Nov/Dec’24: We’re producing wonderful content for TA-DAH.TV and I’m really enjoying staying put (who’d have ever thought I’d say that one day), so am involved with script writing, doing loads of narration and voice-overs, also enjoying the Davis Cup finals in Málaga (farewell, Rafa) and jazz legend Pat Metheny playing one of his European tour dates at the Teatro Cervantes too! An Xmas quickie to London was well worth it and now I’m looking forward to wrapping up December. Have a super Christmas everybody and don’t forget to check out our seasonal highlights on TA-DAH.TV too🌲🎁🎄
Autumn was a mixed bag: filming at the world famous Marques de Rascal winery in Northern Spain was just wonderful and heading back to LDN for an exclusive interview with famous Brit-artist Charmaine Chanakira was brilliant! I could have had a complete laugh and wonderful time…if I hadn’t caught gastroenteritis, and just about made it to Germany on my last leg, so to speak. I was supposed to party through the night with Cassy on Sven Väth’s 60th at Timewarp in Mannheim, but instead I was stuck in bed! The frustration was total, but my priority was to get better to catch the next flight in my schedule, heading to Málaga. Well, you clearly can’t have it all in life...
Aug/Sep’24: When Hauser, Placido Domingo & friends, as well as top dog DJs such as Claptone and Robin Schulz played Starlite, you knew that good times can be relentless too 😂 one of the biggest highlights for me was a 24hr-trip to London to attend this year’s Eastern Electrics Festival, allowing me to hook up with old mates like Sven Väth, Seth Troxler et al, and hanging out backstage during the set of my super heroes Groove Armada was the icing on the cake! Don’t ask me how and what time I got home that day :-)
Filming continues on the Costa del Sol: June kicked off a hefty summer schedule with Jamie Cullum opening the Starlite 2024 season! The fabulous Nile Rodgers & Chic delivered an unforgettable concert in Gibraltar, whilst July saw KEANE, Take That & Diana Krall, amongst many other superstars, hit the stage in sunny Marbs. The LIV Golf League arrived at Valderrama too, bringing global golf talent to top notch lifestyle destination Sotogrande, where the Film Music Symphonic Orchestra played an unforgettable night of the best film scores ever in the Los Pinos polo fields - summer at its best!
Spring’24: well, that’s me out of action for Feb & March, needing to learn to write with my left hand, when even typing proved tricky :-( April had me finding my freedom again, so was able to travel and absolutely loved the Illusionaries: Latent Spaces show in LDN. Have you seen the programme yet? Find it on TA-DAH.TV’s ART & Culture channel! Also filmed in Gibraltar in May, capturing the stunning Skywalk platform and the Windsor Suspension Bridge - wow, so good to be out ’n about again!
January 2024: off to Austria in January. Filming in Vienna was such fun…until it proved fateful :-0 The carriage ride ready for a Valentine’s Day release for TA-DAH.TV was just gorgeous - you’ll see! Then a final presentation at FH Krems, a fantastic college where I worked with students doing their Masters on a Luxury Marketing course, also was a great success. Next, I’m on the most romantic ice rink in the world, filming at the Wiener Eistraum, when some random guy bumps into, pushes me to the ground, breaking the radius bone on my right arm - travelling home with my right arm in a plaster cast wasn’t so funny...F***kadoodledoo🤬
Happy 2024! Hope, you all had a good one 🥳 Looking forward to rock the New Year hard with great plans in place. For starters, I’m working again with the FH Krems on the Capstone Project for their Fashion & Lifestyle Marketing Masters Degree programme, so I’m off to Austria in January for their final presentation - exiting stuff. Heading to London for promo shoots and filming in February, and with more camera work in the planning at fabulous locations on the Costa del Sol in March and trips to Switzerland & Austria in the pipeline, it’s going to be a busy spring
Filming continues right up to Xmas: we had such a laugh at one of my fave London palaces, where we filmed the Skate Lates with DJ sets - what a fun winter experience, skating in the inner sanctum of gorgeous Somerset House. I was looking forward to filming at the Skywalk in Gibraltar in December, but that shoot had to be moved due to weather conditions. Anyway, in front of camera literally until just before Christmas, I so enjoyed my exclusive interviews with actors Brigitte Nielsen and Gary Dourdan on the Red Carpet at the Global Gift Gala’s Xmas Gala! Having a very Merry Christmas indeed, I wish everybody a beautiful festive season and an awesome New Year
Sept/Oct’23: hanging out in London, it was brilliant to meet fashion designer & conceptional artist Emilio de la Modena again, and heading to super club Motion in Bristol for Halloween, where Eats Everything was headlining in the Marble Factory, was a complete hoot! People dressed up hilariously and when we spotted a ‘Bavarian' crew in Lederhosen, I just cracked up (more on TA-DAH.TV). Bristol is buzzing at the mo, so meeting actress Alex Roach there was great fun too :-)
