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Who documented Ibiza before everyone had a camera?
Before podcasts, before social media, and long before everyone had a camera in their pocket, Ibiza’s club culture was documented by a small group of presenters, hosts, and storytellers working quietly behind the scenes.
In this episode of The Dexter Jones Podcast, I sit down with Katie Knight, one of the most influential yet often overlooked voices in dance music media, to explore how Ibiza’s club history was captured during its most important years.
From her early days at Amnesia Ibiza to hosting interviews for Amnesia TV, Boiler Room, Ibiza Global Radio, the International Music Summit, and live broadcasts for Amazon Music, Katie has spent over a decade documenting the artists, venues, and moments that shaped Ibiza and the global electronic music scene.
This conversation pulls back the curtain on the media side of dance music. We talk candidly about working inside Ibiza’s clubs during the 2010s, being thrown into high-pressure interviews with artists like Carl Cox, Marco Carola, and Steve Aoki with little or no preparation, and why presenters and hosts play a critical role in preserving dance music history.
We also explore career advice for aspiring presenters and podcasters, the importance of communication and public speaking, the realities of live broadcasting, radio versus filmed interviews, cultural and language fluency in Ibiza, online abuse in the modern era, and why nostalgia-driven storytelling resonates more than hype.
This is not an episode about trends or algorithms.
It’s about legacy, documentation, and the responsibility to tell the story properly.
If you care about Ibiza, club culture, dance music history, or the people who built the scene behind the scenes, this episode is essential listening.
🎧 Take your time with this one.
We talk about:
🇪🇸 Life inside Ibiza clubs before social media
📺 How Amnesia TV documented a generation of artists
🎤 Being thrown into interviews with no training or prep
🪩 The unseen role of presenters in dance music culture
📻 Radio vs filmed interviews and the power of storytelling
❌ Misogyny, online abuse, and resilience in the industry
🎬 Why nostalgia content connects more deeply than hype
❤️ Preserving Ibiza’s cultural history properly
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Katie Knight
02:00 Wanting to be a presenter from the age of five
06:00 Growing up in Spain and becoming bilingual
10:00 Discovering Ibiza and early connections
14:30 First steps into Ibiza club culture
19:00 Life inside Amnesia: press, social media, and long days
24:00 Amnesia TV begins: thrown in the deep end
30:00 Interviewing artists every night, seven days a week
35:30 Ibiza mornings, terraces, and club culture nostalgia
40:30 Why Amnesia still feels like family
46:00 Boiler Room, press rooms, and the smell of Ibiza
51:00 From Amnesia to radio and global platforms
56:30 Radio vs filmed interviews: storytelling with the senses
1:01:30 Interviewing global stars and handling entourages
1:06:30 Misogyny, online abuse, and resilience
1:11:30 Podcasting, editing, and the unseen workload
1:16:00 Why nostalgia interviews outperform hype
1:20:00 Presenting around the world: Middle East and beyond
1:24:00 Legacy, pride, and documenting Ibiza properly
1:27:30 One More Tune
For guest invitations, sponsorship proposals, and collaboration enquiries, please contact Dexter:
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By Dexter JonesWho documented Ibiza before everyone had a camera?
Before podcasts, before social media, and long before everyone had a camera in their pocket, Ibiza’s club culture was documented by a small group of presenters, hosts, and storytellers working quietly behind the scenes.
In this episode of The Dexter Jones Podcast, I sit down with Katie Knight, one of the most influential yet often overlooked voices in dance music media, to explore how Ibiza’s club history was captured during its most important years.
From her early days at Amnesia Ibiza to hosting interviews for Amnesia TV, Boiler Room, Ibiza Global Radio, the International Music Summit, and live broadcasts for Amazon Music, Katie has spent over a decade documenting the artists, venues, and moments that shaped Ibiza and the global electronic music scene.
This conversation pulls back the curtain on the media side of dance music. We talk candidly about working inside Ibiza’s clubs during the 2010s, being thrown into high-pressure interviews with artists like Carl Cox, Marco Carola, and Steve Aoki with little or no preparation, and why presenters and hosts play a critical role in preserving dance music history.
We also explore career advice for aspiring presenters and podcasters, the importance of communication and public speaking, the realities of live broadcasting, radio versus filmed interviews, cultural and language fluency in Ibiza, online abuse in the modern era, and why nostalgia-driven storytelling resonates more than hype.
This is not an episode about trends or algorithms.
It’s about legacy, documentation, and the responsibility to tell the story properly.
If you care about Ibiza, club culture, dance music history, or the people who built the scene behind the scenes, this episode is essential listening.
🎧 Take your time with this one.
We talk about:
🇪🇸 Life inside Ibiza clubs before social media
📺 How Amnesia TV documented a generation of artists
🎤 Being thrown into interviews with no training or prep
🪩 The unseen role of presenters in dance music culture
📻 Radio vs filmed interviews and the power of storytelling
❌ Misogyny, online abuse, and resilience in the industry
🎬 Why nostalgia content connects more deeply than hype
❤️ Preserving Ibiza’s cultural history properly
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Katie Knight
02:00 Wanting to be a presenter from the age of five
06:00 Growing up in Spain and becoming bilingual
10:00 Discovering Ibiza and early connections
14:30 First steps into Ibiza club culture
19:00 Life inside Amnesia: press, social media, and long days
24:00 Amnesia TV begins: thrown in the deep end
30:00 Interviewing artists every night, seven days a week
35:30 Ibiza mornings, terraces, and club culture nostalgia
40:30 Why Amnesia still feels like family
46:00 Boiler Room, press rooms, and the smell of Ibiza
51:00 From Amnesia to radio and global platforms
56:30 Radio vs filmed interviews: storytelling with the senses
1:01:30 Interviewing global stars and handling entourages
1:06:30 Misogyny, online abuse, and resilience
1:11:30 Podcasting, editing, and the unseen workload
1:16:00 Why nostalgia interviews outperform hype
1:20:00 Presenting around the world: Middle East and beyond
1:24:00 Legacy, pride, and documenting Ibiza properly
1:27:30 One More Tune
For guest invitations, sponsorship proposals, and collaboration enquiries, please contact Dexter: