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Daniel Sankaringh and Edith

Edith Bowman sang the praises of Birmingham students live to the nation on her Radio 1 show after seeing them perform at Access to Music’s annual awards ceremony on 5th December 2007.

DJ Chrome (AKA Mike Walkenden) and Jodi Lawrence were two of just six acts chosen to perform at the annual event, which celebrates the achievements of music students.

Urban music winners

Edith Bowman presented awards to students from across the country, including Birmingham’s Sherelle Thomas and Jermaine Donegal (both 19, from Aston and Perry Bar) who received the National Business Enterprise Award. Jermaine and Sherrelle perform as hip-hop/r'n'b duo Sparks and Scarce, and were runners up in the recent UK Urban Music awards.

DJ Chrome

Birmingham talent

Master Kunal (AKA Kunal Raval, 19 from Handsworth) received the National Culture & Diversity Award and Daniel Sankarsingh (18) received the award for Outstanding Student of the Year, Birmingham.

British Eminem

Edith said: "James Morrison was involved in Access to Music before he hit the big time, so it’s always a good place to look out for up and coming talent and the performances yesterday during the awards show were incredible.

"A guy called Chrome who looks like a British Eminem, he’s amazing, he was brilliant, so Chrome well done for your performance, it was my favourite from yesterday.

Jodi Lawrence

Attitude

"Jodi Lawrence, a band from Birmingham, fronted by this girl with blond hair who’s got so much attitude, it’s amazing, so well done to everyone yesterday and congratulations to all those who picked up awards and look out for those people, you never know, they might be big stars of the future."

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Access to Music (ATM) is the country's leading designer and provider of popular music training, with 20 centres nationally. ATM aims to provide quality, innovation and opportunity in music and increase the number of people who are actively involved in music at all stages in their lives.

ATM has helped thousands of artists including James Morrison, the Zutons, LMC, Pete Doherty, Soweto Kinch, Toploader & Starsailor.

Tutors of ATM have worked with top acts including Amy Winehouse, Peter Gabrielle, Beverley Knight, Massive Attack, and Kylie.

Patrons of ATM are Sir George Martin CBE, Jools Holland OBE and Nitin Sawhney.