Odeal heard his EP on this rig before it dropped. And, on 16th July, the Better Listening speaker’s at Talent House — and it could be playing your song…

Most creators have heard their own track exactly two ways: on studio monitors, and on whatever’s in their ears on the bus. Rarely anywhere in between. Rarely in a room, loud, with people who actually know what they’re listening for. That changes for one night — Thursday 16th July, at Talent House.

What is One Song?

One Song is a communal listening session from Better Listening, led by David Sonubi — and unlike most listening events, the tracklist isn’t fixed in advance.

It’s built from submissions. You bring the song. The room hears it on a system most people only get to imagine.

This isn’t background music at an industry mixer. It’s critical, focused playback — the kind normally reserved for A&R sessions and pre-release EP listens — opened up to Talent House for one evening.

Who’s behind it

David Sonubi is a music executive, producer and cultural strategist who’s spent his career thinking about how music actually lands. He came up as an A&R scout at Island Records, and was behind the scouting of Unknown T and M Huncho before either name was widely known. He’s a founding member of High Roller Collective — the group behind RECESS, No Signal, and Black In The Day — and more recently has built Better Listening, a project dedicated to one idea: that how you hear a track changes everything about it.

The Better Listening Hi-Fi rig, the BLA-01, isn’t a club PA or a bedroom speaker. It’s been used to play EPs back to artists before release, at intimate sessions hosted by Airbnb for Odeal. It’s taken over the main room at Ministry of Sound. It built the listening room for Nike London’s Air Max Day. It launched ListenLAB™ in Paris. This is a rig with a track record in some of the most exacting listening environments in the industry — and on 16 July, it’s playing your music.

Why it’s different from any other listening event you’ve been to

You already know what a mix sounds like on your own system. What you don’t know — not really — is how it sits in a room built specifically for people to pay attention. Translation is the thing every producer chases and rarely gets to test properly outside their own four walls. One Song is that test, in public, with a crowd that’s there for exactly that reason.

It’s also, simply, rare. A room full of people genuinely listening to the same track at the same time — no scrolling, no half-attention — doesn’t happen often. When it does, it tends to be the difference between a good session and one people are still talking about weeks later.

Submit your track

Want your song played on the rig? Submissions are open now — submit your track here before Monday 13th July. David’s selecting from what comes in, so send your strongest work. Limited slots.

The details

• What: Industry Takeover Series — Better Listening presents One Song
• When: Thursday 16 July, 7–9pm (doors 6:30pm)
• Where: Talent House, Stratford, E15 2QS.
• Tickets: £10
• Age: 18+

Get your ticket → HERE via UDtickets.com

Spaces are limited — book ahead to avoid missing out.

The best song will win a Better Listening session at No Signal Studios.

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