Loading…
Hosted by Junor Francis and Eric Kohler · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 123 episodes
Established thought leaders with verified media credentials.
Hosted by veteran radio DJ/emcee/promoter Junor Francis, we celebrate Southern California's ska, rocksteady and vintage reggae scene through insightful conversations with the legends and modern-day players, including those behind-the-scenes. Produced by Eric Kohler for Rockery Radio. Follow us @HistoryofLASka, @JunorFrancis, and @Rockery_Radio on Instagram.Subscribe to our History of L.A. Ska channel on YouTube.Join our History of L.A. Ska group on Facebook.
Junor Francis and Eric Kohler hosts History of L.A. Ska: One On One Sessions, a music show with 123 episodes published.
On this special Celebrating Carlos Malcolm episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler are joined by: author, educator Heather Augustyn; musician, bandleader Eitan Avineri; singer, musician Chris Murray; and mus
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with Richard Blade, legendary radio DJ, television host, author, and producer, who is one of the most recognizable voices of 1980's new wave and alternative music.
On this special Celebrating Stranger Cole episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler are joined by: singer, songwriter Persephone "Queen P" Laird; DJ, promoter, record collector Darren Reggae; Australian DJ, pr
On this Promoter Roundtable episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with three well-respected, veteran promoters -- Tom Chasteen (Dub Club, Echodelic Sound), Dane Roberts (Victoria Ska & Reggae Festival
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with two founding members of The Expanders - Devin Morrison and John Butcher. Devin's credits also include Man Like Devin & The Relatives, Long Beach Dub Allstars, The Lio
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with trumpeter, keyboardist, singer, songwriter, Stephen Bradley, whose credits include No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, Steel Pulse, Sullvn Band, and Smashing Pumpkins.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with legendary frontwoman, singer, songwriter, and actor, Pauline Black, of 2-Tone group, The Selecter.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with two Jamaican ska and rocksteady legends, the husband and wife singing duo of Roy Panton and Yvonne Harrison.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with London-based, veteran promoter, musician, songwriter, deejay, and record label operator, Sean Flowerdew, of The London International Ska Festival, Happy People Record
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with singer, songwriter, and producer, George "Clive" Murphy, of legendary rocksteady trio, The Tennors. The Tennors alongside Eric "Monty" Morris will perform for SkaMani
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with reggae legend, singer/songwriter, Lloyd "Bread" McDonald of Wailing Souls.
For this 2025 Year in Review Roundtable, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler are joined by singer, multi-instrumentalist, and influencer Jer Hunter (Skatune Network, We Are The Union), artist manager and promoter
J. BONNER, SCOTT ABELS & JIMMY CLIFF'S REBIRTH is the focus of our final episode of 2025. On this Episode 115 hosted by Junor Francis and produced by Eric Kohler, J. and Scott reflect on recording and performing with Jim
On this Reggae Got Soul - Part 1 episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with three soulful and groovy guys on the scene - Dan Ubick (The Lions, Night Owls, Mad Geezers, Connie Price & The Keystones, Br
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with two veterans on the San Diego ska scene - John Roy and Steve Kader, who represent (either together or individually) such bands as Gangbusters, The Big Express, Unstea
On this Celebrating the '90s: Part 2 episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with three veterans on the ska punk scene - Scott Klopfenstein (Reel Big Fish, The Littlest Man Band, Knuckle Brothers, The S
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with three well-respected California-based deejays - "Young Royal" Corey Poluk, "Boss Selektah" Diana Hernandez, and "DJ Kilabeat" Ernesto Arce - in Part 4 of this Boss DJ
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with Chris Dowd, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of veteran group, Fishbone.
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler preview The Rude Girl Riot Ska Festival with singers Karen Roberts of Chase Long Beach and Erin Smith-Norrick of The Step Daughters. Presented by Stiff Dog and Steady Beat, The
Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with the talented power trio known as Reggae Workers of the World - Vic Ruggiero (The Slackers, The Mooks), Jesse Wagner (The Aggrolites, Western Standard Time), and Nico
Gwen Stefani
GXVE Beauty
1 appearance on this show
Pauline Black
lead singer of The Selecter · The Selecter
1 appearance on this show
John Roy
Offensive Line Coach
2 appearances on this show
Scott Klopfenstein
Reel Big Fish
1 appearance on this show
Chris Dowd
Fishbone
1 appearance on this show
Karen Roberts
Group Head of Health and Clinical Governance · Chase Long Beach
1 appearance on this show
Nico Leonard
1 appearance on this show
Adam Davis
Associate Partner at Bain & Company · Ecosystem Investment Partners
1 appearance on this show
Chris Murray
Power Tools Trainer · Canopy Growth
2 appearances on this show
Dr. David Hawkins
Founder and Director of the Marriage Recovery Center and the Emotional Abuse Institute · Kingston Beat All-Stars
1 appearance on this show
Adrian Gonzalez
Programme Officer - Innovation and End-use Sectors · Payne Edinburg Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM
1 appearance on this show
Marc Wasserman
author of Sole Salvation: A Gen X Love Letter to the English Beat · Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
2 appearances on this show
Sponsor detection runs nightly. Check back soon.
No public pitch examples yet for this show.
Generate your own personalised pitchBased on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Shows with the most semantically similar episode content. Pitch one, pitch all; producers cluster.
History of L.A. Ska: One On One Sessions has a verified contact on file. Create a free PitchCentric account to access it and generate a personalised pitch in seconds. Research at least 3 recent episodes first and lead with a specific angle that serves their music audience.
History of L.A. Ska: One On One Sessions is hosted by Junor Francis and Eric Kohler. The show is categorised under music (interviews) and has published 123 episodes.
History of L.A. Ska: One On One Sessions has published 123 episodes.
History of L.A. Ska: One On One Sessions regularly covers music, interviews. It sits in the music category, with a interviews focus.
History of L.A. Ska: One On One Sessions is accessible for guests with genuine music expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.
History of L.A. Ska: One On One Sessions hasn't explicitly signalled guest openness in recent episodes. That doesn't rule out pitching. your hook just needs to be especially compelling and relevant to their recent content.
Episodes of History of L.A. Ska: One On One Sessions average 84 minutes, giving guests a long-form format with plenty of time to expand on their expertise.
Our data rates History of L.A. Ska: One On One Sessions's guest bar at 80/100 (Premium tier). Established thought leaders with verified media credentials. Sign in to PitchCentric to see how your own Pod Score compares against this show.
Methodology. Booking Probability™ blends Listen Score, 30-day Virality, open-to-guests detection, and Apple ratings. Data refreshed every 60 minutes. Listen Score and Booking Probability are calculated by PitchCentric. Last enriched today.