Lizzie Curious is a renowned music producer and an inimitable, crowd-enthusing DJ! With her captivating feel-good house music and unique Curious Energy, she delights audiences worldwide.

Alongside her numerous headline shows, she’s opened for Fatboy Slim several times and is a returning favourite at his All Back To Minehead weekenders.

With two UK Club Chart #1s, 2 x Billboard #1 hits, multiple spins on BBC R1, Kiss FM and Gaydio, and several number ones on Beatport & Traxsource, Lizzie's dance floor bangers are played by top-tier artists such as Arielle Free, Majestic, Jaguar & Todd Terry, and are released on some of house music's biggest labels including Toolroom, Southern Fried, Armada & House Heads.

A&R: What We're Looking For (and why your Demo got ignored!).

The most-asked question in music, answered by the people who actually decide. Five A&Rs. Five very different labels. One room.

On the panel: A&R boss at one of drum & bass's most respected institutions, a label that's been pushing the underground since 2002. An A&R from Armada Music, Armin van Buuren's empire and one of the biggest independent dance labels in the world. VP A&R at Ninja Tune, the legendary UK independent home to Bonobo, Bicep, Black Country New Road, Little Dragon and a roster that's defined leftfield electronic music for 30+ years. The head of Overview Music, the genre-spanning home for forward-thinking DnB. Plus the man behind Big Love and until recently long time A&R at Defected.

Five A&Rs, five rosters, five wildly different filters, but they all sit on the other side of the inbox you're trying to break into.

Expect honest answers on:

⚡ what gets opened, what gets binned, and why

⚡ the difference between 'good' and 'signable"'

⚡ how they actually find new artists in 2026 (it's not your demo email)

⚡ what makes a label say yes... beyond the music

⚡ the red flags, the green lights, and the myths that need to die

Whether you're sending demos, running a label, or just nosey about how the gate actually keeps!

Pull up a chair this one's for you!