KZME Seeking Show Proposals

- by Dennise M. Kowalczyk


We are in the process of evaluating and determining our programming opportunities for KZME - a local station dedicated to local music - and we need your help! We are looking for program proposals and podcasts for the following (with an emphasis on local music):

Some ideas.....

* Easy Goes It - Single genre (ex. Folk) or put some complimentary genres together (ex. Bluegrass/classic folk/singer-songwriter).
* Ramp It Up - Single genre (ex. Garage band) or put some complimentary genres together (ex. Indie Rock/Folk Rock/Hip Hop).
* Boiling Hot - Single genre (ex. Punk) or put some complimentary genres together (ex. Experimental/Noise/Hard Rock).
* The Sky is the Limit - Single genre of your choice or put a whole bunch of great music together.

Here is just a short list of the type of local music you can find in the area:


Punk
Metal (Black/Doom/Speed/Psych)
Folk - Rock
Laptop Pop
Traditional Folk
Experimental Folk
Fluent Jazz
Traditional Jazz
Harsh Noise
Hip Hop (Backpacker/Urban/Latin/Asian)
Indie Rock
Dance Punk
Post Punk
Electronic (8 bit/dance/trance/ambient)
Freak Folk
Singer Songwriter
Soul
Blues
Garage
Contemporary classical
Experimental
Psych Rock
Hard Rock
Chamber Pop
Bluegrass
Eastern European Folk
Klezmer
Bhangra
????

If you are interested in submitting a proposal as a volunteer programmer, send the following information to me:

Your name:
Your phone number:
Your email address:
Description of your show idea (types of genres and other content ideas):
Length of program:
Your technical capabilities/needs (ex. do you have the equipment to produce a show at home or do you need access to equipment/facilities):
Your background in music/broadcasting:
A sample playlist:
Any additional comments:

If you take your interest to the next level such as, producing a podcast, all content must be approved regarding licensing issues. Meaning, all the necessary parties will need to complete a release form allowing us to use their material. More on that later!

It is our intent to begin offering podcasts in very soon and start netcasting shortly thereafter. As mentioned before, we intend to be broadcasting by November 2009.

Send your proposal to: info@kzme.fm

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