Mikaela Lee
Mikaela Lee is a presenter, programmer, and active community member behind Saltwater Radio. As a host and regular contributor to the flagship program, she is passionate about sharing diverse local stories, music, and content with her community. A proud Larrakia, Wadarman and KarriJarri woman homegrown from Darwin, Mikaela is an artist and community art freelancer by choice, a music fiend and lover by compulsion.
Chloe Ryan
Regular host of Saltwater Tracks
Jens
Jens loves playing music and yapping with you. Jens wants to let you know voices are resistance, like Mama Crystal once said “kujukuju dalamia arkulani yangamini jirti gindigi yimora kirijini tika mapurtiti nonga gindigi nimarra nginya”, gua nginari pupuni.
在無線電波中擁抱眾生
solidarity in airwaves
Keren Leizerovitz
Keren is a presenter and producer for Saltwater Radio’s flagship show and market update segment. Keren is passionate about building up Saltwater Radio as a platform to celebrate the unique voices, stories and sounds from the Top End.
Jocey Tribe
Jocey (also known as DemiRep / Jocelyn Tribe) is a Larrakia/Darwin based DJ and has called this saltwater country home for a decade. With a music selection that adapts to rhythms across many genres she spins with one main purpose, to hype the sisterhood into accessing liberation through dance and representation. As Co-Curator for Club Awi at Darwin Festival, she promotes lesser-known DJs and musicians to the “Australian” scene. Her influence in the line-up spans East Arnhem Land, Mparntwe/Alice Springs, and Timor Leste. She mentors Darwin’s women, trans, and non-binary beginner DJs through Open Decks program. She grew up in Footscray among the multitudes of other diaspora. Her sound for Saltwater Radio leans into nostalgia for the concept of ‘home’ through a Diaspora perspective.
Will Morris
Will Morris (WilBurr) has been living and creating on Larrakia land for about 25 years. Contributing to the underground music scene by creating zines, producing podcasts, and writing and performing music in some of the best DIY/ punk bands you’ve never heard of. Will is the person at Saltwater Radio squinting at a screen in the background, politely arguing with audio and streaming technology. Will loves his role in the Saltwater team as Sound/ Tech Person and looks forward to sharing his knowledge of audio production to the Saltwater team. Will can’t wait to see how the team and project grows over the coming months and years.
Saltwater Radio is the flagship program of the Saltwater Radio collective, and the first 8CCC show broadcasting from Garramilla country in the top end.
Featuring the best music from here and around the world, great vibes, conversations and culture. Wednesdays from 7pm.
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1 Jan 2025, 8:11pm Saltwater Radio – Episode 5 Join Will and Roxanne for a change of pace with some epic rock and metal tracks!
25 Dec 2024, 8:11pm Saltwater Tracks – 25th December 2024 Join Miss Possum for a Christmassy Saltwater Tracks show
18 Dec 2024, 8:12pm Saltwater Radio – Episode 4 tonight you’ll be in the very capable and experienced hands of Jens and Keren. Jens has been on a roll, featuring 3 weeks in a row, anchoring new host Keren who has been a core member behind the scenes thus far. We’ve got more Saltwater Radio family in today’s shows with Carlo sharing about the impactful ‘Open Decks’ program he has pioneered. As always we’ve got some delectable local tracks and stories, Jens sharing vital information reporting back on the Return Lee Point to the Larrakia people campaign.
11 Dec 2024, 8:10pm Saltwater Tracks – 20th Dec 2024 Tonight on Saltwater Tracks, Chloe has invited Jens to soundtrack the show, connecting struggles from West Papua to unceded Larrakia Country in their resistance to settler colonial land grabbing
27 Nov 2024, 8:10pm Saltwater Radio – Episode 3 This week we’ve got Joce back on hosting duties and Jens guiding us through an exploration of music that represents important messages and lessons from colonisation for everyone that resides on stolen Aboriginal land. Get ready for a deep personal and political show, representative of these two’s genuine relationships and understanding of this place and the ongoing struggle here and abroad and as always heaps of underground local content 🫶
21 Nov 2024, 5:21pm Saltwater Tracks – 20th Nov 2024 Chloe's got an eclectic salty selection of sounds to inaugurate the fortnightly tracks show, trailing from the Top End across the Timor Sea and many more coasts 🌊🐊
13 Nov 2024, 8:20pm Saltwater Radio – Episode 2 We’ve got co-hosts Mik and Joce bringing their wealth of local music knowledge from the top end and across the Indo-pacific region right to your ears including an unreleased track from @jocelyntribe and @budalasia’s JIWA project! Keep your ears peeled for this and a special exclusive mix from VJ (@djvoodoodred_ )out in Yirrkala, East Arnhem Land (we have got a real treat of a show in store for you!)