Summer slam: music festivals galore, Marbella’s Starlite festival was the best one ever (Lionel Ritchie, Anastacia, Seal, even Eros Ramazotti, Danny Ocean and the Black Eyed Peas) all came to the Costa del Sol! Another great highlight was Martin Garrix headlining at the Ultra Beach Festival. I also absolutely loved London's Eastern Electrics edition this year, hanging out with Joris Voorn, Miss Monique, my mate Seth (Troxler) and The Martinez Bros. An electrical storm shut EE down temporarily, but running for shelter, the mood in the tents was just hilarious - the Brits just will not be beaten by a ‘bit of rain’ #keeponraving
Travel-crazy: on the road what seemed forever during April & May - I spent more time at airports than at home 😂 Cologne, Rheingau, Frankfurt, and from there to France, I was blown away by the small town of Troyes in the Champagne, where we were filming for a couple of days! Jeanne d’Arc, a heroine of mine, was there (admittedly when the French King claimed back his territory, so not for me) and then onto Paris for the gardens of Versailles. London beckoned soon after for an awesome night at KOKO, when Sven came with Cocoon, and my mate Cassy played too. Proper Frankfurt-housemusic-vibe in Camden that night! ES > UK followed, with a trip to the BBC’s Earth experience - this is defo a trend, as the world is being swamped with immersive shows all over the place from art to wildlife and more
Spring’23: was good to catch up with everything during Feb and back in London in March. Catching live shows by Ms Dynamite & Lava La Rue at White City House was an absolute highlight, film & theatre land had me back as well. This town is simply the BEST when it comes to entertainment and living life to the max! Lot’s of media meetings in between kept me busy doing March and a huge trip is in the offing for April - bring it on!
January 2023: HAPPY NEW YEAR everybody🚀 and it started with a bang! London was so cool during this time, I didn’t want to leave. However, had an absolute power trip at the end of the month, including the final presentation of the Capstone Project - a project I have been working with students doing their Masters in Marketing at the FH Krems in Austria! From there to various locations in Germany, and back to Málaga! Saw & met tons of people, what a journey...
Nov/December’22: we were editing like crazy, recording voice-overs and narration at lightning speed, hence I lost my voice! Great…weeell, you know what they say: it’s tough at the top🙄come early December, I was meant to film at the Xmas market in Paris…but ended up in A&E in a London hospital instead! A tummy bug had floored me, so I stayed put. Once recovered, we filmed at the magical 'Christmas at Kenwood' immersive light trail and wood walk - gorgeous. Back in London for NYE, it’s all party, party, party at Soho House, despite the rain. Happy New Year, people, and all the very best for 2023🥳
October’22: was all over the shop this month, raving at The Warehouse Project in Manchester, filming at a huge exhibition about Cezanne at the Tate Modern, heading back to Spain for the Andalucía Masters at Real Club de Golf Valderrama, where a gorgeous Indian Summer had us running around in shorts and T-shirts again. This tournament was rather emotional, as tournament records were broken by Adrian Otaegui, who originates from Seve Ballesteros’ home town, so we were all ecstatic for him to do so well
Summervibes’22: staying on a roll, Coldplay rocked Brussel early August, now on the road with their newly developed eco-friendly concept - brilliant show, we went wild! Massive news was also for the American Ultra brand hitting the costa for their first ever Ultra Beach festival at Marenostrum in Fuengirola! Think Afrojack, Adam Beyer, Joseph Capriati, KSHMR, Acraze and many more top dog DJs playing on one single and utterly awesome day - 'nuff said! September has not been slow either, with another first for the brand new Andalusia Big Festival, organised by Mad Cool. Jamiroquai and Years & Years brought London to Málaga, apart from a wicked and completely international line-up for 3 stages over 3 days. I loved it, so fingers X’d, they’ll all be back next year🤞🏻:-)
June/July 2022: I cannot wait for the festival season to start again, so when the first ever Lost Nomads festival just outside Marrakesh was found in June, I jumped at the opportunity! Tarifa was back on the agenda end of June with the GWA’s Big Air World Ch’ship, and finally, after a 2-year break, the incredible Noisily Festival in lovely Leicestershire was back in July - ohhh, we were on such a trip filming there for TA-DAH.TV’s music channel. This is when I just love my job :-) The end of July finally saw Simple Minds perform at the Starlite festival on the Costa del Sol again, and they were just brilliant…dead keen to get back out there, and the crowd in sunny Marbs went nuts for them
Filming continues - spring’22: am loving what’s up for these next few months for TA-DAH.TV, starting off with an exclusive interview in gorgeous Villars with the ski-cross goddess Fanny Smith, who saw her Olympic Bronze medal taken from her and later reinstated because of some crazy judge’s rubbish decision. Then we’re off to Scotland in April to fly across the Highlands in a seaplane, catching ‘War On Drugs’ playing a much awaited gig in Edinburgh and back in London, check out Eric Underwood’s performance in the Pulitzer Award winning play ‘Clybourne Park’ at the Park Theatre - check out my exclusive with him on TA-DAH.TV’s Art & Culture channel.
