BBC Sound of 2009: The pundits

More than 130 influential and impartial UK-based music critics and broadcasters were canvassed to find the best new acts for the BBC Sound of 2009 list. They were:

Mark Adams - Box TV head of music (4Music, The Box, Kiss, Smash Hits, Magic, Q, Kerrang!)
Sean Adams - Drowned in Sound editor-in-chief
Edward Adoo - NME, BBC Asian Network
Henry Barnes - Guardian.co.uk
Mark Beaumont - NME
Joanne Bell - BFBS head of music
Sarah Boden - Observer Music Monthly
Clint Boon - Xfm Manchester DJ
Helen Bownass - More magazine
Paul Brannigan - Kerrang! magazine editor
Lauren Brennan - BBC Radio 1 music scheduler
Lucio Buffone - Capital FM and Hit 40 UK DJ
Jim Butler - Observer Music Monthly, Big Issue
Tim Chipping - HM-PJ music editor (Holy Moly, Popjustice, 4Music)
Stuart Clarke - Music Week magazine talent editor
Richard Clayton - Financial Times, Sunday Times
Greg Cochrane - BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat music reporter
Hattie Collins - RWD magazine editor, i-D music editor, The Guardian, Big Issue
Scott Colothan - Gigwise.com editor
Matt Cook - MTV UK director of talent and music
Andy Cowan - Hip-Hop Connection magazine editor
Will Cozens - Kiss DJ
James Curran - Absolute Radio head of music
Robery D'Ovidio - Heat Radio station manger
Rob Da Bank - BBC Radio 1 DJ, Bestival festival organiser
Kim Dawson - Daily Star Playlist editor
Nick Decosemo - Mixmag editor
Antonio Dellamura - Pyro Radio station manager
Niall Doherty - The Fly magazine editor
Andi Durrant - Galaxy Radio DJ
John Earls - Teletext, News of the World
Ben East - Metro
Rick Edwards - T4 & Xfm presenter
Matilda Egere-Cooper - Independent
George Ergatoudis - BBC Radio 1 head of music
Chantelle Fiddy - Thelondonpaper, Mixmag, i-D, Tank, RWD magazines
Mark Findlay - Capital FM and Hit Music Network head of music
Paul Flynn - Grazia, i-D, Pop, Attitude magazines
James Foley - Record of the Day magazine music editor
Harriet Gibsone - The Fly magazine Ones To Watch editor
Ben Gilbert - Yahoo! Music UK
Sam Grape - Thatgrapejuice.net blog
Phoebe Greenwood - Times music editor
Gareth Grundy - Observer Music Monthly deputy editor
Hanna Hanra - The Pix, i-D, Sunday Times Style
Nigel Harding - BBC Radio 1 music producer
Simon Harper - Clash magazine editor
Bob Harris - BBC Radio 2 DJ
Gary Harrison - Gaydar Radio head of music
Todd Hart - Dalston Oxfam Shop and Der Fresh Creamy blogger
Jaimie Hodgson - NME new music editor
Alison Howe - BBC Later... With Jools Holland producer
Ludovic Hunter Tilney - Financial Times
Lara Hutcheson - Top of the Pops magazine acting editor
Allan Jones - Uncut magazine editor
Tim Jonze - Guardian.co.uk music editor
Anna Karatziva - MTV UK label director, talent and music
Nik Keene - Contactmusic.com editor
John Kennedy - Xfm DJ
Jordan Kensington - Invincible magazine editor-in-chief
Ted Kessler - Q magazine reviews editor
Talia Kraines - The Hits and Smash Hits Radio producer, Londonist music editor, Popstarz DJ
Ras Kwame - BBC 1Xtra and Radio 1 DJ
George Lamb - BBC 6 Music DJ
Stuart Last - BBC Radio 1 Jo Whiley producer
Paul Lester - Guardian new bands editor
Luke Lewis - NME.com
Caspar Llewellyn Smith - Observer Music Monthly editor
Geoff Lloyd - Absolute Radio DJ
Janice Long - BBC Radio 2 DJ
Alexia Loundras - The Independent
Laura Lukanz - BBC 1Xtra music manager
Dorian Lynskey - Guardian
Ben Machell - Times
Paul MacInnes - Guardian.co.uk entertainment editor
Paul Mack - The Hits and Smash Hits Radio acting station manager
Gavin Martin - Daily Mirror
Nadine McBay - Metro music editor
John McConnell - Prancehall.com, Guardian.co.uk, The Sun, Vice, NME, Fader
Neil McCormick - Daily Telegraph
Craig McLean - Daily Telegraph, Times, Independent on Sunday, Observer Music Monthly
Conor McNicholas - NME editor
Malik Meer - Guardian Guide editor
Toya Melvina - Toya's World blog
Alexander Milas - Metal Hammer magazine editor
Alex Miller - Vice magazine
Mistajam - BBC 1Xtra DJ
Iain Moffat - Rock Sound, Attitude, The Fly magazines
David Mogendorff - MTV UK talent and music
John Mulvey - Uncut magazine deputy editor, The Times
Jon Myer - BBC 6 Music music manager
Nick Neads - T4 head of music (Channel 4)
Tim Noakes - Dazed & Confused magazine music editor
David O'Coy - Fused magazine editor
Chloe Pearson - BBC Radio 1 music producer
Chris Price - MTV UK head of music programming
Mark Radcliffe - BBC Radio 2 DJ
Becky Reed - Clickmusic.com editor
Paul Rees - Q magazine editor
Marc Riley - BBC 6 Music DJ
John Robinson - Guardian Guide, Uncut magazine
Peter Robinson - Popjustice.com editor
Tom Robinson - BBC 6 Music DJ
Jude Rogers - Guardian, Word, New Statesman, Mercury Prize judge
Joanna Russell - Absolute Radio DJ
Chris Salmon - Guardian
Paul Scaife - Record of the Day editor in chief
Rachel Seagrave - BBC 6 Music scheduler
Victoria Segal - Times
DJ Semtex - BBC 1Xtra DJ
Paul Sexton - Sunday Times Culture, Financial Times, Billboard, Sunday Express
Eddie Shaw - Lincs FM group head of music
Adam Sherwin - The Times People editor
Jeff Smith - BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music head of music
Mike Smith - Nothing But Green Lights blog
David Smyth - London Evening Standard
Huw Stephens - BBC Radio 1 DJ
Paul Stokes - NME news editor
Tom Stroud - The Local Radio Company head of music
Stuart Stubbs - Loud & Quiet magazine editor
Caroline Sullivan - Guardian
Mark Sutherland - Billboard magazine global bureau chief
Jacqui Swift - The Sun's Something For The Weekend
Ashley Tanton - Likesounds.com editor
Darren Taylor - Rock Sound magazine editor
Graeme Thomson - Observer Music Monthly, Word magazines
Adrian Thrills - Daily Mail
Terry Underhill - Guardian Media Group head of music
Tim Vernon - Absolute Radio music producer
Lisa Verrico - Times
Mike Walsh - Xfm head of music
Andy Welch - Press Association music editor
Ben Wolford - Hit Music Network music scheduler
Jonas Woost - Last FM head of music