At Point Blank, we frequently invite guest speakers to come and impart some valuable industry wisdom to our students – after all, it’s this kind of insider knowledge that can make a difference to those just starting out on their career. One such memorable time was when we welcomed not one but two modern radio icons through our doors. Zane Lowe and Annie Mac, who were then both at BBC Radio 1 although Annie Mac would of course go on to take over Zane’s coveted evening slot, came to our London base to speak with students directly as well as take part in interviews. This is how it went down.
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Zane Lowe is one of the most recognisable faces and voices in the UK music industry. He made his name on MTV as the presenter of alt-rock show Gonzo, before going on to become one of the key voices and tastemakers at BBC Radio 1, where he’s been for the last 12 years. Zane has become synonymous with his ‘Hottest Record in the World’ feature, which over the years has become a highly sought after stamp of approval for a new track for artists of all backgrounds. In his time at Radio 1, Zane interviewed some of the biggest artists including Eminem, Kanye West and Rick Rubin.
As one of the most respected figures at the station, it was a great pleasure to welcome Zane to our London school where he spoke directly to our students, and we got to chat to him about everything from his career to what moves him, and how he spots the next big track. Watch our video interview with him above. We’re wishing you the best of luck from PB for your new job at Apple, Zane!
Annie Mac
The fact that Annie Mac is replacing Zane Lowe on his weekly evening show is made even more significant because Annie began her career at Radio 1 as a broadcast assistant for Zane’s show. This truly shows how far hard work can get you, and nobody in the music industry can question Annie’s dedication and hard work over the years. Known already for starting the weekend on Radio 1 with her Friday evening dance music show and for seeing it out with her more chilled ‘Musical Hot Water Bottle’ show on a Sunday evening, Annie will now have 11 hours a week on the station when Zane departs. Over the years, Annie has championed the likes of Magnetic Man, Nero and Sam Smith, all of which have gone on to enjoy great success.
Annie is also known for giving Point Blank radio course alumni Monki a helping hand in getting noticed at Radio 1, after giving her the opportunity to provide the ‘Mini Mix‘ for one of her shows. After studying at PB, Monki presented a show on Rinse FM before she was snapped up by Radio 1 for her own show. You can now catch Monki on Radio 1 every Monday, 1am-4am.
Below, you can read our interview with Annie Mac where she came into our London school and told us how she secured her first job at BBC Radio 1 during a music industry masterclass following chatting directly to our students…
How did you secure your job at BBC Radio 1?
“I’d started knocking on the door of Radio 1 at the time because that’s where I wanted to end up, and I knew people that knew people. I started sending e-mails to executive producers there, and told them what I was doing with my time and started sending them what I called ‘gentle reminders’ every 6 months saying “Hi, it’s still me, I’m still here, this is what I’m doing, I’m doing this radio show, here’s a demo…”.
I kept doing that, and eventually got work experience at BBC London, which was, I think, a trigger for what got me into Radio 1 eventually. At Radio 1, if you have local BBC experience, they take that really seriously. All I was doing was answering the phones on ‘Film Show’, every Saturday I went in for three hours and did that, but it was really good to have on my CV. I did that as well as SPN and as well as radio plugging.
I just kept knocking on door of Radio 1, and eventually this guy called Rhys Hughes, who’s still my boss now, picked up the phone one day and said “Would you come in and work for two days? Someone’s ill.” I came in and worked for 2 days, which worked out into 2 weeks. In that time there was an interview for the job which I was doing, which was the Broadcast Assistant role. It was an interview for the BA role for Steve Lamacq’s show, which is what Zane Lowe’s show is now. I got it, and I became a broadcast assistant at Radio 1.”
Here at Point Blank we also wish Annie Mac the best of luck with her new weekday evening show at BBC Radio 1!
If seeing the likes of Zane Lowe and Annie Mac has got considering a career in radio, you should come and study a radio course at Point Blank. You’ll receive a first class education in how to produce and present a radio show from our radio professionals, including presenting styles, interview techniques, playlists, radio desks and much more.
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Locking the Screen on MAC OSX using Sleep
There are times when you want to blank or lock the screen on your MAC before you walk away. In Windows you can choose the Windows plus L key to lock the screen. However, in Mac OS X has never been able to find a similar key.
Today I accept he bumped the Control-Shift-Eject keys and realise that this enabled the power save of the screen.
Provided you have set the “Require password 1 minutes after sleep screensaver begins” then you will have locked the screen. Not perfect, but probably close enough since the lock will occur about 1 min of after sleep will occur. Since this require so little configuration, no macros, no Applescripts, or such things then it works pretty well.
Even if you don’t use the lock feature, just knowing that Control-Shift-Eject will sleep Mac OSX is worth knowing.
If you don’t want to use the keyboard you can run the open the Keychain Access in the Utilities Folder, Preferences, Show Status in Menu Bar
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This will provide a Menu Bar option like so:
And you can immediately lock the screen from here.