Radio 1 will next month launch a new dance music show in which six new DJs will take it in turns to showcase their favourite new tracks. The show, called The Residency, will run for 36 weeks over which time each DJ will appear six times. The six DJs set to appear have been invited to participate by the station's Pete Tong.
Pete told reporters: "I feel proud to be involved in 'The Residency' from start to finish. The plan with the show is to stay fresh and react to what's hot out there. Two were made Radio 1 Residents a year ago and have played at many of our live events, they've now got the chance to shine as broadcasters for the first time. The other DJs are equally promising and will cover genres across both underground and mainstream dance. I look forward to watching them grow over the next 8 months or so."
The new show will launch on 1 May and will replace the Dreem Teem's Soulful Sessions show, which is bowing out of the Radio 1 schedules later this month.