Music Manager Judge 

Music Manager judge Lois Teague has managed Brighton's Metway Recording Studio for the past 11 years. The studio is owned by band the Levellers, and she has been directly involved with their business from PR to tour logistics, album campaigns to Record Contracts. The Levellers also have their own record company On the Fiddle Recordings and publishing company On The Fiddle Publishing.

Brighton Music Judge

Lois Teague has organised and run an initiative called the Metway Sessions. With sponsorship from the Levellers and Fat Boy Slim, for 8 years gave local bands a free recording session to record a demo they could use for their own promotion. Lois sat as part of the panel and picked 4 bands per month from the submissions. The winners would also play at various venues in Brighton and London which Lois would promote.

For 3 years Lois managed the band Clearlake, who were signed to Domino. Lois assists with the Levellers own music Festival in Devon, Beautiful Days which is now in its 9th year.

Music Studio Judge

As Lois Teague prepares to Judge Open Mic UK 2011, Metway Studios will be giving away complimentary studio days as a prize at the Brighton regional finals of the singing competition.

This is a chance to work with an experienced engineer with use of full backline and in a newly refurbished studio working off Protools HD2 version 8. Located in the seaside town of Brighton, Metway Studios has been owned by the Levellers for 15 years. As well as recording their own albums here, some previous clients have been Nick Cave, Orbital, The Mission, Vashti Bunyan and Asian Dub Foundation. www.metwaystudios.co.uk

Don’t miss your chance to win recording studio time at Open Mic UK! You can enter Open mic UK now!