Soho Radio
Radio station in London
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First air date | May 2014 |
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| Website | www |
Soho Radio is an independent online radio station that broadcasts live from London and from New York.[1] The studios are based in Soho, London,[2] and in the Rockefeller Centre in New York[3] It was founded in 2014,[4] with the New York branch opening in November 2020.
Location
Soho Radio broadcasts live from a street side studio in Soho, London. The original studio at 22C Great Windmill Street in Soho opened in 2014. The studio featured a shop space at the front, used to host pop up residencies, shops, brands, and events. In June 2019, they opened their second studio at 33 Broadwick Street in Soho. In December 2020, Soho Radio launched in New York, broadcasting live from the Rockefeller Centre.
Presenters
Soho Radio has over 250 resident presenters covering all genres, including Primal Scream's Simone Marie, dub legend Dennis Bovell, Groove Armada's Tom Findlay, UNKLE's James Lavelle, Jim Sclavunos of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Metronomy’s Anna Prior, DJ Norman Jay MBE and Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.[5]
Notable hosts and guests include:
- 4AD
- Tony Allen
- Tim Burgess
- Edwyn Collins
- Domino
- Eats Everything
- Ezra Furman
- Jools Holland
- Jake Demie
- IDLES
- Róisín Murphy
- Mute Records
- Ninja Tune
- Mark Ronson
- Rough Trade
- Nadine Shah
- Seth Troxler
- Paul Weller
- Professor Heinz Wolff
Soho Radio Vinyl Sessions
Soho Radio host Vinyl Sessions, with artists performing two tracks live as they cut the session direct to acetate. These special dub plates are then auctioned off for charity. The Soho Radio Vinyl Session with Paul Weller raised £2500 for the charity Shelter.
Session artists include:[6]
- Paul Weller
- KT Tunstall
- IDLES
- Seun Kuti
- Sampa The Great
- Tim Burgess
- Reuben James
- MckNasty
- Kay Young
- Field Music
- Steve Mason
- Madison McFerrin
- Skinny Pelembe
- Hejira
- Remi
- Omar
- Joel Culpepper
- Terri Walker
- Jeffrey Lewis
- Ibibio Sound Machine
- Let's Eat Grandma
Awards
- Awarded Best Online Radio Station in the Mixcloud Online Radio Awards 2016[7]
- Awarded Event Of The Decade in Time Out magazine in 2019
References
- ^ "About". Soho Radio. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "About – Soho Radio London". Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Soho Radio NYC". Soho Radio. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Mellor, Joe (10 November 2014). "TLE meets…Soho Radio". The London Economic. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Shows". Soho Radio. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Vinyl Sessions". Soho Radio. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Winners of the 2016 Online Radio Awards Revealed". The global community for audio culture. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
External links
- Official website
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