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Sound of 2008: The pundits | The BBC News website's Sound of 2008 survey has canvassed almost 150 influential and impartial UK-based music critics and broadcasters to find their favourite new acts. The pundits were:- Stephen Ackroyd - This Is Fake DIY editor-in-chief
- Mark Adams - Head of music, Box Television (The Hits, The Box, Kiss, Smash Hits, Magic, Q, Kerrang!)
- Sean Adams - Drowned in Sound editor-in-chief
- John Aizlewood - London Evening Standard, Q magazine
- Kirk Anthony - Choice FM head of music
- Martin Aston - Mojo, The Times
- Mark Beaumont - NME
- Sarah Boden - Observer Music Monthly
- Keeley Bolger - HM-PJ (Holy Moly, Popjustice, Channel 4 music)
- Piers Bradford - BBC Radio 1 executive producer
- Lauren Brennan - BBC 6 Music music scheduler
- Lucio Buffone - Capital 95.8 & Hit 40 UK DJ
- Jenny Bulley - Mojo magazine reviews editor
- Martin Burns - News of the World
- Jim Butler - Observer Music Monthly, Big Issue
- Ally Carnwath - Observer
- Tim Chester - NME gig guide editor
- Tim Chipping - HM-PJ editor
- Richard Clayton - Financial Times, Sunday Times
- Greg Cochrane - NME
- Hattie Collins - RWD magazine editor, i-D music editor, Guardian
- Matt Cook - MTV UK & Ireland director of talent & music
- Doug Cooper - UKmusic.com managing director
- Simon Cosyns - The Sun
- Amber Cowan - BBC Collective music editor
- Andy Cowan - Hip-Hop Connection magazine editor
- James Cowdrey - bbc.co.uk/music
- James Curran - Virgin Radio head of music
- Robert D'Ovidio - Heat Radio acting station manger, Q and Mojo Radio programme controller
- Kim Dawson - Daily Star
- Sarita De Gruchy - Radio 1 music executive
- Tim De Lisle - Mail on Sunday
- Mike Diver - Drowned in Sound editor
- Niall Doherty - The Fly magazine deputy editor
- Andi Durrant - Galaxy Radio DJ
- John Earls - Teletext
- Emily Eavis - Glastonbury festival organiser
- Matilda Egere-Cooper - The Independent
- Priya Elan - NME
- George Ergatoudis - Radio 1 head of music
- Russ Evans - Heart senior head of music
- Chantelle Fiddy - The London Paper, Mixmag, RWD
- Mark Findlay - Head of music, GCap Media's The One Network
- Jon Fletcher - New-noise.net live & features editor
- Paul Flynn - Grazia, i-D, Pop, Attitude
- James Foley - Record of the Day music editor
- Anthony Gay - Station director, Rock FM (Preston), The Hits and Smash Hits Radio
- Ben Gilbert - Yahoo! Music editorial
- Simon Goddard - Q magazine
- Thomas H Green - Telegraph, Mixmag, Q
- Phoebe Greenwood - The Times rock & pop editor
- Gareth Grundy - Q magazine deputy editor
- Bill H - Notion magazine editor
- Michael Hann - Guardian film and music editor
- Nigel Harding - Radio 1 music producer
- Kevin Harley - The Independent Information
- Simon Harper - Clash magazine editor
- Sophie Harris - Mojo, Time Out, The Times
- Laila Hassani - New-noise.net editor
- Charlotte Heathcote - Sunday Express
- Sophie Heawood - The Times
- Tom Horan - Daily Telegraph
- Alison Howe - Later with Jools Holland producer
- Ludovic Hunter Tilney - Financial Times
- Lara Hutcheson - Top of the Pops magazine
- Maurice Jay - U105 Belfast head of music
- Steve Jelbert - The Times
- Allan Jones - Uncut magazine editor
- Ben Jones - Virgin Radio DJ
- Anna Karatziva - MTV UK & Ireland label director, talent and music
- Ted Kessler - Q magazine reviews editor
