djtwitch Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Looking for ideas for when im on air. what to say what to play i am on an absolute hitrs station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesleemccoy1988 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 Well if your on an Absolute Hitz station the music to play is the top 40 pop/hip hop and r&b music. Now helping you out on what to say that's your thing. I mean you gotta get to know the music, get familiar with the pop/hip hop artist see if they got anything coming out talk about that if you want otherwise you'll be just a boring dj just announcing songs and won't have a following like you want on radio. Believe me when I first started out in Radio 16 or 17 months ago before I started I got trained by 2 Radio Broadcasters that had maybe 45+ years of experience between them. They trained me helped me out and now look I'm popular on the airwaves. Just take my advice get to know the music and if you do need to say anything say what comes from then heart, relax, take it easy and have fun!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balward Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 thats why actually enjoying and having a passion for what you are playing helps. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djtwitch Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 thanks mccoy!! thanks balward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesleemccoy1988 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Yeah but the thing about the Absolute Hitz station though is you can't play whatever you want the station is only based on top 40 pop and hip hop music nothing else now if it was a variety of music station where you can play all genre's of music then yeah you can play what you want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balward Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 No prob. I was just making the point that it is easier when you actually like what you play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesleemccoy1988 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Yeah always like what you play if you don't like what you play then you gotta ask yourself what kind of a dj/radio broadcaster are you if you don't like what you play? Things like that gets you to wonder if your in the right kind of work or career or not. If your gonna be a dj/radio broadcaster, you need to make sure you know what you wanna do and how you want it to be done before just jumping head first into it or you will fail miserably. That's my best advice I can give to all DJ's from my point of view & the 17 months of experience of being a DJ/Radio Broadcaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Im new to the presenting world as well! Im quite lucky as ive got free reign to play what I want, so that gives a lot of scope to talk about the songs. Bit of past history about the artist etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sljaxon Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 A bit of advice: If you intend to be a professional radio presenter, it's important that you can do great when you completely hate the music, because you won't control what songs you play - it'll be playlisted for you. So a strictly playlisted internet station is a great place to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deejayboom Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Hey lads, i have been on pirate radio for few years and was very good at presenting shows when i was playing what i wanted to play and saying what i wanted to say. But recently i have volunteered on a christian community station in the city i live and i have to play music from a christian background and am not allowed call out the text number because i prerecord my show and i am finding it very different.I am doing such things as entertainment news and also gig guide for the local area and a bit of local news but it is very hard to talk about these things with your own twist and not sound like you are reading it.If you are playing on a pop hits station you should really be at ease because it is music you like and know. You could have some local news and you could talk about entertainment and add in some quirky funny news stories. Few sites out there for thisI dont know any of the music i am playing as i am not a chrisitian, i am on the station to gain experience but slowly but surely i am getting there. You can tell the people what is coming up news and feature wise later in the show to keep them tuned, call out the number or email address for them to request a song, tell them what songs are on the way. One good thing about the station i am on is the automation software which tells you whats coming up and also what album the song is from and what year it was released so do a bit of research into the music you will be playing so you can talk about it.Thats all for now, hope it goes well for ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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