From The Bedroom To The Booth

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!

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!

Phil’s passion for music started from an early age. He was part of a band from the age of 14 and began writing for music magazine Alternative Ulster at the age of 17. Whilst studying at the University of Ulster, he won the BBC/Skillset Young Broadcaster of the Year award for a documentary he made on 'Women’s Representation in the Music Press.'Phil started at BBC Radio Ulster making the tea and it was not long until he was asked to present their Across The Line programme in 2010. In November 2012, Phil was offered the presenters position on BBC Introducing in Northern Ireland.In January 2013, Phil joined BBC Radio 1 as one half of the 10pm – Midnight specialist music show, co-hosting with Alice Levine.In September 2014, Phil was given his own show, where he could be found digging into his record box, sharing some music and creating a healthy amount on mischief. He can now be heard on Sunday nights, bringing you Radio 1's Chillest Show between 7pm – 9pm.Since joining Radio 1, Phil has appeared as part of the BBC Three television coverage of Radio 1's Big Weekend 2013, which was held in Derry. He was also the face of BBC Northern Ireland's television coverage. He also fronted Christmas on Benefits, a documentary on BBC Three in which he travelled to Bristol to meet a group of young jobseekers, and set them the mission to organise a Christmas party on a benefits budget.Phil is also very active in the record industry and has a record label which he co-owns with a business partner.

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!Also be sure to check out Pete's Podcast - The Journey available on all major Podcast platforms.

This week we welcome The Queen of Queer Quarter - Baronness Titti Von Tramp!Robert McCready aka TVT is no stranger to the Belfast & the Northern Irish club scene as a whole, whether you're a clubber or a DJ no doubt you will have been in the company of Titti at some stage!With over 30 years experience performing in the nightclub industry Titti Von Tramp has plenty of stories, experiences & craziness to talk about which you will hear all about on this very episode!

We are back with Part.02 of DJ HIX! This week we discuss his journey working with the crew at Thompsons! (which is a very very interesting story). We discuss Hix's background in radio starting off at Radio One Xtra then moving on to his very popular Urban Takeover show on Cool FM & how that has transitioned into what he is doing on radio today. Hix also tell some cracking stories about the Cool Pod back in the day as well as some other crazy stories regarding some of the gigs he's played over the years.

Chris Suitor is back & he's talking more BALLIX than ever!Chris joins us on this extra special episode to discuss the stigma around testicular cancer and the importance of checking your BALLIX on a regular basis! He has just launched his Ballix campaign and soon to be foundation/charity which you will hear all about on this very episode!We also talk a lot of other BALLIX as per usual!Check out www.ballix.info

Joining us this week we have Cool FM's DJ Hix! On Part 01 of our conversation we cover what Hix has been getting up to during lockdown, we cover his background in the industry from learning his craft to playing his first gig at Queen's Student Union Belfast.As well as that we also talk about club promoters, the art of DJing as well as plenty of randomness along the way!

On this weeks episode we are joined by Donal McCarthy who is a DJ, Promoter and a Manager just to top it off!We cover his backstory getting involved with DJing & the music industry itself, what he’s been getting up to during lockdown & what he has in store for the future! Donal also talks about how he came from promoting to managing some of the worlds largest acts such as Claptone, Sébastien Léger and running festivals such as Higher Vision!

Since forming in 2012, Leftwing & Kody have gone on to become two of the UK’s finest exports. Both Mixmag and DJ Mag named them as ones to watch a mere year after they paired up, with DJ Mag even nominating them for ‘Best Breakthrough DJ’ in their Best of British Awards. Since then the duo have gone on to present a monthly Rinse FM show, earn residencies at Fabric (London) and Sankeys (Ibiza), as well as releases on Hot Creations, VIVa, Truesoul, Mobilee and Knee Deep In Sound, as well as their own renowned imprint Lost Records.Jon Kong joins the lads this week to discuss how it all came to be, from DJ to Production, he talks about some of his most memorable gigs as well as some crazy stories along the way!Jon also talks about his influences, spirituality & sets the record straight when it comes to social media trolls & what he thinks of them!All this & more!

On this weeks episode we are joined by Aaron Andrews who is one half of the fantastic duo - Miami House Party!We cover his backstory getting involved with DJing & Production, how Miami House Party came to be, what they've been getting up to during lockdown & what they have in store for the future! Aaron also shares where the name 'Miami House Party' came from which is an absolute cracking story that you must hear!We also discuss ghost producers & the stigma that comes with it, we talk record labels ' the do's & don'ts ' when it comes to trying to get a record signed ANDDDD we talk some Eminem who Aaron & Aaron (the other one) are big fans off!All this as well as much more randomness along the way!

