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We are proud to feature independent music from all over the world every Monday on our Indie Music 24-Hour Playlist!
Artists, promoters, and record labels -- interested in having your music played worldwide on Indie Music Mondays? Visit our Patreon to see our subscription options we've made especially for you. Please note that we are a small, volunteer-run digital radio station that supports and promotes independent artists 24-hours-a-day, commercial-free AND maintains proper licensing AND reports the music we play so that YOU receive your royalties!
We are 100% listener-supported through our Patreon.
Thank you for supporting independent music, independent artists, and independent radio!
Tuesdays
We have new T-shirts!
Wednesdays
1 a.m. - 1 a.m. EST
Sandcastle Radio Exclusive Playlist Curated by DJ Pete Perez!!
Wednesdays
Wednesdays
Wednesdays
1 a.m. - 1 a.m.
Wellness Music curated by Dr. Deborah Bassett with 15-minute wellness programming from our wellness experts airing every hour on the hour!
6 p.m. EST
Flip-Flops and Beer with Kenneth LIVE from PA!
(See our Wellness Page for Full Schedule and Show Descriptions!)
Thursdays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
2 p.m. EST
Manic's Madhouse with D-Manic, 2-hour set LIVE from London!!
4 p.m. EST
Still Just a Punk Rock Kid with Zach Smith, LIVE from Chicago!!
5 p.m. EST
NEW!! 90s Revenge with Rynell, LIVE from Central PA!!
6 p.m. EST
NEW!! Bailando Bachata LIVE with DJ DavidC in Florida!
7 p.m. EST
LIVE!! Salsa para los Salseros de Ayer con Peruchin, from Pensacola, Florida!
8 p.m. EST
LIVE!! On the Road with Kenny & Nell, from Lebanon, PA!
10 p.m. EST
After Dark, slow jams curated by DJ Pete Perez
Fridays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
10 a.m. EST
Weekend Chit-Chat with Debz and Pete, LIVE from the Sandcastle Radio Studios in Pensacola, FL!
12 p.m. EST
NEW!! Ask The Expert LIVE with Kelly Johnson from Lancaster, PA!
4 p.m. EST
NEW!! I Want My 80s Back! LIVE with DJ HilJam from Minneapolis!
7 p.m. EST
NEW!! World Beats with Debz from the Sandcastle Radio Studios in Pensacola, FL!
9 p.m. EST
LIVE!! The Ascension Energy Mix Show with DJ Peter Bedard, broadcasting from Alberta, Canada! Now 2 hours!
11 p.m. EST
After Dark II, slow jams curated by DJ Pete Perez
Saturdays
Saturdays
Saturdays
1 a.m. - 9 p.m. EST
Disco Dance Party Curated by DJ Pete Perez!!
9-11 p.m. EST
LIVE!! The Saturday Night House Party with DJ Pete Perez, 2-hour set from Pensacola, Florida!
Sundays
Saturdays
Saturdays
10 a.m. EST
LIVE!! Goin' Gospel with Debz in Pensacola, FL!
1 p.m. EST
LIVE!! The Marco Radio Show with Marc Woodward in Devon, UK!
2 p.m. EST
NEW!!! LIVE!! The Blue Boulevard with Jackson Stewart in Seattle, WA!
About Us
Our Programming
We are committed to showcasing independent artists from around the world and stream an exciting mix of independent music and our own personalized playlists of eclectic music that includes house music, alternative rock, country, and more when we aren't broadcasting our original variety and music programming. Our presenters and DJs are experts in their areas and broadcast LIVE each week from NYC, Detroit, Miami, and around the world! We are America's Hottest Online Variety and Music Station! Tune in now!
Our Top LIVE Shows
- The Saturday Night House Party with DJ Pete Perez (House Music)
- On the Road with Kenny and Nell! (Travel Talk Show)
- Manic's Madhouse with D-Manic in London (Hip Hop/Dance)
- Para los Salseros de Ayer con Peruchin / Salsa for the Ages with Peruchin (Salsa)
- The Marco Radio Show with Marc Woodward (Poetry and Acoustic Music)
- Goin' Gospel with Debz (Gospel)
The History of Our Station
Sandcastle Radio® was created out of a shared passion for good music of ALL genres and a belief in the importance of independent, live radio to build stronger communities.
Our international team combines four decades of experience in online broadcasting, traditional radio broadcasting, print journalism, and music production to create a variety and music station that we love producing and sharing with our listeners all over the world, connecting our global communities at the local level.
We produce and broadcast 26 LIVE original programs every week and are on the air worldwide 24 hours a day, commercial-free!
