"I think he is going to be a big star" – SIR ELTON JOHN

Hailing from Sunderland, Tom A Smith is an exciting, young artist crafting infectious, unique and emotive songs. Already gaining praise from the likes of Sir Elton John, Miles Kane, NME, Radio X, BBC 6Music and BBC RADIO 1, Tom is most definitely an artist on the rise. In this episode we chat about his early music memories, his band and how they met, writing around 200 songs during Lockdown, his songwriting process and the North East music scene.

Tom has a busy Summer festival season including performances at Glastonbury Festival, recent TV appearances on Sunday Brunch and Blue Peter and his own huge solo tour in November/December. Tom was selected by Elton John to join him on the bill at Hyde Park and he has recently performed at BBC Radio 1's One Big Weekend in Dundee.

Tom's new EP will be released on 30th June - You can pre-save it using the link underneath.

TOM A. SMITH - EP3 (lnk.to)

You can purchase tickets for Tom's UK tour using the link underneath.

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Tom A Smith Spotify Playlist

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'Be the best version of yourself' - Pete Letanka.

Welcome to Music For Youth Presents The Right Track Podcast with Matt Heanes. In this episode, Matt is joined by Jazz Pianist, Educator, Composer and Presenter Pete Letanka. Pete is the Presenter for our Primary Live event at Music For Youth National Festival in Birmingham in July. He provides valuable insights into his musical origins, his passion for Jazz, composition, the differences between studying music in the UK and the USA and what makes a great music tutor.

'The joy of Music is that it is a game which you can never complete' - Pete Letanka.

Pete will be presenting the Primary Live event on 7th July at the Music For Youth National Festival at the Birmingham Symphony Hall.

You can find out more about our National Festival (7th & 8th July) here:

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To celebrate the King's Coronation we have a number of events being staged across the UK.

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Welcome to Music For Youth Presents The Right Track with Matt Heanes. In this episode, Matt is joined by Rachel Staunton who is Artistic Director of 'London Youth Choirs'. London Youth Choir's aim is to unlock young people's potential through the power of choral singing. Matt and Rachel discuss Rachel's musical beginnings, the benefits of joining a choir, changing young people's live through musical performance, Gareth Malone, their Royal Variety Show performance and much more.

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