BIOGRAPHY

BIOGRAPHY

Emmanuel Bravo (Bs.As, Argentina, 1986) is a Hispanic DJ, producer and saxophonist. Although he has introduced himself using various alias in the past, he is best known for his work as Yabloko Moloko. His career as a Dj began in 2003 working at parties in Barcelona and quickly gained residence in a club from the same city, while also attending various clubs around Europe as a guest artist.

After 4 years of intense activity, he decided to take up residence in Argentina, where he devoted his time to producing his first studio album, “Boulevard”, released in 2011. During his stay he studied piano, saxophone, mixing and mastering, a continuance of his early studies at the Bellas Artes school and music Conservatory, both institutions located in La Plata.

In this context, and influenced by the electro swing current/mainstream -scene he knows from the very start by the hand from artists like Parov Stelar and Caravan Palace- Emmanuel sets the path for his music project by creating dance floors that explore diverse dance genres entwined with retro sounds stemming from jazz. Some music lovers have claimed that Yabloko Moloko is “the perfect combination of electronic music with jazz melodies”, and the artist comments in a recent interview: “I keep on producing new songs and remixing the whole time, I really enjoy live performances and creating live sets that transmit fun and positive vibrations.”

Most recently, Emmanuel signed with Freshly Squeezed. His fourth studio album Rumble Disco Machine was released in May 2023. In a glowing review Juno Download describes this album as “a spicy seven track collection, rammed full of original swing energy”.

Swingrowers are an accomplished four-piece vintage-influenced pop band, known for their three genre-defining electro swing studio albums. Their music and videos have to date scored well over 76 million plays worldwide. Their third album OUTSIDEIN (2018) mixed electronica with jazz while lyrically addressing themes of social media and internet culture.

The band have toured North America, Europe, Japan and India performing at hundreds more Clubs and Festivals worldwide including two sold out shows at the Blue Note in Tokyo. Their fourth studio album, HYBRID, was released in March 2021. and has amassed over 7 million streams on Spotify. The creative evolution of their sound continues, building on their previous work while introducing more contemporary and commercial production elements.

Their most recent single LOVE! (2022) marked the end of singer and co-founding member Loredana’s journey with the band. This song is a suitably bitter-sweet end to a formidable career with the band, with it’s beautiful and sophisticated melody celebrating the eternal themes of love, given an added poignancy.

New vocalist Arianna has joined the group this year as they step onto a new path with a tour and new releases to be announced soon!

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Johnny Bolzan is an Electronic Music artist from São Paulo – Brazil. He’s been described by Mix Mag Brazil as an electronic music producer to keep an eye on. As a rising star on Tik Tok (see his page here), Johnny uses music production, mashups and remixes to constantly create new tracks and video content. Johnny speaks directly to his 170k followers about his search for the next movement of innovative sound. 

His string of successful releases include singles like “Disco Shake”, “Let It Go” and “Daft Jaspion”. His music style slides from Chillout and Lofi to Dance and House music. Most recently, he has joined forces with Freshly Squeezed to release his single “Soul Train” This track features the unmistakable gospel harmonies of the Golden Gate Quartet and is the newest addition to our Freshly Squeezed blue cover series.

Already well-known on the VINTAGE REMIX scene as a remixer and VJ, MISTA TRICK is also the label-manager behind Brixton’s club night SWING & BASS (at Hootananny) and it’s spin-off label, as well as the creator of his own UNDER THE HILL festival.

His cheeky bootleg remixes of everything from Bing Crosby to Lily Allen have won him fans for both his DJ sets and his live band alike.

Now he has signed his debut album to Freshly Squeezed with a record that will raise both eyebrows and stakes. Assembling a massive cast of collaborators they have penned a series of completely original but totally authentic-sounding vintage-style tracks which he has then treated as remix material. His trademark sound is taking it up a notch, with dancing feet rooted firmly in the Drum & Bass, Electro Swing and Jazz worlds.

