BBC Radio 1 Dance & BBC Introducing DJ Talent Search

Calling all DJs & Producers in the UK!

Radio 1 Dance and BBC Introducing are back with our third nationwide DJ Talent Search—and this year, it could be your name on the lineup.

Last year, Shelly—championed by BBC Introducing in Suffolk and Norfolk—and Boo, repping the North East, warmed up the crowds for the likes of Armand Van Helden, LF System, and Hannah Laing.

Thanks to this opportunity, they’re now playing the Radio 1 Dance Stage at Big Weekend in Liverpool.

So..

Are you a DJ that produces your own tracks? Now’s the time to send them to BBC Introducing and you could be in with a shot at heading to Ibiza to perform with Radio 1.

Here is what you need to do…

Upload one of your absolute bangers to bbc.co.uk/introducing

This should be the one you play to get the crowd going and represents you the best as a Producer.

Tag your track with ‘R1DW25’

You can also tag a track that you’ve already uploaded to Introducing.

All entries must be in by midnight on Thursday 13th May 2025. Submissions received after this time will not be considered.

If you are shortlisted by your local introducing show, you will be asked to send a 5-minute mini-mix which will be listened to by the likes of Danny Howard, Sarah Story, Charlie Hedges & Jaguar. They will select TWO DJ’s to open Radio 1’s Dance Weekend on Friday 1st August at 528 in Ibiza.