YouTube megastar DanTDM joins Classic FM to present new video game music series
8 January 2025, 08:30
Next Level with DanTDM starts this Saturday 11 January, and will be broadcast every Saturday from 9-10pm on Classic FM and Global Player.
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Daniel Middleton, aka DanTDM, who is one of the biggest content creators on YouTube with more than 29 million subscribers, is joining the Classic FM presenting team.
The megastar YouTuber and gamer will front an exciting new video game music series – Next Level with DanTDM – which launches this Saturday 11 January at 9pm.
It will be broadcast on Classic FM and Global Player, the official Classic FM app, where each programme will be available on catch-up for seven days. The series will run every Saturday from 9pm to 10pm until Easter.
Across the series, Dan will showcase the greatest gaming music, packed into each 60-minute programme. In the first episode on Saturday, he will celebrate gaming’s most legendary soundtracks including The Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy VII, and The Elder Scrolls V, Street Fighter II and one of his favourite games, Minecraft.
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Classic FM has a long history of championing and playing video game music (VGM). In 2012, VGM first entered the Classic FM Hall of Fame – the world’s biggest annual survey of classical music tastes – and, since then, the station has been a significant supporter of the genre. In 2017, Classic FM broadcast the UK’s first radio series dedicated to VGM, when it launched High Score.
DanTDM said: “Teenage me wouldn’t be able to believe I have my own radio show! Having studied music production at university and then worked in video games for the past 15 years, being given a show that celebrates the meeting of these two worlds feels totally surreal.
“Classic FM is such an iconic station and I’m really grateful and excited to have been given this opportunity.”
Dan is one of the world’s most successful YouTube gamers, with more than 20 billion views across his content online.
Philip Noyce, Classic FM’s Managing Editor, said: “This is a very exciting day for Classic FM, as we welcome the brilliant DanTDM to the presenting line-up. Watched by millions, he is a huge star in the gaming world, as well as being a fan of classical music – so it’s fantastic that he’s joining as the host of Next Level with DanTDM.
“Across three months, he will not only showcase the greatest video game music to our loyal listeners, but with Dan at the controls, we’re looking forward to welcoming VGM fans to Classic FM for the first time too. We have always championed new forms of classical music, from film scores to gaming soundtracks, so I’m pleased to announce this next chapter in our support of video game music.”
