In this episode of the podcast, Jake welcomes hip-hop and rap artist JNR Choi onto the podcast, speaking to us all the way from Miami. However, his journey started back in the grassroots of the U.K., before one of his breakthrough songs changed his life and enabled him to travel the world with his music and his passion for creating.

JNR was born in London, spending his childhood living in Essex and the capital. Then one day working in his retail job at Topman, an invite into the world of modelling propelled him into the right places and was encouraged to give music a try because 'he looked like an artist'. The rest was history, emerging as one of the most viral and sought-after exports from the UK, with his hit rework, 'To The Moon', which has amassed more than 300 million Spotify streams.

Building on this success and knack for 'right place, right time', JNR has become a respected name worldwide and worked with some of the biggest artists in music, including featuring on Busta Rhymes' new album, collaborating with American rapper Quavo and singer/songwriter JVKE with his songs and reworks. But it's not been smooth sailing to get to where is right now and now being independent after label life, he doesn't like to sit still; it goes without saying this is a great episode!

#musicpodcast #podcast #jnrchoi #bustarhymes #quavo #tothemoon

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Thanks so much for listening and keep helping us work towards our goal of when we can start to give back to grassroots music charities! This is our last episode of the series, but we'll be back in the new year with Series 2!

Our podcast is supported by our friends at the Arts Council England.

Recorded at Chinnerys, Southend - one of the most respected music venues in the UK.

In this episode of the podcast, Jake hops on with punk-DIY artist Bridget.!, who has become a force to be reckoned with in her local scene, and has got her noticed to land slots at Glastonbury and support her idols in Skunk Anansie and The Smashing Pumpkins in her hometown! Her journey so far has been one of determination, passion and grit to have an impact with her music.

Bridget has built up her loyal cult following from the north of Essex, creating a pulverising and heavy sound, which she has established and grown in her hometown scene of Colchester. Alongside being a gardener, she balanced starting to write and record her own songs and record her first music video, before starting to collaborate and work with more producers and musicians in the area.

Fast forward to now, she has grinded and built a strong reputation for always putting on a good show, which has led to her securing slots at the hallowed Glastonbury Festival and being asked to support Skunk Anansie & The Smashing Pumpkins in the summer of 2025... of course she said yes! Bridget is now looking forward to riding the wave she has created for herself and releasing a brand new EP in 2026.

#musicpodcast #podcast #skunkanansie #smashingpumpkins #grassroots

NOTE: This episode contains occasional strong language.

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Thanks so much for listening and keep helping us work towards our goal of when we can start to give back to grassroots music charities!

Our podcast is supported by our friends at the Arts Council England.

Recorded at Chinnerys, Southend - one of the most respected music venues in the UK.

In this episode of the podcast, Jake sits down with pop-rock bilingual artist Cristina Hart, who has an incredible career story to tell. Having just supported Louis Tomlinson on his European Tour and American singer/songwriter Brooke Alex, Cristina's career is going from strength to strength after years of hard graft to get here.

Talking of getting here, Cristina is originally from Switzerland and took a leap of faith to move to the UK, to chase her dream of pursuing music and build her platform here. Cristina is half Spanish and half Brazilian and proud of her roots and champions them whenever she can; she's a self-confessed pop-rock girlie, with her songs attracting the attention of major radio shows such as BBC Radio 1 & BBC Introducing and is starting to become a staple in the scene.

Launching into her first gigs when she landed in the UK, she embraced the grassroots music scene and it embraced her back, playing shows on the circuit in London, Essex & Brighton. She talks about building up her network from scratch to get noticed, collaborate with other artists & producers and acclimatising to a whole new country and music industry that was once alien to her. We hope you enjoy getting to know Cristina and delving deeper behind the scenes of her story!

NOTE: This episode contains occasional strong language.

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Thanks so much for listening and keep helping us work towards our goal of when we can start to give back to grassroots music charities!

Our podcast is supported by our friends at the Arts Council England.

Recorded at Chinnerys, Southend - one of the most respected music venues in the UK.