Discoverers & original manager of Sleaford Mods:
Providing Live Music & DJ Solutions... Live Music Bookers, DJ's, Radio Producers/Presenters...
Our mission is to disrupt negative industry norms, innovate & provide ethical artist & customer focused events Bonanza & Son are music consultants, event bookers, promoters, radio presenters and DJs with a varied history and extensive experience within the music industry including being the original managers of Sleaford Mods, securing them their debut national/international radio slot and their largest major London show up to that point. Bonanza & Son currently take care of all the live music events at Aces & Eights in Tufnell Park and broadcast, produce and present Bonanza & Son on ResonanceFM. Previously Bonanza & Son have taken care of event programmes at a number of London clubs, bars and venues including Radicals & Victuallers in Islington, The Stag in Hampstead and many more small scale reputable venues and music establishments whilst always providing the most compelling and exciting programme of events. Prior to that they ran and promoted numerous London club nights including the Lock Tavern's (Camden) longest running and most successful club night, 'Countrier Than Thou'. Bonanza & Son have in the past been associated with and DJed alongside artists across the board including the late Andrew Weatherall, Josh T Pearson, Earth/Dylan Carlson, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Jim White including his two now legendary sold out concerts at The Saint Pancras Old Church, London. Jim White subsequently performed a live session on Bonanza & Son’s ResonanceFM radio show as all the above with Bonanza & Son building a rapport and healthy working relationships with all its contacts. Josh performed a live session and interview on our ResonanceFM radio show in May. Bonanza DJed alongside The Handsome Family at a sold out show at The Islington Assembly Halls, London in May 2013 and later at the world renowned 100 Club on Oxford St. Bonanza & Son have djed at a sold out Teenage Fanclub show at Shepherds Bush Empire as well as many world renowned festivals and large scale invents such as Field Day, Glastonbury and many community events. Past radio shows have included live sessions and interviews with Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Josh Rouse, Sylvie Simmons, Jeffrey Foucault, Ry Cavanaugh, Josh T. Pearson, Jonathan Wilson, Earth/Dylan Carlson, Denny Tedesco and a Michael Nesmith Special. Historical features and specials are broadcast alongside regular live sessions from both UK and international acts. Recent live sessions have included Jim White, Josh Rouse, Bloodshot Record signings Ha Ha Tonka and the Decca International signings Shovels & Rope from South Carolina who have recently worked with Jack White on a single released on his 'Third Man’ record label in May 2013. We have also broadcast live sessions by other up and coming or acclaimed acts such as the Rough Trade album of the year 2011 artist Josh T. Pearson, Progressive Bluegrass act The Abrams Brothers from Ontario Canada and the critically acclaimed Jeffrey Foucault from Wisconsin and Canadian Music Award winner/Juno Award nominee Del Barber etc. We have also broadcast specials on Michael Nesmith during his recent UK solo tour and interviewed Award winning, documentary film maker Denny Tedesco; Son of ‘Wrecking Crew’ guitarist Tommy Tedesco. Bonanza & Son recently interviewed renowned rock-writer, award winning journalist and biographer Sylvie Simmonds in relation to her Leonrad Cohen and Neil Young biographies. The radio show also incorporates regular features including ‘Celluloid Country’, where we look at a film, past or contemporary, which features Americana significantly in the soundtrack. Our radio practice is seamlessly integrated within our djing and promotion of Americana acts on the stage and our club night 'Countrier Than Thou’ has successfully moved into it’s sixth year at the Lock Tavern, Camden. Being both promoters, DJs and radio presenters Bonanza & Son showcase the best in both traditional as well as more avant-garde or progressive Country, Blues, Americana and Roots Music on London stages as well as djing regularly in London and abroad. As well as American and Canadian acts Bonanza & Son have championed Country and Americana acts from all over the UK and perhaps unexpectedly from countries as far afield as France, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Jamaica and even Aboriginal Australia. All past Bonanza & Son, ResonanceFM radio shows are archived on our Mixcloud page and can be listened to at any time. Each week after the Sunday repeat has been broadcast we upload the show to:
www.mixcloud.com/bonanza-son/
Winner of the Radio Academy Nations & Regions Award for London, three years running! Nominee, Sony Radio Academy Awards 2010 "Station Programmer of the Year"
Runner-up, PRSF New Music Award 2008
As featured in the Independent on Sunday's Happy List
The Guardian calls it 'The best radio station in London';
The Village Voice, 'The best radio station in the world’. The average monthly listener figures for Resonance on FM listenership (which is most places in London within the M25) is somewhere in the region of 120,000 and internet figures are considerably more than that. Bonanza & Son have a Facebook ‘PAGE' for all events:
www.facebook.com/BonanzaANDSon
We also have a blog with lots of info’, music and facts that you might be of interest:
www.bonanzablues.blogspot.com
Bonanza & Son Music & Promotions
Promoters, Radio Presenters & DJs
Bonanza & Son on Resonance104.4FM
Every Wednesday 4:30pm
(Repeated Sunday morning 11am)
www.resonancefm.com
www.mixcloud.com/bonanza-son
www.bonanzablues.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/BonanzaANDSon
Bonanza & Son Promotions & club nights include:
‘Countrier Than Thou’ @ The Lock Tavern
‘The Film Set’ @ The Defectors Weld.
