Little South is where the artists come to play - created with the goal of supporting and promoting local DJs and Producers in West Cornwall, UK, who specialize in various genres of dance music. The enthusiastic response from the Cornish nightlife community was overwhelming, allowing Little South to become a crucial platform for local artists seeking exposure at events. As time went on, our reach expanded beyond Cornwall and encompassed artists and events from across the entire South West of England, UK. One of our defining features has been the opportunity to showcase DJ mixes through our podcast series. Since our establishment, we have actively published podcast mixes from some of the most talented DJs in the South West. These mixes serve as a testament to the exceptional skills and creativity of our region's DJs, providing a platform for them to showcase their talent to a wider audience.

At Little South, we have a strong commitment to nurturing nightlife and live music events. A crucial aspect of our work is event promotion, which we prioritize and strive to excel at. Our dedicated team actively seeks out localized, independent music events to showcase and promote. Additionally, we proudly provide a platform for major events happening throughout the South West region, including specialist music festivals and large capacity live music events. By actively supporting and promoting these events, we aim to contribute to a thriving music scene and ensure that both local artists and established acts receive the recognition they deserve.

The Little South pages serve as a platform for emerging musical talent in the South West of England. Our goal is to encourage, foster relationships, and provide opportunities for new artists to showcase their sounds and events. We support DJs, Producers, and Vocalists of all genres within the electronic music landscape. If you are interested in being featured on our pages, we warmly welcome your expressions of interest.

Social Distancing Reduced For Live Performers

News & Features

The 3m social distancing rule has been reduced to just 1m for performers.

A crowd of people are raising their hands in the air at a concert.

Now only 1m is required so long as performers have measures in place to protect them.

Stage performers will no longer have to manage a 3m distancing rule. Now only 1m is required so long as performers have measures in place to protect them.

Oliver Dowden, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, announced that a "medical study the UK government commissioned & funded shows that singing is no more risky than talking." So many as 25 professional performers of different genders, ethnicities, ages and backgrounds - musical theatre, opera, gospel, jazz and pop - took part in the study, the BBC shared.

A group of people are playing violins in an orchestra.

...good news for music venues, musicians, theatres & opera.

Professor of physical chemistry at Bristol Uni, Jonathon Reid says: "Our research has provided a rigorous scientific basis for Covid-19 recommendations for arts venues to operate safely, for both the performers and audience, by ensuring that spaces are appropriately ventilated to reduce the risk of airborne transmission."

Oliver Dowden said is was "good news for music venues, musicians, theatres & opera."

🎭 ARTS

Important step on getting performances back on

Medical study that Govt commissioned & funded shows that singing is no more risky than talking

So we can get performers back on stage without extra social distancing - 3m becomes 1m with mitigations https://t.co/Pku6xbKTKq
— Oliver Dowden (@OliverDowden) August 20, 2020

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Editorial Team • 24 August 2020

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