Years on air: 2005-2008
Favorite bands: Dengue Fever, Ken Nordine, Soft Machine, Four Tet, anything on Daptone Records or the Numero Group.
Memorable on-air moment: Creating the Rock Blastaar radio plays for WPRB’s inaugural drive, and performing the finale live on-air.
Advice for current WPRB DJs: Listeners can’t rewind; it’s only a mistake if you act like it’s a mistake.
[By Ian Auzenne]
The first time I actually listened to WPRB was the night after my first appearance on (sports talk show) “Time Out”. I was listening via the webstream just to see what was on the air, and I was amazed and astounded by what I heard: Backwards records. Slowed down records. Records being played over each other—some with superb mixing; others not so much. It was a beautiful cacophony, and it was unlike anything I had ever heard.
I walked down to the station and knocked on the door. I wanted to find out who was responsible for awakening my ears.
The DJ who answered the door was a tall, hulking young man who sounded slightly older than he was. I introduced myself and, in fan boy fashion, told him how much I enjoyed what I was hearing. That jock, Adam Flynn ’08, invited me in and let me watch him at work. I was mesmerized. (more…)
