Seaview Studio

30/08/2024

We had the pleasure of recording with local Folk band Ordinary Findings. Check out this beautiful music . . . .

Ordinary Findings are a Folk trio, playing original music, drawing inspiration for songs from the stories of everyday life.Emma White - Celtic harp, piano an...

26/08/2024

Fantastic night!! The Old Cigar & Olive Grand Opening Party was buzzing!! 🎶❤️🎶

20/08/2024

One of our new favourite people! Plump DJs - absolutely smashed it at Party in the Yard - Ashford on Saturday.

We are full of love and appreication to work with such wonderful people. The place was on fire and seeing so many happy people was simply the icing on the cake and exactly why we do what we do.

So very grateful xx Music makes us VERY happy. 🥰🥰🥰

Photo credit: Simon Morris SimonsPhotography

What an absolutely lovely bloke Lee - Plump DJs - is! 😍
Such a pleasure to work with such humble, friendly, respectful and talented people!

Thanks so much for joining us at Party in the Yard - Ashford. It's safe to say Plump DJs - pumped that wonderful RCF sound system and the crowd LOVED every minute and more!

What a night! :) We haven't stopped smiling yet! xx

Coachworks Ashford Seaview Studio The Platform Bar at Coachworks Sophia Syndicate Sophia Stutchbury Technical Finger

Photo Credit: Simon Morris SimonsPhotography :)

19/08/2024

You may have seen some of my pre-party gooeyness about the sound system enhancements ready for Party in the Yard - Ashford. Saturday we flexed and the system was INCREDIBLE (not just saying that coz I was looking after sound). The DJ's and artists LOVED playing on the system. The crowd LOVED the system. Need I say more . . . . . . only to put a massive shout out and a big THANK YOU to for making such delicious speakers and making my job so much easier. You cannot under-appreciate the quality. I absolutely LOVE all my RCF USA speakers and the new additions to the Sophia Syndicate sound system were just fabulous!!! 🔈🔉🔊
We were running ART312's, 712's (monitors), 912's (FOH tops) and 8003AS sub unit. You'll see a couple of 'other brands' in the pic, but the RCF's were clearly what delivered (one of the 'other brands' failed me - no signal from one of the subs 🤬). I am so excited to keep building this system. Watch this space . . . . . . .

19/08/2024

Full of love! ❤️

was immense!! 🤩

Thank you to everyone that came, supported, danced, sung and shared the love!! ❤️

16/08/2024

One more sleep!! ❤️

Think - Tomorrow, this yard will be pumping out all the music from Party in the Yard - Ashford....

The Lineup...
9.45pm - 10.45pm - Freestylers
8.30pm - 9.30pm - Plump DJ's
7.15pm - 8.15pm - Sophia Syndicate
5.45pm - 6.45pm - Thom Norton
4.30pm - 5.30pm - Florence Glen
2pm - 4.15pm - Ramabeatz & Oversight

🎟️ Tickets - https://good-show.co.uk/events/1042

14/08/2024

Can you guess where we are?

14/08/2024

Get the last tickets before it goes to the door price :)

Get the last tickets before it's on the door prices!!

The sun is going to be shining and we are really excited!!

Ashford doesn't get much better than this. 😍

05/08/2024

Just look at that line-up!!! ♥️🕺🎶❤️ Exciting!

31/07/2024

was immense!!

We had a wonderful time and cannot wait until next year!!

29/07/2024

See you tonight :)

See you tonight!! 7pm at for our regular FMT Meet-Up...lots to chat about :)

23/07/2024

DO NOT click on this link, unless you're feeling the 2001-2004 D&B vibe. You have been warned . . . . . . . .

Some years ago, I hosted a radio show on Demon FM. Dubplate Pressure featured the freshest Drum & Bass, inviting some of the hottest names in the scene to po...

23/07/2024

I've just ordered a pair of RCF912's. If you know me, on a scale of 1-10, how happy do you think I am right now?? (btw, said speakers are due to arrive on Thursday this week!) 😁

22/07/2024

Woohoo! Exciting :) Congratulations to the winners of The Future Sound of Folkestone Phase 1 Winners :)

Announcing The Future Sound of Folkestone Phase 1 Winners :)

Folkestone Music Town are delighted announce the winners of the first Future Sound of Folkestone project.

