Annie Mac (radio show)

Annie Mac is a BBC Radio 1 radio show featuring Annie Mac and focusing on electronic dance music, broadcasting since 2004.

On 15 February 2015, it was announced she would take over Zane Lowe's Radio 1 evening show airing Monday-Thursdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm,^[1] which she took over on the 9th March 2015.

DJs including Huw Stephens and Phil Taggart have hosted the show in her absence.

Show format

Annie showcases the best new music from around the world.

Hottest Record

The Hottest Record is played at 7:30 each night accompanied by an interview with the band/artist (either in the studio or on the phone). It is played twice and then is also repeated on Clara Amfo's show the following day. It is usually an exclusive record or something which is creating traction.

New Names

Each night at 7.50pm Annie showcases a new and exciting band or artist in a slot designed to shine a light on emerging talent.

The Power Down Playlist

Every Monday from 8.15, Annie plays mellow and downtempo music to ease people into the week.

Live Gig

Every Tuesday night, Annie has a live gig from an artist or band she's been championing.

The Party Playlist

Every Thursday night Annie welcomes a guest on the show to pick their all-time favourite party tracks.

The Exchange

Each month Annie invites three music lovers (usually artists) to come on the show to talk about the most important issues in music that week. This feature is filmed for the iPlayer.

Annie Mac's Show and Career

Information from the Annie Mac Wikipedia Page

Annie Mac's first Radio 1 show was broadcast on 29 July 2004. Although she had been a producer at Radio 1 before this and was heard as a voice for jingles on the station at least as far back as February 2004.^[2]

Her first ever live set at the Station was at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee in May 2006 as part of the Essential Mix live broadcast. Annie remarked on air at the time how it was the first time they had trusted her to do a live mix.^[3]

Annie currently hosts a number of shows on Radio 1. Her main show, called Annie Mac, airs from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Friday nights. She also hosted BBC Switch with Nick Grimshaw on Sunday evenings from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm until 21 March 2010. After this date they moved to 10:00pm - midnight with a new show simply called Nick Grimshaw and Annie Mac. She is currently one of only two presenters on the station to present shows in both the specialist and entertainment sector, the other being Huw Stephens.

A popular feature is the Annie Mac Mini Mix, an opportunity to showcase various DJs' ability to produce a five-minute mix with other DJs. The Mini mix was also a feature of her previous show on a Thursday night. As well as her own Friday show, Annie also covers for other Radio 1 shows. She is a regular stand in for Zane Lowe's show. In 2009 Annie won the Best female award at the drum and bass awards for her contribution to the promotion of this genre of music.

Annie makes regular appearances as a feature presenter on BBC Two's The Culture Show, giving her opinions on the latest music offerings.^[4] She appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks in January 2006 and she co-presented Top of the Pops on 18 June 2006 with Reggie Yates and on 11 July 2006 with Rufus Hound in a T in the Park special. Annie has also filled in for Zane Lowe on his Gonzo show on MTV2. She regularly DJs at clubs such as Fabric London, Moles Club in Bath, Digital in Brighton and university venues such as Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Aston University. She also recently appeared on ITV Comedy, FM, as herself.

On 18 February 2007 BBC Radio 1 launched their first video podcast or vodcast. It featured Annie on a backstage tour around the Radio 1 buildings. This has since been stopped, however there is now a podcast of the Mini Mix.

She has also presented Other Voices for RTÉ Two.^[5]

In September 2009, Mac released her first compilation album, Annie Mac Presents, followed in the two years since by Annie Mac Presents 2010 and Annie Mac Presents 2011.^[6]

In August 2012, Annie Mac was one of the DJs selected by Channel 4 to hold a live six-hour, televised House Party on Bank Holiday Friday.^[7][8][9]

Since Nick Grimshaw left his daily 10 til midnight weekday slot; Mac has been covering for the slot, later fellow Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens covered the slot and Mac returned to her usual Friday slot before the Pete Tong show.

She released "Annie Mac Presents 2012" in October 2012, the track listing contained some of the songs Mac played on the Channel 4 House Party. Tracks by Knife Party and Steve Aoki headlined the track listing.

In New Year's Eve - 31 December 2012, Annie Mac was one of the DJs selected by Channel 4 to hold a live six-hour, televised New Year's House Party. Annie Mac dj'd into the New Year on this televised event.

From November 2014, she will be hosting "Annie Mac Presents" on SiriusXM's BPM in the United States, starting at 9 PM ET.^[10]

On 15 February 2015, it was announced she would take over Zane Lowe's Radio 1 evening show airing Monday-Thursdays 7:00 - 9:00 pm.^[1]

References

Annie Mac BBC Radio 1