Dan Duffy joins the lads this week to discuss how he broke into the scene, we cover a wide range of topics & discuss gigs that Dan has had the pleasure of playing at as well as countless residences he's held and still holds. We talk about the importance of mental health & keeping yourself grounded! Dan also tells a cracking story of how he ended up playing before Stormzy at last years Belsonic which was a complete last minute situation! We also discuss Dan playing a warm up slot for one of his one of his idol's Black Coffee!

We are joined this week by Dublin based Irish DJ & Producer Bissett who is very quickly gaining a lot of traction not just in Dublin where he plays in many nightclubs / festivals but worldwide also! We talk about his background getting involved in production from the young age of 14 after spending many years at his local youth centre developing his craft. We discuss the topic of trolling which Bissett has had plenty encounters with & we also discuss the small matter of Bissett being flown out to Vegas to DJ for The Notorious Conor McGregor at his training camp & also at the after party in one of Las Vegas's finest venues!All This & More!

This week we are joined by an institution of the Belfast / Northern Irish DJ scene Jay Kay!Jay takes us down memory lane talking about how he got involved in the scene back in the late 80's / early 90's from starting out playing background music for some local bands to playing at the very early days of Kelly's / Lush! in Portrush. He talks The Network Belfast, Thompsons Garage and the place to be seen back in the early 2000's - MILK!Jay also talks about his productions, his ever loved Belfast Kiss that Carl Cox is still playing in his sets to this very day as well as his latest productions & remixes!Jay also gives his opinion on the current scene, he also gives some solid advice on what you need to do if you wanna make a career out of DJing rather than just being another 15 minute wonder....ALL THIS & MORE!

Joining us on the show this week we have DJ Chris Suitor, who to be fair is better known for his bespoke custom tailored suits than his DJing... BUT in the short period of just 8 months Chris has came on leaps & bounds within the industry and his story is nothing short of inspiring!Chris is a very uplifting & outgoing person who spreads positivity like there's no tomorrow! This is a very entertaining episode with all sorts of randomness & thought provoking topics throughout!!GET UP - GET OUT - GET AT IT

Joining us on the show this week we have the legendary Mousse T.We cover his musical background from his teenage years all the way through to making the timeless classic ‘Horny’ (which is a great story in itself) He also shares his experiences working with Sir Tom Jones we also discuss remixes he's done for Michael Jackson & lots more interesting stories throughout!*******************************************************************************This week’s show is brought to you by Blue Chew! Visit www.bluechew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee.Send in your Questions – QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.comFollow us on Instagram - @BedToBoothPodcast *******************************************************************************

We are delighted to announce one of the World's Biggest & Most Respected DJ's Carl Cox is coming on the show..... Well so David Ralston believes (Oh Dear)Where to begin, honestly it's such a long story but all is told on this weeks show! What started off as an April Fools joke for social media led to host Dave Ralston fully believing Carl Cox was coming on the show & as cruel as the joke was it led to brilliant craic with Ralston fairly taking it on the chin! lolAll this plus Fat Tony talk, Marco V & Pete Tong along with lot's more in-between!This week’s show is brought to you by Blue Chew! Visit www.bluechew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee.Send in your Questions – QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

On this weeks show we are joined by Waterford based DJ's CASH X MACK!Liam (Cash) & Danny (Mack) give us their take on the current Corona Virus situation, we get talking about their background how how they came to be & what the plans are for the future!We also dive into some randomness as always!Hope you enjoy the show!This week’s show is brought to you by Blue Chew! Visit www.bluechew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee.Send in your Questions – QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

We are back with another BONUS SHOW for all you lovely people discussing the topic on the minds of everyone right now - COVID-19! We are joined by the returning Johnny Hollinger a.k.a JonBoi & Ross Brown a.k.a Weatherman DJ! We give our thoughts on the craziness of this Corona-virus outbreak and speak about its implications to daily life and working life for us all.Along with the doom & gloom surrounding this crisis we talk about the positives that can come from this situation as well as a lot of laughs & random stories along the way. This week’s show is brought to you by Blue Chew! Visit www.bluechew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee.Send in your Questions – QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

This show is very different than our usual format (for obvious reasons), on this episode we welcome William Meara (Bingo Loco Co-Founder) we also welcome back fellow DJ's Pete Kernoghan (PTYK) & Mark Boyle to discuss the madness of the COVID-19 Virus!The show itself includes all of our inputs on the latest novel titled CORONAVIRUS. A long the way we have quite a few laughs but come to terms with the harsh truths and reality of our current situation.This week’s show is brought to you by Blue Chew! Visit www.bluechew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee.Send in your Questions – QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

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!!This week’s show is brought to you by Blue Chew! Visit www.bluechew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee.Send in your Questions – QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