Jan/Feb 2022: Still in covid mode, I want to wish everybody a Happy New Year! Gawd, we need to get a grip of this, world…whatever the weather, I’m upbeat about what’s to come, as am working super hard on getting things moving, despite the travel issues that still persist. Can’t wait for the corporate shoot at The Perfect Crime to happen in London. It’ll be massive fun, so if you're into immersive heists and gaming experiences, this is a perfect thing to do when in London
Winter’21: November kicked off with a gr8 i’view with one of Clint Eastwood’s boys in Málaga, when Kyle Eastwood accepted the Jazz Festival Málaga prize. Back in London, filming at the 'Life Between Islands' exhibition at Tate Britain proved super interesting too. Loving all the Xmas lights, so am rolling into December with loads of media meetings at 180 House, my fave Soho House at the mo. Been hard at work this year, hence ready to be winding down good’n proper soon. Have a super Christmas & Happy New Year! Let’s smash it in 2021: jabbed, eager to get cracking and full of life…business as usual then 🤩
Sept/Oct’21: more polo was to come when the 13th European Polo Championship arrived in Southern Spain, and I was great to film at The Perfect Crime, London’s best all immersive experience about stealing a world famous painting, for TA-DAH.TV! Manchester beckoned with the Warehouse Project being back live after 2 years, and gawd did we rock off in the DJ booth. London’s Southbank has new outdoor exhibits to show, and back in Spain REA Danza celebrated 30yrs of Tango Argentino & modern dance fusion at Málaga’s Teatro Cervantes - it was glorious
Summer 2021: I am suddenly super busy 💪🏻 and loved my exclusives with ballet dancer/model/actor Eric Underwood and David (virtual events manager for Spain’s giant party organiser elrow). Having my AVATAR created to attend their gig at London’s Tobacco Dock was insane. Also had Costa del Sol DJ Tito Pulpo in front of camera and when we filmed at the GKA Kitesurfing Freestyle World Cup in Tarifa, I was just so stoked chatting to the female winners about what it takes to become a champion. Nicky Jam & Tom Jones were another highlight on the festival list, and as usual, the Int’l Polo Championship at Santa Maria Polo Club marked the end of August. But summer isn’t over yet...
Spring’21 - lockdown filming keeps going: gawd, it’s enough by now! Gotta look forward to things improving, so chatted to Monaco-based fashion influencer Allison Soro about spring/summer looks and the new format that designers are using to showcase their collections as all fashion weeks are taking place online these days. Also had a brilliant conversation with the co-founder of the fab Noisily Festival, which will be the first summer open-air event post-lockdown, if all goes to plan 👍🏻
January 2021: HNY, peoples - 'things can only get better' has to be the motto for the coming 12 months! And yes, we’re still elated from the massive fun we had filming at the 1st Tarifa Wing Pro event at the end of Dec! It was utterly awesome to see these athletes perform such incredible tricks on the water, hence the good mood in the event bubble was infectious. Had brilliant interviews with riders from all over Europe, who made their way down South, and even New Caledonia. As pumped as I am: bring on 2021!
Filming continues - Dec 2020: gosh…2 lockdowns later, 2020 proved to be a really difficult year all over the world! Despite it all, I’ll be chatting to snow kiter & kite surfer Davide Bellemo in Venice and we’ll be filming some serious wing foiling down in Tarifa, which was still drenched in warm sunshine in November, when we filmed a lifestyle piece for TA-DAH.TV. Should be awesome to spend NYE there too! On this note, I’m wishing you all a very Merry Xmas and Happy New Year - let’s rock 2021 and make a difference wherever we can. 💃🥂🎉
October’20: …aaaand we’re back into lockdown, horrendous prospect! Continuing filming over zoom and Skype, tapping into non-existent DJlife, listening to people saying that virtual festivals just do not work, however hard Tomorrowland tried. Got excited about Caprices/MDRNTY taking place in Crans Montana/Switzerland, but couldn’t travel after all, due to the insecurity about borders possibly closing. These are desperate times and I miss the summer festivals and dancing until dawn. Despite it all, I’m looking forward to filming on the Caminito del Rey in Málaga province, one of the most dangerous nature walks on earth: gorges and suspension bridges past steep rock walls, lakes and woodland - right up my street!
