DJ Nocturna Presents Queen of Wands

Prolific Belgian composer, producer, writer and musician, Jean-Marc Lederman has a long standing career in musical projects, movies and video games.  Lederman is known for his many projects and collaborations, a punk band called Streets in 1977, Digital Dance, Ghost and Writer, Kid Montana, the electro-pop project formed in 1981 with Dudley Kludt and the Weathermen in 1985 where he played keyboard...

"The magic of the stars could not have been more aligned in this collaboration blending classical music beautifully orchestrated with ethereal dreampop and passionate haunting vocals. Dark and melancholy... yet beautiful that sees the dawn of the new light. " DJ Nocturna   Marselle Hodges is the acclaimed vocalist and lyricist for the Seattle-based dreampop-noir band, The Blue Hour. Mars...

Alia Synesthesia is a multi-instrumentalist, trained operatic singer, neo-classical composer, cellist & drummer.   Although classically trained, her first musical exposure was to electronic music. Her music compositions defy genre, spanning from electronic dance music, industrial & sludge metal to dungeon synth, atmospheric, cinematic scores, and operatic works. Known for her beautiful dee...

Chiasm, pronounced as the greek letter X, /kai/, rhyming with sky, then "asm" is an industrial-influenced electronic solo music project of Detroit-based musician, Emileigh Rohn. The name Chiasm or the optic Chiasm is a neuronal brain structure shaped as an "X" that allows people to have continuous and peripheral vision. The name was chosen because of her dedication, love and pa...

Record Producer, Musician and L.A. Punk Legend, Paul Roessler was a former member and played keyboards for the Screamers, 45 Grave, Nervous Gender, Josie Cotton, Geza X, the Deadbeats, Twisted Roots and Nina Hagen and many others.  Joining the Nina Hagen Band he also produced Nina Hagen's gospel album, Personal Jesus and toured with her-The Return of the Mother and co-wrote the song "Ant...

I chatted with Coyote Shivers from the 1995 cult classic film, Empire Records.  Coyote who played "Berko" in the film directed by Allan Moyle will be in Hawaii to celebrate the yearly event called  "REX MANNING DAY" on April 8, 2021. The event will take place at the The Equus Hotel (1696 Ala Moana Blvd) in Waikiki in Honolulu, Hawaii and it will feature a special dinner, a scre...

From Darkwave to doom metal, producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, Anders Manga who also goes by the name of Bloody Hammers , his other project that he created with his wife Devallia in 2010 was my guest. Residing in the Transylvania Country on the mountains of Charlotte, North Carolina, Anders Manga is a self-taught musician who learned the bass guitar at 11-years old.  Inspir...

I spoke to Brian Hodges and Marselle Hodges   of the Blue Hour, a Seattle-based duo that blends ethereal and electronic music resulting in a beautiful haunting dream pop-noir. They met during the heyday of Seattle's new wave explosion in the 80s during its most magical time.  Prior to forming the Blue Hour, Brian was the keyboardist for the cult goth-rock band, Black Atmosphere, a band formed...

I spoke to Elizabeth of Dark Mirror Entertainment regarding the FIRST ANNUAL DARK MIRROR FESTIVAL, an event she is producing in collaboration with photographer Kim Taylor Reece.  The event is a fundraiser for the Arts at Mark's Garage  CELEBRATING THE FEMALE FORM . The show runs for two weeks on specific dates. The event will take place at The  Arts at Marks 1159 Nuuanu Avenue  (808) 521-2903...

I had the pleasure to chat with  the Dark Synth/Darkwave duo called Twin Tribes. I recall seeing them for the first time performing live on March 7, 2020 at the Days of Black Tour when they opened up for Clan of Xymox at the Chapel in San Francisco, California. Based on Brownsville, Texas, Luis Navarro (vocals, Guitar, Synths, drum machines) and Joel Nino, Jr.,(Bass, Synths, vocals) formed the ban...

Ah Cama-Sotz  is the  industrial-techno/ritual-tribal/dark ambient project by Belgian electronic music producer and DJ, Herman Klapholz. His passion for classical music and his love for dance music has prominently formed his foundation of his present musicality. He began DJing in clubs and local pirate radio stations where he noticed the incessant evolution and metamorphosis of ” dance ” and exper...

Singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and founder of goth rock band Sonsombre is the project of Brandon Pybus. Long time veteran of the black metal underground scene, Sonsombre has emerged quickly in the gothic rock genre playlists and dancefloors  since its inception in 2018, releasing three albums consecutively : A Funeral For The Sun, The Veils Of Ending, and the latest, One Thousand Graves...

