{"id":256,"date":"2019-05-20T02:02:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T02:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/howwelisten\/interview\/howwelisten-severine-fothergill-believe-digital-a4ward\/"},"modified":"2021-03-24T18:31:03","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T18:31:03","slug":"severine-fothergill","status":"publish","type":"interview","link":"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/severine-fothergill\/","title":{"rendered":"Severine Fothergill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where are you based?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>London!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where do you work? What do you do?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a Marketing Manager at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.believemusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Believe Digital<\/a> who offer label services and distribution to independent artists. Within my role I focus on executing marketing campaigns and offer artist\/brand development strategies to emerging acts. At the moment I work exclusively with our Urban acts under our in-house label <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a4wardmusic?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A4Ward<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are you listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mkMQNRYlVAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave<\/a>, Rimon, <a href=\"https:\/\/pinty.bandcamp.com\/album\/city-limits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinty<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=goJUCTi1tig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackfish Collective<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/6lack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6lack<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GcONHaB3PZU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kash doll<\/a> and some old skool <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=btGjFzQ5_-A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ms Dynamite<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do you find new music?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve always been into discovering new music and dabbling into different genres, being able to make my own judgement appreciating music before the hype and influence. I used to be heavily into Soundcloud I would stay on it for hours on end and it essentially launched my career in the music industry. Spotify is now my go-to as it allows me to decide the type of music I wish to discover and it bridges the gap with underground\/undiscovered artists and the huge stars. Me and my friends usually compare new music via Instagram and secret links and often go and see acts in the flesh to get a bigger picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What formats do you usually listen to? LP, CD, Cassette, Digital, Streaming Services and why?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I wish I could tell you the last time I listened to a CD &#8211; I miss buying blank CD\u2019s and making my own albums. I use streaming services as they offer convenience and discovery on the go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where do you do most of your music listening?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Discovering new music motivates me so I often listen to new music whilst I&#8217;m at work &#8211; I save my favourites and then I tend to digest my new finds on the commute home. We also share our projects at work including regular team updates and new music so we always have something new to listen to across the board genre wise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do find and listen to pre-release music?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I have a few friends that also work in the industry so I get to listen to some pre-releases and offer fresh thoughts. I try and keep up with the exclusive releases online on websites like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefader.com\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Fader<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Complex<\/a> releases as well as radio first spins from top Radio presenters\/DJ\u2019s like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/music\/features\/grime-kids-dj-target-book-musical-revolution-a8408201.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DJ Target<\/a>, Mista Jam and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b006wkh9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Annie Mac<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are your frustrations with listening to music digitally? Any benefits?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although digital music has an amazing sense of ease in terms delivery and discovering it\u2019s sort of opened up the floodgates and now there is so much music out there it\u2019s so hard to keep up. Who\u2019s hot? Who\u2019s not? Who\u2019s dropped an album? Whos on what playlist? How many monthly stream do they have? The questions go on! This doesn&#8217;t affect how I listen to music personally as I prefer to listen without influence but I can see how it influencers others. I\u2019d like to think I\u2019m an A&amp;R scout in my own right (HA) and with all the talent out there I hate that I may be missing somebody great! I must also say I\u2019m not a fan of the advert interruptions either I tried to hold back from subscribing, but I caved. Nothing beats uninterrupted music when you have so much to get through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do you keep track of everything you are listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I create my own playlists on Spotify and entertain myself with interesting playlist titles like \u2018Damn, we made it\u2019 and \u2018Weird AF\u2019. Any pre-released stuff I have is usually on a private link so if i\u2019m into it I\u2019ll usually dig a little deeper on Spotify and Youtube for a better scope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do you tip other people off to new music? How?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Definitely, I\u2019m usually the girl with the aux lead pretending I\u2019m a DJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Anything you want to \u201cpromote\u201d?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m going to be working on some great projects this summer so I\u2019d love give A4Ward and the artists on my roster a shout out! Look out for releases from these amazing emerging acts including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Sm5edc95QGM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tamaraebi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2Xt5NipES01OaNcbgav274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cassie Rytz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SA8r5sYePB4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vianni<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3chUmtdLmSg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GZ Tian<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gJBBFlT7yos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ghetto Boy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/haliajack\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Halia Jack<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/iamchvrli\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Just Charlii<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"template":"","tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Severine Fothergill: Interview - #HowWeListen from Byta<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Severine Fothergill shares how they find and enjoy their music in a digital age.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/severine-fothergill\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Severine Fothergill: Interview - #HowWeListen from Byta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Severine Fothergill shares how they find and enjoy their music in a digital age.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/severine-fothergill\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"#HowWeListen from Byta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/BytaLtd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-03-24T18:31:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/severine_fothergill_hero.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"690\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"550\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/severine_fothergill_hero.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BytaLtd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/severine-fothergill\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/severine-fothergill\/\",\"name\":\"Severine Fothergill: Interview - #HowWeListen from Byta\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-20T02:02:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-03-24T18:31:03+00:00\",\"description\":\"Severine Fothergill shares how they find and enjoy their music in a digital age.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/severine-fothergill\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/severine-fothergill\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/severine-fothergill\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Interviews\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interviews\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Severine Fothergill\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/\",\"name\":\"#HowWeListen from Byta\",\"description\":\"Music Interviews &amp; 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