Beatdrop FM

[Beatdrop]

Figured I'd stick this in here for anyone interested. Decided to resume my internet radio DJing hobby. Rejoice! Went all out this time around with a fairly high quality stream (96 kbps stereo) and even managed to get a quality mic input. After tonight, I'm likely gonna bump the stream up to 128 kbps, because I'm pretty sure my connection can handle it.

Anyway, stream is up right now, and I'm currently in the process of formulating a plan to make the stream a recurring thing. I mostly play electronic music of all kinds, whether professional, independent, or pulled right from video game soundtracks, but every now and then I throw some oddball tracks in there (rock, etc.). I take requests via AIM and #ocremix on ETG, so if you want to drop one by me, that's cool. I may or may not be able to honor it, but I'll do what I can.

Just head to:

http://beatdropfm.listen2myradio.com

If you don't want to use the browser embedded player, after you load the page you can open it up in Winamp or WMP (or whatever else).

Still working out the kinks, but it should come along nicely in the next few weeks. Welcoming feedback.

Current DJs:

Dain Olsen (Beatdrop)
Larry Oji (Liontamer)

[Effef]

Count me in as a listener. Looking forward to the new album by the way.

[tasogare51]

Count me in as a listener. Looking forward to the new album by the way.
I echo this statement entirely.

[Beatdrop]

I have some pretty cool ideas for this thing to try to make it feel very official. Stay tuned for more while I work some of this crap out behind the scenes, so to speak.

[Beatdrop]

SIX HOUR BROADCAST - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH @ 8:00 PM EST

Upcoming broadcast this Monday, as mentioned in the thread topic! Planning on doing a 6-hour marathon broadcast, and I'm hoping to have Skype set up properly to allow for call-ins and the like. Who knows what else will happen? I'll probably be getting progressively more intoxicated with alcohol as the show goes on, so I'm sure it'll be a fun time. Don't miss out!

More details about the Skype thing will follow.

[Benjamin Agent]

i'll be honest, i am a huge beatdrop fan (you've got me added on myspace already) and this idea sounds awesome. part of it will conflict with my schedule tomorrow but i am going to try and get online to listen. best of luck!

[Lord Obsidious]

i'll be honest, i am a huge beatdrop fan

Ditto!

Having heard your music style many times, I look forward towards listening to the radio show. One question: I'm assuming that when you click on the link you posted in the first post, the media player won't play anything since your aren't hosting the show, correct? I'm a teensie worried that i might be experiencing some kind of problem, thanks!

[Beatdrop]

Yes, that's correct. Until I'm actually linked up to it and broadcasting, it shouldn't be playing anything at all.

Oh, and I'd like to make it clear to everyone that this isn't just some radio show where I do nothing but play my music. In fact, I'll be playing very very little of my music unless it's requested. This is mainly an outlet for me to introduce people to fantastic electronic music acts that they might not hear otherwise, as well as to give some sort of exposure for some of my inspirations.

Otherwise, tonight's the night! Gearing up for it by freeing up some hard drive space to rip a shit ton of my CDs so I'll have even more material to work with.

[atmuh]

maybe .

[Dyne]

See, this is why I like Beatdrop so much. Damn it Dain, we need you to come to MAGFest and Otakon and meetups. Hell, let's have a Hawaiian meetup. That would be win.

Whaddya say?

[atmuh]

he already reggd for magfest

[Beatdrop]

Shiiiiiiiit! Sorry for those who've tuned in and heard NOTHING so far! I was getting really really tired earlier (I work 4 PM to 4 AM and I had just got off work) so I decided to try to sleep a little. Somehow managed to sleep through my REALLY LOUD POWER METAL ALARM.

Needless to say, broadcast will be in 5 minutes!

[Lord Obsidious]

Ahhhhhhhhhh, I was afraid that the media player on the browser was crapping out on me >.< Hopefully I'll be able to hear something within the next fews minutes

[indigoflux]

Awesome stuff, Beatdrop, I love your music selection. Hopefully I'll get introduced to some kick-ass artists I've never heard before.

[Beatdrop]

BAM! Finally on the air. Sorry for the delay, folks! Technical difficulties are a bitch.

[Sinewav]

I just saw this thread for the first time a second ago, but I'm listening. Sounds like there's still a lot left to listen to.

[Effef]

i am listening

[Effef]

Supercalifragilisticwhenwedropyougoballistic

[Lord Obsidious]

After having some minor frustrations with getting a connection (Thank god i downloaded Winamp tonight, just for this), I'm finding myself listening right now (While writing XD).

[Effef]

POWERTHIRST

ROCKET EDITION

still makes me laugh

[Sinewav]

This is a lot cooler than I was expecting. I've already written down a few artist names too look into.

