This was originally posted on July 26, 2009.
I was up late chatting to my friend AJ online, so when I woke up this morning... Let's just say I could've added another hour's worth of sleep easily. (To give you an indication it was 05:50 hrs Halifax time, or 01:50 hrs San Francisco time.)
Radio host Diederik called me to see if I was ready for the interview, told me that "Cup of Blood" by The Dudes was released in The Netherlands several weeks ago (oh? I didn't have the heart to tell him that song is on the previous album), then explained shortly what he was going to do. It was all very simple, and nothing I hadn't done before... Except this was going to be aired live.
With a minute left of an Oasis single he called me and told me we were going to go on air when the song had finished. And we did.
Before you start wondering what I was doing for Kink FM, here's a short explanation: I'm their one time "Zomerscout", meaning that I share whatever good music I heard in the country I visited. Always up to plug good Canadian music, I submitted an E-mail telling Diederik I'd like to put in my two cents.
I recently sent him another to share what music grabbed my attention, and of which I thought fits the station's format.
I told him about The Lost Fingers, who are hot in the French province of Canada, Bif Naked, The Dudes and (of course) Serena Ryder. Diederik likes them all, but decided to plug The Dudes.
On air he asked me what I was doing in Canada, how much Canadian music I'd heard, and general questions about Calgary's finest "The Dudes". I tried to answer all the questions without trying to sound like a rambling idiot (I didn't, according to my brother). There were a couple of silences, which - as Diederik later explained - was all thanks to him trying to locate a certain radio jingle to prelude the single.
All in all I think the interview went pretty well.
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Jun 15, 2011
A shirt for a song
This was originally posted on February 13 & 17, 2009.
Last Thursday I was listening to a radio show called "Volt" on Studio Brussel, when all of a sudden, shortly before 9 pm, I hear an interview with a guy named Michael. He and his wife have been PJ Harvey fans for the longest time... And it suddenly dawned on me: I KNOW WHO THAT IS!
I E-mailed him and he confirmed that it was, indeed, him. He also convinced me to submit one of mine, wearing my beloved K's Choice t-shirt. After some hemming and hawing I gave in and sent the producers of Volt one of me standing on Brooklyn Bridge.
Frankly, I didn't think they'd call me back, and I had forgotten about it. Until I got a call today. It was an unknown number but I recognized the international code for Belgium, so I thought: "Who is that?" as I answered the phone.
It turned to be a producer from the radio show, asking me if I was the person on the picture wearing a K's Choice t-shirt (YES!) and whether I agreed to be interviewed (SURE!). Finally he asked me what song I wanted them to play for me ("Too many happy faces").
We set a time and date; he's going to call me back to do the interview - which probably be edited. It'll be aired later that day.
If you're curious: tune into Studio Brussel on Tuesday, February 17. You should hear the interview between 8 and 9 pm (CET).
Today was the day. It went by fairly quickly, until a little after 4PM. Then it suddenly hit me: the radio show producer told me he'd call me back between 4 and 5PM. It was after 4:30 when I got a call - by the host. It certainly helped he has a friendly, somewhat soothing voice, to help calm my nerves. That and I paid attention to my breathing.
The interview started after he asked me if I was ready for it (I replied I was). And off we went - no rehearsals. I was actually busy translating my answers into proper Dutch ones, as I caught my thoughts at freight train speed going on IN ENGLISH. I guess that also helped keeping my nerves in check; I was too busy to be nervous at all (I suck at multi-tasking). And suddenly it was over.
The interview got some editing (fortunately) and was aired shortly before 9 o'clock, a couple of hours later... And I got to rock out to "Too many happy faces" :D
Check out the Studio Brussel page *here* (the radio show is called "Volt"). I will look for the link to the podcast and post it later.
Edit: my friend Mafalda helped me find the link to the podcast (obrigado, hon)
Last Thursday I was listening to a radio show called "Volt" on Studio Brussel, when all of a sudden, shortly before 9 pm, I hear an interview with a guy named Michael. He and his wife have been PJ Harvey fans for the longest time... And it suddenly dawned on me: I KNOW WHO THAT IS!
I E-mailed him and he confirmed that it was, indeed, him. He also convinced me to submit one of mine, wearing my beloved K's Choice t-shirt. After some hemming and hawing I gave in and sent the producers of Volt one of me standing on Brooklyn Bridge.
Frankly, I didn't think they'd call me back, and I had forgotten about it. Until I got a call today. It was an unknown number but I recognized the international code for Belgium, so I thought: "Who is that?" as I answered the phone.
It turned to be a producer from the radio show, asking me if I was the person on the picture wearing a K's Choice t-shirt (YES!) and whether I agreed to be interviewed (SURE!). Finally he asked me what song I wanted them to play for me ("Too many happy faces").
We set a time and date; he's going to call me back to do the interview - which probably be edited. It'll be aired later that day.
If you're curious: tune into Studio Brussel on Tuesday, February 17. You should hear the interview between 8 and 9 pm (CET).
Today was the day. It went by fairly quickly, until a little after 4PM. Then it suddenly hit me: the radio show producer told me he'd call me back between 4 and 5PM. It was after 4:30 when I got a call - by the host. It certainly helped he has a friendly, somewhat soothing voice, to help calm my nerves. That and I paid attention to my breathing.
The interview started after he asked me if I was ready for it (I replied I was). And off we went - no rehearsals. I was actually busy translating my answers into proper Dutch ones, as I caught my thoughts at freight train speed going on IN ENGLISH. I guess that also helped keeping my nerves in check; I was too busy to be nervous at all (I suck at multi-tasking). And suddenly it was over.
The interview got some editing (fortunately) and was aired shortly before 9 o'clock, a couple of hours later... And I got to rock out to "Too many happy faces" :D
Check out the Studio Brussel page *here* (the radio show is called "Volt"). I will look for the link to the podcast and post it later.
Edit: my friend Mafalda helped me find the link to the podcast (obrigado, hon)
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