The Entertainment Engine

Don't miss the chance to see football legend  Neil Ruddock at Medina Theatre, Isle of Wight on 29th November 2025, 7:30 pm in an exclusive VIP Meet & Greet ,  Live interview  and  audience Q&A , hosted by the renowned Sports and Entertainment presenter  Kenzie Benali , having presented live at some of the biggest competitions in global sport, including Premier League, FA Cup Finals at...

A Night to Remember with Football Icon & Sky Sports Pundit Paul Merson! Coming to Medina Theatre on the Isle of Wight - Monday, October 21st 2024. Tickets available here: Standard & VIP tickets More information about the show: Get ready to experience an unforgettable evening as we bring you closer to one of the most charismatic footballing legends, Paul Merson! This exclusive show will fea...

We are excited to be back after a short break - we have lots of updates to share - plus we discuss Seamless Entertainment's past and upcoming events on the Isle of Wight - An Evening with Matt Le Tissier at Medina Theatre on 18th November 2023 hosted by presenter Kenzie Benali. https://seamlessentertainment.co.uk/events An Evening with Southampton FC Legend Matt Le Tissier. Matt signed for Sou...

This week we welcome Shyan Selah, the Founder/ CEO of Brave New World, a boutique music & entertainment company based in Seattle/Los Angeles. Shyan Selah has over 20 years of experience as a Creative Artist, Entrepreneur and Youth Advocate. This Kentucky-born Singer-Songwriter and Multi-Genre Music Artist was raised in the city of Federal Way (south of Seattle) where he excelled as an All...

This week on The Entertainment Engine we welcome ZARAH. Primarily known as an American television personality, writer and producer, ZARAH (pronounced as ZAY-rah) is also a trained actress and an accomplished recording artist who performed with rock bands like Goo Goo Dolls. Her flair for edutainment utilizing music had inspired teens through her various media platforms of educational excellence pr...

This week on The Entertainment Engine we welcome Jim Piddock. Jim is an actor, writer, and producer, who began his career on the stage in England, before emigrating to the U.S. in his early twenties.  He made his theatrical debut in the U.S. in “The Boy’s Own Story”, a one-man show about a soccer goalkeeper, at the Julian Theatre in San Francisco. The show was an instant success with critics...

This week on the Entertainment Engine podcast we welcome Gill Tee, co-founder of Black Deer, an Award-winning 3-day UK festival celebrating Americana music & its culture. Gill started her music career at Capital Radio, one of the largest commercial radio stations in London. Her role at the start was to promote ‘on air’, music events and festivals for the leading UK promoters of the time. She w...

In this weeks episode of The Entertainment Engine, we welcome Anthony Saldana an Award-winning filmmaker based in Queens, New York! He has a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies from the Queens College City University of New York and a Masters of Arts Degree in Communications from the New York Institute of Technology. The latest film Anthony Saldana & Jason Figueira have produced is called ‘Strai...

This week on The Entertainment Engine Podcast we speak with Chantel Cofie a multifaceted talent based in Sydney, Australia. From her start in the arts at just 6 months old, she is now a professionally represented singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actress and screenwriter. Chantel was introduced to acting as a young child and has been in numerous television and film roles. A few career highligh...

This week on The Entertainment Engine Podcast we speak with Los Angeles based guitarist, vocalist and composer ROCKY KRAMER who has been song-writing from an early age. Hailing from Norway, Rocky Kramer is truly a modern-day Viking, poised to take no prisoners as he conquers the hearts, minds and souls of rockers around the world! Rocky is a formidable musician. Rocky hosts a show called Rock 'n'...

This week on The Entertainment Engine Podcast we welcome comedian, model and actress Wendy Stuart Kaplan. Fit Model Extraordinaire Wendy is known in the fashion industry as an expert fit model and consultant working with major brands such as; Eileen Fischer, Nina McLemore, and Michael Kors Outerwear as a standard for size 8 clothing. Wendy is also an author, producer, Host of her own comedy-cookin...

Happy New Year everyone. We are excited to be back with our first guest for 2022. This week on The Entertainment Engine Podcast we welcome Jonesy on the show - a standup  comedian, podcaster  and actor seen on Gotham (Fox), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix), Letterman Show (NBC), and Nurse Jackie (SHO). Jonesy is also the host of Weird AF News Podcast which has hit over 1 million downl...

