Posted in: Musicouching by Ben Hernandez Jr on April 6th, 2009 | 0 Comments
The “Music Journalism Jam” for eclectic DJs and musicians hosts a memorable event.
On Saturday, April 4th, Station 23 turned two years old and celebrated with guest djs, Dam-Funk and Jeremy Sole. Dam-Funk is a music producer under the heralded Stonesthrow record label and resident dj at Funkmosphere in Culver City. Dam-Funk showered the crowd with 45 minutes of 80s boogie funk and let the audience know of his latest forthcoming projects during the interview. Jeremy Sole of 89.9FM KCRW and resident dj at Afrofunke in Santa Monica, kept the crowd moving with his unique brand of “Musaics”, which he elaborated on during his interview. Those who were fortunate enough to be at the show from start to finish were treated to five hours of music journalism jamming.
Looking ahead, Station 23 plans to continue spreading the music and bringing more recognition to its purveyors with future guest djs, producers, and artists. Listenership and podcast subscriptions have increased threefold in the past year. Of course, success usually stems from humble beginnings and Station 23 definitely has had its fair share of peaks and valleys. They started broadcasting live on the internet in Os-B’s old 400 square foot bedroom at his parents’ home in Rialto, California. From there, they transferred to a residential loft in North Hollywood and began booking guest djs from local hot spots. After North Hollywood, they found a home in downtown Fullerton at the Plush Lounge, but then moved to the Continental Room a block away after a falling out with the Plush Lounge owner. Due to mounting personal and professional obligations, Os-B was ready to shut the show down, but DJ 671 was able to keep Station 23 afloat and continue forward.
“In the future, I hope Station 23 obtains enough recognition to where djs with a solid following are asking us to spin on the show,” says DJ 671, who handles booking and promotion. “I want us to be bigger and better, but not big enough to the point where we lose focus of our existence, which is spreading good music.”
Through its live show, Station 23 hopes to prove that good music is not defined by what commercial radio or ritzy clubs force feed its listeners. Rather, it is the element of discovery by digging up and playing rare vinyl records (past and present), as well as exploring other genres to showcase the music that everybody doesn’t hear, but should hear.
To listen to archived Station 23 podcasts, visit www.station23.podomatic.com
