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Laura and Nigel continue in The Soca Sessions with a fun-filled yet open chat with the Queen of Bacchanal, soca star Destra Garcia on her career and how she has been able to sustain her brand for more than two decades and through the COVID-19 pandemic. The business of soca is revealed as Destra talks about longevity with innovation, albums and streams, media dominance, contracts and career.
Laura and Nigel continue in The Soca Sessions with a fun-filled yet open chat with the Queen of Bacchanal, soca star Destra Garcia on her career and how she has been able to sustain her brand for more than two decades and through the COVID-19 pandemic. The business of soca is revealed as Destra talks about longevity with innovation, albums and streams, media dominance, contracts and career.
Laura and Nigel continue in The Soca Sessions with an intriguing chat with Toronto-based singer, composer and producer Kerwin Du Bois on his role in crafting a new crop of soca entrepreneurs. He also delves into the nitty-gritty of the competitive soca industry and places front and centre the role of the consumer in making soca music a global phenomenon beyond Carnival.
Laura and Nigel continue in The Soca Sessions with an intriguing chat with Toronto-based singer, composer and producer Kerwin Du Bois on his role in crafting a new crop of soca entrepreneurs. He also delves into the nitty-gritty of the competitive soca industry and places front and centre the role of the consumer in making soca music a global phenomenon beyond Carnival.
Laura and Nigel chat with Trinidadian soca artiste, Erphaan Alves, who for the past five years, has championed the "No Seasons" campaign, an initiative designed to encourage soca artistes to release music all year round, instead of for a Carnival season. With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing artistes to see their product outside the realm of festivals and Carnivals, it seems that his is an idea whose time has come.
Laura and Nigel chat with Trinidadian soca artiste, Erphaan Alves, who for the past five years, has championed the "No Seasons" campaign, an initiative designed to encourage soca artistes to release music all year round, instead of for a Carnival season. With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing artistes to see their product outside the realm of festivals and Carnivals, it seems that his is an idea whose time has come.
Laura and Nigel chat with St. Vincent-born, US-based soca performer and prolific composer, Problem Child about the business of soca in this time when the the 2020 Carnivals were cancelled and the possibility that next year's may be on hold. Is soca without Carnivals affecting the proliferation of the music? Problem Child has some answers.
Laura and Nigel chat with St. Vincent-born, US-based soca performer and prolific composer, Problem Child about the business of soca in this time when the the 2020 Carnivals were cancelled and the possibility that next year's may be on hold. Is soca without Carnivals affecting the proliferation of the music? Problem Child has some answers.
Latest Soca Sessions radio show featuring DJ Shug on Commish Radio - broadcast on 12-11-19 at 2pm ET!!! Straight Soca 2020 fire!!! New music from Machel, Skinny, Problem Child, Lyrikal, Nessa Preppy, Patrice Roberts & more!!
Latest episode of DJ Shug's Soca Sessions on Commish Radio - broadcast 7-3-19 at 2pm!!! Straight Soca Fire!!!!
Latest episode of DJ Shug's Soca Sessions on Commish Radio - broadcast 3-20-19 at 2pm!!! Straight Soca Fire!!!!
Laura and Nigel continue, in the SOCA SESSIONS, the conversation on what is soca and what needs to be done to increase global uptake. Music producers Martin 'Mice' Raymond and Keshav Chandradathsingh give input along with sound engineer Robin Foster on what still needs to be done.
Laura and Nigel continue, in the SOCA SESSIONS, the conversation on what is soca and what needs to be done to increase global uptake. Music producers Martin 'Mice' Raymond and Keshav Chandradathsingh give input along with sound engineer Robin Foster on what still needs to be done.
Laura and Nigel chat with modern soca producer and manager Anson Soverall, veteran sound engineer and expert Robin Foster, and pioneering soca producer and composer Joe R. Brown in a panel discussing and searching for a standard definition for soca, the sound of Caribbean Carnivals and the soul of calypso. In the first edition of our Carnival special The Soca Sessions we discuss soca, its roots and surprising similarities to today's trends with one of the rising producers in the artform and veterans who worked with the inventor of Soca, Ras Shorty I.
Laura and Nigel chat with modern soca producer and manager Anson Soverall, veteran sound engineer and expert Robin Foster, and pioneering soca producer and composer Joe R. Brown in a panel discussing and searching for a standard definition for soca, the sound of Caribbean Carnivals and the soul of calypso. In the first edition of our Carnival special The Soca Sessions we discuss soca, its roots and surprising similarities to today's trends with one of the rising producers in the artform and veterans who worked with the inventor of Soca, Ras Shorty I.
The latest Soca Sessions broadcast show from DJ Shug's weekly radio show on commishradio.com ! Featuring the hottest soca! Link up with Shug at www.djshugonline.com and follow Shug on IG, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat!
The latest Soca Sessions broadcast from DJ Shug's weekly radio show on commishradio.com ! Featuring the hottest soca hits both new and old!! Link up at www.djshugonline.com and follow Shug on IG, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat!!
The latest Soca Sessions broadcast from DJ Shug's weekly radio show on commishradio.com ! Featuring the hottest soca hits both new and old!! Link up at www.djshugonline.com and follow Shug on IG, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat!!
The latest Soca Sessions broadcast from DJ Shug's weekly radio show on commishradio.com ! Featuring the hottest soca hits both new and old!! Link up at www.djshugonline.com and follow Shug on IG, Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat!!
DJ Shug's weekly Soca Show on commishradio.com every Wednesday at noon!!! Tune in, take a wine, take a jump and then connect at djshugonline.com
DJ Shug's latest installment of his weekly Soca Show on commishradio.com every Wednesday at noon!!! Tune in, take a wine, take a jump and then connect at djshugonline.com Show date: 4-27-16