From The Bedroom To The Booth

#04 Pete Snodden (Cool FM)

This week we are joined by the voice of Northern Ireland Breakfast & all round good guy Mr. Pete Snodden. Pete is no stranger to the club scene having had residencies in some of Belfast's finest nightclubs from the young age of 17, Pete has plenty of experiences and knowledge to share. We cover Pete's first gig at a 40th Birthday party aged 9 all the way through to breaking onto the Northern Irish airwaves on Mark Wesley's - Wes's House radio show which laid the foundations for Pete's very popular and very missed Saturday night dance show - The Source & how those experiences led to presenting the biggest Breakfast show in the country. We also talk about Pete's experiences dealing with doubters, working with the Northern Ireland National Team and hosting Barack Obama at City Hall Belfast. All this & lot's more along the way!

#03 - Gleave

This week we are very happy to be joined by one of Northern Ireland's finest DJ/Producers - Gleave! We cover his early days when he started out playing hip-hop & break beat, winning his first DMC mixing championship! His first residencies at Kilwaughter House, Heggarty's in Bangor all the way through to the his live Essential Mix on BBC Radio One on New Years Eve of 2002 in front of 18,000 ravers at City Hall in Belfast. We also get Gleave's opinion on the current scene, his advice for young DJ's & lots more in-between, including a little story involving Daft Punk playing one of his tracks at Global Gathering!

#02 - Jon Boi

On this week’s show we are joined Belfast's own DJ Jon Boi. Jon Boi who holds countless residencies across the city of Belfast and can also be found regularly in DJ boxes all across Northern & Southern Ireland joins us to discuss how it all came to be! We cover many notable highlights from playing in front of 25,000 people at the National Football Stadium - Windsor Park, to playing at The Legitimate Peaky Blinders Festival in Birmingham & many more ground breaking gigs! All this and lots of craic as always, so be sure to check it out!!

#38 - Lawrence John (Energy 106) [PT.02]

We are back with Part.02 of Lawrence John! This week we dive even deeper into the Energy 106 black hole covering all the ins & outs, the glory years & how it all ended! We discuss a lot of ill-will from other local radio stations trying to shut down the very popular Energy teen events. We also cover Lawrence’s experience with some extra terrestrial activities!! All this, as well as lots more craic along the way! If you haven’t already check out PT.01!

#37 - Lawrence John (Energy 106) [PT.01]

On this weeks show we are joined by the brainchild of the very popular & very missed ENERGY 106! Lawrence John stops by & takes us on a journey covering his entire DJ / Broadcasting career. On part one of of the show John covers his early years breaking into the DJ scene in the late 70’s starting off doing mobile discos, we also cover his early days on Downtown Radio, Radio Nova & Dublin’s Q102. As well as this we venture down the black hole covering ENERGY 106! How it came about & how John put all the pieces in place creating one of the most popular radio stations in Northern Ireland. All the ins & outs, legal battles & the pressure applied from other local radio stations! Along the way there is lots of laughs & crazy stories that will keep your thoroughly entertained!