Summer 2020: or more likely, the summer that never was! No festivals, no parties, no dancing, no travel...until the first lockdown this year was finally over. Filmed a fabulous city break in Seville and caught up with rock singer Grace Solero in London, for what we think was the first open-air gig on Primrose Hill post-lockdown, and in between got stuck in the recording studio to narrate exciting programmes like Frieze Sculpture, a yoga retreat in Ibiza, the Venice Biennale and many more for #whenlockdownisover! Looking back to the beginning of the year, I was SO excited for 2020 - well, I crashed down spectacularly on that one :-0
May / June ‘20: stuck in Spain for over 2 months, we’re now seeing some of the restriction lifted, and in Andalucia this means sun, beach, food & music events, hopefully! Great to have an exclusive in the can with the talented DJ & presenter Jaguar (BBC Radio1), whilst great art exhibitions feature too, as museums on the continent have opened again.
Filming continues, Spring’20: but not as we know it! Whilst the Coronavirus outbreak is changing our world and we all have get used to the 'new now’, I’ve had to accept loads of cancellations for either trips or interviews, and frankly, I’m speechless that this pandemic has even been able to occur in modern life. But, you can’t keep a good (wo)man down, so I’m learning to film in self-isolation! Whaaat - me and tech??? Yes, people, I shall have you know that I can now add another profession to my CV - and I do NOT mean Coronavirus!
January 2020: Happy New Year, everybody! Seeing the New Year in in style, we’ve been celebrating high above the rest of the world, alongside cranes piercing the sky, whilst dancing away almost at helicopter level at a private club in London Town - well, not quite. TBH, I am somehow super excited about what the new decade will bring, so I just want the universe to know that I’m READY. If all goes to plan, I’ve got some more hip interviews and a couple of unusual events lined up to cover before the end of spring - right, skates at the ready, can we make it all happen now, please?
Autumn/Winter’19: Popped over to Frankfurt for the first show in 50yrs of the outstanding artist Lee Krasner at the Schirn, my fave art space ever. Had a foot-op in October, but don’t think that held me down: the classic car show in Birmingham proved to be an absolute gem, and also filmed with the unstoppable Beran Parry, one of the leading health experts on this planet. Christmas in London was a show stopper and utter delight, so wishing everybody an extremely ‘Merry Xmas and a smashing New Year...2020 - Bring it On!
September 2019: Busiest month ever, I reckon! Loved Banksy’s exhibition in Málaga, then over to Morocco for The Oasis Festive and a hot-air balloon ride, as well as paying a visit to the fabulous YSL museum. Marrakesh is crrrazy. Over in London, things didn’t slow down much either: the incredible photographer Tim Walker opened his fab exhibition at the V&A, KEANE played to a select crowd ahead of their tour and yours truly was there too, topping this month’s calendar with hanging out with Cassy in the DJ booth at Cuttin’ Hedaz day rave at Tobacco Dock, yeah!
July/August’19: What a summer! Packed with festivals, concerts and exclusive interviews, I had an absolute ball. Jamie Callum and Jessie J at Marbella’s Starlite Festival were both real crackers, whilst art was on the agenda as well. Loved London’s Frieze in the Park and much enjoyed my excellent interview with Spanish pop artist Javier Melus. Even went dolphin and whale watching in the Strait of Gibraltar for TA-DAH.TV - lovin’ summer to the max…
Filming continues: Public Service Broadcasting made history by playing the first live gig ever at the Natural History Museum in front of a selected crowd, celebrating the 50th anniversary of man landing on the moon - very underground, very London! Next, Marbella’s Opium Beach Club opened it’s summer season with a spectacular party - yours truly celebrating hard, filming for TA-DAH.TV. Off to Ibiza in June, checking out Cassy’s Playhouse at Pacha and other great things to do on the island…watch this space!
Spring 2019: #EdibleBeats100 day rave, German carnival, Tears for Fears live, paragliding in the Swiss Alps, the Geneva Motor Show, an exclusive interview with top dance duo ‘cousn’, Mary Quant’s fashion exhibition and a series of super interesting interviews with leading specialists in Ayurvedic medicine as part of a 'self-help special' series - phew, all in a couple of month’s work!