TECHNO & TRIMS!We are joined this week by one of Ireland's finest barbers Alan Kennedy & as good as he is at skin fades he's even better at throwing out the bangers! Alan has been banging the drums all over Ireland for quite some time and knows how to throw a rave or two!We cover a wide vary of topics on this show including Alan's thoughts on the scene, his views on taking care of your mental health & his journey into barbering and how it's helped coincide with his DJ career. Real good craic, Alan was an absolute gent! 100%This week’s show is brought to you by Blue Chew! Visit www.bluechew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee.Send in your Questions – QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

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!This week’s show is brought to you by Blue Chew! Visit www.bluechew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee.Send in your Questions – QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

This week we are joined by Belfast based DJ Pete Kernoghan aka PTYK.We cover his background & journey into the mad world of DJing, how he got started, adversities he's faced as well as his opinions of the scene.We also get deep into the subject of the mental heath within the industry & life in general, personally for me (Aaron) this is one of the best conversations we've had on the show, it's just REAL... RAW! After recording I decided it was gonna be a two part episode but once I started editing it together the flow of the conversation was too good to split up! So it's gonna be our longest episode to date, but what an episode it turned out to be!!This week’s show is brought to you by Blue Chew! Visit www.bluechew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee.Send in your Questions – QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

Joining us on the show this week is Caoimhe Moreland, in a very short period of time Caoimhe has made a name for herself within the Irish/Northern Irish dance scene playing multiple sets at the illustrious AVA Festivals, Thompson’s Garage & most recently winning the Mix Mag DJ competition over at the Lab in London!Since breaking into the scene last year Caoimhe is definitely one to watch for in 2020!This week’s show is brought to you by Blue Chew! Visit www.bluechew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee.Send in your Questions – QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

On the show this week we are joined by Ryan Roe from Bedlam Events & Konspiracy Club (The Academy, Dublin)It’s a bit of a different show this week, Ryan is a very successful promoter and he shares his story on how he got to where he is today, starting off at a very young age booking parties to promoting some of the biggest electronic music festivals in Ireland!We look into the promotional side of DJing what it takes to run your own events, what promoters do to make these events a success & also what they look for in up & coming DJs!Very informative show this week!This week’s show is brought to you by Blue Chew! Visit www.bluechew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee.Send in your Questions – QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

This week on the show we are joined by one of Ireland's fastest rising female DJ's Yasmin Gerdezi. In a very short period of time Yasmin as played at some of Ireland's most prestigious events & parties and there's no sign of letting up! From posting a mix on Soundcloud to playing at District 8 & many more Bedlam Events check out Yasmin's journey into the mad world of the DJ industry.This week’s show is brought to you by Blue Chew! Visit www.bluechew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee.Send in your Questions – QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

This week we continue with Part.02 of our interview with Cool FM's Connor Coates. We talk about his recent experiences covering Annie Mac on BBC Radio One! We get his views on progressing as a DJ also Connor & Aaron discuss a very touchy subject! All this and lots more in-between!This weeks show is brought to you by BlueChew! Head on over to BlueChew.com & use the promo code BEDROOM to receive your first order FREE! Just pay the $5 shipping fee!Send your questions to the show - QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

This week on the show we are joined by Cool FM’s Connor Coates to discuss his views on the DJ scene as well as his journey into broadcasting & his latest venture covering Annie Mac on BBC Radio One!We also have a 'special appearance' on the show from one David Ralston! After 8 long WEEKS! Will he be back anytime soon though? We ended up talking for way longer than expected so this show has now developed into a two part episode with the second part coming next week! On that show Aaron & Connor touch upon a subject that resulted in them falling out & not talking for a long time, that is coming up in Part 02 along with lots more interesting stories & topics in-between!Send your questions to the show - QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

Joining us on the show this week we have Cool FM's Neal McClelland.We cover the early 90's, his thoughts on today's scene, how he broke into Radio & everything in-between! Some great stories in there as well!We also discuss his alias Jamiez from another project Neal is working on - Cristobal & Jamiez. We cover how they came to be, music they have currently released as well as some new tracks in the pipeline! We are also joined by David James Kerr & Jack Tittensor to discuss a very important subject which is mental health, David & Jack are involved with #KeepinItRealNI which is a monthly meet up for men suffering from different levels of Mental Health! They are on to promote this great project & discuss the ever growing suicide problem within Northern Ireland & what they hope to achieve with this project!Send your questions to the show - QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.com

Happy New Year!It’s our first episode of 2020 & we kick it off with a bang! Joining us on the show this week is one of Dublin’s hottest up & coming DJs on the scene, Kaycee! In the last year Kaycee has been blowing the roof off at Konspiracy & The BD Festival she’s also supported Paul Woodford in the Electric Ballroom, supported Hally Lester & also played at Hijinks! Coming up you can catch Kaycee playing The Button Factory on January 4th! Also she’ll be supporting Manni D & Stephanie Sykes for research in Wigwam on February 8th & Wigwam for move 4 MS on February 13th! Send your questions to the show - QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.comThis week's show is brought to you by Tiege Hanley, the uncomplicated skin care system for men. Check out www.tiege.com/tothebooth for 10% off your order.