Charlie Nieland is a New York City-based record producer, indie music veteran, song writer and composer. Renowned for tastefully blending post punk, dream pop and progressive rock with sweeping melodies and restless and visceral rhythms, Charlie Nieland has been writing, playing and producing music for decades, with a focus on the atmospheric and the imaginative as one of the founding members of &...

I spoke to the Austrian record producer and songwriter Bill Leeb, a founding member of the legendary Canadian electro-industrial act, Front Line Assembly (FLA). FLA has produced over 16 studio albums, 3 live albums, numerous singles and compilations and video game soundtracks since its inception in 1986. FLA  has a new album called Mechanical Soul. Official release date is January 15, 2021 from Me...

Raymond Watts is an English industrial music legend, songwriter, producer and founder of the industrial music project, <PIG>  As one of the founders of KMFDM, he has worked both live and as a studio sound engineer and producer with many artists, some of which include Einsturzende Neubauten, Psychic TV, Foetus, Chemlab etc.. and more recently he has collaborated with the legendary record prod...

Alice Inoue is a nationally award-winning author, astrologer and life expert. She is the founder of Happiness University, an organization in Honolulu devoted to personal transformation that helps both companies and individuals reach new heights of awareness. She  continues to inspire positivity, mindfulness and purpose in others. She is Hawaii's thought leader and celebrated  expert on creati...

Brazilian singer, songwriter, actress and visual artist, Cinthya Hussey was inspired to play the ukulele by Hawaii's Na Hoku Hanohano awards artist, musician, Paula Fuga when she watched her inspirational speech on TEDxMaui conference "Believe in Yourself," in 2012.  Paula Fuga's 'Misery's End' was the first song Cinthya learned to play on the Ukulele. Not long a...

Daniel Darrow is  one of the founders of the art collective  supergroup The Pull of Autumn . They just released their 3rd album called "Small Colors," via RBM Records, a tribute to many moods, ranging from British folk music to post punk to jazz, ambient and electronic music contributing to a full range of interpretations of sound which includes  members of 4AD artists  Dif Juz,  Rough T...

Singer, songwriter and producer, Jonny Polonsky is back on my show.  I talked to Jonny about his latest album just released  on November 13, 2020 called  "Power and Greed and Money and Sex and Death" which features a collaboration with the Go-Go's  co-founder and guitarist, Jane Wiedlin called Summer Soldiers which Jane sings the lead and background vocals. Hong Wang of Kung Fu Pand...

Singer, songwriter, producer Julian Shah-Tayler also known as the Singularity is a multi-instrumentalist who makes "electro rock new wave 'intellipop' for the 30th century. "  Born in Leeds, England he now makes his home in Los Angeles, California.  Classically trained on piano and self-taught in guitar, Julian has worked with numerous musical projects including musicians and p...

I spoke to cutting edge, Italian legends Elena Alice Fossi and Angelo Bergamini of Kirlian Camera about the evolution of the band and their current and upcoming projects.  Bergamini who founded the Italian dark electro/synthpop band, Kirlian Camera   in 1979 in Parma, Italy met Fossi around 1999 and immediately recognized the very powerful connection they have.  With their creative vision and  the...

John Santerineross is an American photographer, born in New York City  with a background in ceramics and painting, known for his dark, provocative and erotic imageries. His photography is inspired by Greek mythology, world religion and iconography focusing on the spiritual, the subconscious and dreams.  He is influenced by the early symbolists’ belief that “the creation of a mood is as important a...

English musician Matt Howden who releases and performs as Sieben (meaning seven in German) is a one man, violinist virtuoso who creates music through vocal looping, who beats, plucks, thumps and sings into his violin. Sieben has played live over 1,700 shows in over 35 countries across the globe, releasing 15 studio albums since 2000. His new five-string Kevlar violin, he simply calls Kev, is his l...

Ali Jafri is a multi-instrumentalist, visual media artist and self-taught musician, composer and writer. Drawing inspiration from a mix of Sufi, post punk, Middle Eastern and South Asian sources, he plays guitar, bass, sitar, cumbus saz, tabla, bendir/daf frame drum, composes digital sound and sings.  Previously the front man and guitarist of the band Ariel , he has collaborated with many other ta...

Executive Order is an eclectic, genre-defying three member band that newly formed in Honolulu, Hawaii that pays homage to a variety of musical traditions. The band features danceable, original tunes inspired by classic rock, Motown, funk, blues, alternative rock music and the Seattle scene. Executive Order consist of Jim Christian (bassist and backing vocalist), Rich Elg (guitarist and backing voc...