BBC Sound of 2012

Every year BBC asks all the important people in the music business who they think are going to breakthrough in the year that is coming or who they want to sign.

Logically, this is one of the most important list bands can be nominated for.

If we look at the history of ‘the sound of’ lists, we can see that 7 out 10 bands nominated for this list make it in the music business.

The first list BBC made was in 2003 and most of the artists who were nominated are still at the top of the music business.

50 Cent, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, Interpol, Sean Paul, … these are just some names who were nominated in 2003. But the list goes on every year..

In the last 9 years these bands were nominated and I’m sure you’ve heard of them:

Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, The Game, Mika, The Klaxons, Enter Shikari, Adele, MGMT, White Lies, Florence + the machine, Lady Gaga, The Drum, James Blake, …

A month ago the BBC released the long list of the ‘BBC Sound of 2012’.

Like every year I’ve heard of some bands but other bands I’ve never heard of.

Skrillex, Flux Pavilion and Spector sound very familiar in my ears. Other bands don’t but I’m sure I’ll hear from them in 2012.

This year is the first year the BBC nominated electronic music.

There has always been a lot of rock, indie, electro-pop and hip-hop but never electronic music like dub-step.

Dub-step was huge in 2011 and according to the music business it will be even bigger in 2012 with artists like Skrillex and Flux Pavilion.

If you think about it, the music business is so complicated.
There is no formula for success and the business is so unpredictable.

If you ask me; it’s all about luck, passion and being on the right place at the right time.