Our mission at Sandcastle Radio is to have fun, play music, celebrate life, and connect our communities with LOVE and independent radio!
We are commercial-free, musician-owned, independent radio and are 100% LISTENER-SUPPORTED through our Patreon community. We invite you to sign up at our FREE community level and check it out! Interested in show sponsorship? Contact us at info@sandcastleradio.org.
Let's keep independent radio on the air!
xo,
Debz and DJ Pete Perez
(Deborah Bassett and Pete Perez)
Owners and Station Directors, Sandcastle Radio®
Meet Our Sandcastle Radio ® Team
Deborah Bassett, Owner, Host
DJ Pete Perez, Owner, Station Director
DJ Pete Perez, Owner, Station Director
Sandcastle Radio co-founder and co-owner Deborah Bassett ("Debz") is a former international journalist, academic, and research scientist with a PhD in communication and a significant body of published academic postdoctoral research in Indigenous health, culture and psychiatry.
She is also a multi-disciplinary and multi-media artist with artwork regularly exhibited in juried shows in galleries in the Southeast and has been featured in print publications.
From 2022 to 2024, she aired her popular live interview show "The Secret Place" every week, profiling nearly 200 independent artists, authors, and creatives around the world.
Her Sunday morning live Gospel show is a worldwide listener favorite and she welcomes new music from independent Gospel artists.
An avid yoga and meditation devotee, Debz handles the eclectic wellness programming that airs
every Wednesday on Sandcastle Radio. Reach out to her if your business offers wellness services and would like to discuss partnership.
She also co-hosts a lively Friday morning chat show with co-owner Pete Perez. Tune every Friday morning in to hear all the latest news from the Sandcastle Radio Team!
"Big love, y'all" <3
DJ Pete Perez, Owner, Station Director
DJ Pete Perez, Owner, Station Director
DJ Pete Perez, Owner, Station Director
House music DJ and producer, Pete Perez ("DJ Pete Perez") began his career mixing vinyl in nightclubs in the New York/ New Jersey metropolitan area, including Starbucks (NYC), Quincy's (NJ), Nickel's Alley (NJ), Cyd's (NJ), El Torito's (NYC), and more. His radio experience includes working for New York City Radio Station WBLS 107.5 and as resident DJ on two well-known UK radio stations, First Choice Radio and House Music Radio until 2022. His legendary two-hour live sets that were heard around the world will now be heard every week on Sandcastle Radio! In 2022, he began writing and producing house music and released his debut single "Request" in September 2022. DJ Pete Perez welcomes new music sent to him for consideration.
Oh, and he's fluent in English AND Spanish--Can you say Peruchin?! Que rico!
"Suki, suki now!" ;)
Nell and Kenny Tice, Hosts
Nell and Kenny Tice, Hosts
Nell and Kenny Tice, Hosts
Kenny and Nell Tice are YouTubers on a mission to share the stories of their travels through the eyes of a lens, and now microphones! After starting their travel channel in late 2019, the pandemic in early 2020 put a halt to all travel and they began to wonder where this was all going. After purchasing a new camera, and buttoning up their video editing skills, they started their company, enTICEing Media.
Fast forward a couple of years later and Kenny is now an expert in travel hacking and helping people plan their own journeys. Nell is a full-time entrepreneur and host of the What the Nell!? podcast! They travel as much as possible and enjoy sharing their experiences, tips, and tricks for traveling to everyone they can!
D-Manic, DJ
Nell and Kenny Tice, Hosts
Nell and Kenny Tice, Hosts
Dean Nicholson ("D-Manic") has been involved with music as a DJ for 38 years, learning to mix at age 11! From his roots in Funk, Rare Groove & Electro to his current genres of Trance, House and all things clubland, he brings a wealth of dance music knowledge and experience to the Sandcastle Family. D-Manic has had releases on Art Recordings, SFR, DeepDownDirty, Emmanating Records, 212 Records and, most recently, on Boomtic Records. D-Manic has been a radio host since 2016, from pure pirate FM to internet radio, as well as honing his presenting skills on a well-known community-licensed FM station. He recently created a new Trance event, Seraphim, alongside his friend Marc Ansell and established brand Amped Global DJ’s. Look for more events in 2023!
Now Sandcastle Radio sees him spread his wings and share his love of music with his brothers and sisters in the USA. Hold on tight for the ride of your lives!
