About Radio Xiane

Radio Xiane: The alternative to your Alternative.
Underground Dark Rock, Swirlygoth, Goth Rock, Ethereal, Darkwave, Punk, Post-punk.

I said this to one of my best friends the other day:

My theory about DJing had always been: here’s some awesome music, let me arrange it in a way that gives you feelings and has a flow and hopefully you’ll feel what I’m feeling and want to dance, too. It’s intensely personal. I am so excited when people get it.

I have ALWAYS wanted to be a DJ. I’ve been putting together mixes [my love language!] and turning people onto music for as long as I can remember. When I went away to college, I signed up to be a DJ for the college on-campus radio station, but I didn’t stick with that school long enough to really get the ropes down. It wasn’t until the early 2000s that I finally got the chance to try my hand at both radio and dance floor DJing.

Photo by Chad VanPelt

I am eternally grateful for being allowed to be a radio DJ at WNRN in Charlottesville VA and having regular DJ gigs at venues all over the Mid Atlantic, including VA, DC, MD, NC and NY. I was one of several folks who took care of Subculture Shock on NRN, and I was the promoter and manager as well as a regular DJ at The Dawning in Cville, then the same at Cryptkicker in MD. I got myself a reputation as someone who could build a night on the strength of songs chosen and moods built over extreme technical prowess. I’m not there to intrude on the music, I’m there to make you feel something! It seems to work, as people get on the floor and comment on my playlists. I appreciate that, too.

I started this project with Spotify playlists, then upgraded to a 24hr streaming station with regular shows from myself and DJ Pat 626. That was a hit but when I became too ill to keep the regular shows going, listenership fell off of the station. It’s understandable but it also meant that it was cost prohibitive to keep it going. So now I’m back to Spotify, though I plan to eventually start putting recorded shows up on Mixcloud sometime soon. I’ll keep this updated!

Spotify Playlists:

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