The Mainstream
Media & Entertainment Podcasts
Welcome to The Mainstream. The Mainstream is a creative platform offering networking opportunities, live events, workshops, seminars, Q&A’s, and a podcast to support creatives who want to get into TV/Film, media, and the creative industry. Focusing on TV, Film, Radio, and Entertainment, The Mainstream provides tips, tasters, and sneak peeks into the creative industry hosted by Remel London, an award-winning TV, Radio presenter and Live host. Since graduating with a BA Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Leeds Remel has quickly risen up the ranks and carved a solid reputation in the UK entertainment industry and continues to make a national name for herself working on CAPITAL XTRA, SKY, across the BBC, BET and more by telling stories and documenting journeys into the mainstream media industry. #TheMainstream https://www.instagram.com/themainstreamuk/ https://twitter.com/TheMainstreamUK https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-mainstream/
Location:
United Kingdom
Description:
Welcome to The Mainstream. The Mainstream is a creative platform offering networking opportunities, live events, workshops, seminars, Q&A’s, and a podcast to support creatives who want to get into TV/Film, media, and the creative industry. Focusing on TV, Film, Radio, and Entertainment, The Mainstream provides tips, tasters, and sneak peeks into the creative industry hosted by Remel London, an award-winning TV, Radio presenter and Live host. Since graduating with a BA Degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Leeds Remel has quickly risen up the ranks and carved a solid reputation in the UK entertainment industry and continues to make a national name for herself working on CAPITAL XTRA, SKY, across the BBC, BET and more by telling stories and documenting journeys into the mainstream media industry. #TheMainstream https://www.instagram.com/themainstreamuk/ https://twitter.com/TheMainstreamUK https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-mainstream/
Twitter:
@Remel_London
Language:
English
Email:
info@Remellondon.com
Episodes
Top 5 Tips : Episode 5 - Do you really need a team?
3/20/2024
Join Remel London as she discusses the importance of building and having a team in the creative industry. Episode 5 features, Britain’s got talent winner comedian Axel Blake, Bafta award winning Actor and Director Adjani Salmon, Capital XTRA Drive time presenter Yasser and TV Presenter and influencer Shanie Ryan. This episode was executively produced by Remel London in collaboration with Lucky 17 productions. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:00:08:01
Top 5 Tips : Episode 4 - Starting out as a presenter
3/13/2024
Join Remel London as she sits down with some of the leading presenters in TV, Radio and podcasting as they share their journey into The Mainstream as presenters. Episode 4 features presenter Yinka Bokinni, KISS Fresh DJ Henrie, Capital XTRA Drive time presenter Yasser, Writer and podcast host and presenter Jackie Adedeji. This episode was executively produced by Remel London in collaboration with Lucky 17 productions. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:00:11:24
Top 5 Tips : Episode 3 - Do you need a showreel?
3/6/2024
Join Remel London, as she dishes out the ultimate Top 5 Tips to make it in The Mainstream media world! Get you notepads out for the best advice, guidance, first hand experience of the journey into the creative industry. Remel London unpacks the importance of having a showreel and how you can put yourself and your work out in there in the mainstream. Episode 3 is featuring presenter Yinka Bokinni, Bafta award winning Actor and Director Adjani Salmon, KISS Fresh DJ Henrie, Capital XTRA Drive time presenter Yasser, Writer, podcast host and presenter Jackie Adedeji and TV Presenter and influencer Shanie Ryan. This episode was executively produced by Remel London in collaboration with Lucky 17 productions. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:00:12:22
Top 5 Tips : Episode 2 - Do you need an agent?
2/28/2024
Join Remel London, as she dishes out the ultimate Top 5 Tips to make it in The Mainstream media world! Get you notepads out for the best advice, guidance, first hand experience of the journey into the creative industry. Remel London puts the question to her Mainstream friends, do you need an agent in the creative industry? Episode 2 is featuring, presenter Yinka Bokinni, Britain’s got talent winner comedian Axel Blake, Bafta award winning Actor and Director Adjani Salmon, KISS Fresh DJ Henrie, Capital XTRA Drive time presenter Yasser, Writer, podcast host and presenter Jackie Adedeji and TV Presenter and influencer Shanie Ryan. This episode was executively produced by Remel London in collaboration with Lucky 17 productions. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:00:15:03
Top 5 Tips : Episode 1 - HOW MUCH SHOULD I CHARGE?
