My weekly, prerecorded show for Viva Radio can be heard at 8:00 PM and rerun on Sundays at 3:00 PM (in any time zone..it's magic!) at http://viva-radio.com
I do a live broadcast about once a month for the Hank & Jim Radio Network on Stickam. It's Saturday at 9:00 Eastern time for three hours. The dates are kind of fluid but I'd be pleased to post when I'll be broadcasting. The link is http://stickam.com/hankandjim (audio and video)
Incidentally, on Tuesday night's Hank and Jim are carried live on Offshore Music Radio and as far as I know...they have the only show that goes live on OMR.
I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it. Pour l'amour de la musique
I will say this. I don't have a longstanding background background in radio unless you count a brief stint as a jock on a carrier current boarding school station when I was 13. As a result, I've been developing my studio my technical acumen and my presenting skills pretty much on my own over the last three years. The technical side of it is really starting to get good...to the point where I can get a bit out of my own way and enjoy presenting without feeling overly distracted by the demands of selecting content and running the board and computers. My goal moving forward is to keep improving and to find ways to develop my audience.
Any suggestions and feedback would be most appreciated. I will be traveling this week and there won't be a live broadcast until September 13th.
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I used to find (I haven't broadcast in almost 20 years mind!) that I'd write down some suggestions for tracks to play but then as one of them was playing I'd think to myself "such and would go with this and that would go with blah"! thus my programme would pan out as it went along. I've never (apart from when I used to do "Romantica") made a complete list to go through during a programme.
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To quote Elton John, I'm a "Juvenile product of the Working Class who's best friends floats in the bottom of a glass"!!
I always start a show with enough files and records at hand to complete the show in the absence of inspiration in the moment. That never happens. I never have a running order in mind...maybe a few segues, though.
Quote: Uncle Michael wrote in post #4.............. Any suggestions and feedback would be most appreciated. I will be traveling this week and there won't be a live broadcast until September 13th.
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Quote: Uncle Michael wrote in post #9I'm not understanding you. "But there is a popup?" What do you mean?
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Quote: Uncle Michael wrote in post #6I always start a show with enough files and records at hand to complete the show in the absence of inspiration in the moment. That never happens. I never have a running order in mind...maybe a few segues, though.
Oh yes, I used to do that too, but they weren't necessarily out of the box, just alongside me!
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To quote Elton John, I'm a "Juvenile product of the Working Class who's best friends floats in the bottom of a glass"!!
Ok, I've decided not to hide my light under a bushel basket...as they say. I'm going to start dreaming bigger and not being shy about saying so.
I have an awful lot of fun doing radio but operating independently, relying on friends and family's word of mouth, trying to spread the word on Facebook, etc., is a real uphill slog. Preparing and presenting a quality program takes the same effort, whether I'm heard by 10 people or a thousand. I'd prefer a thousand.
While the attention would be nice, I'm primarily motivated by the belief that I'm getting good at this and what I have to offer is entertaining, interesting and unique. It's not for everyone. It's not for people that are uninterested or uncomfortable with the unfamiliar...because they're not going to recognize all the songs I play...or necessarily be a fan of every genre I include. I present the kind of programming I like to listen to. I try to present a a musical landscape that's engaging...because the music is...one way or another...good. A good song I don't know is better than a bad one I do know. Obscurity for its own sake is silly. I won't skip a good song just because it's a shopworn classic. On the other hand, I'm often going to find it more satisfying to play an overlooked gem by a superstar artist than their smash hit that I can hear anywhere.
I'm making the kind of radio I'd enjoy listening too. I believe that with the global reach of the Internet there simply must be a large enough audience for what I do to make it viable and a continued, worthwhile endeavor. For me, this is an article of faith. I believe it's so...so I act on that belief.
As I search for broadcasting brethren, I have found pockets of simpatico. One day I will find opportunity to make what I'm doing a part of a larger whole. I will be...and have, allies. My show will have a home. It might have a different name...it might air at a different time...some of the music might be a little different...but it will still be what I enjoy doing and quite true to my vision.
I know most of you have heard little, if any, of my programming. I also know that many of you know more about what I'm trying to do than I do. I wouldn't sit here typing this foolish, impromptu manifesto if I didn't think there were people here that could provide me with valuable feedback. So, I'm doing precisely that.
My Thursday night live show will air at a time that won't be convenient for most of you but with you're indulgence, I'll return and post a link as soon as the show is archived...having now guaranteed that it will now proceed to go all pear-shaped.
Quote: Uncle Michael wrote in post #Thanks Coastie. I'd figured I'm probably allowed to pimp myself a bit in this thread. I want to solicit a bit of feedback.
Hey..."pimp/solicit"...what does that make me?
Michael, there`s nothing wrong in self publicising your artistic attributes. In fact your`ll find everyone who producess shows for the internet does the same thing.
Join as many forums and social networks to do just that. Look on all the forums and your`ll find all the DJs pushing there shows all the time, so dont be different.
If you have a dream you must follow it through. All you can do is your best and thats whats important. I wish you luck in everything you do.
The problem is, if its a `closed forum` [ like this one and FOBL ] its only seen by the members. An open forum is the best place to push and promote your shows.
Quote: Uncle Michael wrote in post #Oh, no doubt, Mike. I'm wetting a toe. Self-promotion is so...*vulgar*.
Hay Michael, its all about marketing. If you dont promote yourself, who will. They do it enough on here and FOBL so dont worry. But as I said before a closed forum is not good enough. You need to be seen on open forums otherwise only a selected few will see it.
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Happy Birthday Uncle Michael!