[Beatdrop]

Thanks to everyone who tuned in. It was a pretty good show, despite the technical difficulties at the start, but once things got going they really got going.

I'm tenatively scheduling the next broadcast for Saturday night, probably at the same time as this one. Hopefully I won't doze off beforehand this time and I'll be able to prepare more to avoid connection problems.

:D

[Flik]

Sorry I wasn't able to tune in man. I've been working two jobs lately, and 16 hours of work in a day kills my time. I hope the show was fun.

[Lord Obsidious]

I was able to listen to the show up until around 12:30-ish, at which point, I developed a major, throbbing headaching, probably no thanks to my killer neck cramp. That said, I really enjoyed what i heard on the show, and I look very forward to the next (And i hope I'll be able to stay on even later).

All hands to Beatdrop.

[Beatdrop]

Alrighty, today's the day. Broadcast will occur at 8 PM EST. No news yet on call-ins. I might also simultaneously have my webcam up and running if anyone is interested in watching me putz around and do the radio dealie. The URL for the webcam is:

http://www.blogtv.com/People/Beatdrop

The cam will most likely be live roughly an hour before the show starts if you are really itching to watch me do what I do.

[Nohbody]

Sorry I wasn't able to tune in man. I've been working two jobs lately, and 16 hours of work in a day kills my time. I hope the show was fun.

Wow that sucks. 8 hours is enough to make me hopping mad.

anyway beatdrop i liked it, it beats listening to my same old playlist for the billionth time. So, tonight then?

[Red Shadow]

naturally I work tonight!

[Sporknight]

I'll probably tune in tonight. I've been in need of some new music, and always thought it would be cool to be a DJ. This might give me some insight into it. Something about the campus radio station doesn't "click" with me, I dunno. I look forwards to the unts unts unts.

[Lord Obsidious]

Shwweeeet!

I was looking forward to the radio show happening tonight, and I'm glad it is. Also, I might just pop my head into that link for the webcam, but at the moment, I got some work to do. Hopefully i won't get any kind of major interruptions (Or come down with a headache again).

[Beatdrop]

Sorry for the delay again. :|

Currently ON AIR.

[Beatdrop]

NOPE, NEVERMIND. My shit's all fucked up. I don't think there's going to be a stream today because nothing is working.

Sorry guys :\

[Beatdrop]

Okay, so in lieu of the technical difficulties last time with the show, our very own Larry Oji (Liontamer) has been added to the DJ roster. Besides being a long-time contributor to the community as a whole, he has also served on the OCR Judges Panel for QUITE A LONG TIME. He also had an extremely long-running radio show out of Atlanta's Emery University on WMRE, VG Frequency, but I doubt I need to even mention that. If you don't know about VG Frequency, then you totally missed out, and I'm sorry. All the same, you can catch more of Mr. Oji's classic radio antics and CUTTING EDGE DJ SKILLS right here on Beatdrop FM.

I'm also planning another show myself sometime within the next week. Sorry I can't be more specific, but things are hella hectic!

HAY GAIZ guess what, I'm broadcasting RIGHT NOW. Imagine that. These things can't be forseen. Lotsa good music today, so tune in if you have ears!

[Gollgagh]

AWESOME

I caught it this time!

[Beatdrop]

Been awhile since I've done this. And now that the album's about to be released (sorry about the delay!) I think now's as good a time as any to do to a broadcast.

SO! Wanna hear the album? Well, now's your chance. I'm going to commence broadcasting immediately (see the first page for details on how you can tune in), and I'm going to air the entire album, from start to finish, with some commentary.

First, I'm going to warm up with some stuff that served as core inspiration for the album in the spirit of the original format of the radio show, and then at 12PM (NOON) EST, I will air the album.

SO TUNE IN NOW! Good music, good times, etc.

I'm depriving myself of sleep for this, so you all had BETTER listen.

[Beatdrop]

New album, Revolution, is now playing! Tune in soon or miss out until it's officially released sometime this month at a date TBA.

[Gollgagh]

fffffffffffffffffffffff


I just missed it


FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

[Beatdrop]

Sorry! Guess you'll just have to wait for it to be released, which'll happen sooner or later.

I'd have done the broadcast later, but I'm going to sleep RIGHT NOW, because I have work tonight, and I'm up past my bedtime.

[The Coop]

fffffffffffffffffffffff


I just missed it


FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

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[Red Shadow]

gollgagh rest assured youll like the album when its released, i can verify this

[Martin Penwald]

I caught the broadcast. Was a little surprised when "Here is where it ends" didn't get aired, since I had assumed it was part of the album.

Or Beatdrop did play it, but my brain didn't register it.

[Beatdrop]

Nope, "Here Is Where It Ends" is not part of the album. Originally it was, but I cut it and it ended up a b-side for the Burn Out EP.