Martin Gale

DJ based in the South Coast of England playing soulful, disco and classic house music.
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23/11/2024

That feeling when you haven’t done anything musical for a week and get back in the studio 🎧✨

Recording the next Soul Essence Radio show 🎧

17/11/2024

As has become the custom, I’ve put the warm up from last night at Rita’s Bar, Cocktails & Kitchen on my Mixcloud 🎧

Find it here: https://www.mixcloud.com/martinjgale/soul-essence-ritas-16th-november-2024-warm-up-latin-soulful-and-disco-house/

16/11/2024

Here we go again Rita’s Bar, Cocktails & Kitchen - a nice Bah Samba cover of Teena Marie to kick off ✨🔥🎶🪩

15/11/2024

Back in the Rita’s Bar, Cocktails & Kitchen groove tomorrow evening 🪩💃🕺

Another soulful mixtape awaits, starting out with a few Latin flavours to ease the winter chill 🔥

Make sure you book as it gets busy 👍🏻

10/11/2024

Home via Heathen Chemistry Record Shop clutching some more additions to my Kate Bush collection - an itch I’ve now had to scratch since picking up “Running Up That Hill” the other week 🙄🤣

05/11/2024

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03/11/2024

Diaries out - after the Halloween fun and games last night I will be back at Rita’s Bar, Cocktails & Kitchen in two weeks time 🪩🕺💃🎧

For all my dates see djmartingale.com/dates 👍🏻

03/11/2024

Had a fun Halloween at Rita’s Bar, Cocktails & Kitchen 🎃💀👻

Lots of customers in good spirits and in the mood for music 🕺💃🪩

Back again in two week’s time!

28/10/2024

It's that time again 😀

🚨 NEW SHOW! 🚨

And one I absolutely loved making! A few classic house anthems in amongst some soulful, disco and funky house magic, including a vinyl-only mix of one of my favourite tracks and a great Dimitri from Paris remix of Jamiroquai - find the tracklist here: djmartingale.com/tracklistings -344

Subscribe via:

- Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music search “Martin Gale Soul Essence”.
- soundcloud.com/martingaledj
- mixcloud.com/martinjgale
- I’ve also registered with as many other podcast platforms as I can find as well 🙏🏻

Shoutouts, requests and feedback always welcome and appreciated - add a comment, DM or contact me via [email protected] or if all else fails djmartingale.com/contact ✍🏻

22/10/2024

🚨 THIS SATURDAY 🚨

I’m back, baby!

Hot on the heels of a great night at Rita’s Bar, Cocktails & Kitchen last weekend, I’ll be back this coming weekend with another generous helping of soulful goodness.

Make sure you book as it gets busy 💃🕺🏻✨

20/10/2024

🚨 NEW MIX 🚨

The first hour and half of my live set at Rita’s Bar, Cocktails & Kitchen in Southampton, which musically-speaking I enjoyed as much as anything I've done in over three years there 🙏🏻

Largely soulful and disco house, with some classic funky house thrown in as well. I was pleased with it both technically and how it went down on the night 🪩💃🏻🕺🏻

It's not been retouched, only had a fade put on the end so it's recorded as played on the night so be kind 😉

https://www.mixcloud.com/martinjgale/soul-essence-ritas-19th-october-2024-early-soulful-and-disco-house/

19/10/2024

Playing my heart out at Rita’s Bar, Cocktails & Kitchen ❤️🎧

19/10/2024

Back at Rita’s Bar, Cocktails & Kitchen this evening for another Soul Essence Mixtape session - join us from 7pm and make sure you book as it gets busy 😉

17/10/2024

Bring your passion to work day 🎧

Silent Disco this evening and getting my monitor-free ears on 🤓

14/10/2024

All aboard!

🚨 NEW EPISODE! 🚨

Back once again with the soulful behaviour, this week I think a kind of tale of hope, with some classic soulful house throwbacks coupled up with some disco and deep house grooves to make you move.

