Pictured (L-R) are Joe Arnold (Global Content Director, Passport Approved), Monte Malone (Tour Manager & Producer, Passport Approved), Adele, Jonathan Dickins (Manager, Adele), and Sat Bisla (Founder & Host, Passport Approved). Sat Bisla was the first radio DJ in the world to interview Adele on the radio, as well as the first to play her music outside of the U.K. back in 2006.
Passport Approved’s Global Content Director Joe Arnold with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
British artist Lily Allen in the Passport Approved studios in Los Angeles, where she got her first-ever worldwide radio exposure (outside of the U.K.), and also did her first-ever U.S. interview before any other radio station in North America.
Pictured (L-R) are former Passport Approved producer Brandon Fuller, ABBA Co-Founder Benny Andersson, Passport Approved host Sat Bisla, Tony Mandich, and Ludvig Andersson from the band Ella Rouge (current producer of ABBA Voyage in London). Sat Bisla conducted the first-ever father/son radio interview with Benny and Ludvig Andersson worldwide on Passport Approved.
Joe Arnold (Global Content Director, Passport Approved) enjoying a conversation with England’s Ellie Goulding.
Pictured (L-R) are Passport Approved Founder & Host Sat Bisla with Amy Sheppard (vocals, harmonica, Sheppard) and George Sheppard (lead singer, Sheppard). Australian band Sheppard received their first-ever audio exposure worldwide on Passport Approved, which led to their major record label signing as a result of the show’s broadcast on KNRK “94/7” Portland, OR.
Passport Approved helped coordinate the first-ever radio tour with international artists including Australia’s Lime Cordiale and Monks of Mellonwah, New Zealand’s Hamish Anderson, and the U.K.’s Giorgi + Leo — all of whom got their first-ever global and/or U.S. radio exposure on Passport Approved.
Pictured (L-R) are billion-streaming Irish artist Gavin James, Passport Approved Tour Manager & Producer Monte Malone, and Platinum-selling Canadian artist Forest Blakk. Both artists got their first-ever U.S. and global radio support outside of their respective countries on Passport Approved.
British band The Ting Tings stop by Passport Approved to do their first-ever U.S. radio interview and give thanks to the show’s host Sat Bisla for giving them their first-ever radio support worldwide (ex-U.K.). Thanks to Sat’s early support, The Ting Tings had their music heard on Passport Approved by executives from EA Games and Apple, which landed them placements on a video game and commercials for iPod and iTunes.
One of England’s biggest-selling female artists of all time — Dido at her first-ever performance in the U.S. in Los Angeles. Dido got her first-ever radio play in the world on Passport Approved host Sat Bisla’s previous radio show when he played her demo “Flowerstand Man,” which appeared on the debut Faithless album.
