Goldierocks

Samantha Louise Hall (born 30 October 1984), better known as Goldierocks, is a British DJ, broadcaster, journalist and voice over artist.

Sam Hall, better known as Goldierocks, was born in Guildford, Surrey, England.

She is an only child.

She studied a BA Hons in Drama & Theatre Arts from Goldsmiths College (University of London).

She first started working in music journalism at 16, working with local music venues, where she discovered her passion for live music and performance.

Samantha now lives with her husband on The River Thames.

Goldierocks started her career as a staff writer for Rockfeedback (2001) interviewing such artists at The Killers, Ash and Melissa Auf der Maur.

Her DJ & radio broadcasting career soon took over from her writing.

But she went on to be a monthly columnist for DJ Mag for 4 years writing about global parties & the underground rave scene.

She is currently writing her first book (2023).

She has hosted a number of live fireside chats with famous musicians in front of large live audiences including Björn Ulvaeus from ABBA & drum and bass DJ Goldie for the Radio Academy.

Sam first started DJing (2004–present) at Rockfeedback's showcase club nights in London, where she soon gained notoriety for her theatrical and energised DJ appearances with Timeout London saying her live shows had "more personality than a Big Brother house".

She quickly became popular and started performing across the city and abroad and now is one of UK festival circuit’s favourite DJs.

She is well known for her dramatic stage presence and crowd interaction: stage diving, climbing on her decks and crowd surfing.

She has DJ'd to thousands across five continents, at festivals, clubs & private parties.

Private clients include Madonna, Giorgio Armani, Gordon Ramsay, David Beckham, Jade Jaggar, The Rolling Stones, Richard Branson, Larry Page, Eva Longaria & The Prince & Princess of Wales.

Sam was an international DJ resident at Razzmatazz, Barcelona.

She has written articles for Music Week, Logo, NME, The Pix, official Glastonbury blogger for BEAT show on Bebo and Tamsin Blanchard's "Green Is The New Black" (Hodder, London, 2007).

Sam was a resident at Ibiza Rocks at Bar M. 2012 saw Sam DJ the opening ceremony of the London Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium to 85,000 people in the arena, including HRH Queen Elizabeth II, and over one billion watching on TV across the world.

She hosted a special edition of her own radio show 'The Selector' on the International Radio Festival's 'Official Olympics Pop-Up Radio Bus' in London during the 2012 Olympics.

Sam anchors a new interactive pop-up radio station 'Reebok Radio' broadcast live from the Manchester Warehouse Project on RWD mag.

Sam hosts her own shows on pop-up festival radio stations Secret FM (Secret Garden Party) and Bestival Radio.

She has made guest appearances on BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamaq's Roundtable, Influential Women Podcast, Chris Hawkins How To DJ Podcast, The Travel Podcast, Priorities Podcast, Vick Derbyshire Show, BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4 'Today', Nihal's BBC Radio 1 review show, BBC 5 Live 'Music Review', Jo Good's Xfm Review Show, Sound Women's podcast, Radio Talk's podcast, Folded Wing 'Tuned Into The Future' podcast , BBC Production podcast, British Airway's 'Highlife' , Kiss FM, Eddy Temple-Morris 'Remix' on Xfm, Diesel U Music Radio  and Brother's Big Ears.

Her work with The Selector saw her become the first international female DJ to perform & broadcast in Cuba, & the first culture correspondent to go to Libya after the fall of Gadaffi in 2013, speaking at the Youth Forum in Tripoli.

She also travelled to Egypt shortly after the Mubarak demonstrations to record 'The Selector' and meet other musicians, DJ's and young people with broadcast media career aspirations.

She often visited countries in conflict to work with young people, community projects and create cultural exchange.

Goldierocks travelled extensively with the show throughout her time as its presenter including visits to Malawi, Russia, Nepal, Mexico, South Africa and Malaysia.

Sam devised the idea of ‘Selector After Dark’ a spin off one hour dance specialist show, to accompany The Selector.

Sam was one of the pillar faces of the international ‘GREAT’ campaign for her contribution to British culture with The Selector around the world.

During 2016 - 2023, she has been the headline DJ of ‘Classic Ibiza’ performing to over 90,000 over the course of the summer, playing deep house classics with a 32 piece live orchestra – Urban Soul Orchestra.

Sam hosted a show on Soho Radio from 2017- 2023, broadcast across Soho, LDN & Soho, NYC.

She cohosted her first show on the station ‘Bestival FM’ with Rob da Bank.

She was anchor of Capital FM’s weekend dance show The Capital Weekender, broadcast nationwide across UK.

She was an anchor for Ministry of Sound Radio.

She was a key cover presenter on Capital Xtra.

She was a cover presenter on BBC Radio 1.

Goldierocks presented The Selector in 2018.

Produced by audio production companies Somethin' Else & then later Folded Wing.

It is a two hour, new music radio show containing live sessions, guest DJ mixes, record label & festival features, in-depth interviews.

Broadcast globally on FM & online, at its peak to 46 countries, 4 million weekly listeners and shows across the China, South Korea, Morocco, Israel, Palestine, Thailand, Mauritius, Australia, Nepal, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Spain, Kazakhstan, Bosnia, Zambia, Uganda, Syria, Slovakia and British Airways Inflight Radio.