Dec’18/Jan’19: London beckons with all those fab ice rinks and, of course, we’ll be rocking it big time in the capital on NYE. Great news: I'll be interviewing the fabulous DJ Cassy early Jan for in an exclusive for TA-DAH.TV, when she’s over to play ‘fabric'. Until then, wishing you all a Jolly Good Season and a smashing 2019 - Happy New Year, everybody! Cxx
Autumn/Winter’18: The tennis at this year's Senior Masters Cup in sunny Marbs was as thrilling as it was funny, whilst Harry Connick Jr. coming to London for one of only 2 European concerts was rather special! Talking golf, the European Tour returned back to Spain with the Andalusia Valderrama Masters (the rain made it impossible to film at times), and November sees me visiting my old home town: we’re filming at the super picturesque Römer Xmas market in Frankfurt for TA-DAH.TV! Hey-ho, I cannot wait!
Summer 2018: Filming at London’s new ‘All Points East’ festival in April meant that summer’s here! May saw us hit the road (or boat) in Spain, joining a foodie tour of Cádiz region, then off to Nikki Beach Marbs for the Noche San Juan, where the Costa del Sol’s beaches are basically ‘on fire’. Wimbledon followed, as well as countless music festivals, beach parties & DJ nights. Elrow Town London stood out by a mile, whilst the MTV Gibraltar Calling festival in Sept will ring the closing bell! Maaan, I need a holiday...
Spring 2018: Happy New Year, peeps! Diving straight back into stuff: Barcelona beckoned in Jan to grab the boys from DJ hub 'Grade Management' (Seth Troxler, Groove Armada, Eats Everything, Jackmaster, Richy Ahmed, Patrick Topping, etc) for an exclusive interview. Feb saw the TA-DAH.TV team head off to Iceland filming a Husky sleigh ride, which was out of this world fun, and from Reykjavik straight into a photoshoot in London! March has me back in the UK, partying at super club Motion in Bristol and London for more PR work - bring it on!
Nov/Dec 2017: am literally drowning in finalising edits everywhere, it’s been a trifle busy this year! Rebel Belle London (tv&video) is also going to be media partner for the prestigious Marbella Awards 2017 on the 18th of Nov - nice one…am really looking forward to that! London has me back in December, with Xmas & NYE parties and all sorts of end of year meetings scheduled in, so be prepared to see me in a power suit or two! Wishing everybody a properly merry Festive Season and a super Happy New Year for now - have a good one and see you all in 2018, peoples!
Filming continues: September was as busy as ever: the now called MTV Gibraltar Calling Festival was a two-day music marathon with countless world famous artists and DJs performing - I reckon Tinie Tempah, Craig David & Fatboy Slim closing day 2 were just mind blowing! Then over to LFW, were we did a denim special for TA-DAH.TV, talking to the most incredible creative forces on the London fashion scene! At the end of the month down to Ibiza for one hellofa wicked closing party weekend, and then staying in Spain for some excellent golf, namely the Andalucía Valderrama Masters 2017, which was beyond exciting…Sergio García nailed it!
‘Society' magazine rules: got an brilliant interview with a fab double-spread out in the July issue of the Costa del Sol’s chicest mag - check the press section for more - and we’ll be back with a 4-page article about TA-DAH.TV in their October edition! Yep, it’s all happening…on the road to world domination…:-)…
Summer 2017: Filming continues: Summer 2017 will be jam-packed with goodies! It’s festival season and for TA-DAH.TV, we’re planning to be in Ibiza, the UK, Costa del Sol, Gibraltar and The Netherlands! On a completely different note, the Sotogrande Grand Prix was slightly mind-blowing, seeing all these incredible vintage motors descending onto Andalusia, and then there are the red-carpet do’s in July & August, which I’m also seriously looking forward to - they’re always brilliant fun! Sooo, let’s get this party started...
Spring’17: It’s Feb and we’re off to LFW again, but will be scouting for good street style looks during Paris Fashion Week too! Then off to a snow shoot in Austria in March (yay, soooo looking forward to it) and then into editing mode galore after more shoot days in London! Snowbombing follows in April and what I’m really looking forward to is Coldplay’s gig in Vienna in June - woahhh, it’s going to be A-W-E-S-O-M-E
Jan’ 2017: OMGeeee, Happy New Year world! Where ever you are, have a good one…yep, you saw right: was dancing away with my mates by the roof top pool of Soho House in Shoreditch! One shoot cancellation meant, that I had an extra day to myself in London and I swear: walking the frosty parks this time of year is magical!
