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Brothers Adam and Kurt met bassist Matt while at college in Hereford studying Music Technology.
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They've been playing together as Raptor听for three years and began life as a covers band, playing tracks by artists that influenced them - mainly Rival Sons from California.
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They've since replaced all of the covers with their own '70s blues rock sound and divide their time between Leominster and Hereford.
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This month's sessions were recorded in the rural surrounds of The Hatch studios near Tenbury Wells.
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It was our second time recording at the venue - which also doubles up as a live venue.
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A number of albums have been produced there - and in many instances - the artists play the tracks from the forthcoming release at the launch night, and the actual performance is what's recorded!
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The flood waters may be lapping at our doorsteps - but that's not stopped any of our local festival organisers in the planning of this year's summer events.
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The Worcester Music Festival will be taking place from Friday 29 until Sunday 31 August - and already 600 bands have applied to perform at the event - and that's before advertising!
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This week, :

• , , Lewis McGregor, Amy Irish, Jake Abbott, Molly-Ann, Amanda Till & Terry Walls at The Firefly, Worcester.
• , Reuben Seabright, , Deborah Hodgkins, Answer Back, Matt Telfer & HeadRoom at听Re-Con, Malvern.
• Phatty Mango at The Chestnut Tree, Worcester.
• 's Open Mic night at the Miller's Arms, Pershore.

Join me, Danni Hunt, for your . This week some Leominster songbird sisters, the new music night in Kidderminster and we catch up with our local choirs.

I'll be here in my with details of all the gigs you could ever need to know about in our area over the next seven days.

大象传媒 Introducing in Hereford & Worcester supports unsigned, undiscovered and under-the-radar musicians from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
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Since 2011, we've been taking the show out on-the-road showcasing the very best musicians from our two counties.
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Our next recording session takes place on Sunday 2 March at and features five acts who we've been playing on 大象传媒 Hereford & Worcester.
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It's free to get in - and this is your chance to see how we capture live music on tape, while being able to enjoy some of the hottest new acts we've got in our area right now.
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None of these artists knew they were being considered for a live session - they were chosen based on the tracks they uploaded to us.
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Doors open at 2pm - but you're more than welcome to turn up anytime until 7pm.
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If you're a budding solo artist, an MC, or just started a brand new band then you should check out 大象传媒 Introducing Musicians' Masterclasses.

On Thursday 21 March, we visited various locations across the UK - Glasgow, Belfast, London, Salford & Cardiff. DJs from all over 大象传媒 Radio, music industry experts and artists got together to host a day of sessions, workshops and masterclasses.

On the guestlist at Maida Vale were Worcester's , Malvern's , Bromyard's , Droitwich's and Bewdley's .

Invited to Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff were Hereford's , Kidderminster's and man-of-many-Worcester-bands .

We covered everything from song writing & MC workshops to promoting your music & making the most of your Twitter accounts.

We also heard from successful artists about their own musical journeys. Our special guests included Ben Howard, Aluna George, Wretch 32, Devlin, Angel, Japanese Popstars, Phil Kieran, Badly Drawn Boy and the Manic Street Preachers.
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This week, we head to Glasgow where guests included Jon Mclldowie (Festival Republic), Paddy Glasgow (Glasgowbury), Nick Burgess (Virgin Records) and Rigsy, real name David O'Reilly (Across The Line).
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