RADIO LANTAU - Key Persons
Brian has wanted to be a DJ ever since he was 7-years-old growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area and his parents bought him a cassette tape recorder. He began talking over the songs he heard on the radio in his best 1970s Top 40 Boss Jock voice. It wasn't until college in 1980 that his dream was fully realized and Brainwaves was born, then as a New Wave program. Brainwaves took a hiatus until 2011 while Brian built a career first as a hi-tech entrepreneur and more recently as a freelance journalist and editor. His writing can be found all over the Internet, including at The Jerusalem Post, Israel21c, the AIM Group, and on his blog This Normal Life, which has appeared weekly since 2002. Brian lives with his wife and three children in Jerusalem.
Kimberley is a the presenter of our daytime magazine show Daytime On Lantau.
In addition to being an accomplished radio presenter Kimberly is the author of a series of children's books, and short stories for women. Kimberley is a multi-talented entertainer and coaches others for voiceovers, television, commercials, training videos, and presenting for film and TV productions. She has judged and presented for many talent shows internationally. Including six years as the International talent coach for Miss Universe and Miss World Netherlands.
Kimberley Kleczka was awarded the appointment of Publicity Peace Ambassador at The 2019 International Women's Peace Conference in Seoul. This was in recognition of her voluntary work, public interest and endeavour in peace building to achieve a peaceful world as a perpetual legacy for the future generations.
In her spare time, she loves to work with children's and animal related charities. Kimberley is a world traveller on a mission to help educate children and families about the wonderful and interesting world we live in.
Mark Scholz has a weekly radioshow in The Netherlands, broadcast from Hong Kong and he now joins Radio Lantau.
BIO: Mark is a true music addict. From Beastie Boys to Johnny Cash, Tom Waits to Jean Michel Jarre and Bill Withers to (old) Red Hot Chili Peppers, he likes almost any style of music. With his show 'Remarkable Radio' on Radio Lantau, he limits himself however to soul, funk, disco, old school hiphop and hammond-organ jazz. He will take time to explain where samples come from, let you discover the original of a famous hit or you will be surprised with an unknown cover of a familiar track.
Simon Edwards presents the popular underground music show Loose Canon, based in the English Midlands. The show has run for five years on Stoke-on-Trent's internet station 6 Towns Radio, and is now spreading it's wings to reach wider audiences around the world. Simon has been involved in the British local music scene since his teens, playing in such bands as Saturnalia, Bible For Dogs, and Ask Virginia (the Loose Canon intro is actually taken from an Ask Virginia song), and now organises post-punk, indie and alternative events as part of not-for-profit music promotion group The Situation. In addition to receiving new music direct from bands, record labels, and promoters, Simon spends many happy hours every week scouring the internet for new and unheard acts to play on Loose Canon. Simon plays bass guitar competently, guitar badly, travels widely, is a budding amateur linguist, and has two grown up kids.
Few musicians in Hong Kong have the reputation of legendary musician, songwriter and producer Sty Larocque. Sty is here to present his personal selection of reggae, soul, funk, rock and jazz every weekday from 1-5pm. Make sure you tune in to Sty Larocque in the Afternoon to catch some cool island vibes.
Wayne Lundqvist Ford puts out a weekly show in Sweden which is also aired by stations both in the USA and his home country the UK.
BIO: Since the age of three Wayne has been spinning vinyl. After spinning Action Man around on the family Dansette at 78rpm had grown weary, Wayne decided to try out some of his mothers records, the first of which was The Beatles "This Boy" which also played at his favourite speed of 78rpm several times before trying out 33rpm and then the correct speed of 45rpm, which was when his love affair of music started, The Beatles were followed by Buddy Holly, who Wayne still considers the roots of popular music, Billy Fury, The Who, The Small Faces, The Kinks etc.
Growing up in the 70's, Wayne had exposure to many styles starting with Ska, onto Glam, then came Punk and the Mod revival shortly after and then he found the band of his generation, The Jam. The "Ice Cream Man Power Pop And More" plays Power Pop, Ska, Punk, Mod, various 60's styles, including Hammond Jazz, Mod Revival, Northern Soul, Motown and anything else that features strong melodies, great harmonies and a bit of attitude.