After a lot of positive feedback from last weeks episode with the legend that is Fergie we are back with Part 02 of his interview. This week we dive into his views on midi controllers, Serato/Traktor he also talks about his experiences DJing with Phil Kieran & what he’s currently getting up to in Vegas! Aaron & Sean also tell a few tales from a recent Xmas party they attended in which Sean had one drink too many, they also bury one of their Co-Hosts David who hasn't made an appearance on the show for more than 6 weeks now!All this & more..Send your questions to the show - QuestionsToTheBooth@mail.comThis week's show is brought to you by Tiege Hanley, the uncomplicated skin care system for men. Check out www.tiege.com/tothebooth for 10% off your order.

This week on the show we are joined by one of Northern Ireland’s biggest exports DJ Fergie who without question has done & seen it all & he holds nothing back!Fergie was very kind to give us 2 hours of his time so this will be a two part episode, its real good craic from start to finish!Fergie is a Northern Irish DJ and electronic music artist from Larne, Northern Ireland. He has been an internationally touring DJ and a music producer for over 20 years. He presented a radio show on BBC Radio 1 for over four years. He has also recorded 13 Essential Mixes for the station.He currently holds residencies in Las Vegas, San Francisco & Chicago, still rocking the show & keeping her lit all night long!Send your questions to the show - QuestionsToTheBooth@gmail.comThis week's show is brought to you by Tiege Hanley, the uncomplicated skin care system for men. Check out www.tiege.com/tothebooth for 10% off your order.

This week on the show we are joined by Cool FM DJ Curtis McCosh, we cover his background on breaking into the DJ industry as well as starting out on a Local Belfast radio station then making the jump to Northern Ireland's NO.01 commercial radio station Cool FM. As always it's another great conversation filled with opinions, insight & general banter!All this & more!Send your questions to the show - QuestionsToTheBooth@gmail.comThis week's show is brought to you by Tiege Hanley, the uncomplicated skin care system for men. Check out www.tiege.com/tothebooth for 10% off your first month!

This week on the show Irish DJ/Producer Robbie G joins the lads to discuss his journey into the DJ world. From starting off making tracks on his laptop to getting signed to Universal Records, playing his first gig in a SOLD OUT nightclub with ZERO DJing experience to rocking the mainstage at Creamfields just a few short years later! As always there's plenty of fun stories in there as well! This week's show is brought to you by Tiege Hanley, the uncomplicated skin care system for men. Check out www.tiege.com/tothebooth for 10% off your first month!

This week on the show we have our first guest! Local DJ & entrepreneur Mark Boyle stops by & gives us the run down on the importance of Branding / Social Media, as well as his views on the scene, he also gives us an update on the goings on of his good friend Duke Dumont! All this & more!Send your questions to the show - QuestionsToTheBooth@gmail.comThis week's show is brought to you by Tiege Hanley, the uncomplicated skin care system for men. Check out www.tiege.com/tothebooth for 10% off your first month!

It's our second episode & we kick things off with a bang! Dave & Jay decided to join their co-hosts Aaron & Sean & they certainly do deliver when it comes to dropping some knowledge!They give their views on where they see the podcast going & what they'd like to achieve with it as well as how they started out breaking into the DJ scene. David tells a funny story from way back, when he warmed up at a Clubland gig for Friday Night Posse! (which went down a treat!) Jay reflects on a certain 7pm trance gig that left the dance-floor in bits! As well as that we discuss certain things that bug us about the DJ industry & lots more in between!Any questions for the boys send them to : QuestionsToTheBooth@gmail.com ! This week's show is brought to you by Tiege Hanley, the uncomplicated skin care system for men. Check out www.tiege.com/tothebooth for 10% off your first month!

After weeks of delays, technical difficulties & scheduling conflicts the first episode is finally here & keeping with the tradition of being unorganised only 2 of the 4 hosts made it to the airwaves for this debut episode!!! What's going on??? Aaron & Sean open up proceedings introducing themselves, talk about where they see the podcast going & cover a few topics within the DJ industry such as using a microphone, the importance of reading a crowd, their influences & how they started out with lots more in-between! Also a few sly digs at their co-hosts David & Jay!