Autumn/Winter 2016: September/LFW, October/wine fest season in Germany, November/Austria, London and Gibraltar for Jose Feliciano’s much awaited concert, Dec/ London for a whole series of interviews for TA-DAH.TV, including the lovely Charlie Porter (Fashion & Art critic) and DJ Rui da Silva - there’s no stopping us EVER! And we like it just like that…
3/4 September '16: Gibraltar Music Festival! Yes peeps, it’s time again to enjoy 2 days of utter 'fun on the rock’ and TA-DAH.TV will be there too! This year’s line-up includes the brilliant Stereophonics, Jess Glynne, Brian Ferry, All Saints, The Vamps, and, and, and…let’s dive riiiiight in, yay!
Marbella 17/18 July ’16: seriously, this cannot be real: straight off the plane from a fabulous shoot in Austria, changing outfit in the car (make-up done in the rearview mirror), and off to Marbs to cover the red carpet of the Global Gift Gala on the 17th, Seal on the 18th! Newly-wed Eva Longoria & friends were fabulous and Seal at the Puente Romano Hotel delivered one of his best gigs ever! Private party atmosphere - Novak Djokovic can confirm!
Music Festivals & Concerts Summer 2016: will be in Berlin at the Coldplay concert in the city’s old Olympiastadion - OMGeeeeeee! I cannot contain myself: ‘...should I faint or should I go’! Will report back, once I’ve recovered…:-))…then on the 18th of July, Seal will be in Marbs, late July off to Ibiza to chat to Seth Troxler at Amnesia, 6th of August back in London for the Eastern Electric, 18th August back on the Costa as Simply Red are at Castillo Sohail. Somebody book me a retreat now please...
May/June ’16: busy on the Costa del Sol during these 2 months! Blast from the past: covered the SouthMoon Festival at Fuengirola’s Castillo Sohail for TA-DAH.TV, when DJ Sven Väth brought his posse to 'bring down the castle’ under a full moon (literally). Hadn’t seen Sven for a couple of decades, so it was utterly fab to catch up with an old mate…
Filming continues: LFW AW16 was incredible, as showing and buying patterns in the fashion biz could be changing forever!!! Interviewed the lovely Bella Freud (whom I last saw at Viv Westwood's for a fitting), and permanently bumping into several Claudia/o’s at Scoop London - that was just crazy! Was filming at the Avery Perfume Gallery and knocked at Jaques Azagury’s door in April, and totes enjoyed interviewing the DJ Fake Blood for TA-DAH.TV at Southbank - wicked!
Spring 2016: I am ecstatic as Ta-DAH.TV will launch in January!!! Then back to the old ‘mothership’, being London, via Bristol checking on events and venues - any fans of the super club ‘Motion' out there? Filming continues in Feb at LFW, showing AW16…time flies when you’re having fun!
Nov and Dec ’15: after an editing marathon during October, am off on a promo trip for TA-DAH.TV, taking me to Southern Germany, Austria (yay, it snowed!) and, finally in mid December, London! Am also taking a few days off to see friends, enjoying myself at various X-mas parties, ending up ice-skating at the Natural History Museum, where the already consumed alcohol intake presented noooo problem on the ice whatsoever…:-0…
September 30th '15: LFW - over to London to join the fash pack, which had just flown over from NY, covering what’s happening for Spring/Summer16 for TA-DAH.TV. London is absolutely boiling over with shows and do’s during London Fashion Week! So we dived right into a melting pot of creativity, joining the rest of the fashion world to celebrate British fashion design, music and art…straight after: back to Spain for the summer season Closing Parties!
September 5-6 '15: Gibraltar Music Festival! OMG, they know how to party on this rock! Lasting for 2 days for the very first time, the two Costas literally decamped to the Victoria Stadium for a feast of music. London Brit Pop was present too, with the gorgeous Paloma Faith, Duran Duran and Madness delivering super sets! The Kaiser Chiefs were at their unbeatable best and are the reasons for a hole in my right shoe!!!
Filming continues - at the Santa Maria Polo Club for TA-DAH.TV, covering the High Goal Gold Cup on 29 August for which the whole polo world literally descends onto Sotogrande! The best polo players in the world come down to compete in this cup, and by God it was exciting! You couldn’t squeeze more GLAMOUR, POLO and ENTERTAINMENT on a square mile if you tried! Highlights: exclusive interviews with Adolfo Cambiaso, Juan Martín Nero and the lovely Malcolm Borwick Esq!
Summer Music Festivals '15: Starlite is massive this summer, with Lionel Richie delivering top notch entertainment, Anastacia and Enrique Iglesias plus many more interntaional super stars driving a brilliant summer season in Marbs…and Live Nation brought Spandau Ballet down to the Puente Romano! Must admit though, I can’t wait for the Gibraltar Music Festival...
