Off The Beat & Track

Episode 3Welcome to episode 3 of Off The Beat & track Podcast with me Stu Whiffen.This episodes special guest is UK-based percussionist, bandleader, DJ, music critic and journalist Snowboy (a.k.a. Mark Cotgrove)I met with Snowboy at The Pink Toothbrush Nighhtclub and he came armed with 7 fantastic records which have sound tracked his life to date and we go in on that journey and discuss growing up in Essex and how he shaped his creative path and from gracing the iconic dancefloors of late 70s and early 80's venues like The Goldmine, Crocs and Lacey Lady with best friend and bass player in Talk Talk Paul WebbWe then discuss his career which has seen him work with such artists as Lisa Stansfield, Imelda May, Amy Winehouse, Rod Temperton, Mark Ronson, Simply Red, Herman Olivera, Jon Lucien, James Taylor Quartet, Mica Paris, Incognito, Darrel Higham, Patti Austin, Big Boy Bloater and many, many more.Hope you enjoy this chat and if you do please subscribe and follow the podcast on the social media links belowYou can hear Snowboys song selection in full herehttps://open.spotify.com/user/pushfwd/playlist/5EDqGmY4Bbs8aVV707rETV?si=JzB90TaeTT-Chz6Hgy5bSASnowboyhttps://twitter.com/snowboymarkOff The Beat & Trackhttps://twitter.com/beatandtrackpodhttps://www.facebook.com/offthebeatandtrackpodcast/https://www.instagram.com/offthebeatandtrack/?hl=enSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/offthebeatandtrack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2Welcome to episode 2 of Off The Beat & track Podcast with me Stu Whiffen.This episodes special guest is Bloc Party guitarist Russell LissackRussell came to the studio armed with 7 fantastic records which have sound tracked his life to date and we go in on that journey and discuss growing up in Essex and how he shaped his creative path and then later moving to London where Bloc party were formed and his experiences as a clubber at Trash and the impact that groundbreaking club nnight had on him and we chat all things Bloc Party and their upcoming "Silent Alarm" shows at The Ally Pally as well as talking about his new project Novacub and we get a very exclusive play of their new trackHope you enjoy this chat and if you do please feel free to support the podcast herehttps://supporter.acast.com/offthebeatandtrackorwww.patreon.com/offthebeatandtrackplease subscribe and follow the podcast on the social media links belowYou can hear Russell's song selection in full herehttps://open.spotify.com/user/pushfwd/playlist/0FtO5oL9jiVahgHmi8TlOZ?si=9LbghEBeR8qAdeQPvrcZQw Novacubhttps://twitter.com/novacubmusicOff The Beat & Trackhttps://twitter.com/beatandtrackpodhttps://www.facebook.com/offthebeatandtrackpodcast/https://www.instagram.com/offthebeatandtrack/?hl=enSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/offthebeatandtrack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 1Well here we go !it’s the very first episode of Off The Beat & track Podcast with me Stu Whiffen.This episodes special guest is podcast king, rapper, dj, actor and pretty much most cool stuff !! Mr Scroobius Pip.Throughout this podcast Pip accompanies his selection of records with an honest, insightful and fun chat about his life and creative journey to date and how growing up in Essex has played its part in this for better or for worse.Hope you enjoy this chat and if you do please feel free to support the podcast herehttps://supporter.acast.com/offthebeatandtrackorwww.patreon.com/offthebeatandtrackPlease subscribe and follow the podcast on the social media links belowYou can hear Scroobs song selection in full herehttps://open.spotify.com/user/pushfwd/playlist/0rOPvwCmeAZ2KRO01206o9?si=NMfifBrmQPeswD7f6IX-Ng Scroobius Piphttps://twitter.com/ScroobiuspipyoOff The Beat & Trackhttps://twitter.com/beatandtrackpodSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/offthebeatandtrack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a short introduction from Stu, explaining a little about what can be expected from Off The Beat & Track Podcast Series 1 ,please subscribe and please enjoy xSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/offthebeatandtrack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.