In The Trap Podcast Sarah Harrison

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Music Collector & Commentator, DJ, Interviewer, Podcast and Radio Presenter joins Sarah Harrison, In The Trap Podcast to tell his story:

• Grandfather was a pioneering Soul DJ between 70s-90s, rubbing shoulders with elites, including Royalty and iconic Entertainers
• Developed a love for Music in secondary school, MC’ing in corridors and intrigued by peers with DJ decks
• Inspirations ranging from Redman to Shabba Ranx to Skibbadee to Shy FX to Funk Flex
• Immersed in a multitude of genres - Reggae/Dancehall, Jungle, Drum’nBass, Garage, Grime, US & UK Hip-Hop
• Started in a 6 person crew named ’Shotta Krew’, hence the abbreviation that lived on, SK!
• Worked at the BBC with Tim Westwood’s production company which he fled following a major car incident
• Various (pirate) radio stints - Heat FM, Mystic Radio, Deja Vu, Pyro, Rinse FM
• Amassed a photo album to envy!
• Was part of a Mixtape movement that shaped UK underground music culture with names like Meridien Bloodline (Skepta) and Sincere (Fredo, Stay Flee Get Lizzy)
• Spent 10 years as the host of the Urban World Podcast
• The consistency in his work output defining a true creative vs. fake influence
• Interesting interactions with Eminem, Wu-Tang, Quavo (Migos) and Guru (Gang Starr)
• The emancipation of his character starting during The Chronicles DVD era of 2004, recording 60 hours of interviews
• Podcast outlet 'On overtaking Radio

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Music Executive, Mentor and Media Personality Whitney Taber joins Sarah Harrison, In The Trap Podcast to tell her story:

• Moving in between several US states as a Native American
• Flirting with many passions, from Sports to Nursing to School Teacher to Bar Tending
• Meeting and marrying her first husband at 23 years old, becoming a housewife
• Spontaneously landing a job in LA as Executive Assistant to Rihanna’s Creative Director
• Humbling herself in between regular jobs in the quest for another career
Taking up the Client Service position at Record Plant Recording Studios, working closely with then VP Rose Mann-Cherney
• Graduating to Assitant Studio Manager and then VP herself
• The evolution of studio etiquette with the shift of Social Media
• Memorable stories of Nipsey Hussle and Beyonce
• Transitioning to Media Personality and Life Coach
• Working with Founder of 'Girls Make Beats' Tiffany Miranda, a non-profit that teaches young girls how to Produce, Engineer and DJ
• The polarising categorising of women in Rap
• Discouraging competition between women
• The importance of a game plan in helping navigate your way
• How to deal with misogyny and male predatory behaviour in Music


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Actor, Writer, Model and Motivational Speaker Monti Washington, joins Sarah Harrison, In The Trap Podcast to tell his story:

• Growing up in the foster care system
• Defying the "black person from the hood” stereotype by finishing college
• Staying in a homeless shelter as a college graduate in pursuit of his acting dreams in LA
• Mastering becoming an expert in who he is; knowing himself first before playing another character
• Admiring the level of training in British actors and the appreciation for the craft
• The concept of not looking like our story
• Constant reminders of the struggle that heightens the highs and prevents complacency
• Positive black male representation in movie roles
• Dreams of being the lead protagonist in a series
• Progress being a process; perseverance is a cheat code for life
• Racial injustice in America is fuelled by the brainwashing of the media portrayal the criminal narrative
• Recalling an Uber ride interaction with a white woman driver
• The George Floyd fuelling a worldwide stand against Racism
• The positive change of worldwide protests and counting the wins in the midst of “feed fatigue”
• His experiences outside the US, London specifically having different cultural communities
• Fan of UK Rap

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