August 1st '15: David Guetta is in Marbellaaaaaaa and I’m out covering it for TA-DA.TV! This is some gig to look forward to and if it’s anything to go by last year, we’ll be filming through the night, having breakfast on the beach! Someone please get me an eye mask now...
Summer '15: summer festivals & shows non-stop: first the Marbella Luxury Weekend, then after BST in London back to Spain for the Starlight Festival’s ample summer schedule: Lenny Kravitz kicking off this year’s summer season! - Filming continues -
May '15: am totes thrilled to be interviewing London band Public Service Broadcasting at the Roundhouse (super gig), as well as chatting to the gorgeous duo that is the Smoke Fairies, who are guesting on their current album! Then back to Spain, as filming continues in Marbs & sunny Sotogrande. Letting off steam at Chambao on the beach...
March'15: First interviews for TA-DAH coming up… am super excited! Watch this space...
Spring'15: Photoshoots are coming in, including work with the utterly lovely Sandro Gaseni! All I can say is: tons of pearls, brogues, Jean-Paul Gaultier suit and a black velvet Zorro mask!
February'15 – TA-DAH.TV is born! Gosh, it’s finally happening: my own internet channel is on its way - launching summer ’15 - get ready, world!
January'15 – New Year starts with a BANG: Filming in Malaga, Marbella & Sotogrande, as well as London… Kicking it, loving it!
December'14 – Costa Stories: Final editing happened over the last weeks on me latest show! Own concept, script, presenting and co-production for TV of a lifestyle programme that’s fun AND really interesting!
September’14 – Gibraltar Music Festival: the festival fever isn’t over yet! Get down there for the 6th to have some proper fun – can’t wait to speak to The Script, Rita Ora, James Arthur...huh, running out of breath...Then off to London Fashion Week from the 12th – 16th of Sept. Sooo exciting!
Summer 2014 – yep, extremely busy! Amongst speaking to the gorge Joaquin Cortes at the Puente Romano, seeing the Pet Shop Boys in true form at Starlite and Mia Farrow attending the Gala, am happy to report that Rebel Belle London is getting booked up with own productions – am thrilled!
June’14 – am going Kid Creole crazy this year! First, we chat until they pull the plugs on us at the Gibraltar Int’l Song Festival, then Newmarket and he’s to come to Marbella again on the 23rd of August...what a wonderful thing, Baby!
Filming commences – March’14: in front of camera for a series of corporate video blogs for the infamous Ocean Clinic in Marbella. This uber-clinic stops at nothing – very successful shoot!
London Fashion Week, Feb’14 – with all this fabulous fashion around, nobody really noticed the rain! Christopher Kane, Jonathan Saunders and John Rocha were awesome! And the BAFTA’s were on as well, London is achingly hot this weekend!
Spring 2014 – can’t wait to start the new year! Got brilliant stuff in the pipeline: January has me sitting on a post box in Notting Hill (in the freezing cold) for the super talented fashion photographer Roo Kendall – the results are utterly gorgeous...shhh, mustn’t say anything about a new lifestyle programme in the planning...Come February, the German photographer Stefan Neuenhausen is on the Costa, and Focus Media has organised a lifestyle shoot with him. I’ve never looked so good with a pint of beer in my hand...
October’13 – The Marbella Int’l Film Festival was yet another highlight! Spoke to several rising stars in the film world, including the director Jens Roth, whose crazy film ‘Berlin Angels’ won the category of ‘Best Short Film’.
And closing the Summer 2013 season properly was Nikki Beach’s Red Closing Party. This party was properly wild as people went bananas, bathing in champagne and confetti! This was one hell of a party, see you again in 2014!
London Fashion Week, Sept’13 – filming commences in London at Somerset House and the various locations in LFW’s schedule. Bumped into starlet Talia Storm again, who was performing at one of the after parties, she’s just gorgeous! Top Shop Unique had the ‘Who is Who’ of the fashion world come together in one spot for a precious 25 minutes! It’s some view to see Anna Wintour, Sir Phillip Green, Kate Moss, Pixie Lott, etc all giving each other air kisses on a space of 2m squared!
Gibraltar Music Festival – this year’s Gib Music Festival in September was an absolute cracker: 10cc, Level 42, Gabrielle Aplin, Texas, Ollie Murs and closing the bill was the fabulous Emily Sande! If you didn’t make it this year, must go next year!
Exclusive interviews - during August’13 Claudia had a whole load of stars in front of camera for exclusive interviews: Michael Bolton, Eva Longoria, Thom Evans, Maria Bravo, Banana Rama, Nate James, Talia Storm and many, many more...what a summer this has been, totally crazy!