Mista Trick has now formed a band named Mista Trick Collective and have played festivals such Glastonburym Wilderness, Boomtown and many more. 2023 sees the band commencing on a UK & European Tour. You can get tickets to see this group of talented and dynamic musicians here.

The retro pop piano-playing chanteuse and band, stormed the vintage scene back in 2012 as early pioneers of electro swing on the short-lived label Cuckoo Records. Returning with a string of perfectly crafted singles showcasing their lyrical and songwriting prowess, the team built slowly but surely towards their debut album CODE RED (2021) with the UK record label Freshly Squeezed. The album scored numerous number 1 placements, chart positions (including the iTunes Jazz chart) and critical acclaim. Jazzy vocals, sophisticated lyrics and classic song writing combine to lift the quality bar high. It has amassed over 5.5 million streams on Spotify alone!

Holding up to comparisons with the likes of label mates Swingrowers, Swing Republic or Caro Emerald, this female-fronted project combines similar influences mixing 20s and 30s swing with modern dance music. This was exemplified with her hat trick of electro swing collaborations with the cream of the scene’s producers, Pisk, Jamie Berry, and Odd Chap.

Electro Swing Producer from New Zealand. Odd Chap has been making Electro Swing music since late 2015, and he has no plans on slowing down anytime soon!  After a string of increasingly high-profile and increasingly popular releases, Odd Chap is currently building to his debut album. It will feature a series of collaborations with different vocalists on each track. Expect contributions from within the scene and without, from major artists to new discoveries, but all with the trademark Odd Chap sound.

His journey with Freshly Squeezed began with a collaboration with Little Violet in 2021. ‘Crazy Out There‘ is a sure-fire crowd-pleaser that references Peaky Blinders. Now, Odd Chap has 5 Freshly Squeezed singles under his belt. We can’t wait for the debut album from one of the best up-coming producer on the scene, smashing out credible bangers like no one else.

Andrew Reilly, a.k.a. ‘Riff Kitten,’ is a prolific music producer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Classically trained in composition at the University of Minnesota, he fell in love with electronic music shortly after graduation and came over to the dark side! Featuring an eclectic variety of influences including his film and classical music background, his sound is produced by an expansive and richly layered assortment of acoustic and electronic instruments. Andrew has had a string of releases on a variety of labels but has found a home working with Freshly Squeezed (the cult Brighton, UK label) where he is gravitating towards a Tim Burton-esque sound.

His first full Electro Swing album ‘Kitty Litter‘ dropped just in time for Halloween in 2020. Since then, this prolific producer has released 2 more albums with Freshly Squeezed – ‘Gone Rogue‘ (2021) & ‘Bad Manners‘ (2022). His signature blend of Swing, Soul, and Cinematic styles is almost instantly recognizable.

modal PROJEKT combines the organic tones of ambient modular synthesis with guest musicians from the world of jazz and beyond. His subtle electronic sound beds and beats perfectly compliment their improvised free flowing ‘modal’ s0los (i.e single key solos build on ‘modes’ most famously explored in Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’ album). Guests to date have included luminaries from the Danish contemporary jazz scene, a former Young British Jazz Musician of the Year and Bennett Holland from Jube Music.

Originally first conceived by the multi platinum award winning Danish producer and songwriter, Per Ebdrup (well known for Swing Republic among others) modal PROJEKT is something he works at on in his downtime late at night in his home studio.

After a string of singles, his debut album ELECTRONIC ORGANIC was released in August 2021.

Bass Age Big Band was his first full album on Freshly Squeezed released in 2020. Since then he’s released summer party anthems One For The Road and Stolichnaya, and collaborated with Alanna Lyes for her album Lies Here and the single Bad Girls.

