NEWS

  • Demo Factor 2023

    XpressionFM’s Joseph Terry is our following demo. His rugby commentary gets buzzed by all 5 judges by 35 seconds, with Calum wanting to hear the most

  • Demo Factor 2023

    Manny Singh from Scratch Radio comes next.  A demo focused on female artists keeps the judges engaged for the entire 60 seconds. It looks like we might get a golden buzzer for a moment, but the judges decide against it.

     

     

  • Demo Factor 2023

    Up next we have Gurlina Heer from Leeds Student Radio… she recieved 4 buzzes for her music based demo with Head Judge Chris North staying til the end

  • Demo Factor 2023

    Our Third Demo is from Amelia Garrett – Forge Radio! Her R&B Demo gets 4 red Buzzers, but Pandora wants to hear all 60 seconds.

  • Demo Factor 2023

    Our second demo is from Jake Marney – Fly Live… a film dedicated demo which does not receive a buzzer from any of the judges

  • Demo Factor 2023

    First up is Caitlin Hyem – Shock Radio …   She gets 4 buzzers, and Calum stays to hear until the end.

  • Exeter 2023 – Our Second Coming – Devon or Hell?

     

    Demo Factor Judges 2022 - Absolute Radio, Heart Network, North Media Talent, BBC 5Live, BBC Radio 1
    Demo Factor Judges @ Northern Stage, Newcastle Uni 2022 (L-R) Paul Sylvester, Pandora, Chris North, Julie Cullen, Aled Haydn Jones

    Demo Factor makes a return road trip to the University of Exeter as part of the National Student Radio Conference April 3-5 2023. The countdown has begun, but will it be Devon or Hell?

    Making its second appearance on Exeter campus since 2015. Following on from the huge success lof Newcaslte 2022 with Christian Seyers walking away as the evenings Winning Golden Buzzer the delegates of Student Radio wanted more. We can only oblige and bring the neon Big DF out of storage.

    Judges, Winner and Host 2022
    Judges, Host and 2022 Winner (L-R) Pandora, Julie Cullen, Aled Haydn-Jones, Ben Burrell, Christian Sayers, Chris North, Paul Sylvester
    Christian Sayers finding out he was the 2022 Winner.

    If you enter DemoFactor and are picked out at random as part of the main live show remember the 5 Judges are there to give you contructive comments on your demo. You may even be spotted by them or someone else in the industry around the room. Or you could join the growing Golden Buzzed alumni – you have a one in 5 chance to pick one of them up!

    Golden Buzzed 2022 with Judges & Host (Front L-R) Imogen Brewer (Fly Live), Pandora (Heart), Aled Haydn-Jones (Radio 1), Astrid MacQuillin (LSR), Martha Owen (Scratch Radio), Chris North (North Media Talent), Paul Sylvester (Absolute Radio), (BACK L-R) Julie Cullen (5Live), Ben Burrell (Absolute Radio), Christian Sayers (Insanity Radio – Winner), William King (URY)

    Remember you have to be at SRACon 2023 to take part in the 1-2-1 Demo Factor Clinic and main live show. Find out to get your demo here

    Plus more exciting news @DemoFactor on Twitter.  You know you want to, it could change your life, forever!

    Demo Factor 2022, Northern Stage, University of Newcastle with Host, Ben Burrell

     

  • Demo Factor 2022

     

    19:53 Our fantastic host Ben Burrell is back!! This time right in front of our eyes instead of from his kitchen!

    19:50 The countdown is nearly over for the first in person awards for 2 years…are you ready?

  • WE’RE BACK FOR 2022. LIVE AND IN THE ROOM!

    After two years of virtual events from the Judges kitchens, the countdown has begun… Demo Factor 2022 LIVE! returns to SRACon on the evening of April 19th 2022. Hosted by Newcastle University alongside its student radio station NSR.

    Any SRACon delegates (who are members of the Student Radio Association) can take part in the show if you’ve uploaded your demo.

    Have you got your SRACon ticket? Head over to http://sratickets.co.uk/conference to get yours. Then all you have to do is put together your Demo and upload it to this site to get yourself heard by a stage of industry experts (our 6 Judges!). The room will also be filled by important industry influencers who are always looking for new talent. It can really change your presenting life!

    WHAT’S NEW for 2022?

    Not only are we live in person again but we’re also running a 1-2-1 demo clinic session on the first day of SRACon with some industry guests. You’ll also have to upload it here and be a conference delegate but this is a chance for those that want some quiet feedback on your demo, or maybe reassurance about entering last minute to the main evening show! If you would prefer this, please tick to enter the 1-2-1 feedback session.  You can of course just do both if you’re feeling happy and the best of both worlds!

    The daytime 1-2-1 session is for feedback only.

    You have to submit your demo for the evening event to be part of the opportunities that may come from that, and to hopefully be picked out and heard in front of the industry and delegates. NOTE: all delegates who enter their demo to the evening event will get some feedback from industry judges.

    ARE YOU READY? To keep up to date with all the latest Demo Factor news, find us on twitter @demofactor