Ruth Kilpatrick

The Great Escape 2026

21 May 2026 - Press release That's it - first festival of the season done - how are we all feeling? If Instagram is anything to go by, then everyone is unwell, but "had a great time by the seaside."

Mercury Prize 2025: Who Gets In?

Panellist for The Mercury Prize 2025: Who Gets In? Class, Access & Equity in the Music Industry. Discussing the ongoing issues around access to the music industry for those from council estate backgrounds, and marginalised groups.

The Great Escape 2025 - Review

From our (read landlord's) cloudy kitchen in Hackney, we can barely believe Brighton was so pleasant this time last week. Inclemency in the past has always guaranteed full shows for all, all day long, but with over a decade of attendance in, we're never going to complain about the sun. The notes we took during this year's Great Escape were scattered throughout our phone: 2am abbreviations, various screenshots and untitled clips of shows we clearly enjoyed - all now decoded for you below....

Final Compass Column - 2024

Hello everyone. As you'll have read up there in Mongrel, this is the last week of the Compass column (cue your sad faces). After nine years of sourcing, writing about and sharing new artists to paying subscribers each Thursday, Record of the Day is changing its format for the future, meaning Compass is officially on pause.

Short video of the Education Days at AIR Studios - December '24.

Here's a short video of the education days held at @airstudioslyndhurst late last year. Can't thank AIR enough for the hospitality and support, and to all panellists for sharing their insight. Guests from BBC Radio 1, 6Music, Apple Music, Satellite 414, Latitude Festival, Metropolis, Line of Best Fit, Another Sky and more.

A huge thank you to all who took part in ReBalance '24 - quotes and images.

122 likes, 36 comments: "A huge thank you to all who took part in ReBalance'24. I'll always be proud of this project and the work that went into it. Providing young womxn with such positive studio experiences has been a real pleasure - as has hiring the engineers, producers, mastering engineers, mixers and studios around the U.K., some of whom now have their first solo prod credits. I was brought in by Festival Republic back in May ‘23 to assess and rebuild their old programme, provide real...

The Great Escape 2025 - Preview

We don't want to jinx it, truly, but have you checked the weather app for next week ..? FULL SUN, across all four days. Given we've been hosting stages (RIP Sticky Mike's) shooting sessions or working at TGE in various professional guises for 13 years now, the forecast feels a little too good to be true.

The Great Escape 2023: Preview

It's that time of year again: the venues might have different names, the old showcases replaced with something new. The Great Escape though, along with the continual threat of rain in Brighton, remains reliable as ever.

Iceland Airwaves 2022

Back after a three-year hiatus, Iceland Airwaves had a lot to offer. CLICK to read the review.

ReBalance '24 - Profiles

Q&As with each artist, producer and studio on their work so far, on the programme, and the impact ReBalance'24 has had on their output.

ReBalance '24 - Home

Research and development, programme design and management, plus full redesign of all branding and comms. Creating and delivering a new practical programme for women and gender-expansive artists and producers around the UK. Each act was carefully paired with a producer, engineers, and a mentor, resulting in a project they 100% own. This, plus invaluable education days - held at AIR studios - continues to facilitate growth and greater awareness of the artists, producers, and wider issues at hand.

ESNS 2023: Exchange

Formerly known as ETEP (the European Talent Exchange Programme), ESNS Exchange is committed to stimulating the growth of European music, frequently acting as a stepping-stone to more international success. Find a full overview of the first results of ESNS Exchange 2022, plus all-new additions.

Phoebe Green - Just a Game

Ruth Kilpatrick

Artist Manager and freelance Creative Producer. Ruth has held various roles within the industry for over a decade: from booking & shooting shows through to radio & content, Artist Liaison at the UK's leading funder of new music, plus the weekly Compass column at RotD.

Compass 2022

IG highlights of artists featured so far in 2022.

Phoebe Green - Lucky Me

Bloodbag EP

An awful lot has gone into making this / producing the visuals for it / getting it ready to share with you all. BLOODBAG IS OUT - go stream it 🖤 https://t.co/Ym7URmHj4W

ALL ABOUT THE TGE ELEVATE PROGRAMME - The Great Escape

TGE Elevate is the professional development programme for early-career music business executives and entrepreneurs, and aspiring music-makers, presented by The Great Escape and CMU. More information about the 2022 TGE Elevate programme will appear here soon.

Ruth Kilpatrick on Twitter

Was a pleasure to be on the panel for the #AMAwards2021 - congratulations to all artists, managers, & teams shortlisted ✌🏻 Good luck on Thursday @AM_Awards! Thanks to @MMFUK & @FeaturedArtists, @SoundCloud & @SpotifyUK too. https://t.co/WyylL0XLnX

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2021 - Staff Picks

Since its initial inception in 1911, International Women's Day has grown to be a globally recognised force for change. Heavily and necessarily politicised for the last century, 2021 sees a continued focus on raising awareness of enduring inequalities; highlighting the wealth of barriers to growth, economic stability, and to basic personal safety that many women and gender minorities face every day.

Ruth Kilpatrick - Wide Days

Since 2016 Ruth has written the Compass column in Record of the Day's weekly mailout, sourcing new artists across all genres and providing a platform for them within the wider industry.

IMOGEN | Linktree

All assets, inc. videos for Bloodbag, Lioncub, Sleeptight, Every Five Minutes.

Moses Boyd: Shades of Blue

Catford's has firmly made his mark via Dark Matter, his debut album out via his own Exodus label. And it's from this new, emotive place that the record came to life. On previous releases - all successful in their own right - Boyd has showcased his impeccable skill as a drummer and band leader, a producer and keen collaborator too.

Latest #Compass column from Ruth Kilpatrick - the best emerging artists

#Compass column Twitter archive.

Alessandro Cortini + Suzanne Ciani | Barbican

Volume Massimo is the latest project from world renowned musician, composer and producer Alessandro Cortini. Recently released via Mute Records, his eighth solo album is a follow up to the widely acclaimed Avanti in 2017, adding to his already prolific body of work.

Third Coast Percussion | Barbican

Chicago's Third Coast Percussion is a Grammy Award winning ensemble, world renowned for their impressive arrangements of classic works, powerful new pieces and always inspiring performances. This concert sees them at the Barbican for the first time, with a programme celebrating the wealth of possibility that comes from open, honest collaboration.

Hit the North combines hometown pride with the best of new music

Now in its third year, Hit The North's 2019 event saw over 170 artists play across two days, in fourteen venues and with an attendance triple that of 2018.

TOP TIPS FOR 2019: RUTH KILPATRICK - Generator

We're back and we're ready for a whole new year of spotlighting the biggest and best emerging acts from across the UK. Next up we've got Ruth Kilpatrick, New Music Consultant for Record of the Day, writing their weekly Compass column each Thursday since 2016.

Ruth Kilpatrick on Twitter

🚨 PSA: I'm back on the hunt for more work, freelance or otherwise 🚨 In the meantime, I've been writing my #Compass column at RotD for over 3 years now, here are some of the artists featured before they were signed, going back to 2017: https://t.co/tNoCT7OoVD

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