I'm thrilled to share the news that on the 20th of September 2025, Whitelabrecs will be at the Woodbridge Ambient Festival! This is part of a special Ambient Label Hub event held in the town's Shire Hall, alongside my fellow British labels and good friends Driftworks, Elm Records and Evergreen Music!

The festival has been going since 2022 and is held in the Suffolk town of Woodbridge, which is also the hometown of Ambient music's original legend Brian Eno! 2025 will be its fourth year and the festival takes place over 3 days between September the 19th and September the 21st. This year, festival regular Tom Rogerson will lead a performance at St. Mary's Church alongside friends Loula Yorke, Laura Cannell, Peter Chilvers, Ted Morcaldi and Charlotte Jolly. There will be loads going on over the course of the weekend, including; the opening night at the Tidemill; an Ambient river walk across the Deben; live music by the river and New Street Market; the afore-mentioned Tom Rogerson and friends; the 'Slow Down Sessions' with music and other complementary artforms; a lengthy Ambient Electronic Music Open Mic on the Sunday and a whole lot more.

We got involved after connecting with organiser Jan Pulsford; I'm told that she heard about Andrew Heath through Gary James, a local radio DJ who presents a show called Uptown Transmission on Radio Mothership. Gary had played some of Andrew's music! We've so many great friends in the scene, many of whom are here in the UK. We decided that rather than make it a Whitelabrecs and Driftworks thing, it would be a more interesting experience to have a couple more labels join us and that's where we got the idea for this event.

So, In this week's blog post I wanted to share an overview of the Ambient Label Hub, so that you can see what we have planned...

If it all sounds of interest, you can find out more HERE - it would be amazing if you can make it!

EVENT SUMMARY
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Woodbridge Ambient Music Festival presents a unique opportunity to meet and chat with some of the UK’s prominent Ambient music labels including Whitelabrecs, Driftworks, Elm Records and Evergreen Music. Combine this with short, laidback live performances and a vinyl DJ set, and you’ve got the perfect setting to experience the warm, community spirit that defines this genre.

During the afternoon there will be informal conversations with the featured artists, each of whom run or are heavily involved with UK-based Ambient music labels. You can expect to have insights into how to approach and present yourself to a label, mastering, what labels can do for artists and what it’s really like behind the scenes of running a record label.

Throughout the event, held inside the historic 450-year-old Shire Hall, there will be informal performances by the hosting labels and their artists, as well as a special vinyl DJ set from Harry Towell of Whitelabrecs. Of course, there will be a merch table too, where you can see for yourself the beautifully designed CDs, vinyl, tapes and wares that these labels have to offer.

There will be an opportunity to take part in an interactive Ambient music installation and you can also drop off and pick up unwanted records from the ‘Ambient Amnesty’ – an initiative to help reduce waste and support discovery.

Call in to the friendly Ambient Label Hub, sit and stay a while. Soak up the atmosphere, ask a question or two and enjoy some remarkable Ambient music.

WHAT'S HAPPENING

• Advice and support for artists

  We aim to support artists by sharing our collective expertise in release strategies, art and design, mastering, branding, performance, marketing, merchandise, and productivity. We will hold a ‘stand-up’ Q&A session covering a few of these topics over the mic. Additionally, we'll be on hand to speak to, where you can ask for advice on any challenges you face, share ideas you may have or chat about anything you’re generally curious about.

• Artist Performances

  There will be four performances during the afternoon by Adrian Lane, Andrew Heath & Mosaicist, James Osland and Slow Clinic. Each performance will be a low-key 20 minute set that will present a range of Ambient music styles. The artists will remain in the Shire Hall should you have any questions for them.

• Ambient Interactive

  Adrian Newton of Evergreen Music will be presenting an interactive sound installation, which produces Ambient music using generative procedures, an approach originally developed by Woodbridge’s very own Brian Eno. Visitors to the Ambient Label Hub will be able to influence the evolving soundscape simply through touch, or even just using their brainwaves. So, you’re invited to contribute to a collaborative composition - no musical experience necessary!

• Ambient Amnesty

  Unwanted CDs, tapes and vinyl can gather dust or worst, end up in landfill. One man’s trash is another’s treasure and so we had the idea that people could bring in their unwanted records and put them in the box provided. Artists can offload copies of their own work as a way of raising awareness about their music and people can make up a little space on their shelves. Visitors can browse these discarded items and take things away for free!

• Record Label Merchandise

  You can see the various CDs, tapes, vinyl and clothing available from the record labels by visiting the merch tables. You can find out how they’re made, understand what goes into the production process and if anything takes your fancy, you’ll be able to buy direct from the labels. There may be opportunities to get early access or exclusives!

• Vinyl DJ Set

  The Ambient Label Hub will close with a live vinyl DJ performance by me, Harry Towell! I'll blend a range of Ambient, Electro Acoustic, Modern Classical and light Electronic styles using the renowned Camelot Mixing Wheel. If you read the blog regularly you'll know how much I love vinyl, and may have heard tales about my DJing days. Well, my pride and joy Technics 1210s will be with me - still going strong after over 20 years!

WHO'S WHO

Slow Clinic

James Edward Armstrong teaches music technology at UCA (University of the Creative Arts) in Farnham. He has a passion for field recording and its wider use in Ambient music. He is also a mastering engineer, with clients including Elm Records and, Whitelabrecs! In the past, James ran the Ambient music tape label Rusted Tone Recordings. He will be performing at the Ambient Label Hub under the guise of Slow Clinic.

James Osland

James Osland runs the Ambient music label Elm Records which releases on CD and cassette. The roster has included some fantastic artists such as Bill Seaman, The Humble Bee and The Green Kingdom. James also recently set up a new a Podcast series established called Moor Thoughts, alongside Thomas Hoey. He will be performing as James Osland.

Adrian Lane

Whitelabrecs regulars may need no introduction - Adrian Lane is an Ambient music artist specialising in cinematic, Modern Classical music with several releases on labels including Chitra and Whitelabrecs. He is also a visual artist and regularly creates the cover artwork for his releases. He will be performing at the Ambient Label Hub alongside Bryan Styles (clarinet).

Adrian Newton

Adrian Newton runs the Ambient label Evergreen Music which releases on upcycled cassettes, with hand-printed artwork. He also produces the environmental sound art podcast, ’Sound mosaics for a broken world’, and releases his own music as Mosaicist. Members of Inner Echo will know Adrian well, with his helpful posts and words of encouragement.

Andrew Heath

Many will already be aware - Andrew Heath runs the Ambient label Driftworks, a sister label to Whitelabrecs. He has over 50 solo and collaborative releases with UK and international artists including Banco de Gaia and Hans-Joachim Roedelius. Andrew has a background in graphic design and creates bespoke, limited edition CD releases. He will be performing as Andrew Heath.

Harry Towell

Lastly, I'd best introduce myself in case this blog gets shared beyond the Whitelabrecs sphere! My name's Harry and I'm the founder of the Whitelabrecs label, which I started in 2016. The label specialises in limited edition vinyl-inspired CDrs. I also record as Glåsbird and under my own name. I'm passionate about helping others in the scene and I'm an avid record collector too. As mentioned above, I'll be performing a vinyl-only DJ mix to close out the Ambient Label Hub.

All that remains now then is to remind you that you can explore more about the Woodbridge Ambient Festival and buy tickets HERE if the above has made you curious. If you can make it, do pop into the Ambient Label Hub and say hello!