- Ras Kwame - BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJ
- Dolapo Ladeinde - Thestyleslut.com, NME, Pimp magazine
- David Lambert - Virgin Radio programming assistant, Virgin Radio Xtreme music producer
- Will Lavin - One Week To Live, Touch, RWD, i-D
- Eddy Lawrence - Time Out music editor
- John Lewis - Uncut, Guardian, Metro
- Caspar Llewellyn Smith - Observer Music Monthly editor
- Laura Lukanz - BBC 1Xtra music manager
- Vince Lynch - Virgin Radio creative director
- Dorian Lynskey - Guardian
- Ben Machell - The Times, Mojo, Q
- Paul MacInnes - Guardian Unlimited music editor
- Sheena Mason - Capital Radio head of music
- James Masterton - Yahoo! Music chart commentator
- Nadine McBay - Metro music editor (English regions and Scotland)
- Neil McCallum - Channel 4 head of music
- Neil McCormick - Daily Telegraph
- Craig McLean - Daily Telegraph, Observer Magazine, Word
- Conor McNicholas - NME editor
- Bernadette McNulty - Daily Telegraph
- Malik Meer - Guardian Guide editor
- Alexander Milas - Metal Hammer editor
- Alex Miller - NME new music editor
- Mistajam - BBC 1Xtra DJ
- Hollie Moat - Arena magazine
- Iain Moffat - Rock Sound, Attitude, The Fly
- David Mogendorff - MTV UK & Ireland digital talent and music manager
- Chris Mugan - The Independent
- Joe Muggs - Mixmag, Word, London Lite
- John Mulvey - Uncut deputy editor, The Times
- Krissi Murison - NME deputy editor
- Jon Myer - BBC 6 Music music manager
- Tim Noakes - Dazed & Confused magazine
- David O'Coy - Fused magazine
- Dermot O'Leary - BBC Radio 2 DJ and TV presenter
- Andre Paine - London Evening Standard, BBC 6 Music, Billboard
- Pete Paphides - The Times chief rock critic
- Cat Park - Channel U
- Mike Pattenden - The Times, Mail On Sunday Live! Night & Day
- Louis Pattison - Plan B magazine reviews editor
- Des Paul - Senior music editor, MTV Networks
- Andrew Perry - Daily Telegraph, Mojo, Observer Music Monthly
- Matthew Power - Pyro Radio
- Chris Price - MTV UK & Ireland director of music programming
- Paul Rees - Q magazine editor
- Simmy Richman - Independent on Sunday
- Cheryl Rickman - Ilikemusic.com
- David Riley - Soundfires.com editor
- Peter Robinson - Popjustice.com, NME, Observer Music Monthly
- Chris Salmon - Guardian
- Rachel Seagrave - Capital Radio music programming
- Eddie Shaw - Lincs FM Group head of music
- Adam Sherwin - The Times
- Joe Shooman - The Fly magazine live reviews editor
- Jeff Smith - BBC Radio 2 head of music
- David Smyth - London Evening Standard
- Huw Stephens - BBC Radio 1 DJ
- Paul Stokes - NME news editor
- Tom Stroud - The Local Radio Company group music co-ordinator
- Stuart Stubbs - Loud & Quiet
- Caroline Sullivan - The Guardian
- Mark Sutherland - Billboard magazine London bureau chief
- Jacqui Swift - The Sun
- Darren Taylor - Rock Sound editor
- Graeme Thomson - Observer Music Monthly, Word
- Adrian Thrills - Daily Mail
- Terry Underhill - Guardian Media Group Radio head of music
- Tim Vernon - Virgin Radio national music producer
- Lisa Verrico - The Times
- Ben Walker - BBC Radio 2 producer
- Mike Walsh - Xfm head of music
- Rob Webb - NME, Drowned in Sound, Sheffield Telegraph
- Chris Wells - Echoes magazine editor
- Jo Whiley - BBC Radio 1 DJ
- Jonas Woost - Last FM head of music
- Camilla Wright - Popbitch
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