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Seeking Goth (etc) DJ(s)

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CJSF Radio 90.1fm in Burnaby (at SFU) is seeking a goth/industrial/dark wave/dark ambient and/or all related genres, DJ(s). The radio and internet waves could use a little bit more of this genre.

No previous experience is required - the station provides the training. You don't need to be a student either; the station is open to both the campus and community. We would require you to complete a station orientation and on air training, as well as an on air training tape and a show demo tape. (Not really on tape.)

We can also provide some of the music for the show and can seek out more with your suggestions - but some labels just don't provide service to us. We'll see what we can do. Hopefully you've got some music of your own to bring along.

Questions? Email cjsfprog@sfu.ca or visit us at https://www.cjsf.ca

Thanks!

Canadian content requirements are true. The government requires the station to play 35% Canadian content (unless you are after midnight). This isn't a problem though: Skinny Puppy and their zillions of side projects, FLA, Fantacide, Landscape Body Machine... there's lots of Vancouver-based goth/electro/industrial music, let alone Canadian stuff...

As for the hotlist of songs... we do have something called the "playlist" which is music received at the station within the last 3 months. It refers to the most current stuff at the station. The latest Metropolis stuff we receive at the station for example, is all considered playlist material for 3 months following its release date.

Do you need to meet a requirement from this hotlist? Depends on the show - each show has a different requirement. Right now, our current goth/industrial show has to meet a 0% playlist requirement. We only get serviced by a few goth/industrial type labels, so it would be unfair to ask our DJ to use playlist material if we don't have enough relevant playlist material for their show.

i'd be interested, depending on the amount of control exhibited over the playlist. i've heard things about a hotlist of songs you have to play and a requirement on the amount of canadian artists that have to be played, care to illuminate me?

> When bringing in your own material, what sort of limitations are there? Being on air are there concerns about copyrights or formats? Like if I brought in a mix cd of bands, some of which may be from labels that don't service the station, could I play them? Does your equipment work with mp3 CDs or does it have to be a normal CD?

The station purchases a license from SOCAN allowing us to air any and all music over the airwaves - whether that label services the station or not. We then pay $$$ to SOCAN which distributes it to the artists we play (based on surveys of our playlists). You do not need to worry about any copyright problems.

Our equipment does work with mp3 CDs! Woo!

When bringing in your own material, what sort of limitations are there? Being on air are there concerns about copyrights or formats? Like if I brought in a mix cd of bands, some of which may be from labels that don't service the station, could I play them? Does your equipment work with mp3 CDs or does it have to be a normal CD?

Thanks for answering the questions. It helps knowing what I would need to do to get ready, as for the time commitment it doesn't sound too bad.

Now if I could find a cohost...

> What sort of time requirement is there as far as this job is concerned?

The process goes like this:

45 minute orientation to the station

2 - 2 hour training sessions

1/2 training tape (to show you know how to use our equipment)

1/2 demo of your show (no reason this couldn't be combined with the training tape)

... and if your demo is approved,  you're on air!

Shows tend to be 1 hour or 2 hours long. You can ask to do your show weekly or every other week. If you are into the scene, then you're not going to have to do a great deal of background research to find music for the show. Some people are confident enough to go into the on air booth with their own collection, some people like to spend a bit more time to plan it out a bit more. It's up to you.

[Having a cohost certainly helps in case your own life gets busy and you can't make a show. A guaranteed back-up plan.]

I'm interested. What sort of time requirement is there as far as this job is concerned? The current show is an hour every other week right? Is that all the studio time somone would need to put in or is there a bunch more behinds the scenes stuff?

I ask because my time tends to be rather limited durring the school year with classes and whatnot.

Our new goth/industrial show debuted today at 5pm. It airs every second week (next show Dec. 18 from 5 - 6pm on 90.1FM or online at www.cjsf.ca.

Still could use another show or two, it's an underrepresented genre...

I have one person interested thus far as a co-host, but I am still looking for someone to 'head up' the show.

Thanks!