Marc Woodward, Host
Nell and Kenny Tice, Hosts
Marc Woodward, Host
Marc ("Marco") joins us from Devon, UK where he is a regular performer on the South West poetry scene and in music/poetry performances. He recalls his early draw to poetry:
"Inspired by Blake’s Tiger, Lewis Carroll’s Walrus, Carpenter and Slithy Toves, and Coleridge’s crusty seafarer, I started writing poetry as a child and recall my first ambition was to be a poet. ‘What do you want to be when you grow up Marc?’ ‘A poet.’ ‘No, I mean for a job…’ So I became a musician instead. A mandolin player. Well."
Marc is an accomplished musician who has gigged all over, recorded numerous sessions and performed and taught internationally. His album "Bluemando" is available on Spotify and Apple. He has worked with filmmakers, musicians, artists, and made his own videos:
Marc also publishes a blog/website www.marcwoodwardpoetry.blogspot.com.
Marc invites poetry submissions to be considered for reading on his show.
DJ Peter Bedard
Hilary Lauren Jastram, Host
Marc Woodward, Host
A Canadian-based DJ listened to by people all over the world, DJ Peter Bedard spins the best in House, Progressive House, Electro, some Trance and Nu Disco as well.
Peter has years spent DJ'ing in the club scene, which has blessed him with the ability to read a crowd and work the dance floor. His followers and club-goers love his musical style which is constantly evolving!
There are no limits, Peter loves to mix his Dance music roots with a pinch of pop, house, progressive house, tech and electronic rhythm, which provides a contagious energy for his audience!
Now DJ Peter Bedard brings his
world-famous show
"The Ascension Energy Mix Show"
to Sandcastle Radio!
Hilary Lauren Jastram, Host
Hilary Lauren Jastram, Host
Hilary Lauren Jastram, Host
Hilary L. Jastram is the owner of Bookmark Publishing House, specializing in book coaching and inspirational, business-oriented, and knowledge-based books with the occasional sprinkling of delicious fiction. She is an author, contributor to multiple media and hosts Write Effing Now, the podcast that helps you master writing, marketing and publishing one byte at a time. In her spare time, she reads grammatical reference books, hangs with her hubs and kids and canoodles her furbabies. She is a fan of learning and seizing the day and believes you were born with everything you need to live your best life. Her fave color is sunset. Hilary's next book on how to write the best damn book possible, Go Book Yourself, will be available spring 2023.
B. Ray Pennington, Host
Hilary Lauren Jastram, Host
Hilary Lauren Jastram, Host
Owner of "GeekVision Productions" B. Ray Pennington is an innovative, award-winning, published artist with experience participating in over 10 exhibitions. As well as being a visual artist, B. Ray also has a solo experimental progressive rock music project, called "Meteor Write."
B. Ray has had a passion for creative endeavors of all kinds from the very beginning. He has a creative vision fueled largely by nostalgia and science. With a hunger to ever expand the boundaries of imagination, he strives to maintain a level of uncompromising artistic integrity. In Geek Out with B. Ray, your host will be playing a variety of Geek and Nerd themed music, including chip-tune, nerd-core, otacore, OST's, and more, while telling stories about video games, cartoons, science, and geek culture.
Zach Smith, Host
Kelly Johnson, Host
Julie Mullen, Host
Zach Smith grew up as a skate punk in Pensacola Florida, going to every local show he could find and supporting the scene for years.
After having graduated from SAE Institute, Nashville for Audio Engineering, he is now an independent multimedia production artist in the Chicago area.
Staying true to the heart of punk rock, he now operates in a person-to-person fashion working with one artist at a time to support and facilitate the realization of their ideas. Tune in to his live punk rock show,
Still Just a Punk Rock Kid every Thursday on Sandcastle Radio!
Julie Mullen, Host
Kelly Johnson, Host
Julie Mullen, Host
Julie Mullen was an actor for over twenty years working in TV, radio, theatre and film alongside her voiceover career. In 2009 she began writing poetry and her book 'Erotic Poetry For Vegans & Vegetarians' was born. The Word Cafè came about in 2010 and began in a pub outside London, a night of poetry and music. The Word Cafè travelled to The Edinburgh Fringe, The Chelsea Arts Club and other fine locations and has landed safely in Totnes, Devon where it is still going strong. Julie's foray into radio DJ-ing began at Kingston Hospital Radio, her first guest being David Cameron! Serendipity knocked at her door. She gifted her book to him and -----KAPOW ----the book was launched fine style in English newspapers, radio and television. Julie worked on 'Soundart Radio' Dartington, Devon England on and off for about five years. She's delighted to be pumping up the volume here at Sandcastle Radio. She will be broadcasting live every Wednesday from her art studio in Totnes, Devon, England.