Welcome to the last episode of the year... Join us to celebrate the guests of 2021! Plus we also share some key points for music artists and bands to help you move your music career forward for 2022.  In this weeks episode the TOPICS include: *Website and Mailing list *Develop and build a social media presence *Press and blog coverage *Surround yourself with a strong team Massive thanks to al...

This week we welcome Skip Martin, who is a Grammy Award-winning artist, songwriter, producer and author, best known for his tenure as a lead singer and trumpeter for two legendary groups, Kool & the Gang and The Dazz Band.  His achievements include MOBO Outstanding Achievement Award, Platinum & Gold Record recipient, R&B Song of the Year, six consecutive Top 100 albums, two Top 10...

This week on the podcast we welcome Greek American actor and voice-over artist Katie Chonacas. Growing up in the Detroit music underground scene Katie recall's “knowing” to remember that it would be some of the most preciously precarious moments of her life that would lead and be a part of something big. Being an independent musician who grew up in the EDM underground scene as a teenager she went...

This week we speak with Chris Korbey who is co-founder and CEO of StagePilot. Chris has spent nearly a decade creating technologies and services that empower artists to grow, analyze, and monetize. Chris started off as a designer and worked with top agencies in Boston, NYC and SF. Then he fell in love with photography and shot campaigns for Stetson, Scio, Southwest Airlines & more. Chris decid...

This week we speak with renowned film and tv composer Randy Edelman who is responsible for creating the soundtracks to legendary films including: “27 Dresses”, “While You Were Sleeping”, “The Last of the Mohicans”, “ Kindergarten Cop”, “Dragonheart”, “XXX”, “Twins”, “My Cousin Vinny”, “The Mask”, “Beethoven”, “ Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story”, “Anaconda”, “Mummy 3”, “Ghost Busters 2”, “Gettysburg”, “...

This week we speak with Super Producer, Victor Merritt, who has sold well over 30 million records in Pop, Hip Hop, Gospel, and R&B. Victor has received a Grammy nomination and numerous Billboard and BMI accolades, including having the largest selling male R&B artist RCA has had in over 31 years. Victor work over the years has included working with these iconic artists; Diana Ross, Brownsto...

Marcus Welch, co-founder & CEO of Quadio. Marcus is a lifelong fan of emerging, genre-blending, and experimental music who DJ’d his first radio show at 14 and entered the music industry by joining Twitter’s music partnerships team, where he worked with artists including Lizzo, Hinds, Erykah Badu, and Pusha T. He later joined BlizzardActivision in operations and digital marketing strategy roles...

This week we welcome legendary bassist and musician Leland Sklar on the podcast show. He is a member of the Los Angeles-based instrumental group The Section, who served as the de facto house band of Asylum Records and were one of the progenitors of the soft rock sound prevalent on top-40 radio in the 1970s and 1980s. Leland Sklar is one of the greatest bassists in modern music and has contributed...

We’re excited to be back with Season 3, and this week we have an inspirational chat with Phil Guerini who climbed his way to the top of one of the world’s most iconic family entertainment brands, The Walt Disney Company for over 25 years. Phil oversaw music strategy for Disney Channels Worldwide networks, alongside all aspects of Radio Disney and Radio Disney Country. Phil was Executive Director,...

In this episode, we are back with Part 2 of the conversation with Paul Duddridge . This week Paul talks about his Entertainment Coaching app which is UBER and Airbnb for performing arts coaches. Paul has worked extensively in UK comedy management and TV production and shares his story and views of the Entertainment industry today. Paul is a Hollywood director, producer, writer, comedy agent and fo...

We’re excited to be back with Season 3 , and the first guest on the show is Paul Duddridge , Hollywood director, producer, writer, comedy agent and former manager of Michael McIntyre and Rob Brydon. Paul has 30 years of experience in creating projects and careers for some of the biggest names in showbiz. He has worked with Hollywood legends Susan Sarandon, Selma Blair, Christina Ricci and Sharon S...

We've come to the end of Season 2 of The Entertainment Engine podcast. We'll be back with Season 3 in just a few months. Be sure to follow us on social media below as we'll be sharing lots of updates and snippets of our guest interviews. A big thank you to all our listeners and supporters of our podcast and we'll be back soon. Follow & subscribe to ''The Entertainment Engine'' for weekly news...

This week on the show we chat with Scott Page , who is an American musician, technologist, and entrepreneur known for his saxophone and rhythm guitar work with iconic bands including Pink Floyd, Supertramp, and Toto. Scott is currently CEO of Think: EXP, a Los Angeles-based media company focused on live immersive entertainment. Scott has led a number of ventures, including Walt Tucker Productions,...