NIKKI BEATNIK WITH LAURA ALEXANDRA KVM Mag Playground's Laura Alexandra interviews DJ Nikki Beatnik on KVM Mag's podcast, BRIDGE the GAP. They discuss her career as a mum, DJ, rubbing shoulders with Jay Z, and Kanye West to DJing worldwide. DJ NIKKI Beatnik has been quoted as 'The best female DJ in the UK' by Time Out and has worked with the biggest recording stars worldwide Kelis, Jay- Z,.. DJ NIKKI 'Beatnik' 'Easily the Best Female DJ in the UK' Time Out Magazine&...

Dilly Rowe is a DJ and Turntablist based in NYC. She grew up on a mix of Hip Hop, Grime, UK Garage, Reggae and Afrobeats in the underground London music scene. In 2018, Dilly moved to NYC and immediately connected with East Coast Hip Hop and DJ culture. Since then, she’s spun parties around the World, been featured on radio stations internationally, and is an official Rane DJ artist. Dilly has performed around North America alongside Hip Hop Icons such as Pete Rock, Diamond D, Rich Medina, St...

Fleeta Chew Siegel is a multi faceted media practitioner who has directed and co-produced a wide range of projects over the past 15 years. He is also Senior Lecturer in the School of Performance and Screen Studies at Kingston University London. He specialises in Digital Media and Film/Video Production, and has extensive experience teaching and working with a multitude of digital technologies in performance and design. A range of his work has travelled across the EU and the USA. His teaching a...

Born and raised in Saint Lucia, based in Essex, J Lucia is a versatile poet and afroswing/dancehall artist. Creative & passionate from a young age, his musical and lyrical influences derive from reggae, soca and most importantly, poetry. J Lucia infuses his island roots and UK influences, and this culminates a unique, fresh sound demonstrated in his latest release, 'Loco' featuring Torielle, a fellow St Lucian singer-songwriter. Loco is the lead single from J Lucia's debut EP 'My Turn.' T...

A 24-year veteran of the underground Hip-Hop scene and Turntablist community, DJ Killa-Jewel has rocked decks across North America, Europe and Asia at some of the most prestigious clubs, concerts and festivals to date. Well-known for her collaboration with Thud Rumble’s DJ Q-Bert in his ‘Do It Yourself Vol. 2’ DVD, and extensive touring with Canadian actor and director Robert Lepage, Killa-Jewel’s participation in numerous DJ battles including the Canadian DMCs, ITF Scratching Categories (NYC...

Bauer Radio's Kiss has announced the winner of its talent search competition as AJ King – a 28 year old student and part-time DJ from Wembley. He beat thousands of hopefuls in the 8-week competition to win a slot on the youth station's line-up. AJ said: "I'm so overwhelmed that it's come down to me. There was so much talent in the final groups and I'm just glad all my hard work has finally paid off!" Since the start of the year, Kiss has been looking for radio stars of the future and putting...

Check out Becky Hill interview with KVM Mag's very own Laura Alexandra. With her highly mature, resonant voice and R&B-influenced style, Becky Hill first came to the public's attention competing on series one of The Voice UK. Ultimately reaching the show's semi-final round, Hill became the first contestant to score a number one single when "Gecko (Overdrive)," her collaboration with Oliver Heldens, topped the U.K. singles chart in 2014. A compilation album collecting songs from 2013 to 2...