Riverbanks TV – Claudia is filming for the prestigious Riverbanks Clinic in the UK, co-presenting their first TV show during July’13
Summer 2013 – well, be prepared for an action packed summer on the Costa: Claudia is out there covering everything from countless concerts and red carpet events to beach parties and much, much more...
Filming commences – April’13 starts with a bang as the Easter Polo season hits Sotogrande. This time, Claudia is out there for the ‘ON.tv’ channels.
March 2013 – Claudia enters into a new collaboration agreement with DBC, the social media specialist in Gibraltar
Co-production – Spring 2013, final touches are being applied to a script Claudia has been working on for the last months, everything is ready to start filming the pilot in March! Gosh, hard work but sooo exciting...
Photo shoots – Nov’12, apart from creating more promo material, Claudia is also in front of camera for the gorgeous Camilla Sykes...Camilla, your eye is fierce!
Summer 2012 – what a summer it has been! Countless concerts, incl. Coldplay, Gloria Gaynor, Brian Ferry and Simple Minds to name but a few, as well as a hectic parties and events schedule. Did we get any sleep? Nope....
Filming and Copyright Text Creation – Spring 2012, corporate work continues with Claudia busy filming more video blogs in UK and Spain,
including promo work for brand new skin care brand ‘SotoVital’
Programme writing – Nov/Dec 2011 more concept creation work for television programmes is keeping Claudia booked up, followed by a promo shoot for the various projects
Event hosting – in October 2011 Claudia hosts a private music launch event at an old aircraft hangar near Frankfurt, Germany. Location: ‘secret’ – private comment: ‘This rocks! Uhhh, I love my job...’
Photoshoots – August 2011, the French knitwear label ‘MailleMaille’ uses Claudia to model for one of their Spring 2012 capsule collections
Copyright text creation – following on from programme writing, Claudia ventures further into the field of text creation, copyrighting for a music production company in Germany, providing promotional text in English and in German
Photoshoots and Corporate Videos – spring 2011 has Claudia busy with fashion shoots and shooting her own promotional material, as well as filming more corporate work, incl. video blogs for a design company and a lawyer’s practice, amongst others.
Programme Writing – autumn 2010 is a busy time indeed for Claudia, as she is putting her writer’s hat on, being involved in the concept creation of no less than 3 different programmes for television, including 2 possible shows for the GBC
(Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation)
Photo shoots – September 2010 – Claudia models for the Spanish jewellery line ‘XsaraX’
Corporate Videos – July/ August 2010 – other projects on the work front for Claudia include promotional videos for the prestigious ‘Marbella VIPcard’, as well as a whole package of in-house viewing material, advertising and treatment Voice-Overs for one of the UK’s premier and award winning cosmetic clinics: ‘Riverbanks’
Filming – spring/summer 2010 - Claudia continues presenting for the on-line television channel ‘Destination Sotogrande’, covering all sorts of events in the social and arts & entertainment diary
IT-GIRL Marbella - December 2009, Claudia hosts the very first of the glamourous IT-GIRL competitions at Mansion Club in Marbella
IMAC charity event - October 2009, Claudia is the compere for the launch party of International Marbella Art Charity, hosting the charity's first gala event, having chaired IMAC's official launch press conference a week earlier
Destination Sotogrande - in summer 2009 filming commenced for Claudia, launching a brand new commercial and cultural information concept on the internet , boasting its own television channel. The 'Destination'-project is being piloted in Sotogrande, with the potential of inter-connecting the whole of the Costa del Sol, as other 'destination' locations include Estepona, Marbella, Fuengirola, Malaga and Gibraltar
'Running the ruins of Andalusia' - filming continues in April 2009 with Claudia heading a new programme in English, which brings together sports activities like hiking and running, whilst exploring the counrty side and key historic sites of southern Spain
Photo shoots – autumn 2008 was a busy time for Claudia, as she re-commenced her modelling career
Filming - continues in summer 2008 – Claudia presents promotional videos and marketing show reels for independent production companies
‘Collaboracion con Corazon’ – May 2008, Claudia co-hosts another gala event, staged by well known event organiser Barbara Weber, in aid of charity
‘snapshots’ Costa del Sol – an up-to-date entertainment show and Claudia’s original concept, which can be shot in a 60 or 90-sec format or as a ½ hour show. Pilot shot for Estival TV in spring 2008
‘at home’ – Claudia presents a property and lifestyle programme in English for Estival TV
'news’ – Claudia has been fronting a weekly news and cultural programme in English and German for Estival TV from 2004 until 2008