Music Recognition Awards
Meet Our Ambassadors
Four artists who believed in the awards from day one
After the success of the first Music Recognition Awards (then known as the Up & Comer Awards) in 2021, we decided to make sure we continued, year on year, to support all up-and-coming talent in the music industry. We created the awards so that we could honour some of the most amazing talent in the scene – artists who don’t always get the recognition they deserve.
From our very first event, we had the support of some amazing young artists who believed in what we were trying to do and understood the concept. From those artists, we chose four very special people to become ambassadors for the Music Recognition Awards, year in and year out. We are honoured and privileged that the four artists here have agreed to be our ambassadors.
01Ambassador
Oliver iBot
A young DJ born in 2008, iBot is already playing at huge events and festivals all over the country. He has shaken up the DnB world with his outstanding mixing and, now, his production. He plays on radio stations such as KOOL LND alongside some of the biggest artists in DnB, and won an award himself in 2021. We are honoured to have him as an Ambassador for the Music Recognition Awards.
02Ambassador
DJ Ginge
DJ Ginge is a very talented DJ who has been into music since she was very young. Through private music lessons, she learnt to play instruments including the drums, flute, violin and guitar. Her love of Drum & Bass was heavily influenced by her family.
Ginge plays a lot of Jump Up Drum & Bass. She has autism, and she has found that the energy of the genre suits her really well. After winning awards at the Music Recognition Awards in 2021, we are honoured to have her as one of our Ambassadors for the Music Recognition Awards.
03Ambassador
BlindSided
BlindSided is a highly talented, up-and-coming Drum & Bass artist who is truly an inspiration to us all. Back in 2014, BlindSided was having extensive laser treatment on his eyes. Unfortunately, in 2016 he had a retinal detachment in his right eye, which needed major surgery to correct – and the surgery failed. Over the following months, due to the nature of diabetic retinopathy, his eyesight continued to deteriorate. BlindSided currently has approximately 5% vision remaining in his left eye and no vision at all in his right.
After this happened, BlindSided almost gave up, but what really turned his life around was his young son, Harry.
BlindSided is a huge inspiration to Twisted and has given us the strength to push the brand to where it is today, through his own determination and outstanding dedication to music. We could not be more proud to have BlindSided as one of our Ambassadors for the Music Recognition Awards.
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DJ Millz
MILLZ is an extremely passionate female Drum & Bass/Jungle DJ who took the UK by storm in summer 2021. She grew up around music from a very young age – her father is Nicky Blackmarket, the D&B/Jungle DJ and owner of the former record shop BM Soho, and he is her biggest musical influence.
With a hard-working ethic, she is determined to carry this through to the next generation. After winning an award herself at the first awards in 2021, we are so very proud and honoured to have her as an Ambassador for the Music Recognition Awards.
The Music Recognition Awards
Find out how the awards began, and how they continue to celebrate up-and-coming talent year on year.
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