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Uroš Petković is the producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist known as Jazzotron, who has burst onto the Electro-Swing scene in particularly flamboyant fashion. With an eclectic musical experience Petković has become a big name on the BalkanBeats and Electro-Swing scene. A master violinist and guitarist, his first forays into the aforementioned styles have left us all hot under the collar! With a unique blend of traditional swing vibes, creamy vocals, and an injection of his native Serbian flavours – these beats are getting the Electro-Swing community excited. Having packed out venues across Europe with both his live performances and as a DJ, his towering reputation is preceding him across the rest of the world, laying the foundations for a full-scale invasion.

Since 2016, Jazzotron has released 3 EPs and 1 Album with Freshly Squeezed.

With a style that demonstrates his club-based musical heritage The Swing Bot combines the dark, relentless sounds of underground electronic music with a vintage jazz tradition, creating his own pulsating melange of French house and electro-swing.

The Swing Bot, forever hidden behind his illuminated moustache mask, this mysterious French DJ and producer can be heard on international compilations such as the The Complete “Blue Cover” Series Vol 2 – Electro Swing 2018 – 2019 or many of the formative Electro Swing releases.

With a unique and immediately recognisable style that showcases his love of hypnotic and repetitive beats, The Swing Bot combines French Touch house (think St Germain or Daft Punk) with Electro Swing.

On Freshly Squeezed, The Swing Bot has released 2 Eps and a plethora of singles. Most recently, he released his debut album ‘Art Disco‘ in January 2023. 

Alanna Lyes is a UK based singer, pianist and songwriter. More by accident than design, she became the go-to session singer and top-line writer for the electro swing community creating melodies and contributing vocals to numerous songs for labels including Wagram, Ragtime Records, Electro Swing Thing and Adapted. She has worked with numerous producers including Riff Kitten, Wolfgang Lohr, Balduin, Emma Claire, Varrick Frost and Duke Skellington.

Frustrated by the lack of final control in these productions, she decided to focus instead on a solo path. Working with guest producers and a new label, Freshly Squeezed, she began a long-form album project dialling down the tempo but turning up the heat to create a smoldering new sound that is all her own.

Sultry, confessional and highly personal lyrics fuse with a dark, contemporary and jazz-infused electronica. Lush and deep, this music will whisper in your ear one minute and slap you round the face the next! Alanna Lyes will take you by the hand and lead you to explore recesses and dreams, desires and fantasies…

PISK (aka Roberto Costa) is an Italian Dj/Producer, Sound Engineer and the founding member of the SWINGROWERS. PiSK began self-taught electronic production in 1999. Among the many notable remixes he has done (either as Pisk or Swingrowers) are number 1 album charting multiplatinum Caro Emerald, megastar Annie Lennox, Island Record’s Mille Small (My Boy Lollipop),DJ Pony of Feel Good Production, Skeewiff, Jamie Berry, Bart & Baker and many more.

To date, Pisk has produced 3 full Albums (2012 / 2014 / 2018) and many other EPs, singles and remixes (since 2010), while his main band continues to go from strength to strength. Pisk has opened for Parov Stelar, Caravan Palace and Chinese Man and played two US and Canada tours. His increasingly prestigious headline shows across the best European Clubs have led to major UK’s Festivals, long tours of Russia to India, and even a top slot at the Blue Note Jazz Club in Japan (2017).

Swing Republic was born as the side project of a platinum selling Danish songwriter and producer, Per Ebdrup. In love with the sound of swing, Per remixed old and obscure vintage gems in his spare time.

These tracks would eventually be brought together in  ELECTRO SWING REPUBLIC (2011). This debut was one of the first complete electro swing albums ever released. The second album MIDNIGHT CALLING (2013) saw the introduction of vocalist Karina Kappel. Today Karina is the face of Swing Republic and her voice is intrinsic to their sound and charisma.

Their swing cover of ‘Crazy In Love’ featured on this album and proved influential as an anthem for the genre. MO’ ELECTRO SWING REPUBLIC (2015) combined the sounds and style of their first 2 releases.