Kelly Johnson, Host
Kelly Johnson, Host
Kelly Johnson, Host
Kelly is an experienced headshot, branding & high school senior photographer. With a keen eye for detail & a passion for capturing the true essence of her subjects, Kelly has established herself as a photographer that helps her clients stand out in their industry or creating lifelong memories for the high school senior. Kelly's work is all about showcasing her clients' unique personalities & helping them communicate their brand message effectively. Whether you need headshots for your website, social media profiles, rebranding your business, or capturing a high school senior, Kelly is dedicated to helping you achieve your goals. Learn more at www.kellyjohnsonphotog.com.
Kelly is also the official festival photographer for Radio Is Not Dead Inc, Sandcastle Radio's annual international celebration of live radio!
Kelly will be interviewing small business owners in PA and beyond for her new LIVE show with Sandcastle Radio, "Ask The Expert!"
Martin Seager, Host
Martin Seager, Host
Kelly Johnson, Host
I am a composer, lyricist and musical director. My London underground rush hour musical “MIND (THE GAP)” won the Herbert Kretzmer Best Lyricist Award and one of my proudest memories is receiving this is in person on stage at the London Palladium from the famous lyricist of “Les Misérables”. I began as a singer songwriter in a pop band in the ‘90s and have also written for theatre, film, radio and TV but it’s in the world of classical music that I have found my milieu over the last few years, writing works for solo cello, piano, clarinet, ensembles, classical choirs and, most recently, an oratorio on the extinction of species and a string quartet inspired by the beautiful River Dart near our home here in South Devon, UK.
Classical music is a vast, almost infinite maze of extraordinary creativity and variety: my Sunday Sandcastle Radio show “Classical Connections” will be an entertaining and hopefully inspiring adventure, tracing a path through some of the most beautiful music ever written. I hope you enjoy it as much as I will!
DJ DavidC
Martin Seager, Host
DJ DavidC
David Collado, better known as DJ DavidC, is one of the Gulf Coast's most influential Latin DJs. Born in NYC, raised in West New York NJ with parents of both Puerto Rican and Dominican backgrounds and a U.S Navy Veteran, DJ DavidC has always had a joy for music.
Growing up on the influence on Latin music. Bachata - Merengue - Salsa- also with R&B And Hip Hop, his wide range of different genres has propelled him to adapt and entertain all types of crowds from private parties - nightclubs - to festivals!
Dj DavidC is a well-established DJ with more than 10 years of experience performing throughout the Gulf Coast Panhandle from Panama City - Tallahassee - Fort Walton Beach - Pensacola - into parts of Alabama and Mississippi, and also performing for MWR on N.A.S. Navy Air Station.
His original, LIVE show with Sandcastle Radio brings the very best in Bachata music to the global airwaves every week!
Peruchin
DJ HilJam
DJ HilJam
Bio coming soon!
DJ HilJam
DJ HilJam
DJ HilJam
Bio coming soon!
Rynell
Jax Stewart, Host
Jax Stewart, Host
Bio coming soon!
Jax Stewart, Host
Jax Stewart, Host
Jax Stewart, Host
Some say Jackson Stewart was abandoned as an infant, discovered in a basket made of old, broken 78 r.p.m. records beneath the pedal steel guitar at a Johnny Cash show in Seattle, Washington.
Some say Jax is the forbidden love child of former Pacific Northwest residents Merle Haggard and Loretta Lynn.
Some say that, as a precocious pre-teen, he was apprehended a number of times sneaking into shows by the likes of Muddy Waters, Ray Charles, and Tom Petty.
Some say they see him skulking about in taverns, clubs, honky-tonks, and house parties all over Seattle seeking out great music.
Some even say they have seen him in various roadhouses along the trans-america interstate 90 highway, sharing a Rainier beer with Squatch. [Of these claims we are dubious -editor]
Some say Jax is one of only a handful of people holding a key to the “The Vault”, a mythical compound located 1 mile deep in the volcanic bedrock of Mount St. Helens containing vast stores of legendary recordings, bequeathed to him by the late Mojo Nixon during a night of competitive drinking aboard Mojo’s last, fatal Outlaw Country Cruise out of Miami, Florida. [We are less dubious about these claims - editor]
Now, having been reclaimed from the smoldering ash-heap of terrestrial radio, and several state run institutions, by Sandcastle Radio founders Deborah Bassett and Pete Perez, Ol’ Jax has sworn a blood oath to play only the best and most sublime Americana, Blues, Outlaw, Red-Clay, and Country Soul music for the devoted Sandcastle listeners.
The Blue Boulevard, Live from the Great Pacific Northwest, every Sunday at 1 p.m. Central, Noon Pacific.
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