2/21/2024
Join Remel London, as she dishes out the ultimate Top 5 Tips to make it in The Mainstream media world! Get you notepads out for the best advice, guidance, first hand experience of the journey into the creative industry. Talking about money in the creative industry can feel a little taboo. Remel London and her Mainstream friends share their experiences of how you could charge for your booking fee when starting out. Episode 1 is featuring presenter Yinka Bokinni, Britain’s got talent winner Comedian Axel Blake, KISS Fresh DJ Henrie, Capital XTRA Drive time presenter Yasser, Writer, podcast host and presenter Jackie Adedeji and TV Presenter and influencer Shanie Ryan. This episode was executively produced by Remel London in collaboration with Lucky 17 productions. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:00:12:28
Actress - Lashana Lynch
2/14/2024
Join Remel London as she sits down with the leading lady from Bob Marley’s new Biopic One Love Lashana Lynch! Lashana reminisces on her childhood making the decision to move from singing to acting at sylvia Young Theatre school, Winning her Rising star Bafta Award in 2022, manifesting her way into The Marvel Universe, what it meant to her to not only play Rita Marley, but meet and learn from the legendary singer for the highly anticipated role and of course gives us incredible insight into the world of Film with her tips for #TheMainstream! Bob Marley: One Love in out now in cinemas across the UK! #BobMarleyMovie #OneLoveMovie Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:00:30:14
broadcaster, writer and podcaster - Jackie Adedeji
1/31/2024
Join Remel London as she sits down with broadcaster, writer and podcaster Jackie Adedeji. Jackie talks finding her identity and voice as writer and presenter, launching several successful podcasts, becoming a confidence coach, debuting on Channel 4 as the host of the Untold Documentary my Big Boobs as well as her top 5 tips to make it in #TheMainstream. This episode was executively produced by Remel London in collaboration with Lucky 17 productions. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:01:03:21
TV & Radio Presenter - Shanie Ryan
1/17/2024
Join Remel London as she sits down with TV and Radio Presenter Shanie Ryan! Shanie talks us through her journey from the musical theatre stage to her iconic pop career in girl band Duchess, supported by the late great Jamal Edwards with SBTV. as well as her candid top 5 tips on money how she has carved out a successful career working on Capital XTRA, QVC to launching her own podcast! Shanie doesn't shy away from giving us a candid talk about money, having an agent, working with MTV, Capital XTRA and QVC as well as her top 5 tips to make it in #TheMainstream. This episode was executively produced by Remel London in collaboration with Lucky 17 productions. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:01:17:04
TV, Radio presenter and DJ - Yasser
1/3/2024
Join Remel London as she sits down with broadcaster Yasser Ranjha who talks us though his journey to TV and radio that started as early as 12 years old and lead him to dominate national radio across the UK for over a decade on BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, The Asian Network and now as the drive time host on Capital Xtra every week day! Yasser shares the importance of having a creative team around you, the benefits of having an agent and shares his top tips to make it in #TheMainstream This episode was executively produced by Remel London in collaboration with Lucky 17 productions. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:00:53:20
Comedian - Axel Blake
12/20/2023
Join Remel London as she sits down with Actor, presenter, comedian and Britain's Got talent 2022 Winner Axel Blake. Axel shares his journey into comedy, the benefits of attending comedy school and getting advice from UK great’s such as Slim the comedian and former BGT Golden buzzer winner Kojo the comedian. He dives deeper into why he auditioned for Britain’s got Talent, gives key advice on how to make money as a comedian in a social media world and gives his top tips to make it in #TheMainstream. This episode was executively produced by Remel London in collaboration with Lucky 17 productions. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:01:00:06
TV & Radio Presenter - Yinka Bokinni
12/6/2023
Join Remel London as she sits down with TV and Radio Presenter Yinka Bokinni on The Mainstream podcast. Yinka shares her journey from community to commercial radio, not letting her law degree stop her from becoming a presenter, overcoming the pandemic as the breakfast babe on Capital XTRA from her living room, becoming an award winning true crime story teller and of course her Top 5 tips to make it in #TheMainstream. This episode was executively produced by Remel London in collaboration with Lucky 17 productions. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:01:06:57
Actor, writer & director - Adjani Salmon
11/22/2023
Join Remel London as she sits down with the lead actor, writer and director of the Bafta award winning BBC Comedy Drama Dreaming Whilst Black, Adjani Salmon. Adjani talks us through kickstarting his creative career in his homeland Jamaica, overcoming the no’s in the industry to take his web series to the BBC, the importance of representation behind the scenes as well as in front of the camera, collaborating and going global with tv and film company A24 and of course his Top 5 Tips to Make it in The Mainstream. Dreaming Whilst Black is out now on BBC iPlayer, CBC in Canada, amazon Prime in Africa and Showtime and Paramount + across the US. This episode was executively produced by Remel London in collaboration with Lucky 17 productions. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:00:54:26
The cast of BBC Three's GRIME KIDS
11/8/2023
Join Remel London as she sits down with the Cast of BBC Three’s new drama Grime Kids. The stars, Delove Akra, Yus Jamal Crookes, Gabriel Johnson Tienne Simon, Shanu Hazzan & Juwon Adedokun share their incredible journey’s into #TheMainstream, the audition process, representing for UK music, the Grime Legends that joined them on set as well as their 6 tips to make it in The Mainstream. Grime Kids launches on BBC Three on Monday 13th at 10pm. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:00:29:21
The Cast of Sumotherhood Adam Deacon And Jazzie Zonzolo
10/11/2023
Join Remel London as she sits down with qriter, director and actor Adam Deacon and writer, producer and actor Jazzie Zonzolo who star in Paramounts brand new action comedy film Sumotherhood. They share their journey's from youtube, Channel U and early UK drama series Dubplate drama, their persistent efforts to bring the vision of Sumotherhood to life despite 8 years of rejection, the joy on set they experienced working with British TV and UK music legends from Lethal Bizzle to Ed Sheeran and of course their Top 5 Tips to make it in The Mainstream. Sumotherhood is out in cinemas across the UK from 13th October. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:00:26:27
SPECIAL EDITION Live from The London Podcast Festival 2023 - Joelah Noble & London Hughes
9/20/2023
Join Remel London for a special edition of The Mainstream podcast with special guests TV, Radio Presenter and host Joelah Noble and International comedian, actress, presenter and author London Hughes, live from The London Podcast Festival at The Kings Place in London. This was not your average recording of The Mainstream podcast, as Remel London introduced kicked off the event in style with a thought provoking Letter titled "Dear Oprah" setting the tone and theme of the event as well as new features such as the mainstream moments, the mainstream dilemmas in addition to the incredible journeys and top tips shared by her special guests! Special thank you to the event sponsors Luc Belaire, The Garden Studios Hive, DJ Taylor Rae, UTC management, Lucky 17 productions, XV Events and The Mainstream team for making it possible. Follow @TheMainstreamUK for more updates on The Mainstream.
