About Us

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 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.

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!

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! 

You can find Dean on Facebook and Beatport. 

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!

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, 11 a.m. Pacific.

 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!