Services
Access to artists
Every day, we work with the best UK and international musicians and performers – both established and emerging. They trust us to help deliver their music and their message with professionalism and creativity. Folded Wing have an unmatched understanding of the evolving relationship between artists, content and brands – and we can make that relationship work for you.
Quality Production
We take pride in delivering the highest quality audio content, whether it’s a branded podcast, an internationally syndicated weekly show or a crafted BBC documentary. We can create everything from a 30-second commercial to a fully functioning radio station and our technical standards, innovation and attention to detail are second to none. Our state-of-the-art studio is also available to hire.
Platforms and Syndication
Folded Wing will help place your audio content in the most effective location – whether that’s iTunes, leading music blogs, online fan communities or international radio stations. Every project – no matter what size – benefits from our digital broadcast and specialist music expertise.
Training
We train producers and presenters to the highest standards in the UK and across the world. Our work with the British Council has seen us support radio station teams from Bosnia and Mauritius to Kazakhstan; and we regularly develop new on-air talent for the BBC and other clients.
Team
Folded Wing founder and CEO started out at the BBC, producing Gilles Peterson’s weekly show. The audio producer, DJ and ‘queen of the podcast’ (TimeOut) was appointed a Fellow of the Radio Academy in 2022, their highest accolade.
Logistics queen Nat looks after the administrative side of Folded Wing’s world. She’s a music lover with previous experience across tech, AI, events, recruitment and HR.
Karl’s background in speech radio across the BBC is underpinned by a love of music. His DJ sets and monthly Deeper Cuts show on Soho Radio represents jazz and jazz-ish sounds that are rooted in new UK music.
Jardel’s student radio show explored Manchester’s R&B and soul. A place on BBC Radio 1’s Where It Begins internship led her to Folded Wing. She comes up with ideas and deals with all the background work a weekly show requires.
A stretch doing music licencing at PRS preceded Matthew’s arrival at Folded Wing. Trained in the Radio Broadcasting Diploma at Point Blank Music School, he now works on our weekly shows for the BBC, when he’s not recording his own DJ mixes.
Responsible for setting up BBC 1Xtra and with decades of experience in journalism and broadcasting, Ian has been working with Folded Wing as exec producer on The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum since it launched on BBC Radio 2.
Exec Producer Raeph ran record labels, managed artists and DJed internationally, spending 15 years at the BBC Radio 1Xtra before returning to radio at the end of 2022 when he joined Folded Wing.
Coming from a community radio background exploring underground female artists across neo soul, rap and d&B, Coventry’s Taylor Cottrell runs music platform Fyah Kamp. At Folded Wing she’s assisting on weekly BBC hip hop and jazz shows.
Author of Make Some Space, which outlines the early days of UK jazz, and Dance Your Way Home, our freelance writer-in-resident helps out with word-related tasks at Folded Wing.
Fancy gaining an insight into what our team of music lovers are listening to right now? Be sure to check out our Spotify playlists!
Partnerships
The Radio Academy is a charity dedicated to the promotion of excellence in UK radio and audio production. Folded Wing is a patron of the Radio Academy.
Folded Wing is a member of Audio UK, a non-profit making body that represents the interests and needs of the UK’s independent radio production industry.
Our CEO is currently on the board of directors.
Folded Wing is proud to partner with jazz talent development organisation Tomorrows Warriors on Roots to the Future.
Roots to the Future is a new audio industry development scheme that aims to increase diverse representation at entry level in the audio production industry.
More info here.
Company Awards
The APAs, organised by AudioUK, celebrate outstanding achievement in audio production across a huge range of audio content including; podcasts, audiobooks, sound design, radio, presenting and more.
2021 - Best Host - Speech Audio (Gold) - BARS with Lady Unchained
Folded Wing for Prison Radio Association
In 2021, Folded Wing were part of the team who won the Best Host - Speech Audio (Gold) award at the Audio Production Awards (“APA’s”) for BARS, a show specifically created to help prisoners process their emotions, experiences and help develop themselves personally
2011 Indie of the Year (Gold)
In 2011 Folded Wing were named Indie of the Year (Gold) at The APA’s
“The judges were struck by the diversity of Folded Wing’s output both in terms of their sounds and of their client base and perhaps above all by their extraordinary growth in difficult economic times.”
The Radio Academy/RIG
The ARIAS (Audio and Radio Industry Awards), previously the Radio Academy Awards, recognise the best of the best in the UK radio industry and celebrate outstanding achievement.
2023 - For The Love Of Hip Hop with Romesh Ranganathan on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds won Gold for Best Specialist Music Show
2023 - Alyx Holcombe on BBC Introducing Rock on Radio 1 won Bronze for Best New Presenter
2023 - Selector for the British Council with Jamz Supernova was nominated for Best Specialist Music Show.
2022 - BARS with Lady Unchained - Folded Wing for Prison Radio Association won Silver in The Impact Award
2018 - Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2 won silver for Best Music Presenter - Non Breakfast
2016 - Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2 won Silver for Music Broadcaster of the Year
2014 - Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2 won Gold for Best Music Programme
2013 - Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2 was nominated for Music Broadcaster of the Year
2008 - Our Bookslam podcast won Gold for Best Internet Programme
The Best of British Awards were launched by DJ Mag in 2007 to celebrate dance music talent and platforms within Great Britain.
In 2021, Folded Wing's show presented by Jaguar on BBC Introducing on Radio 1 Dance won Best Radio Show.
The New York Festival's International Radio Program Awards honours radio programming and promotions in all lengths and formats from radio stations, networks, and independent producers from around the globe.
2023 - Romesh Ranganathan on BBC Radio 2 won a Bronze Award for Best Regularly Scheduled Music Program
2023 - Jazz Meets Classical for Jazz FM and Scala Radio was nominated for Best Music Special
2014 - Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2 won a Bronze Award
2013 - Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2 won a Silver Award
2012 - Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2 won a Silver Award
2011 - Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2 won 2 x Bronze Awards
2011 - The Selector for The British Council won a Bronze Award
The Music Week Awards are the UK's only music awards that recognise labels, publishing, live, retail, A&R, radio, marketing and PR.
2023 - For The Love Of Hip Hop with Romesh Ranganathan on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds was nominated for Best Radio Show
Folded Wing were named among the UK’s most innovative companies in the 2012 Smarta 100 Awards.
The awards recognise small businesses which are mould-breaking, dynamic and make a significant difference in their industries.
The Parliamentary Jazz Awards have been running since 2005. The awards celebrate and recognise the vibrancy, diversity, talent and breadth of the jazz scene throughout the UK. They are organised by the All Party Parliamentary Jazz Group in conjunction with Pizza Express Live (2017-2022).
In 2014, The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum won the Jazz Media Award.