Duration:01:24:05
SPECIAL EDITION LIVE from The Sound Bank Seminar - Remi Burgz and Robert Bruce
8/23/2023
Join Remel London for a SPECIAL EDITION of The Mainstream Podcast recorded LIVE from The Sound Bank Digital Creators Music Seminar, with special guests Remi Burgz and Robert Bruce. Remi Burgz is the host of BBC Radio 1XTRA's drive time show and Robert Bruce is the host of the Capital XTRA Breakfast show. They share there journey of navigating their way from Student and community radio, to waking up and helping their listeners get from A-B everyday on national radio, as well as dropping top tips to make it in The Mainstream. Follow @TheMainstreamUK & @Remel_London on Twitter and Instagram for more updates on #TheMainstream.
Duration:00:57:17
Actress - Deborah Ayorinde
7/5/2023
Join Remel London as she speaks with ITV’s newest leading lady Deborah Ayorinde. After graduating with honours at Howard University, Deborah quickly made a name for herself as an actress you need to know about. Deborah lets us know about her time in Marvel’s Luke Cage, working with the best in the business in Girls Trip, her breakout role in Amazon Prime’s "Them", how much representation matters in her new starring role as Nina Richards in ITV's prime time show "Riches" and of course her Top Tips to make it in The Mainstream. Riches is out now on ITV every Friday from 9pm and ITVx. Follow @TheMainstreamUK & @Remel_London on Twitter and Instagram for more updates on #TheMainstream.
Duration:00:54:35
Actor - Jimmy Akingbola
5/10/2023
Join Remel London as she speaks with Actor, Producer and TV Host Jimmy Akingbola who is taking Hollywood by storm playing Geoffrey in Bel Air, the re-imagined reboot of the infamous Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Jimmy is no stranger to our screens. After crafting his skills in the UK on the theatre stage, in TV dramas such as Holby City, and The Bill, making us laugh on The crouches and Kate and Koji, and hosting ITV’s ground breaking Sorry I didn’t know comedy panel show, he discusses his decision to move to LA, What it means to be Black and British in a show like Bel Air, the importance of having a great team to produce his own documentary and TV shows as well as his top 5 tips to make it in The Mainstream! All episodes of Bel Air Season 2 are available now on SKY MAX. Follow @TheMainstreamUK & @Remel_London on Twitter and Instagram for more updates on #TheMainstream.
Duration:00:32:08
SPECIAL EDITION LIVE from The New Voice Awards Amplify - Rubina Pabani & Teddy Nygh
4/26/2023
The media can seem like a closed shop if the traditional routes in aren't for you. Join Remel London in a special edition live recording of The Mainstream Podcast at the TV Foundations New Voice Awards Amplify event. Remel will talk to panelists Rubina Pabani host of the Brown girls do it too podcast and head of short form at ITN and Teddy Nygh, film director and co-founder of Fully Focused productions who are doing things differently and blazing their own trails outside the TV mainstream. Follow @TheMainstreamUK & @Remel_London on Twitter and Instagram for more updates on #TheMainstream.
Duration:00:42:50
Actor - Tahj Miles
1/25/2023
Join Remel London as she speaks with WEST END child star Tahj Miles as he reflects on his journey to The Mainstream and continues his 3rd season on the BBC's hit crime Drama "Death in Paradise". Tahj shares his work as a child actor in the musical theatre world working on the Lion King, Oliver, Matilda, and Bugsey Malone to name a few from as young as 8, getting his big break on CBBC Class Dismissed, developing his craft in comedy and drama to now playing a lead role as Officer Marlon Pryce at the age of 21 on the BBC. Listen out for his top tips to make it in The Mainstream as well as gems for the next generation of stage stars and TV talent! Follow @TheMainstreamUK & @Remel_London on Twitter and Instagram for more updates on #TheMainstream.
Duration:00:58:51