Hey, y'all.
As some of you may know, I host a weekly radio show up here in Toronto
called Feedback Monitor (tuesdays 10 PM to midnight on CIUT 89.5 FM for
those of you in the area) where I spin electronic and experimental music
of various forms.
The show was recently expanded from one hour to two, and while I can't
really complain about the extra time, it has presented me with the dilemma
of an extra hour to fill. I like to focus on new releases as much as
possible, and up until now, I generally haven't had a problem filling most
of the show with stuff released in the preceding couple of weeks. With two
hours, it's not quite so easy.
So rather than falling into the trap of playing the same stuff week after
week, I'm going to try to plan some "specials" - label profiles, artists
spotlights, things like that. In addition, I'd like to do a demo showcase
of some sort on at least a semi-regular basis. I know there are a lot of
musicians on this list that are doing some cool stuff - some I've heard,
some I've read about, some I probably don't know about at all. Whatever
the case, I wanna hear it. Check out my playlists on my website (address
below) and if you do shit that you think would fit in with what I do, send
it my way.
Obviously, this offer of airplay is also extended to signed artists, so
artists and labels with stuff to hype can send it to me. Even though I
often spend upwards of $100 a week on new choons, I know that I'm barely
scratching the surface of what's out there, especially when it comes to
the small & hard-to-find labels. If you're out there, let me know!
And finally, I am *especially* interested in Canadian stuff. As a
programmer on a Canadian radio station, I am supposed to abide by Canadian
content (or CanCon) regulations, which basically means that I should be
playing more Canadian music than I have been. I'd like to change that at
least a little, so if you are a Canadian artist or label, *please* get in
touch.
Oh, one more thing - in addition to my show, I also do a bit of freelance
writing for various mags both print & online, and I'm a senior writer &
electronic music editor at Chart, a mational music mag up here in Canada.
So in addition to airplay, I might be able to score you a bit of print
action as well.
cheers,
Greg Clow
feedback monitor
158 Close Ave. 2nd Floor
Toronto ON M6K 2V5
Canada
http://www.interlog.com/~stained/feedback