Subscribe via:

- Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music search “Martin Gale Soul Essence”.
- soundcloud.com/martingaledj
- mixcloud.com/martinjgale
- I’ve also registered with as many other podcast platforms as I can find as well 🙏🏻

Shoutouts, requests and feedback always welcome and appreciated - add a comment, DM or contact me via [email protected] or if all else fails djmartingale.com/contact ✍🏻

12/10/2024

Public service announcement for anyone who listens via Apple Podcasts 📻

🚨 ATTENTION APPLE PODCASTS SUBSCRIBERS! 🚨

Had a bit of a nightmare with Apple mangling my podcast so I had to recreate it 😤

The good news is it’s now back and finally picked up the correct artwork 🙏🏻

If you do listen via Apple, go into Podcasts, remove the old one and you should be able to find the refreshed version 👍🏻

If all else fails, go to djmartingale.com/podcast and I’ve updated the link there 👊🏻

08/10/2024

One of my favourites from my Rita’s Bar, Cocktails & Kitchen collection 🎧

06/10/2024

Really, really enjoyed last night's Soul Essence Mixtape at Rita’s Bar, Cocktails & Kitchen, and I was glad I took the step of recording at least a part of it at the start.

I started things out with a few latin-flavoured tracks, then some soulful house Masters At Work style, before warming things up Saturday night style with some Y2K era funky house classics.

Find it here, and as usual be kind because I've literally just added fades at the top and tail, so it's "as played" 😉

The first couple of hours or so from my Soul Essence Mixtape gig at Rita's in Southampton, wending its way through some latin house vibes, through soulful house and into a few funky house classics to build the evening. It's "as recorded" with only fades in/out added so be kind 😉

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https://www.djmartingale.com/

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A closer look at another of Sunday’s meditative purchases - @katebushmusic “Running Up That Hill” in vinyl form. The thing that’s striking is how kind of warm it sounds compared to the streamed version - the audio on here is from the turntable, not an overlay so you can hear. Maybe it’s me, just sounds better ✨ Have a good day anyway, just getting my head together for Tuesday 🙏🏻 #recordcollector #vinyloftheday #vinylcollectionpost #vinylcollector #instavinyl #recordcollection #vinylrecord #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #vinyladdict #katebushmusic #strangerthings4 #katebush #katebushlyrics #vinyl #vintageaesthetic #classic #musicnerd #80s #katebushforever #80sstyle #vinylcollection #runningupthathill #thesensualworld #strangerthings

A closer look at my emotional purchase from @heathenchemistryrecords - give my Donna Summer “thing” I just couldn’t take my eyes off it 😍 #donnasummer #nowspinning #turntable #queenofdisco #donnasummerfan #discoqueen #the80s #vinylcollection #vinyl #recordnerd #vinyllover #picturedisc #vinylrecord #vinyloftheday #vinylrecords #vinylcollector #vinylcommunity #picturediscvinyl #vinyladdict #recordcollection #recordcollector

I heard @djlisaloud play this out a few years ago and it was absolute 🔥 A contender for tonight’s gig at @ritas_bar_and_kitchen definitely 👌🏻✨ Oh and never let anyone drink near your records 🙄 #classichousemusic #dj #djlife #housemusic #housemusicalllifelong #housemusicallnightlong #housemusicdj #housemusicfamily #housemusiclovers #music #producer #recordcollection #garagehouse #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylrecords

If I could bottle how this feels I would be a rich man 🤣🤯✨🎶 Let’s make it a big one 🔥 #weekendvibes #weekendmood #dancers #dancing #dancefloor #trancemusiclovers #classictrance #trance #trancemusic #upliftingtrance #trancefamily #housemusic #housemusicallnightlong #dance #clubclassics #classichousemusic #djlife #housemusiclovers #oldskool

Thought as I had a gig at @ritas_bar_and_kitchen next week and a new podcast episode tomorrow I’d advertise them both with one reel 🤣🎶🎧 (Excuse the funny faces, I have the perfect face for radio though) Next Saturday I’ll be at Rita’s from 7pm as usual, and the next podcast episode drops tomorrow morning 🎧 Subscribe via: - Apple Podcasts or Amazon Music search “Martin Gale Soul Essence”. - soundcloud.com/martingaledj - mixcloud.com/martinjgale - I’ve also registered with as many other podcast platforms as I can find as well 🙏🏻 Shoutouts, requests and feedback always welcome and appreciated - add a comment, DM or contact me via [email protected] or if all else fails djmartingale.com/contact ✍🏻 #podcast #radio #podcasting #podcaster #podcastshow #podcastshows #podcastlove #djlife #djing #dj #djset #housemusiclovers #discohouse #soulfulhouse #housemusic #housemusicalllifelong #soulfulhousemusic #jackinhouse #housemusicculture #deephousemusic #housemusicallnightlong #nudisco #deephouse #vocalhouse #housemusicfamily

