I had the same idea... when i had a radio show at university of miami (for a few
short months) i wanted to teach people about the music... i would play a few
records by an artist... give a bit of history and maybe an anecdote or two...
and i had people calling in all the time, thanking me, telling me how they never
knew this or that before and how they appreciated learning about what they were
listening to... to me, the most frustrating thing in the world is to really like
a song, and not know what it is, where it came from, or how to get it...
peace,
holly
(wishing i hadn't been kicked off the staff for drinking champagne in the
studio... which i really think was an excuse to fire me because i rebelled
against the whine-rock rotation they were trying to make me play)
sean deason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 02/25/2000 09:50:15 AM
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Subject Re: (313) 89x suggestions
:
from my perspective I think playing music from CD's is a good thing. I havent
heard the show yet, but the last thing Detroit needs is another *mix* show!
With turntables the host might be inclined to do a straightup two hour mix of
track after track with no informational content whatsoever. From the standpoint
of an artist: Mixshows do *not* sell records.
I'm partial to the old days when DJ's would play tracks and tell you what the
hell they'd just played between tracks, they'd maybe give you some background
on the artist and the label ect befor or after. that's much more helpful to the
artist than simple blending a continuos mix of faceless anonymous tracks. I
learned so much about artists from the old shows like Radio's in Motion, Brave
New Waves, Electrifying Mojo, Fast Forward ect. To me knowing the background
stories of the artists makes me feel that much closer to them when I go out and
buy thier music. am I the only one?
detroit science wrote:
> >Doesnt this raise the question of why, if they are interested in dance
> >music, 89x doesnt have a turntable in the studio? Can't they afford a
> >turntable? If craig is interested in playing dance music why doesnt he
> >bring his own turntable into the studio. Why does someone have a radio show
> >which plays dance music when they dont even know what to play? Shouldnt a
> >dj know what to play? If 89x are interested in dance music they should
> >commit to it by providing turntables and knowleadgeable djs ... sounds like
> >they're really interested in something else. Let craig do his own homework
> >and decide what to play - might be interesting to see what his taste leads
> >him to.
>
> good points - since i know a lot more about the circumstances of the request
> let me try to elaborate.
>
> as always, remember, all of us started somewhere... take a step back if you
> will and think about what it was like to be out on the dancefloor, not
> knowing what tracks are being played. at some point you decided that you
> wanted to know more. me for example - i'm not a trainspotter - i know djs,
> not labels and producers and tracks etc etc. i know how to organize and
> make things happen, and y'all need people like me to convince sports bar
> owners to hand over the creative control of their venues so that places like
> science can happen. :^) and your role and influence on the scene that we
> love is different than mine as well.
>
> similarly, craig is the marketing and promotions director for 89x and the
> x2k show just kinda happened - it wasn't a conscious decision of 89x to
> branch off into dance music. the only reason that he has the show is
> BECAUSE he's the marketing and promotions director. the programming
> director leaves the content strictly up to him and his co-host holly. but
> craig doesn't come from a dj background - and he quite frankly doesn't have
> the time to do a lot of research since his full-time job @ 89x is quite
> different. that's why he asks for input, and if we can help steer him to
> good music available on cd maybe the fact that all of the really good stuff
> is on vinyl will push him to get 89x to spring for tables. i don't know
> where it will lead to, but unless the foundation is laid we won't know what
> could happen with the show.
>
> and ultimately, yes - craig will decide what to play - but we can influence
> it. if i give him a list of 20 cds that the 313 list recommends he's gonna
> go get them and listen and who knows what direction the show will take.
>
> does that explain the situation a little better?
>
> take care and thanks for the input,
> linda g
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