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The Mighty Mopdecai:
Right next week I'm going to try to book myself and my brother in for a slot in a big uni radio in Scotland. I done some small radio stuff before but never as a big as this slot is going to be. Any Advice you can give to me and my bro

dinosrawr:
i did radio once...for an hour, was really about 30-40 minutes! got to play anything i wanted as long as it wasn't too expletive filled. uhhh let's see some tips? well i had one of the djs with me, so he was helping me out but let's see

you want to have some basic knowledge about what you're playing. if you have a lot of enthusiasm/knowledge about the bands you're playing, you are a better dj

keep a playlist cos you'll play a few songs in a row and then have to go back and say what they were! the dj told me he's forgotten to write down what was played a few times

mix it up

don't play multiple songs of the same band

dont fall asleep :0

sjbrot:
I did French Community Radio a few times. Keeping a playlist is a very good idea. Also, really try and plan out what you are going to do. Time constrictions and swearing can cause problems, but it will help if you have a good idea of what you are going to play when you get in there.

And saying stuff between songs. Think about what you are going to say, because otherwise you might just start mumbling something about a David Bowie instrumental in a very low voice before it goes off into Kraftwerk.

Finally, don't let the listeners get you down. If they don't like "Alluminum" by the White Stripes or any Serge Gainsbourg song, screw 'em.

Good luck.

La Creme:
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Radios!

*EDIT* Ummmm, eerily enough, the people from this email are also from Scots-land.

Rad!

Gryff:
I have a tip for you: don't pull ANY plugs out of ANYWHERE. Take it from someone who knows.

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