Modemgirl Radio
exciting news! modemgirl radio is getting ready to launch into the airwaves in real life! my good friend gene eric from sleizure has gone travelling and asked if i wanted to take over his radio slot on CJSF (simon fraser campus radio) and i said yes! right now i’m in the studio up on top of burnaby mountain, waiting to start my first on air training session. it’s funny because i’ve already spent so much time in this studio – i look around and see the the collage of meat products and women’s legs that i made for sleizure, the floor upon which i carved a pumpkin that said ‘worship meat’, the rotunda where we threw not one but TWO all night dance parties, the studio that’s been the epicentre of all sorts of madness and a couch that i’ve curled up on to be lulled to sleep at 4am by the soothing sounds of my partner mixing intergalactic space gabber… sooooo many memories. and now, it’s my turn to step up and take the reins. i’ve got quite the legacy to live up to, but i think i’m up for it!
i’m SUPER excited about the show. initially i was worried because it’s quite a significant commitment, but ever since i agreed to take over the slot i’ve been mixing a ton and realizing that i have soooo much music that needs to be shared, and i can ramble on about why it’s awesome for hours on end. the show is going to give me an amazing outlet because radio is totally my favourite venue, for multiple reasons!
low pressure
without a bunch of people standing on a dancefloor expecting you to “rock the house”, i find there’s a lot more room for creativity. the mixes i “release” (for lack of a better word) are usually somewhat planned ahead of time, with a specific emotion or audience in mind, which is the same way i approach dj-ing a party. the reason i do this, and don’t just go buck wild and play whatever i want, is because if i did that i might end up playing anabolic frolic pitched down to 125 bpm and mixed into funky baseline breaks. or i might just do a search and only play songs with the word ’satan’ in the title for an hour. who knows, stranger things have happened. not so good if you end up clearing a dancefloor and making people cry. but, if you’re hosting a late night college radio show focussing on hard / weird / experimental / random electronic music, these mixes are not only acceptable, but encouraged and awesome!
potential exposure to a wider audience
i am in LOVE with the concept of random people driving around late at night and stumbling across a gabber remix of brooklyn bounce on the radio. i just think about how happy that would make me to find, and to know that i will be giving that experience to random weirdos who happen to be scanning the radio at 4am – awesome! thats about as trolsk as you can get.
creative outlet
i used to get a lot of enjoyment out of throwing and promoting parties, but i find i just don’t have the time / energy / drive / interest to do event planning right now. it takes a lot of money, time and dedication, as well as a solid team that you can rely on to help you out. all of that just requires more energy than i have to give right now. the radio show, i think, is going to give me an outlet to do a lot of the things i love about promoting, but without a lot of the stressful parts. theme shows, promoting, collaborating with other artists, bringing on guests, organizing, planning, and best of all – getting to play dance music REALLY LOUD – without having to worry about impressing because i don’t have to worry about the zillions of dollars i’ve invested in renting a venue / sound / security / lighting / staff etc. ALSO, i kinda like to be in charge! so with the show i will have total creative control, as long as i don’t piss off the CRTC… which is even easier when your show starts at midnight!
not sure when i will be going live, but i’m hoping within the next few weeks, so stay tuned!
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