Are you interested in being a DJ for KSLU? Good, the KSLU training program is now active and ready for your participation. You can find all pertinent information about the training program through the below Google Doc.
KSLU community really came through today (2.11.12) to put together a really fun day of radio goodness. Sam took the 8am early bird shift before regular programing handled it until 7pm. Then the party really started with some munchables. A sizable group of food getters arrived and rocked out to a 90's trivia showcase won by our own Wilson, Bryan came in second place. During this Trivia event Sam put the mobile DJ equipment together and played the macarena on loop for about an hour while everyone danced with awesome laser lights. Jason, Matt, Simon, Charles, and Kate played various instruments in the recording studio including a bari-sax. 
Training videos were filmed and the last men standing were Brett, Charles, Jason S., Matt, and Jason M.
To listen to the audio version, go to the bottom of the post.Behind invasive pat-downs and metal detectors, a spectacle raged in perpetual motion.
DJs manipulated towers of electronic instruments, high-powered lasers traced patterns in the fog of smoke machines, and fire and belly dancers hypnotized the crowd. And yet, the real show was the glow stick-adorned mass of fans that pulsed with life.
Winter Warpdrive is an electro-music festival, currently in its seventh year and its largest venue. With a humble beginning in abandoned warehouses, the festival has come a long way and pulled out some big name artists in recent years. It all 
went down last Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Family Arena in St. Charles.
This year the festival featured Eoto, a unique Dubstep duo that does every set live and improvised, like Jazz musicians of old. Jason Hann pounded on the drums while Michael Travis used a combination of live looping, keyboard and guitar.
In stark contrast with classic rock musicians, electro artists are not the stars rocking a packed stadium, with groupies screaming from the front row. Electro artists stand behind pulsating racks of keyboards, mixers and laptops, keying out melodies and beatmatching tracks. Even from the front row, it is hard to see the musician's face. Most artists even choose to fill the stage with fog, to intensify the effect of the laser show going on around them.
At an electronic festival such as WWVII, the electro musician is just one part of the event, and not the main focus. The shows focus is a fan’s experience. The dedicated electronic fan spends weeks crafting their costume, and perfecting their hula-hoop skills. At an electro concert, you do not have a packed mass of people worshiping the guitar god on stage, but a group of fans that become friends through the experience of hearing their favorite songs together.
At about 1 o’ clock in the morning, BT took the stage and charged the crowd like only a Grammy-nominated artist can. His anthem inspired beats echoed through the re-purposed basketball 
stadium. Most outside the scene do not know his name, but BT has songs that appear in the movies “American Pie” and “Blade II.” He has also produced for such artists as 'N Sync and Sting. However, BT's greatest claim to fame is an audio technique of his own invention called Stutter Edit, which is expected to dominate pop music like auto-tune's sweep in the late millennium.
While these titans of electro ripped the air a new one, a group known as The Fire Technicians performed dances inspired by aboriginal peoples of the world, with hoops and batons ablaze. The Valhalla Dance Collective performed the Arabian art of belly dance as a synchronized group, with lasers and strobes to back them up. 
- Jason McCoy
Wanna hear a radioshow made about this show? Listen below! (playlist at the end of the post)
My pictures of WWD7
Playlist
Mr. Brightside - Killers remix Marco V
Cherry Ticker - Luke Hansen
Let the Music - Andy B
Marley-Hammer - VibesquaD
Creepin - EOTO
All that Makes us Human Continues - BT
Stimulated - Marco V
Cuckoo - Tipper
Blue Monday - New Order
Don't You Want Me - Thomas Gold
Camel Bend - EOTO
Fellow Ska kids, I have an important announcement.