Swing Republic have almost 20 releases with Freshly Squeezed, including singles, albums, EPs and a compilation!

CUT CAPERS are a 9-piece Bristol band whose energetic live performance and infectious sound have won them a cult following on the British festival scene. Mixing a heavy 4-piece brass section with funk, dance and hip-hop. Like all the best bands, their sound is hard to pin down but comparisons have been made to “Lianne La Havas, Hot 8 Brass Band and The Streets” among many others (The Bristol Magazine). Cut Capers have established themselves as go-to festival favourites, playing headline shows and main stage performances at some of the UK’s biggest festivals including Glastonbury and Boomtown Fair. They have now performed in over 50 cities across 8 countries including Italy, Turkey and Bahrain.

After the release of their debut album Say What in 2016, they joined forces with Freshly Squeezed for their second studio album Metropolis (2019). This received critical acclaim and national airplay on BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Radio Wales. The release, alongside subsequent remixes, has clocked almost 5 million streams on Spotify alone.

Sheffield-based couple Julie Clarkson (Vocals, Guitar) and Bennett Holland (Vocals, Keyboards) have worked together on and off over a 12 year period, to painstakingly create an album of real depth and beauty. Literally a labour of love. With a refreshing disregard for the Instagram friendly, low attention span, quick delivery times in which it was made, this represents the opposite: a long-form body of work that has been put together over a span of time. This is music with integrity, soul and passion. 

Taking the first 2 letters of their christian names to make the project title JUBE, Julie and Bennett brought together friends from the local Sheffield music scene; Darren Campbell on Bass Guitar and Richard Storer on Drums (Bennett’s school friend and old band mate) with album producer (another school friend) Tom Henthorn to create the debut album. 

JUBE’s influences range from the introspection of Portishead to the lush keyboards of Supertramp, from jazz infusions of Sade to the classic soul sounds of Aretha Franklin and Al Green, Bill Withers and Carole King. 

K.D.S. has been DJ-ing since he was 11 years old. With decades of DJ-ing experience, this Frenchman specialises in a broad range of genres from Electro Swing, Funk, Disco, Techno Acid, Tech/Afro/deep/Acid House. He has taken his music across the world, having performed in Mexico, Colombia, Morocco , Egypt, Miami, Canada and Europe.

In 2012 he collaborated with Crystal Distortion on his debut single ‘SWANG! (Shake That Thing)‘, which he released with Freshly Squeezed under the name Got K.D.S. This was followed by a collaboration with Stabfinger in 2013. ‘Go Feet‘ was described as “a sizzling mix of a Cab Calloway-style jive-down, pulsating bass and tight and lean breaks. A bomb.” It reached No.2 on the Juno Charts and became the title theme tune of the underground American indie film Lost Cat Corona.

His journey at Freshly Squeezed continued with the release of his 2016 double sided single ‘ Black Mama‘, again in collaboration his friend Stabfinger. By this time he had dropped the ‘Got’ to become just K.D.S  These tracks, along with his previous works, were included in our Blue Cover Series compilation album in 2017.

Most recently, the two producers released their feel-good funky swing tune ‘Shotgun Swing‘ in 2021. The vibe is a refreshing throwback to the feel of their original Blue Cover series releases.

When performing on stage, DJ Dunya is joined by musicians, dancers and a video jockey in order to make each show unforgettable. With his complete burlesque & vaudeville show, DJ Dunya proves himself to be more than the usual disc jockey.

He started playing over 10 years ago on an international level. He took off as a World Music DJ and broke true with mixing up vintage elements and electronic beats. He also has a rich history of performing at festivals – he has played at events like Tomorrowland, Mano Mundo, Mekitburn festival and many more!

Dunya means World in all its forms and rhythms. This DJ’s goal is to bring a powerful and balanced mix grooves, in order to achieve a transcendental experience through music.

