Bethan Elfyn BBC Radio Live and Unsigned

The main voice behind BBC Introducing Wales Bethan Elfyn has confirmed her place on this years Judging panel for the national Music Competition Live and Unsigned. From a small town in Wales, Bethans interest in Music and Media led her straight to a successful career. Starting of at spiller records she also got involved with student radio, writing for college newspapers and went on to study journalism. This was followed up by landing a production job at the BBC in North wales and later on secured a producer position for a late night radio session, Bethan was then approached to present Radio 1’s new Nations show, kicking off the rock ‘4real’.

Bethan went on to present on Thursday nights with Huw Stephens and now fronts the BBC Introducing in Wales show every Wednesday. She has DJ-ed and presented onstage at many festivals including Wakestock, The Greenman Festival and Radio 1’s stage at Carling’s Reading Festival. Behind the scenes she DJs with the Vinyl Vendettas, manages a band, runs a record label, edits an independent magazine, produces documentaries and programmes for Radio 1 and Radio 1 Wales.

Hayley Stovold, Press Officer for Live and Unsigned, commented, “Bethan’s experience with unsigned music is invaluable to the judging panel. She’s worked with unsigned bands from all over the country, listens to hundreds of demos every week and as the main voice of BBC Introducing Wales, I’m confident Bethan will be a well known and respected opinion on the panel. We’re really excited to have her involved in the competition!”