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
