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  1. Carl

    Carl Barât

    Bringing an insider's perspective is musician and DJ Carl Barât. Carl originally shot to fame as the singer and guitarist for those explosive dandies The Libertines, a band that, in their short and spectacular lifetime, galvanised the English rock scene with their power-packed songs, co-written with guitarist and lyricist Pete Doherty. After the demise of the Libertines, he dusted himself down and launched his current band, Dirty Pretty Things. More

  2. Mags

    Mags Revell

    One of the music industry's leading promoters, Mags knows exactly what he's looking for when it comes to Road to V. After serving as one of our trusted experts for the last two years, the Metropolis Music man has since taken winners Bombay Bicycle Club under his wing as a direct result of their success in the competition. More

  3. Paul Samuels

    Paul Samuels

    Paul Samuels started working with The Flaming Lips some 12 years ago, before their Warners deal. Alongside Scott Booker from Hellfire Management, he managed the band for the UK and Europe. More

  4. Sav Remzi

    Sav Remzi

    Sav is responsible for a number of cutting edge projects since the early Nineties, ranging from establishing his own venues and record labels to A&R, artist management, event and radio productions. More

  5. Mark Beaumont

    Mark Beaumont

    Mark Beaumont has been a critic and writer for NME since 1995, interviewing almost every major rock artist from Morrissey to McCartney and becoming an early champion of such bands as Muse, The Strokes, Coldplay, The Libertines, Franz Ferdinand, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Hard-Fi, The Kooks and hundreds more. More