Johnny Britt nominated Best Instrumentalist for the Soul Tracks Awards – Please vote by Friday November 4th
HEY EVERYBODY IF YOU'D LIKE TO VOTE FOR ME FOR A SOUL TRACKS AWARD FOR INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR CLICK THIS LINK BY THIS FRIDAY!!!
https://www.soultracks.com/nominees-2022-awards
SOLAR RADIO SOUL CRUISES – 2023 DIARY
We are pleased to advise that the following dates have been confirmed for Solar Radio SOUL CRUISE events through 2023, these aboard the Golden Jubilee sailing from Temple Pier, Victoria Embankment, London WC2R 2PN, leaving at 2.00pm and returning at 7.00pm with two floors of music and Solar Radio DJs.
The dates are:- Sunday March 26, Sunday May 7, Sunday May 28, Sunday June 25, Sunday July 23, Sunday August 20, Sunday September 24 and Sunday October 22 2023.
Our South Coast Cruise 'SOUL ON THE SOLENT' will be on Sunday June 11th from 1 - 6pm
on board the Ocean Scene sailing from the Town Quay, Southampton.
Ticket and pricing information will be published on this website and on our Social Media outlets as each event is made available for purchase, usually six to eight weeks ahead of the event.
OPAZ 30th ANNIVERSARY
To mark its 30th anniversary Opaz is releasing a limited edition twelve track vinyl LP 'Opaz 30' featuring Martine Girault, Mica Paris, Maysa, George Howard, Patrick Jean Paul Dennis, Natasha Campbell, Cartier Fraser, Imaani, new signing Mary Jane and Ray Hayden.
Opaz's first release as a label was Martine Girault's 'Revival' on June 1st 1992. It entered the UK dance chart at No.1, winning The DMC/ Mix Mag 'Best Soul Record' of the year award and went on to feature in movies with Tu Pac Shakur, Micky Rourke and Meg Ryan and added flavour to Nescafe's advertising campaigns. The Opaz 30 album will be available from all the usual stores and online sites ( HMV, Tower, Juno etc)
This opened the door for the Opaz sound, with productions, writing and remixes for Marvin Gaye, Tyrese, Mary J Blige, Will Smith, Omar, Incognito, George Howard, Ronny Jordan, Swing Out Sister, Sade, The Brand New Heavies and many more.
Opaz secured licencing deals with A&M, London and BMG records for its artists and internationally JVC and Sony in Japan opening up the Japanese market which led to work with Monday Michiru, Towa Tai, Sandii and Mondo Grosso to name a few.
Opaz's most recent release 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine' May 2022 entered Amazons RnB chart at number 2 and features new signing Mary Jane
Opaz started as a recording studio In Hackney, on Mare Street right next to the Hackney Empire Theatre in 1986 and has evolved into a film company under the banner Opaz Multimedia, having secured a Hollywood agent, it's first feature is in production 'Brightlingsea'
Mary Jane was signed to the label to work on the film soundtrack as well as an animated project called Agatha Crup.
MORE SOLAR SOUL -19 TRACK CD NOW AVAILABLE
NOW AVAILABLE - "MORE SOLAR SOUL" - 19 (yes 19) track CD containing tracks featured on Solar Radio in recent times - price for mail-order to the UK is just £13.50. For track listing visit the webstore . For sale to global markets EXCEPT the U.S.A. Regret NOT for sale to U.S.A, customers due to licensing restrictions. Mailing costs outside the UK will differ, and could be subject to customs fees (email info@solarradio.com for overseas quote). UK orders from our webstore HERE
SOLAR RADIO EVENTS – TICKETING PROCEDURE
With the ever-increasing number of people tuning to Solar Radio, we are happy to welcome new customers to our events including the ever-popular Soul Cruises, and it may be timely to advise new folk (and remind valued 'regulars'!) of our ticketing procedures. TICKETS ARE SOLD ON A 'FIRM SALE' BASIS. There is no automatic refund for cancellations unless we have published a 'Buy Back' message - any returns will be offered to any Waiting List customers for re-sale. We do not send out tickets for our river events, either by post or as e-tickets, but we do hold all tickets for collection on the day, just before the event. After the initial acknowledgement, the buyer will later be sent another email, advising of collection time and boarding information. We hope this helps!
SOUL CITIZEN – Autobiography of Clive ‘R’
Our Sunday morning 'In Orbit' man, CLIVE R, has written his autobiography - entitled SOUL CITIZEN- relating his memories and experiences over his fifty years as a soul fan, record-collector, music journalist, club and concert-goer, oh, and soul radio DJ!
Clive is now making the book available direct to Solar Radio listeners. Purchase the book HERE
SOLAR RADIO BROADCASTING PLATFORMS
Solar Radio is available to listeners on a range of streaming platforms including our free branded apps for iPhone and Android mobile devices, and similarly with smart speakers such as Echo Dot and Google now available from web dealers and electrical retailers, plus Internet Radios. Solar Radio is also readily available via other apps including TuneIn Radio and RadioplayerUK, and directly from our website at www.solarradio.com.
Solar Radio has also been involved in the path-finding small-scale DAB experiment, and is currently available on DAB+ in the Inner London area (within the North and South Circular Roads), Brighton and Norwich.
SOLAR RADIO ON ECHO DOT
SOLAR RADIO now has a dedicated SKILL app on the ECHO DOT device to enable easy access.
Listening to Solar Radio on an Amazon Dot or Echo and Google Home device:
AMAZON DOT / ECHO: If you have an Amazon Dot or Echo (or any other Amazon smart speaker device) you can listen to Solar Radio by enabling the Solar Radio Alexa Skill. All you have to do is say “Alexa, Launch Solar Radio”. You may need to repeat the sentence a couple of times before it responds but once enabled you can simply say “Alexa, Play Solar Radio” to play the station. You can also enable the Skill via the Amazon store HERE.
GOOGLE HOME: For Google Home simply say “Okay Google, Play Solar Radio”. You may need to add “… on TuneIn” at the end if it fails to respond
ANDROID APP for SOLAR RADIO and upgraded i-PHONE APP
A reminder that the dedicated SOLAR RADIO app for Android devices is available NOW to download and install FOR FREE from the Google Play Store, featuring choice of 64k or 128k streams, schedule information, contact and social media links, available at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SolarRadioAndroid Also available from the Apple Store, is an UPGRADE to the SOLAR RADIO app for i-PHONE.
SOLAR RADIO ON DAB
Solar Radio can be heard on DAB in Brighton, in the London area, with the boundary of the North and South Circular Roads, and Norwich, all part of the Small Scale DAB trial as promoted by OfCom. If you are new to DAB radio receivers, it is worth noting that the most complete range of available stations will be found by doing a full scan near to a window and in the highest available location in your property.
