So why don't you pitch your thing to XM radio?
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From: "Short, Laurence" <ShortL@mtvi.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 20:44:37 -0500
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Subject: RE: [idm] IDM Radio?
quoted 92 lines Yeah, there's enough IDM out there to warrant a 24-hour station,
> Yeah, there's enough IDM out there to warrant a 24-hour station,
> absolutely. But I think you'd have to expand your definition of "IDM"
> to do it, to keep the content fresh and more diverse than some folks
> would have it.
>
> Since you opened the door by actively not promoting a company tied to
> your employer, there's room for me to sneak in and actively promote my
> own gig. I program an all-IDM station, cleverly dubbed "IDM", that
> resides on, of all places, VH1.com, and judging by the number of
> listeners its attracting, I'd say that lots of people out there agree
> with this idea.
>
> Right now, as Mr. EggyToast just suggested, we have a
> shuffling/compiling thing going on, where we've encoded a couple of
> hundred IDM-ish albums and we weight the songs individually, so some
> come up often, others less often. The music is pulled from the same
> database that feeds the other 100+ stations that reside on either
> VH1.com or MTV.com (I know, I know...) so these couple of hundred
> IDM-ish albums are only a small part of much, much larger palette from
> which to choose.
>
> I don't think there's any shortage of good IDM music out there, but
> there's definitely a shortage of people who are willing to broaden their
> horizons and definitions and scope. The station I program has a looser
> definition of "IDM" than some folks find comfortable I suppose, but
> that's because Intelligent Dance Music can really include all sorts of
> stuff when you take into account influences, variations, or an offbeat
> recommendation from your local record store clerk (who is hopefully
> surrounded by something other than dance music.)
>
> If you've made it this far and are interested in listening to this
> station, it sits here: http://www.vh1.com/sounds.visions/vh1atwork/
> Scroll past the mega-platinum artist stations at the top... oh, and you
> need a (free) username and password account to listen...
>
> And if you're interested in getting your music on this station, just
> write me offlist and I'll give you the details. No palm-greasing, no
> MTV/VH1 bullshit to wade through, just send me your record.
>
> /Larry
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lysaa Bi [mailto:lysaabi@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 4:29 PM
> To: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: [idm] IDM Radio?
>
>
> I'm just wondering, is there enough IDM out there to format a 24hour FM
> radio station?
>
> I work for the company that built the satellite for xmradio, so I hear
> about it alot. I'm thinking it would be nice if one of the 100 FM
> stations available by subscription over the whole US have a more
> interesting format than say, the various music formats on DirectTV.
>
> Maybe a grassroots movement(like hundreds of subscribers demanding IDM)
> might convince the programming execs to make an IDM channel...
>
> here's the link for the current dance channels
> http://www.xmradio.com/programming/programming_category.jsp?category=Dan
> ce
>
>
> I'm NOT trying to sell xmradio, just looking for opinions.
>
> Thoughts, anyone?
> Is there enough decent idm out there?
> Would people like to see an idm station available across the US, that
> everyone could listen to simultaneously?
> What are the social ramifications? (just kidding)
>
>
> Lysaa
>
>
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