A COLLEGE record label which helped launch the careers of Snow Patrol, Biffy Clyro and Belle and Sebastian will cap its 30th anniversary year with a showcase of the next generation of Scottish artists.
The concert, on June 1 at Stereo on Glasgow’s Renfield Lane, will shine a light on local talent sourced by students on Glasgow Kelvin College’s award-winning HND Music Business course.
Bluebells singer Ken McCluskey, a music business lecturer at the college, said: “We’ve had world class acts come through our doors – who knows if the next Biffy could be at this gig?
“People complain that music is not as good as it was in the 60s or 70s and there is too much music being made, but the scene is better than it’s ever been.
“There’s just more of it and the great thing is anyone can make it with the help of new technology and affordable instruments.”
He added: “You just need to swim through the content to find material that you like – unless you come to the Electric Honey Showcase, of course.”
Attendees can expect performances from Scunnurt, Land of Rubber Men, Wine Moms and current GKC music performance student Sophie Gibson.
Sophie, who is from Troon, has an impressive TikTok following of more than 360,000 after sharing clips of her busking performances. Her debut single, For Good, was released by Electric Honey on May 19 ahead of the 30th anniversary performance.
Described as “the most successful student-run label in the world”, Electric Honey was originally set up in 1992 by students at what was then Stow College and has been a stepping-stone for a range of chart-topping bands.
Ken added: “We use Electric Honey as a vehicle to teach people about the music industry in an engaging way. The students learn about everything, from copyright and contracts to marketing, promotion and A&R by finding their own act to sign to the label. Our course then votes on which band we sign and we set up interviews with the most popular choices.
“We aren’t Universal or Sony, we’ve got a small budget for what we do – but we’re very good at using it. Just look at the track record.”
Tickets for the gig, which are available on the door, cost £5, and attendees must be over 14.
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