This episode of Belta speaks to North-East based Man Power, realname Geoff Kirkwood. He’s a bit of a legend up in the region, working under the Man Power alias, alongside Bed Wetter and MPX. In this episode, we spoke about accessibility within electronic music spaces, his plethora of projects, platforming the North East and doing music for the true love of it – amongst plenty more.Find Belta online at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/beltamedia/'>@beltamedia</a> and Niamh at <a href='https://www.instagram.com/n_iamhingram/'>@n_iamhingram</a>. Music: ‘Ascent’ by <a href='https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Metre'>Metre</a>

Sophia Violet on DJing globally with Type 1 diabetes, Girls Don't Sync's success and her ideal Liverpool night out

Belta goes behind the scenes with DJs, producers and folk in club culture, totally unfiltered. There’s a catch, though: they’re all from, or based in, the north. This might be the north of their country, region or city, but each guest is tied by this common thread. Get comfortable and listen to some of the people in the industry smashing it right now: discover a thing or two about the north in the process, and get to know those you thought you once knew as Belta dives deep into guests' lives. Shy bairns get nowt, after all… niaaaamh.substack.com