Party Vibe

Originally posted by USE
You were tryin to get into media at one point, gen? how come/what was your role? [/quote]

a number of roles; firstly as a pirate DJ; then working on RSLs and trying (unsuccesfully) to move into the regional media (which was just starting to be downsized); although for 3 years I did work as a project engineer for one of the tech companies which made TV studio equipment – rather like building rigs, but with less fun and more stress.

It was in fact rather soul-destroying as you were sending customers loads of kit which I knew could do so much with but it was only being used at a fraction of its capabilities and mostly to reduce headcount rather than make the programmes any better.

I wanted to put across the “vibe of the pirate stations and the new internet era” – remember this was in the mid-late 90s time of “cool britannia” where there was still that faint glimmer of hope the mainstream media would accept this, at least on the minority channels – and others like the Exodus collective were almost succesfully getting their messages across.

Whatever is said about media exposure on SJ I know for a fact that the documentaries Exodus made (Glenn Jenkins oversaw them as well as Alaistair Campbell did for NeoLabour) inspired people here to action as much as their parties; lots of people tuned into Rapture and stuff like Channel E probably keeps the grime scene going (at least until they all shoot each other!)

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i think its some weird power trip about being in control of what people watch / hear. bit like mc’s who wont give up the mic. in fact identical.

this is exactly what I came across and what fucked up the local cable channel.

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newsflashnewsflashn LOON! JENNY POWELL IS NOT FIT! FACT!newsflashnews
you sick little puppy…

she was OK in 1987 though – I think she is still trying to do the same sort of presenting work to this day (when she can get it) and is probably in her 40s by now.

In the interests of equal opportunities I’d point out there are as many talentless male has-beens from the 80s who ought not to be on our TV screens either but are only there due to their connections or being able to buy a commission (face it, who the fuck would work with Chris Evans otherwise?)

this is the problem; as downsizing bites those who have got a foothold in the industry will not let go, no company wants to take a risk with new talent and the whole industry stagnates…

Originally posted by USE
Apparently the bbc just “Downsized” by 3-5000 jobs – condolences to those people and their families. no chance of progression there.

cable tv might be interesting for testing the waters…dont actually have a telly, so only watch it when i visit friends who like it, or my parents’. still, doesnt matter, im at my mums right now watchin extreme sports (i say watchin’- its on)channel.

I take it you still mix- what style/ what rig etc?
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funilly enuff I saw the extreme sports channel and even though I’m not that much into the sports themselves I rate it – did some research and found it was a particularly good example of a well-run niche channel. Curiously although based in the UK the content is TX’d from the Netherlands as presumably they couldn’t find a suitable or cost-effective playout centre in the UK :confused:

Sadly in my area there are no regional cable networks any more (you are looking at up to £250k to set one up – they guy who tried to do ours re-mortgaged a large house in Oxfordshire to do so and cashed in his pension (lost the whole fucking lot as well)

I still mix old-skool now and again but haven’t done so for ages….

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All right i’ll accept that a long time ago she might possibly have been deemed fit by someone with bad eyesite, lets leave it at that (haha).

she was actually “discovered” by Jonathan “nonce” King, who is hopefully still in the slammer (one of the few positive things Surrey Police have done IMO!)