Jukebox Jury

Is it a hit, or is it a miss?

As the presenter & producer of Helen's Mixtape, a weekly specialist music radio show focussing mostly on synth-based electronica, I receive a lot of submissions from musicians who want to have their music played on radio.
Unfortunately, I cannot play them all. However, I do think they should all have a chance to be heard, even if they don't quite make it onto mixtape. This is where the idea to launch my version of Jukebox Jury came from. Inspired by the old BBC programme of the same name, I thought it was time to re-vamp this format for the 21st century online. The premise being to randomly select tracks from my email inbox to be critiqued by a Jury panel online. Viewers can join in too by giving their opinions in the comments.
I launched this version of Jukebox Jury in a livestreamed pilot on Twitch and Youtube on the 23rd September 2022.
Jukebox Jury will be broadcast once a month on a Friday, details of which will be published on social media.
I hope you can all tune in!

                                                    Helen Wallace, Oct 2022

In August 2024, Jukebox Jury was performed LIVE at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (The WORLD'S largest arts festival). It ran from 2nd-25th Aug, at Eastside (The Den) as part of the (Laughing Horse) Free Fringe Festival

Helen Wallace

Host & Juror

Photographer to trade, Music lover at heart. Helen hails from Edinburgh, Scotland and is the host of Helen's Mixtape on 365 Radio. As well as running a photography business full time and presenting/producing a weekly radio show, she manage bands & comedians social media, manages comedians diaries & shows during the Edinburgh Fringe and has also performed her own show there. Helen is a seasoned live streamer, broadcasting on multiple platforms, including several years on the now defunct Periscope platform. She even does the odd bit of singing.

Chris Wiegand

Juror

C-Dubs has listened to music since his childhood and appreciates most everything from 70s AMGold to early 30s Jazz to GlitchHop and beyond. His defining moment occurred on February 28th, 1984 when he witnessed Grandmixer D.ST and Herbie Hancock making music history at the Grammys. An aspiring DJ all his life, he’s been collecting the vinyls since 1999 and has sporadically played for local and international audiences. He currently resides in Denver and is desperately trying to officially launch his Twitch channel - RetroMakerTV, where he 3D prints miniature buildings and boombox radios while re-mixing educational and commercial videos from the past.

Jeevanath Sekaran

Juror

I work in the Enterntainment business from Vancouver BC Canada. Been in Canada for 30 years. Born in Singapore. I am a dj, live sound engineer, recording & mix master engineer. I am a videographer and editor for television. I am also a professional drummer.

Raimondo Poncé

Juror

Father, son, brother, uncle and auntie. Living in Scotland for 15 years. I like music, although massively under-qualified to give an opinion on it - hence my presence on Jukebox Jury. Just a man with a man's courage. Grammar pedant who refuses to check his work through before sneding

Jim Surin

Juror

Whenever I hear a song from days gone by, there's a good likelihood I can tell you where I was and what I was doing. I'm always eager to hear that new song that catches my attention. You never know - that new song just may be the next tune I remember the rest of my life. Love going to gigs and music festivals too!

Tru Armor

Juror

Bio Coming Soon!

John Stewart

Juror

John is from Scotland. He hosts music quizzes online, firstly on periscope for 5 years and now on Heckle. More info on Twitter/X @jonney__

Stephano Barbaris

Juror

Breathe Of My Leaves is an electronic music project created by Stephano Barberis experimenting with sounds. It slowly crystallised into the entity it is now after the Apocalypse Lovers EP and first album Pangeometrica were released in 2013 followed by second album “Chimera” in 2018 and third album The Radiant Believers in 2023. The Radiant Believers went on to win several Album Of The Year awards and spawned a few Single Of The Year awards for multiple singles that were released from it. Stephano Barberis (music/songwriting, based in Vancouver) is also a multiple-award winning director who directed the visuals for Erasure’s latest “Neon Tour” and their music video for “Time (Hearts Full Of Love)” in addition to over 200 other music videos and is the recipient of 46 directorial and video awards, being the most awarded music video director ever in Canada.

Chris Glick

Guest Juror

Bio Coming Soon!

(in order of appearance)

Andy Casper

Barcelona based comedian from London and part time Bone Man. Big Cheese of @imprfctocomedy

Charlie LaMassa

Bio Coming Soon

Kate Copstick

Probably best known around the Fringe as The Scotsman's No 1 reviewer and critic, Copstick has been an Actress, Producer, Director, TV presenter and Charity Founder. Much of her time is spent in Kenya for her charity Mama Biashara helping women and girls escape from horrific circumstances

Christopher Beanland

Writer, Comedian and Award winning Podcaster @parkdatepodcast

Rachel Creeger

Writer, Director, Public Speaker and Award Winning Comedian. Rachel's 2024 Fringe show "Ultimate Jewish Mother" is 1:30pm at Whistlebinkies

Michael Herd

Ex Shanghai based comedian Mike Herd has hit the ground running since returning to Scotland and has performed all over the country at many of the top comedy clubs including Glee, Hot Water and Museum of comedy. His comedic style contrasts culture clashes between his life in china and Scotland and described by British comedy guide as having “material that will wow” Deep Shanghai'd: Hoots at The Apex (Hoots 6) 2:15pm, 19th-26th Aug

Si Hawkins

Writer, editor, journalist, and reviewer

Tattoo Dave

Tattoo Artist, Actor and Funny Man

Ash Wragg

Musician and Comedian

Leo Mahr

So You Think You're Funny Semi finalist Soho Theatre Comedy Lab Plus Graduate Comedy Virgins Trophy Winner

Bruce Findlay

Bruce Findlay is the former manager of Simple Minds, owner of Bruce's Record Shops and founder of Zoom Records

Rosie James

Comedian, Radio Presenter @hackcityradio and Music Plugger @feverttradio

Sunil Mashari

Stand Up Comedian All My Friends Are Jealous: The Carbon (Room 2) 5:45pm 18th-22nd Aug

Robin Boot

Robin has been performing as a comedian since 2012 and as a musician for over a decade before that. He has taken seven, hour-long shows to Edinburgh Fringe (2015 Cabaret Voltaire, 2016 & 2017 Sneaky Pete's, 2018, 2019, 2022 & 2023 Whistlebinkies) and enjoyed full houses every year. Robin’s comedic style is very relaxed yet sharp-witted, his ability as a guitarist makes him stand out from other musical acts and he interacts effortlessly with an audience. Robin performs at comedy nights, fringe festivals, music festivals and corporate events all over the world. He also organises and promotes comedy events so please get in touch if you'd like to discuss possibilities in your area. Robin is also an actor and model. Rockomedy: Whistlebinkies 10th-25th August 12.15pm

Katie Powell

Stand up comic, singer, and host of @OutOnALimbPodcast

Dave Vaughan

Writer, Actor, Comedian, & Now “Award” Winning Director

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To submit music, please email 320K mp3 quality file Jukebox Jury will be broadcast on Twitch and YouTube once a month on a Friday. Times will be confirmed on social media. Find me on bio.link/RadioLeggy for updates


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