The Mic Diaries with Collette Warren: Recent Episodes
Collette Warren
This is The Mic Diaries hosted by Collette Warren, a Singer/Songwriter predominantly in drum and bass music. Each episode she will be chatting to a vocalist or MC from this genre discussing their back story, creative process, highs and lows of success and other mic related topics.
The final episode of 2023 is one of New Zealand's finest and rising stars, Elipsa.
Elipsa has been making a name for herself across the globe in Drum & Bass for the past few years. This episode is an insight into her journey so far and what's to come. Plus of course her last supper!
In episode 10 of series 2, we are joined in the studio by the lovely Sydney Bryce. We discuss all things music, food, performing at Sun & Bass for the first time, being a classically trained pianist from the age of 5, her goals in music, and a whole lot more!
In this episode I am joined by Ayah Marar who after taking a break, has made a massive come back and is storming the Drum & Bass scene again.. We discuss her history in music, working with Calvin Harris, being a woman in the music industry, becoming a mother, and so much more!
In the 8th episode of series 2, Collette is joined by Lottie Jones who is best known for her work with Fred V, but she is now making waves in the DnB scene and is one to watch for sure. We discussed her journey in music, mental health, her working relationship relationship with Fred V, the highs & lows of social media, her last supper, and a whole lot more!
In this episode I'm joined by the lovely and very talented Solah, where we discuss her story in music so far, her last supper, how she became the first female vocalist to be signed to Hospital Records, her live sets with Emma B, her writing process, and a whole lot more!
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In episode 6 of series 2, Collette is joined by MC Fokus, where they discuss his story in drum & bass, his life coach work, X-Bar Theory, food and loads in between.
In Episode 5 of The Mic Diaries, Collette chats to Tempza, who has been working behind the mic for 18 years! They talk about his recent show at Wembley, where it all started for him, his Urban Creative brand, his last meal and a whole lot more.
In this episode Collette chats with stateside Sofi Mari who is not only a beautiful singer, but can also hold her own against the rappers in our scene, having grown up in Miami, Florida and having to compete alongside men for years. They talk about her journey in Drum & Bass, their love for Sun & Bass, food, the D&B culture and a whole lot more. Hope you enjoy!
In this episode I'm very lucky to have my guest in the studio with me, it's D&B's new voice of soul, Javeon. Bristol-born and bread, Javeon has been grafting in the music scene for many many years, and in recent years has become a well-known voice in Drum & Bass. As well as music, we talk about what he would have for his last supper, his love for his Mom's apple crumble, our love for period dramas, how to actually pronounce his name, and much much more.. Hope you enjoy it.
This time I'm joined by the unstoppable Emily Makis, who is fast becoming one of the most recognisable voices in D&B. I was very excited to talk to her as we have never actually met in person before, and she was as lovely as I thought she would be. We talk about all things music and everything in between. Go check her music out, this girl can saaaaang!!
Collette is back with series 2 of The Mic Diaries and kicking off this series is her guest T.R.A.C, representing the USA. They discuss life over in America, how he moved from hip hop to D&B, his album on V, what's on his rider, and a whole lot more!
In the final episode of season 1, Collette chats with Linguistics about his musical journey, on the road with Friction, winning best newcomer at the Drum & Bass awards, overcoming anxiety and depression, his recent releases on Shogun, and a whole lot more.
In this episode Collette chats with Ruth about her singing career which started at the age of 14, her rise in drum and bass, the Bristol music scene, her working relationships with Grafix & Mollie Collins, what she likes to do in her downtime, and sooooo much more.
In episode 10, Collette chats with the amazing Inja and they discuss how he's been coping over the last 12 months, his journey in music and life in general.
In Episode 9 of The Mic Diaries, Collette chats with one of the newest vocalists on the drum and bass scene, A Little Sound. They discuss how it all started for her, the world of TikTok, how to become successful during a pandemic, her future plans in music, advice for young vocalists and much much more!
It's the first episode of 2021 and I had the pleasure of talking to Charlotte Haining. We discussed how her music career started, how she hooked up with Hybrid Minds, songwriting for other people, self releasing, her album 'Life As we Know It', tips for aspiring vocalists, and much much more!
It's Episode 7 of The Mic Dynamics and as it's the Christmas special, I wanted to do something a little different. I usually shine a light on the vocalists and MC's but this time I'm shining a light on the girls behind Dynamics, the new platform for women in bass music, Enada, Kyrist and Averse.
We discuss how Dynamics all began, the struggles for women in drum and bass and dubstep, they each choose a recent tune they love by a woman, their favourite tune of 2020, hopes for 2021, and of course Christmas!
In Episode 6 of The Mic Diaries, Collette and Degs talk about 2020; How he started his career; the affects of social media; his album 'Letters from Ndegwa; Social distance events; The Degscast; His advice to a young Degs, and much much more.
In episode 5 of The Mic Diaries, Collette's special guest is vocalist Charli Brix. They chat about how Covid has affected them;Glastonbury; Charli's back story; her forthcoming album on Flexout; why Bristol is so special and Charli's inspirations.
In Episode 4 of The Mic Diaries, Collette & Visionobi discuss how he has kept going in 2020; his thoughts on live streams and social distance events; Where it all started for him; his forthcoming album; The Drum & Bass Awards; how inspired we both are by DRS; his other passions, amongst many other things.
It's episode three of The Mic Diaries and this time we have the legend Riya as my special guest. We cover a wide range of topics, including: Our thoughts on live streams, Riya's back story, her Sublimation album, the Drum and Bass Awards, Sound Healing; Riya Live sets; the Super Natural; Riya's latest release 'No Words; and her latest' Open Page' T-Shirts.
In episode two of The Mic Diaries, Collette talks with Stamina MC and covers a wide range of topics including: how Linden became Stamina MC, how LK & Roll the Dice were born, the art of interviewing someone, and the evolving nature of drum and bass.
For her debut podcast, Collette chats with acclaimed New Zealand-based MC, singer and songwriter Tali.