Loudcaster Daily DJ: Daniel Peragine(DJ DP) on DJ DP Radio
The Daily DJ today is DJ DP (Daniel), from DJ DP Radio.
Where to listen: http://loudcaster.com/channels/986-dj-dp-radio
More info: http://www.djdpradiolive.com/
Daniel and Loudcaster have traded messages in Twitter a few times over the last month. He’s always so positive and attentive. You really get a sense of his personality if you listen in to his news spot, which he also posts in iTunes for download and was featured there in December.
Tia: How’d you get started being a DJ?
Daniel:
I remember vividly going into my college’s radio station, which is called WRFC Felician College Radio, and playing around with the VirtualDJ software we were using. At that point, I really began to fall in love with internet radio and had decided to make it a career for myself. Once I practiced more and more, I got very good at it and realized I had a special talent to become a DJ on radio. It was a strong feeling, something you know you could do well. That was the moment I put everything aside and dedicated my young life into becoming a DJ and radio show host.
Tia: What’s the biggest difference between terrestrial and internet radio for you?
Daniel:
To me, internet radio is an expanding market. I really believe it will become an important factor in years to come for all of radio. I enjoy it so much because there are so many new talents out there like myself. You have a sense of more freedom into what you, as an individual, want to present to your audience. If a person operates his or her own internet radio station, they are the boss and can operate any kind of genre of music or show rather than be told what to do, which can hurt new talents. The biggest difference is that of new talents. People striving to be heard and with internet radio, they can do just that.
We are in a world today where mobile devices are dominant. So many apps are created and downloaded each day. Internet radio stations can really shine from that. We, DJ DP Radio, are on Tune In Radio that carries our stream from Loudcaster. It is a neat program!
Tia: What made you want to run your own station?
Daniel:
For about a year, my friends at Felician College pushed me to create an online radio station. They knew how much passion I put into radio and wanted me to give it a try. When I returned to college after my summer break, I, alongside with one of my best friends, Anthony Bizien and Joanna Chacon put together the pieces to build DJ DP Radio. Once we launched on Loudcaster and our iTunes stream, it was a dream come true. Just seeing the “On Air” symbol was startling. I had put months of work behind this and with the help of Anthony and Joanna, we got it to launch successfully. It was a day we will always keep special to us. We got to showcase our talent to the world.
Tia: How many live shows do you have now?
Daniel:
As of right now, we currently have two weekly live talk shows (The NewsRoom Live, hosted by Daniel Peragine and The Hot Corner, hosted by Anthony Bizien) and two more shows (The Matt and Miguel Show, hosted by Matt Smith and Miguel Pillicia and Rock Me Amadeus, hosted by Kevin Sinic) that are recorded and aired. We also hold live events such as Ultra Dance, a live mix session on Friday nights and Be A Star, which is held once a month to promote independent artists. Both specials have done extremely well. We hope to add more live shows in the coming weeks to our lineup, as people are hearing about DJ DP Radio more in special thanks to Loudcaster!
Tia: I read on your website that you’re launching a sister station, what will that be?
Daniel:
Yes, we will be launching a new sister station called DJ DP Radio: Seasons Classics. It will launch Wednesday, February 1st, 2012. The station was a concept Joanna Chacon and I came up with. We want to have this new station air a wide variety of genres from Classic Rock to R&B to Pop and more that fits perfectly with each season (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall) of the year. I felt it was a neat concept to try. I have really learned to love many new genres because of this idea to create Seasons Classics.
Tia: I love the Friday night show, I was a little surprised that a station like yours had a classic news program. Its very diverse, how do you and your DJs know each other?
Daniel:
I am glad you enjoy it! It’s a fun show to work it. My goal was to be open when creating DJ DP Radio. I have always loved talk shows and felt it would be a diverse feature to the station. We want to reach out to as many people as possible and make it an enjoyable station to tune into.
All of the DJs and talk show hosts know each other because we attend the same college together. The very neat thing about us is that during the time I am attending college, we actually air all of our broadcasts from our college dorm room. To get more specific, my roommate and I turned our room into a complete station where we have three Macs, microphones, decorations to reflect each season and a table full of refreshments. It’s extremely neat. So everyday, DJs and show hosts come in and perform their show live. Just being able to actually live in a studio is thrilling and exciting. We are so close, great friends, and love being a part of this experience.
Tia: What’s your best and worst moments or memories in radio?
Daniel:
The best moments I had on radio was airing live for the first time at my college radio station. It was something new and different for me. I was young, roughly around 19 years of age. Now, I am 22 and every time I go live, I am fully ready. For me three years ago, it was the coolest day ever. It was when I began to love radio and once I went live, it was sort of a dream come true because I had worked hard at getting better and better. Another moment before forming DJ DP Radio was being named the Station Manager at WRFC Radio, a position I still hold. That gave me a huge confidence booster. Since then, our college station has gone for nine members in 2010 to 26 in 2011.
As for my worst moments, I would say before forming DJ DP Radio was the end of each semester. I hated it because I could not go into the station and air live. It was tough taking time off because I would need to readjust myself for another semester. That is how passionate I grew about radio. Not being able just to be at the studio hurt. Once the semester got back, first thing I did was go right to the studio to air a show.
Tia: Last month you told Loudcaster in Twitter you’re heading overseas, where will you be going and what will you do on the air while you’re there?
Daniel:
As of right now, I am planning an important trip to Seoul, South Korea. My good friend, Kyungsoo Lee, was a special guests on a few talk shows for the NewsRoom and he invited me to come for a few weeks. I decided to have DJ DP Radio air live from South Korea, as it would be as imagined, a neat experience. I have plans on doing a very special, live daily NewsRoom talk show from Korea everyday with Mr. Lee as my guest. Going to South Korea, being able to air live from there, and have a special guest go on daily with me is just exciting and provides for an awesome atmosphere in radio.
Tia: What can we look forward to on DJ DP Radio this year?
Daniel:
We are ready to debut soon a wider dance catalog that covers all kinds of electronic genres, more live talk shows and events, the launch of Seasons Classics, our sister station and DJ DP Radio TV on YouTube and UStream. We hope 2012 brings an expansion for us in many ways.
Well I can’t wait to hear the new DJ guest spots and line up and we’ll be looking forward to your new station! Thank you, Daniel.