‘The Country Well’ @ Nambucca (Formerly The Country Soul Sessions)
The Country Well/Bonanza & Son Revue Alldayer’ @ Nambucca
'Day Of The Dead & The Gaslight Club @ Filthy MacNastys
'The Cosmic Film Club' @ The New Rose
BRAND NEW NIGHTs & RELAUNCH:
'Tripping In The Country’ @ Venue TBC
‘Bonanza Music Quiz’ @ The Regent, Islington
Bonanza & Son also perform regular DJ sets and host Music & Film quiz nights at all of the above venues plus;
Chequers in Walthamstowe,
The Lauriston, Hackney. The Defectors Weld, Shepherds Bush. The Three Crowns, Stoke Newington. Aces & Eights, Tufnel Park. The Hanbury Tavern, Islington. Bonanza & Son on ResonanceFM is a Country, Americana & Roots based programme and is available on 104.4FM in London or online www.resonancefm.com
‘Tracing the roots and subsequent influence of the pioneers, innovators, outlaws, renegades and mavericks of Country Music and Americana’s past present and future'
Winner of the Radio Academy Nations & Regions Award for London, three years running! Nominee, Sony Radio Academy Awards 2010 "Station Programmer of the Year"
Runner-up, PRSF New Music Award 2008
As featured in the Independent on Sunday's Happy List
The Guardian calls it 'The best radio station in London';
The Village Voice, 'The best radio station in the world’. The shows are immediately uploaded to the ResonanceFM Soundcloud site https://soundcloud.com/resonance-fm where they can be listened to at any time. The show is subsequently uploaded to The Bonanza & Son Mixcloud www.mixcloud.com/bonanza-son/
The average monthly listener figures for Resonance on FM listenership (which is most places in London within the M25) is somewhere in the region of 120,000 and internet figures are considerably more than that. Imagine a radio station like no other:
Resonance104.4fm is the world’s first radio art station. Resonance104.4fm is not-for-profit (UK registered charity no. 290236)
and is funded entirely by grants and voluntary donations. You can support the station’s continued growth with a secure donation via
www.resonancefm.com
Please take a look at the following websites:
www.resonancefm.com
http://bonanzablues.blogspot.com/
www.facebook.com/BonanzaANDSon
Bonanza & Son have a Facebook ‘PAGE' for all events:
www.facebook.com/BonanzaANDSon
We also have a blog with lots of info’, music and facts that you might like to explore:
www.bonanzablues.blogspot.com
Bonanza & Son is now in its tenth year of showcasing the best in Country, Blues, Americana and Roots Music as well as djing quality music from Country to Krautrock, Psych’ and underground Rock ’n’ roll. Countrier Than Thou has successfully moved into it’s sixth year at the Lock Tavern. Way back in the days when Country was still a dirty word round these parts and Americana was thought by some to be simply a typo’ error, not only having consistently sourced excellence in traditional Country, Bonanza has also discovered the most forward thinking Avant-Country, Punk-Blues, Americana and Roots with zero irony just good, old, quality music and very good times. Bonanza & Son Music & Promotions
Promoters, Radio Presenters & DJs
Bonanza & Son on Resonance104.4FM
Every Wednesday 4:30pm
(Sunday Afternoon repeats 11am)
www.resonancefm.com
www.mixcloud.com/bonanza-son
www.bonanzablues.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/BonanzaANDSon
