year or so.
The stand out performance of the night in my opinion was that of super talented guitar playing, beat boxing, singer, Ed Sheeran. His style is somewhat of a cross between Jamie T and Plan B... with more singing and a better voice. His main quirk happens to be a track he performs with a audio looping device, recording in each part of the track and then playing them back to create a whole track live on stage. This guy has been on everyone's radar for a while now and has also been lucky enough to land himself a major record deal with Atlantic Records. Good on ya mate!
Another big performance of the night was that of Aggro Santos. Ignoring the sea of paps and press stood in front of him staring at their Blackberries and IPhones, he gave a truly great performance, with plenty of stage presence and energy.
The other performers who still all deserve a big mention were, in no particular order; Skepta, Yasmin, Maverick Sabre and, to my surprise, Lethal Bizzle who has recently announced the comeback of Fire Camp.
Unfortunately, neither myself or Nick thought to bring a camera with us on the night, so there are no pictures I'm afraid. However, check out the video below of our favourite of the night, Ed Sheeran, performing one of his singles, The A Team.
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