His journey with Freshly Squeezed began with the release of his 3-sided single Xyloswing. This was swiftly followed by a four track EP called The Road Is Long… which includes collaborations with Charlie Beale and Sam Coenegrachts. Both of these releases were included in the first edition of our Blue Cover Series compilation album.

With a string of releases on Freshly Squeezed, Charlie Beale’s fiery blend of funk, swing jazz and delta blues jumped up with 21st Century production is gaining him a worthy reputation.

Charlie Beale’s first debut EP with Freshly Squeezed Music ‘Breakin’ Down Blues’ was released in April 2015. The three tracks were hailed as ‘Intelligent pop music’ by The Blues Magazine. The EP received airtime on numerous stations including BBC 6 Music, Juice FM and more.

This was swiftly followed by another EP in that same year. Released in November 2015, ‘Deja Booze’ includes tracks with a fiery blend of swing jazz and delta blues jumped up with 21st Century production.

Both of these 3 track EPs were included in the first of our Blue Cover Series compilation album.

This project was born from the encounter of the two producers Gabriele Concas and Matteo Marini. After their debut album “Swing Circus” was released by Warner (2014), the Turin based DJ duo formed a band and toured playing festival stages around the globe.

Three years after the release of “Swing Circus” for Warner music and after two film soundtracks presented at the Venice film festival (“Le ultime cose” by Irene Dionisio and “Bruttie Cattivi” by Cosimo Gomez) comes ‘Antique beats’, the second album of the band.

Signing with Freshly Squeezed, they released their album “Antique Beats” in 2018. Featuring a mash up of vintage styles, electronica, dub, reggae and more recently even middle eastern sounds; the band has been described as ‘a sound bridge between Turin, Kingston and Brixton’.

Back in 2007, 12 Stone Toddler were indisputably one of the most exciting and original bands to have come out of an already vibrant and buzzing music scene in Brighton; music capital of the UK’s South Coast. They were quickly identified as a group highly likely to break through by all those who heard them.

Two superb albums – DOES IT SCARE YOU? (2007) and SCHEMING (2009) came out in quick succession. They consolidated the band’s cult following, achieved rapturous critical acclaim and amassed considerable support, but then, like something from one of their own songs, the band simply disappeared.

10 years on, 12 Stone Toddler made a comeback! After signing to Freshly Squeezed, 12 Stone Toddler released their third studio album ‘Idiolalia’ in Autumn 2018. This return was accompanied by a new in lineup. The four founder members were joined by songwriters Ben Jones and Chris Otero on keyboards, bass and vocals respectively.

Guitarist and producer JAWN has been involved in various bands and musical projects for many years, absorbing a range of genres from electro swing to trip-hop to lo-fi dubstep. His appreciation for the variety of jazz- and swing-influenced music shines through in his music. He is known for his fresh new sound which combines a glitchy hip-hop-insfused production style with the musicality of vintage remixes.

Hs journey with Freshly Squeezed began in 2016 with the release of his two-sided single ‘That’s All There Is!‘ which was part of our first Blue Cover Series compilation album.  In 2018 JAWN collaborated with fellow Freshly Squeezed family member Alanna Lyes. This single ‘Obsession (By My Side)’ was featured as a single for our Blue Cover Series 2.0.

Lodekka’s debut EP ‘The Get On EP‘ on Freshly Squeezed in 2009. This was followed by a full length album in 2011 simply called ‘Long Player‘. The official visuals for Lodekka’s music were created by filming their live performances and using film-maker magic to create vintage and animated videos.

Fab Samperi is a musician, producer and DJ from Italy, active in the Funky Breaks & Nu-Jazz music scene since 2007. He’s often referred to as the inventor of the “Power Bossa” style. Fab is not only an expert musician himself, he’s also been busy producing a bunch of successful remixes for acts like Skeewiff, Mo’Horizons and Ursula 1000 just to name a few. The past years have seen him getting wide exposure through national and international radio airplay (BBC, WDR, RAI, Triple J) and TV appearances.

