O-Sense
It’s been 10 years since RAP interviewed Lowell Christensen about his journey to build a home based radio production and voiceover business. After setting up his SpotWorks Radio Production website in 1997 and leaving his radio job in 2004, things were going well in 2008, thanks to a growing client base. Then a global market crash and mortgage crisis hit the United States. In this 10-year update, what was yet to come was another “life lesson” in what it means to be out on your own after leaving the rat race.
Production 512: The Perfect Mix Revisited
After July’s column, The Magic Of The Perfect Mix, I got the usual handful of notes and emails from producers, asking about certain things I said or just “cool column” quickies. One I got from a fellow I’ve been chatting with off and on for a couple of years, reminded me that sometimes I’ll say something that really requires more explanation than I have room for in my monthly exposition. My personal weak conceit is I tend to think that everyone has read everything I’ve written. Not too intellectually bright, but there it is.
R.A.P. Interview: Chris Neave
Chris’s job title recently caught my eye: “Digital Radio Production Director” -- the first one I had heard of. It was no surprise to discover the company who gave this much attention to its digital stations was Southern Cross Austereo. SCA currently has eight digital stations, for which Chris handles the imaging and more.
Radio Hed: Potential Customers: “Don’t Surprise Me.”
Every month I learn new things about marketing which I share with you. Recently Google sent me info. On a recent trend – the avoidance of surprise.
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Production demo from interview subject Heikki Wichmann at NRJ Radio, Helsinki, Finland; plus imaging, commercials and promos from Dave Foxx, Z100, New York, NY; Rick Harrington, CHAT 94.5/My96, Medicine Hat, AB; Sean Bell, Sounds Good Studios, East Yorkshire, UK; Dave Cruickshank, Rock 105.3, Medicine Hat, AB; CJ Goodearl, Clear Channel, Orlando, FL; Gary McClenaghan, Harvard Broadcasting, Regina, SK and more!
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Promos, commercials and imaging from Brad Lane, KSTP-AM, Minneapolis, MN; Adam Venton, UKRD Group, Bristol, UK; Bill Jackson, JRFM/600AM, Vancouver, BC; Matt Wallace, CHWK-FM, Chilliwack, BC; Jay Thomas, Jay Thomas Productions, Lima, OH; Sheldon Hovde, 100.3 The Q/The Zone 91.3, Victoria, BC; Randy Norris, Cumulus Media, Cincinnati, OH; Rich Conway, WCCC/WBOQ, Hartford, CT and more!
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Audio from the Finalists of the 21st Radio And Production Awards, including winning audio from Kevyn Howard, CBS Radio, Chicago, IL; Colin McGinness, UKRD/TLRC, Bristol, UK; Sheldon Hovde, Jim Pattison Broadcasting, Victoria, BC; Damian Montez, Journal Broadcast Group, Omaha, NE; Tracy Schakohl, Fisher Radio, Seattle, WA; Anthony McNutt, Newcap Radio, Halifax, NS; Ross McIntyre, 100.3 The Q, Victoria, BC; Craig Jackman, Rogers Radio, Ottawa, ON; Chris Nicoll, wizzFX Limited, London, UK!
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The 2011 RAP Awards Best of the Rest Part 1 highlighting Feature Productions and Commercials from Anthony McNutt, Newcap Radio, Halifax, NS; Azeem Haq, Live 105, Toronto, ON; Matt Van Essen, Astral Radio, Calgary, AB; John Masecar, Astral Radio, Vancouver, BC; Sideshow Mike Andersen, Triple M, Sydney, Australia; Eddie Bye, DMG Radio, Adelaide, Australia; Kevyn Howard, CBS Radio, Chicago, IL and MANY more!
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the 21st RAP Awards Best of the Rest Part 2 featuring Promos from Gary McClenaghan, Harvard Broadcasting, Regina, SK; Michael Kaufman, big Michael Kaufman Productions, Springdale, AR; Carla Johnson, Island Radio, Nanaimo, BC; Ross McIntyre, 100.3 The Q, Victoria, BC; Chris Ward, Real Radio, Cardiff, Wales; Jim Van Dusen, Astral Radio, Winnipeg, MN; Sean Galbraith, Evanov Radio Group, Toronto, ON and more!
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Promos, commercials and imaging from Al Peterson, Radio America, Washington, DC; Dave Foxx, Z100, New York, NY; Joel Moss, WEBN-FM, Cincinnati, OH; Doug Moorhouse, Astral Media Radio, Toronto, ON; Randy Norris, Cumulus Media, Cincinnati, OH; Pascal Standaert, Imaging Dogs Beveren Leie, Belgium; Robin J. Egerton, CKLM-FM, Lloydminster, AB; Scott Chasty, Dougall Media, Thunder Bay, ON and more!
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Dave Foxx's Production 212 & 512...
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May 1, 2008
By Dave Foxx
Back in the Dark Ages, I actually attended school… complete with dorm living, frat hazing and some really stupid stunts that probably should have landed me in jail. Like most of my peers, I was there because my parents told me I needed to be there, but I had no clue what I wanted to ...