The Jury of Fiona Stewart, Nigel Feist and Kevin Grist declared that they were truly impressed with the awesome ideas, talent and diversity of the proposals and have voted unanimously for 2 clear winners.

But they were so keen on the other ideas that they decided to split the remaining money between the other projects so that everyone benefits and the wonderful ideas and creations can be fulfilled.

The two unanimous winners are:

Kellie Whitlock - Urban Groove - / Club Nights / Events for 18-25 year olds - an underserved audience in Folkestone.

The Old Cigar & Olive - NEW Venue Based on New Orleans, Prohibition, Speak Easy Bar, an LGBTQ-Friendly venue with an elegance-meets-chaos theme.

And the four projects splitting the balance are:

Tofts Cafe Bar Folkestone - A project combining Music and Well-Being / Social Prescribing. Reaching out to an undeserved older audience with live music and making it accessible.

The Red Cow - Folkestone - Relaunching as a music venue. Holding a summer charity festival on August 31st with a line-up of awesome talent.

Lucy May Walker at The Music Workshop - A Nashville Style Writers Round focusing on young singer songwriters who share their songs and stories in a circle style event, reaching new audiences.

Young Musician's Showcase by Roxanne Hicks - Singer and partnering with newly reopened venue 20th Century Speedway - Connecting Young People with Music and Learning Opportunities.

Fiona Stewart, the chair of the Jury said: “Small independent venues are massively important, as they create tomorrow’s artists, and promote the towns they are located in as cool, creative and inclusive locations. And in a world of commercial mass entertainment, independent venues’ unique super power is the ability to offer a different quality experience which is very attractive to visitors and audience.
The Future Sound of Folkestone proposals are very impressive and illustrate how unique, interesting, and successful the town’s music scene really is”

We will share more info about all the fantastic projects soon and we urge you to follow their socials for updates too.

Please do ensure you're on the Folkestone Music Town mailing list so you don't miss important updates! :)

22/07/2024

See you there!! Everyone is welcome and there's lots of exciting things to chat about :)

The next FMT meet-up is just a week away so we thought we would send a little reminder so you can pop it in your diary,

We will be at The Grand Burstin Hotel in the Harbour from 7pm - 9pm, located in the newly refurbished Channel Function Room.

We'll be announcing the first round of winners of The Future Sound of Folkestone Project, sharing info and details about Folkestone Fringe / Folkeabout Town / Folkestone Food Festival and also details about the Natural Voices Programme.

We will also be hearing from the new(ish) manager of The Grand Burstin Hotel about their plans and offerings.

If you would like to share any info / request a speaking slot then please dont hesitate to ask and we will add you to the agenda for the evening.

Looking forward to seeing you! 🙂

20/07/2024

Our award for an outstanding contribution to music 🎶

Thanks 🙏😍🙏

What a great afternoon at ❤️

07/07/2024

Party in the Yard - Ashford is on 17.8.24 at Coachworks Ashford with headliners The Freestylers and Plump DJs -.

Sophia Syndicate are delighted to be sharing a stage with them and all the other artists.

Tickets available here:
https://good-show.co.uk/events/1042

28/06/2024

This Sunday 30th June is Armed Forces Day where we commemortate our soldiers.❤️

Folkestone Town Council are putting on a full day of activities including a free evening concert at with 4 different bands that we have organised with them.

Tickets for the evening concert are free but you need to register and there's not many left.

Looks like the sun will be shining too!! 🌞

24/06/2024

Tonight at Kollectiv from 7pm - 9pm we will be discussing Music in May Festival 2024 and 2025 along with the new and exciting Future Sound of Folkestone Project and more.

Anyone thinking of applying for FSOF should definitely come along as we will be sharing info, answering questions and offering advice and guideance.

Looking forward to seeing you there :)

23/06/2024

Big Flava Band are excited to be performing next week at Leas Cliff Hall Folkestone. There'll be even more band members than in these photos too!!

Live sax for a start!!! Grab your free tickets asap - first come first serve!

https://good-show.co.uk/events/1065

22/06/2024

We are excited to see you on Monday for our first meet-up since the Music in May Festival.

We'll be running a quick evaluation of this year's festival and thinking about Music in May 2025.

Additionally, we'll delve into the exciting "Future Sound of Folkestone" Project. We will run through what you have to do to apply. So if you are considering putting in a proposal, this is a great opportunity to get more details, ask questions, share your ideas, and receive advice and planning assistance. :)

FMT Meet-Up at the brand new Kollectiv Venue!
Monday, 24th June 2024
7pm - 9pm

We will be discussing Music in May Festival 24 and 25 and the néw exciting Future Sound of Folkestone Project.