In 2016, Fab Samperi released a 3-side single ‘The Big Swing’ on Freshly Squeezed as part of our celebrated Blue Cover Series. The title track has amassed over 1 million streams on Spotify.

Jem Stone is the alias of Jem Panuknik: producer, DJ, graphic artist and the label Finger Lickin’ Records. Freshly Squeezed are proud of the part we played in this talented musician’s history.

Panuknik’s unique take on any genre is compelling and highly individual. He made an impressive and memorable contribution to the early days of electro swing with the break-beat, dance-floor-filling flavors of his debut release on Freshly Squeezed, the Electric Circus EP (2010). He followed this up with 2 multi-sided singles that have amassed hundreds of thousands Spotify streams!

Stereo De Luxe is a production duo hailing from Berlin. Originally signed to Bungalow Records, the pair is made up of one part voice-over artist and one part guitarist. Their sound belongs alongside the likes of Jazzanova and Koop.

The pair have found plentiful success in the world of sync. Their tracks have been used in adverts for Nike and Citroen and have even been used in the popular video game Little Big Planet.

Freshly Squeezed have worked with Stereo De Luxe since the release of the single Sexuality in the 80’s in 2007. Since then we have released 3 albums together and many singles. They are yet to follow up the release of their 2013 album Instrumental. But in the meantime, we can enjoy the clean cut sound of Stereo Deluxe on our This Is Freshly Squeezed Spotify playlist.

A scratch DJ and party rocker extraordinaire whose unrivalled skills have won him the UK DMC Championship in 2007, 2011 and 2015, and in 2016 took him to the world finals of the Red Bull Thre3style championships. His entry video has had over 1.3 million views and his qualifying routine won him the respect of the world’s biggest DJs as well as an army of new fans all across the globe.

JFB has a multitude of successful videos on YouTube, with millions of views! He has also collaborated with many respected artists, such as doing remixes and dj mixes for Fatboy Slim who quoted “JFB is the thinking man’s Grandmaster Flash“.

On Freshly Squeezed, JFB has released collaborations with Nick Hollywood and Beardyman.

Shaka is a ghetto, funkstep DJ and producer collective from the plush exotica of São Paulo on the Brazilian east coast. Their sound is a combination of soulful vocals, tasty guitar licks, badass beats, funky riffs, glitchy drum beats, phat bass lines and warped synths. Although they have now disbanded, the two albums released with Freshly Squeezed (Spacefunk and Flash City) are still staples of our catalogue that feature in our This Is Freshly Squeezed playlist.

Klischée is the story of four talented musicians and friends from Switzerland. Their music is a modern hybrid sound: a healthy dose of electronica, good melodies, strong vocals in French and English paired with danceable beats and their signature horn sound.

Freshly Squeezed released their debut album Touché in 2014 and have since enjoyed watching them grow! We are delighted to be a part of the first chapter of their fantastic story!

Created in 2004 by producer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Thorpe, the Voodoo Trombone Quartet began as a joke. Thorpe had posted some tracks by the fictitious quartet on an internet message board, claiming they were recently rediscovered recordings by a long lost combo. His fun mix of classic ska and modern breakbeat immediately took off, with the board receiving thousands of requests for downloads. We signed the “band” and released a self-titled debut album in 2005. Thorpe then recruited an eight-piece band, dressed them in suits and matching fezzes, and toured Europe. The second album The Voodoo Trombone Quartet…Again was released in 2009.

London based electronic musician and artist. Female artist and composer DODO spent days in her vintage synthesiser enthusiast husbands studio while he was on tour. This led to two albums of sublime, timeless and quirky electronica. One of her singles, Electric Love, has amassed 89k+ views on Youtube.

