Aitch introduced as keynote speaker at Manchester’s Past The Music Pageant
Aitch has been introduced as a keynote speaker for Manchester’s Past The Music Pageant.
Past The Music, which takes place in Manchester Metropolis Centre, is ready to reach from October 9-12 this yr for its second version. Devoted to spotlighting the UK’s freshest expertise, over 200 artists are as a consequence of play on the competition, 1 / 4 of whom hail from the North West themselves.
Alongside performances from up-and-comers like Chiedu Oraka, Charlieeeee, Coach Occasion, OneDa, Human Curiosity, YAANG, Moreish Idols, Britizen Kane and extra, the competition may even conferences all through the day. Mayor of Larger Manchester Andy Burnham is because of reappear as a speaker.
Aitch will open the competition in dialog with Apple Music’s Dotty, the place he is because of communicate on October 9. The Moston rapper will reportedly contact on matters together with “the significance of Manchester’s musical legacy for at this time’s technology of artists, Aitch’s private experiences and challenges inside the business, to the concept of decentralising London as the house of UK rap”.
A 3-day competition cross (excluding delegate entry) begins at £45, while delegate passes can be found to buy here. Pageant day passes are of various costs – take a look at the total listing of costs here and see beneath for the total lineup.
In different Aitch information, the musician was lately introduced as a performer for the Paralympics GB crew homecoming occasion. Taking to the stage on September 12 alongside Sugababes, Jonas Blue and Caity Baser, he carried out his 2022 Ed Sheeran collaboration, ‘My G’.
We spoke to the person himself final yr, the place he opened up about his EP ‘Misplaced Recordsdata’: “The quantity of DMs I get saying, ‘You’re not a rapper anymore, that you must begin dropping music once more’ is an excessive amount of,” he advised NME, “so the EP is for them individuals there.”
He continued: “[‘Lost Files’] is particularly for my old-school followers. I don’t all the time wish to get caught up in doing extra mainstream stuff, however I additionally don’t wish to get caught up in simply being an area rapper, so generally I simply attempt to discover the steadiness.”
Since ‘Misplaced Recordsdata’, Aitch has launched a string of songs together with ‘Maybach Pockets’, which dropped earlier this month.