Everyone is welcome!! Looking forward to seeing you! ❤️

21/06/2024

Boom yes!!! This is gonna be pretty flipping special!!! 😍

21/06/2024

Register free tickets asap!! First come first serve! ❤️🎶❤️

Free Music Concert for Armed Forces Day at on 30th June!!!

Register free tickets...link in bio ✨️

12/06/2024

This is such an exciting and fantastic opportunity! The Future Sound of Folkestone applications will be open on 17th June.

Check out the details and get involved. With funding from Arts Council England there's budget to support 10 new ideas!

Can't wait to see what newness there is for our fabulous town!

https://folkestonemusic.co.uk/future-sound-of-folkestone/

Woohoo!! Exciting news - The Future Sound of Folkestone Project details are now live!!

Folkestone Music Town CIC (FMT) has a fantastic opportunity through our Arts Council funding to offer support to up to 10 Folkestone-based music projects in 2024.

We are looking for new, different and amazing musical events, made in Folkestone.

The Future Sound of Folkstone is about growing and widening the range of music that’s on offer in the town.

We want to kickstart some new events, discover new stars, provide under-represented talent in our town with a platform, and to increase audiences.

It’s a strategic project that we hope will bring new audiences and revenue to venues and income to artists. And we are going to measure the impact of the projects with a survey we will be launching in parallel.

We have external judges to decide the winners and are very grateful to our associates Fiona Stewart from the Green Man Festival, Nigel Feist from the Broadstairs Blues Bash and Kevin Grist from Electric Medway for being on the panel. :)

Check out further details and get ready for 17th June when applications are open :)

https://folkestonemusic.co.uk/future-sound-of-folkestone/

Looking forward to new, exciting projects happening :)

12/06/2024

Looking forward to this!! It's free but you must register tickets.. First come first serve! ✨️

https://good-show.co.uk/events/1065

This year Folkestone Town Council are going even bigger and extending the celebration and acknowledgement for our soldiers on Armed Forces Day to include a free evening concert with 4 of Folkestone's finest bands.

This free concert will start at 6pm Leas Cliff Hall Folkestone.

Featuring The Fourtunettes (4 piece female sax quartet) , Jimmy Riddle Phillips Trio (3 piece reggae and ska band), Rudy Warman & The Heavy Weather (3 piece originals band) and newly formed Big Flava Band (9 piece party band playing top tier, award winning music)

Armed Forces Day Free Evening Concert - Leas Cliff Hall - 6pm - 9.30pm. :)

Register your free ticket: https://good-show.co.uk/events/1065

08/06/2024

Mama's Funkin Skunks playing live at Coachworks Ashford as part of our 3 bad line-up! ❤️🎶❤️

08/06/2024

The incredible Luke J Dorman playing now at Coachworks Ashford as part of a 3 band line-up tonight with Mama's Funkin Skunks and Sophia Syndicate ❤️

03/06/2024

This is going to be soooo good!! and are huge inspirations for us and are excited to support them.

This really is going to be one fantabulous party. Early bird tickets are on sale until 30th June and are an absolute steal at £15... From July 1st they'll be £20 so get yours asap!!

Head to for info and links!!

14/05/2024

This was such a magical occasion and we are still smiling from it!
Music in May Festival started in a very special way!
Thanks to EVERYONE involved and that came!

14/05/2024

2 people have had to pull out which means 2 lucky people get to take their place!!
Songwriting, creation, confidence, performance and a recording at the end!? All for FREE!!!!
The introduction is tomorrow at 6pm - 8pm and it's first come first serve.
All of the free workshops have been full so to have these 2 spaces avail last min is going to give someone a real treat!!
Register your free place:
https://good-show.co.uk/events/868

Free Natural Voices Workshop - Music in May Festival 2024.

Part 1:- Meet the team, learn about the project and get started.

Inspired by nature we will help you write your own song or poem, have it professionally recorded with the option to perform it live to an audience at the end.

This workshop embraces and celebrates diversity and everyone is welcome. Spaces are limited so please register your free place asap.

Funded by Arts Council ACE Southeast we are delighted to be able to offer this free workshop at Seaview Studio.

Booking link: https://good-show.co.uk/events/868