In a crowded field I think this is still my favourite Jamiroquai remix - not available digitally and reasonably hard to get hold of on vinyl (this copy came from Italy), it’s one of Jay Kay’s hidden gems remixed well by Groove Assassin 🎶✨ It has a really nice build before this as well 🔥 #funkyhouse #housemusic #housemusiclovers #instavinyl #soulfulhouse #housemusicallnightlong #vinyllovers #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #vinylcollectionpost #vinyllove #vinyloftheday #vinylrecords #vinylrecord #vinylcollector #nowspinning #vinyllover #recordcollector #recordcollection #jaykay #spacecowboy #jamiroquai #cosmicgirl

Cheeky “You Got The Love”/“Praise You” mashup worked well at @ritas_bar_and_kitchen last night ✨🪩 Nice track from Battle Weapons on @bandcamp 🔥👊🏻 #lovethissong #party #electronicmusic #remixcontest #goodmusic #fatboyslim #praiseyou #housemusic #normancook #throwback #musicismylife #mashup #djgear #djslife #remix #pioneerdj #djing

When the postman brings a Discogs delivery 🙌🏻🎶🔥 Ty Brunson and Chanelle “All of Me” from 1995 - this Mount Rushmore mix isn’t available (that I’ve found) digitally and the vinyl is rare (and expensive) so when I saw this copy for reasonable money I grabbed it 👌🏻🎧 #housemusic #recordcollection #classichousemusic #deephouse #housemusicallnightlong #vinylcollector #housemusiclovers #vinylcollectionpost #vinylcollection #vinylcommunity #vinyladdiction #recordcollectionpost #recordcollection #recordoftheday #vinyllovers #vinylrecord #recordcollector #vinylrecords #vinylcollector #vinylclub #vinylgeek #turntable

My next Soul Essence Radio show drops on Monday morning and contains a public service announcement for my lovely friend @kathybrowndiva and those amazing people at @glitterboxibiza 🪩✨🎶🙏🏻 Subscribe via links in my bio 🙏🏻 #podcast #radio #podcasting #podcaster #podcastshow #podcastshows #podcastlove #djlife #djing #dj #djset #housemusiclovers #discohouse #soulfulhouse #housemusic #housemusicalllifelong #soulfulhousemusic #jackinhouse #housemusicculture #deephousemusic #housemusicallnightlong #nudisco #deephouse #vocalhouse #housemusicfamily

Very partial to a club classic when there’s a party in 🪩💃🏻✨ At one point the whole of that area at Rita’s Bar, Cocktails & Kitchen was dancing, such a great feeling 🎶🎧

Mic check, 1-2-3! Back on the airwaves, but this time in podcast format! 🎙️ Excited doesn't even begin to cover it! #applepodcasts #artist #comedy #entrepreneur #fashion #healing #inspiration #itunes #life #love #motivation #music #newpodcast #podcastaddict #podcasters #podcastersofinstagram #podcasting #podcastingincolor #podcastinglife #podcastinglove #podcastingwhileblack #podcastlife #podcastlove #podcasts #podcastshow #podcastsofinstagram #podernfamily #radio #selflove #spotifypodcast

Enjoying a bit of @angelajohnsonmusic - such a great version of “Do I Do” 💃🏻🕺🏻🪩🎧 ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #housemusiclovers #vocalhouse #disco #soulfulhouse #soulfulhousemusic #classichousemusic #housemusicfamily #housemusicallnightlong #housemusicdj #housemusicculture #housemusic #discohouse

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About me

I love music. It’s my passion. It’s my happy place. It’s what I think about when I daydream.

It feels like being a DJ was always my destiny from when I was boy. From chopping up cassette recordings from the chart rundown with my dad on a Sunday to the life’s work that is my music collection, I always felt this was where I’d end up somehow. And here I am, coming into my 25th year as a DJ.

My fascination with the art began aged around 7 or 8 when I would avidly watch every move of the mobile DJs at our local social club. This addiction to the DJ’s craft developed over the years through being mesmerised by the scratch artistry of DJ Hype to admiring the production brilliance of people like Masters at Work. A common thread in all my heroes has been a combination of their professionalism, attention to detail and most importantly that ability to take people on a journey through their music. It’s these traits that I’ve always tried to incorporate in what I do whether it’s when I go out to play or on my radio show.

I’ve spanned a few genres over the years. I learned to mix in the earlier days of hardcore, modelling myself on people like Slipmatt and Carl Cox, before progressing into house music and the smoother more refined sounds of the likes of David Morales, Erick Morillo and Louie Vega. I’m not a music snob however and I do enjoy also a good blast of some “guilty pleasures” at a party every now and again. This goes right back to my original fascination with the fundamental art of the DJ as an entertainer and all round people-pleaser.