User:Keith Jopling/sandbox

= The Song Sommelier =

= The Song Sommelier - About = The Song Sommelier was created by music industry strategist and executive Keith Jopling as a passion project to bring mixtape and vinyl values to streaming. Every playlist is created over weeks, months - sometimes actually years! Each playlist is accompanied by bespoke, characterful artwork by artist Mick Clarke, and irreverent sleevenotes by the playlist curator.

Song Sommelier playlists are eclectic, cross-genre, or based around a single theme or idea, like “Feel The Burns: The Scottish Indie Songbook” (for Burns Night) or “Alternative Bond Themes”, which needs little explanation.

The site has several ongoing series including Dark & Stormy Soul and the ‘slow disco’ Despacio. Forthcoming series includes The Boutique Hotel Bar (chill), Electronic Ears (non-EDM electronica), New Kidz On The Rock (indie rock) and a new funk & soul series.

The Song Sommelier Playlist Series
The Song Sommelier has curated a large repertoire of ongoing themed series on the websites, and the current list is as follows:


 * The Alternative (Alternative Bond Themes, Alternative Eurovision, Alternative Glastonbury Legends etc)
 * The City and the Scene (Hull, Birmingham, Sheffield, A Midland Educational)
 * The Boutique Hotel Bar
 * The Comedown
 * Despacio
 * Dark and Stormy Soul
 * Riff Raff
 * New Americana
 * 80s Series

The Song Sommelier Artist Explorations
In addition to themed playlists, the Song Sommelier has curated playlists for many different artists, spanning a wide range of genres from nostalgic pop and electronic music to rock legends and current alternative favourites. The playlists themselves are accompanied by unique and original artwork by Mick Clarke especially for the playlists themselves, as well as editorials about the particular artist, many of which have been written by guest curators for the site, who have specialised expertise on their subject.
 * Tom Waits
 * Lana Del Rey
 * Bob Dylan
 * Miles Davis
 * Scott Walker
 * Elton John
 * Radiohead
 * Duran Duran
 * Mark Hollis
 * Freddy Mercury
 * Leonard Cohen
 * Thin Lizzy
 * Kraftwerk
 * Primal Scream
 * Prefab Sprout
 * A-ha
 * The National
 * Japan
 * U2
 * Spoon