DAYTIME PRESENTER AT SOUTHEND RADIO 105.1
Been DJ-ing for several years now. I've spent many years on breakfast shows, including being part of the Morning Crew at Essex FM with Mikey, breakfast presenter at Soul City and breakfast presenter at Dream 107.7 - so I'm generally quite knackered. Now at Southend Radio and it's great to be working with so many old friends and many new ones. Different sort of show for me so it's a challenge and another string to my bow. My Saturday show is where I indulge my muso side a bit more..
As quite a few comments below make reference to the 80s/singles etc....yes, that was me, too. Used to sing a bit - only a bit, though! But that's about to change (see below & blog).
My waking hours are filled with kids, Spurs, music, dogs, cats and work.
PRIVATE PROFILES - Sorry, but if you ask to be added as a friend and I am unable to view your profile first (ie, it's set to private) I won't add you.
UNEXPECTED MUSIC NEWS - I made two unexpected returns to singing recently...one was at the 100 Club last summer, which was a pleasure to do for Graham and Jim (check out Who Brings Joy in my Top Friends) and the other was in February. I was asked to do an interview and live performance for The Infernal Racket Show (again, see Top Friends). With no comeback in the offing and nothing to promote, I'm not sure why I agreed, except that I like the show the guys were doing and, as radio is my thing now, I wanted to show them support. Huge thanks to Matthew Swain (yep, Top Friends again....) for his help in putting together a new version of one of my old tracks, which you can see/hear below. Best of luck to Darren and Charlie with their new venture, whatever that may be!
Which leads me on to the MOST unexpected news....it has just been confirmed that I will be performing one more time as Tracie Young. I will be supporting Billy Franks at the Shepherds Bush Empire on June 6th 2009. The blog has more details...please take a look and msg me if you are coming along on the night. Before then, there will probably be a fundraiser (for Havens Hospices) at Chinnerys in Southend, with The Gift...details nearer the time. I will be singing a few numbers from their set with them but it will not be a Tracie Young gig, as such. Still a good night though, I hope, and we obviously want to raise lots of cash on the night.
