Miami based DJ, producer and singer songwriter Kristen Knight shares her long term love and commitment to the music industry.  Fully qualified in music production, from an early stage in her career, she talks about her love of the freedom of being a DJ, her years of experience with reading dance floors and how her sets vary depending on the crowd, venue and international locations she plays at like Blue Marlin, Hi and Pacha in Ibiza.

As a woman and mother, she talks about how she juggles and balances being a single mom with living her international dream, in the very male dominated music industry.  And how "Eve", the party she runs in Miami with her partner Roger Sanchez, rotates female talent locally and from around the world, to celebrate and support women in house music.  

She opens up about how to leverage the hard times in order to grow as an artist, and how to embrace life in order to be the happiest you can be.  

That combined with growing thick skin, groove cruises, yoga, addiction to phones, and waking up in the middle of the night singing into her phone makes this podcast happy, fun, lively and fabulous!  

Thank you lovely lady for a fab Frogcast number 9!

Find Kristen on Instagram here and on Soundcloud here

A bit about me …. DJ Fiona White I’m a DJ with a passion for playing chilled, deep, and tech house music as well as listening and sharing stories that inspire me.   My passion for house music comes from nearly two decades of visits to Ibiza where I have spent many hours soaking up the sunshine vibes, attending both opening and closing parties and also paying homage to the most influential of global DJ’s on the dance floors of Ibiza’s world famous clubs.Box of Frogs (my very own Frogcast) is my way of expressing my love of all that I am passionate about and connecting with people through a mutual love of house music and a desire to be inspired and smile more through life.



Frogcast 009: Miami based DJ, Kristen Knight shares how to be successful in the music industry

Here on my Frogcasts, I chat to some really great people about their life stories, musical interests, passions and inspirations, as I develop a new career as a House Music DJ.  If you want to know more, watch as my story unfolds @white_where_its_at on Instagram.

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Grahame Farmer's music career commenced on the dance floor of renowned London Club, Turnmills of Clerkenwell Road 15 years ago, when a chance meeting with club owner Danny Newman and a ballsy statement along the lines of "your website is shit" resulted in Grahame running and managing all of the Turnmills online presence for its remaining five years in operation.  

In this interview we talk frankly about fun times in the glory days of the club, and what Grahame fondly describes as his "Cavernous Wonderland", including Roger Sanchez's parties, reforming the Happy Mondays in Turnmills studios, and the subdued shivery nature of Monday mornings at the office following a weekend of raving at the club. 

Grahame also shares his self taught strategy for the growth of his business, Data Transmission, which started in Turnmills and has now grown to become an online music platform that extends into all social media channels and that has recently expanding its service portfolio into online radio, a record label and consultancy services for DJ's and professionals in the music industry.

He talks openly about the bumpy ride of being in the music business and shares some of the insight behind what it has taken to shape Data Transmission into the credible and well respected music brand that it is today.  Grahame doesn't hold back either, as he recounts what it took to turn around a business that was hemorrhaging money in order to climb out of a cash flow hole and reboot the business into profitability.

Helping artists promote themselves is now at the heart of what Grahame does and in the last year he shares how his "Boost" service for DJ's and emerging artist has helped increase bookings, get DJ's signed to labels and provided clarity to artists on their social media strategies. 

With all that plus running a Traxsource acclaimed record label, an interview with David Guetta at ADE, a packed 2020 calendar and Grahame's favourite track of all time right at the end, makes this an open and fun chat with plenty of insight and laughs from an evolving master of music media.

Thank you very much Grahame for taking the time to share all this with me!

A bit about me …. Fiona White 
I love playing chilled, deep, and tech house music as well as listening and sharing stories from artists and people that inspire me.   Box of Frogs (my very own Frogcast) is my way of doing that, whilst also connecting with people who, like me, enjoy smiling more through life.

Frogcast 013: from Turnmills to Traxsource,Grahame Farmer shares Data Transmission's brand evolution

Ste Roberts, hails from Leeds, and has been a die hard lover of electronic music for nearly 20 years.  He's funny, witty and loving life right now.

Here he talks about getting out of London to hang in Woolacombe, North Devon, for a bit of rest bite, and reflects on where his love of music all began.  

We talk weekend pilgrimages on the National Express to Fabric London, music education, inspirational artists and his passion for vinyl.  He also shares his motivation and love of making and getting lost in music.  

We talk about his 13 year old record label Hypercolour, which he co-owns with Alex Jones and Jamie Russell, including some of the parties they have hosted across the globe.  He gives some straightforward advice to other DJ's looking to get noticed by record labels.