At a time when the Spanish indie pop scene tends to favour either retro power pop or Belle & Sebastian-style tweeness, Barcelona based duo The Pinker Tones pursue their own uniquely rewarding path. Their largely electronic sound blends straightforward bubblegum hooks dance rhythms and a magpie-like attitude to all styles and eras of pop music past. Salvador Rey (vocals, guitar, keyboards, flute) and Alex Llovet (keyboards, samples, drums) met at university in the late 90’s and formed the Pinker Tones in 2001. They adopted the stage names Mister Furia (Rey) and Professor Manso (Llovet) as part of an overarching concept of incorporating humour and multilingual positivity into their music. Freshly Squeezed released their single Sonido Total in 2005.

Don Air are an unlikely trio of German chippies who met in the late 90’s on a building site in South London. They were destined to create the last release on the Stereo MC’s ill-fated label, the late Response Records.

Their album Carpenter’s Delight was a brilliantly off-beat gem. Due to label and distribution issues, the album disappeared almost as mysteriously as it appeared, only to be rediscovered and republished for fans by Freshly Squeezed.

The Jenova Collective is a 7-piece British dance band with electric stage presence and raucous energy.

These guys started playing together in 2014 after meeting at Leeds College of Music and have since torn up high profile stages internationally. Although the group disbanded in 2019, their music still attracts 10k+ monthly listeners on Spotify.

The Jenova Collective had an electric combination of vintage samples, gypsy-jazz guitar, funky bass, screeching sax, dirty synths & live drums which were all masterfully tied together by front woman LOUQ. Their sound could be described as Caravan Palace meets Hot Chip meets the Chemical Brothers with a heavy electro house/DnB twist.”

Nick Hollywood, aka Lemon, is a UK based artist and was the DJ behind London’s Montepulciano nightclub and record label. Nick is also the founder of Freshly Squeezed! His second album With A Twist  was Freshly Squeezed’s first ever release!

Perhaps best known for his innovative re-imagination of one of 60’s pop-culture’s finest moments (i.e. the classic Batman Theme), Lemon cemented his position as an influential figure in the burgeoning Electro-Swing music scene.

Nick is also the host of the label’s radio show and podcast. This was originally a weekly 2 hour radio show syndicated to FM from Brighton to Berlin, Istanbul to Melbourne and online worldwide. After 4 incredible years, in 2016 the show switched to a monthly 1 hour podcast-friendly format. In 2021 we celebrated the shows 10 year anniversary!  Currently, label-manager-ing pursuits are keeping Nick busy, meaning podcast uploads are somewhat sporadic. However, you can listen to all previous episodes on our website or on iTunes!

Grinny Grandad are a York based music collective whose songs have featured in the likes of Grand Theft Auto (San Andreas and Liberty City Stories), Desperados Beer Advert and various TV shows – Come Dine With Me, Super Scrimpers (Channel 4), The One Show (BBC 1) and Celebrity Wedding Planner (Channel 5).

Their music can also be heard on the soundtrack of French film La Croisiere. Grinny Grandad has received radio support from BBC Radio (BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6), XFM and Kiss FM as well as a live session at the infamous Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 1. They regularly play festivals including Glastonbury and hold a residency at Beatherder.

“feel good funk” – Fame Magazine

“A shot of sunshine” – Data Transmission

The Correspondents started their career on Freshly Squeezed with the release of debut EP ‘WHAT’S HAPPENED TO SOHO?‘ Since, the DJ and MC duo have gained massive press support with national feature articles from The Independent, The Telegraph and more under their belts and a string of albums and single releases. They were particularly known for the energy of their live performance! However, the incredibly colourful career of the multi-genre dance music duo, came to an abrupt end with the tragic unexpected death of Chucks (aka Tim Cole) in October 2020. Mr Bruce, the singer of the pair, has made a limited edition vinyl called ‘Without You’ in his memory. It’s a deep dive into the band’s back catalogue with a focus on the tracks that meant the most to the two artists. The posthumous greatest hits highlights their extraordinary ability to make celebratory dance music alongside introspective explorations into love and loss.