All that plus raving in Berlin, daily routines to keep producing quality records, keeping his Account Management job selling shampoo to stay grounded whilst continuing to do what he loves.  As an added bonus for anyone looking for more than the big commercial gigs, he also shares the best and most intimate venues that are up and coming on the London music scene.

Straight talking Ste has some great past stories to share, a fountain of musical knowledge and is a genuinely all round nice guy.  Thanks Ste, and thank you Gaz for bundling him into your BMW so we could chat!  To connect with Ste find him on Instagram @ste_roberts

A bit about me …. Fiona White 
I love playing chilled, deep, and tech house music as well as listening and sharing stories that inspire me.   Box of Frogs (my very own Frogcast) is my way of doing that, whilst also connecting with people who, like me, enjoy smiling more through life.  




Frogcast 012: DJ, Producer and Label Owner, Ste Roberts and his contagious love of life in music

This podcast recounts a small piece of Irish history that happened on April 14th 1920 on the streets of Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, a small town on the west coast of Ireland. The story is told by my father, Michael Hennessy. For a long time we (the Hennessy family) believed the story to be different to the one that you will hear in this podcast. It is thanks to the work done by John Treacy, a historian who dedicated the first part of his career to uncovering the truth behind the folklore of that day, that I am able to share this story today. Patt Hennessy left behind his heavily-pregnant young wife Bridget, and two sons Joe and Mick (both under the age of 5). A few weeks after Patt died my grandfather, Paddy, was born. This is a very sad story because my great grandfather, Patt Hennessy, and two other men died completely unnecessarily that day, at the hands of a soldier who was never brought to justice despite the evidence that was shared at the tribunal afterwards.  This podcast has been recorded as my way of paying tribute to my great grandparents and is dedicated to their memory and to the memory of the two other men, John O'Louglin and Thomas O'Leary, who lost their lives so tragically that day.

Frogcast 011: The unlawful killing of my great grandfather, Patt Hennessy, 100 years ago

It's such a privilege and honour to present this podcast today with the Year 5 students (aged 10), and teachers at Ilfracombe's Church of England Junior School.  

As a parent of 2 boys under the age of 10, I find the whole conversation about kids online to be incredibly negative and over sensationalised in the media.  In an effort to have a more positive discussion, I approached my son's school and asked them could I do a podcast about the subject with the Year 5 teachers and students.

The school not only embraced the idea but added a whole layer of additional creativity and flair to the discussion that I could never have imagined, likened to "opening Pandora's Box" by Catherine Cox, the Head Teacher.

In this podcast you will hear from Maggie Foster, an Assistant Head Teacher and Head of Music at the school, whose passion and love of her subject is transforming the lives of the children in the school.  

We hear from Maggie and the pupils about how the Church of England School Values of Wisdom, Hope, Community and Dignity, are shaping the children's lives, both on and offline.

Even more so, how music is at the heart of everything the school does, and how the Principles of Taiko drumming, which is a Japanese art of drumming, has recently been adopted by the school.  The children share how these Principles can be extended out across all manner of experiences both on and offline.  We also hear about the benefits of drumming and what it's like to experience a Taiko drumming session.  In addition we share fly-on-the-wall discussions in the class rooms between the children and the teachers as they talk about podcasting, digital media, and how to present themselves positively online.

There is so much richness to this podcast and whilst I initially went into the school as a concerned, worried parent, I left feeling humbled, uplifted and inspired by what I heard and experienced whilst being at the school.  

I would like to extend a massive thank you to the Year 5 teachers who are; James Clatworthy, Kimberley Campbell, Lauren Caller, Phoebe Reed, Will Speed, Rachael Moore and Jo Parsons and a heartfelt thank you to Maggie Foster and Catherine Cox whose total commitment to the subject and the discussion enabled this to happen.  

To my incredible Sound Engineer and Producer, Will Flisk, who attended and recorded 10 hours of content in the classrooms and helped bring the podcast to life in the studio with me.

But most importantly I would like to say a huge thank you to the wonderful children in Year 5.  You are so very special and you know so much, you guys are truly inspirational and I want to thank you for being so open and free with your conversation, knowledge and kindness.  Together with your teachers, we have turned the conversation about kids online on its head, and you will uplift so many people with your positive messages, insight and voices.

Thank you so very much.
Fiona xxx

Additional Note;
'Drop in the Ocean' is featured in this podcast. Music and lyrics by Tolga Kashif; Richard Stilgoe; Arranged by Andrew Peggie; National Foundation for Youth Music. 'Youth Music has been given authority for arrangements to be made of this music for educational and similar use.'

Frogcast 009: Miami based DJ, Kristen Knight shares how to be successful in the music industry

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