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Hosted by Jeannie Hopper

Originally aired 5/11/07

Our Jeannie Hopper spins a set of electric eclectic global selections in a set recorded live at Kush Bar in New York City's lower east side on May 11, 2007. For more of her mixes also visit the show In The Hopper made exclusively for ARTonAIR.org.

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DJ Chicus: 21st Century Afro-Latin Boogie

Originally aired 4/30/07

Eighty minutes of nu skool afro + latin dancefloor gems mixed by Redbud Record man DJ Chicus. Featuring tunes from MAW, Papa, Bitches Brew, Compost, Ubiquity, Sonar Kollektiv, Redbud and more, this mix reads like the who's who of label-owning DJs.

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DJ Interviews: Jay-J Hernandez of Shifted Music

Hosted by Jeannie Hopper

Originally aired 4/30/07

Jeannie Hopper interviews producer/dj Jay J Hernandez. Jay-J's original productions and remixes are a staple in DJ crates and work a dancefloor peak hours. His style is a balance of soulful yet pumping with a spice of live instrumentation.

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DJ Cosmo: Free Energy Mix

Originally aired 4/23/07

DJ Cosmo is known to New York fans for her longstanding show on WNYU in the 90s. She may have moved across the pond to London, but she still spins a sick set.

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A Touch of Class

Hosted by Jeannie Hopper

Originally aired 4/16/07

Jeannie Hopper had a very candid conversation with Oliver Stumm and Domie Clausen, the NYC-based production and DJ duo A Touch Of Class (ATOC.) ATOC was featured during the 2006 PS1 Contemporary Art Center's Warm Up DJ summer series.

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DJ Interviews: Mr. Bongo

Hosted by Jeannie Hopper

Originally aired 4/9/07

Graham aka DJ Greymatter of the Basement Soul party in Brighton sat down with Jeannie Hopper in 2007 for an interview giving insight into what was going on at the fabulous Mr. Bongo Records where he'd been working the last few years.

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DJ Interviews: Genji Siraisi

Originally aired 4/2/07

Genji Siraisi aka Pushtobreak (NYC) is really more of a musician using DJ tools than a traditional DJ. Best known as writer, producer, founding member and beat master of Grammy-nominated artist Groove Collective, Genji...
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DJ Interviews: Basement Soul (Proper Music for the Heads, Hips, and Feet)

Originally aired 11/27/06

The DJ trio Basement Soul (Brighton, UK) visited New York to do some record shopping and DJ around town with various like-minded DJ's they've conversed with on this side of the pond. Jeannie Hopper caught up with them...
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Billy Jam, History of the Hip-Hop DeeJay

Originally aired 10/30/06

A survey on the history of the Hip-Hop DJ, produced by Billy Jam, a longtime DJ/journalist/archivist who has been presenting and reporting on the art form since the early 80s via various media outlets including a Friday afternoon show on WFMU radio.

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DJ Interviews: Colonel Abrams

Originally aired 6/26/06

Colonel Abrams visited the WPS1 Art Radio studios for a chat with Jeannie Hopper and delivered a retrospective on his long standing career as a pop icon and underground sensation. He specially offers insight into the...
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RADIO // DJ Culture Qool Marv Hosted by Jeannie Hopper Radio show This concert was held around the time Grand Central Records released "Grand Central Translation," Qool Marv's first mixed CD. This live set was recorded May 8, 2004 at Marv's "Buttamilk Party," at the Roadhouse in Manchester, England. Qool Marv caught the attention of the UK label Grand Central Records, after making a long-lasting impression on the New York club scene. He also did the spinning for Prince during a hiatus from performing that lasted through the the star's "Wear... Originally aired 6/20/11 Listen Read More »	RADIO // DJ Culture Kruder & Dorfmeister, G-Stone Hosted by Jeannie Hopper Radio show Our Jeannie Hopper sat down with the Austrian dub remix masters Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister in New York after a nine year absence. They catch us up on their label G-Stone now celebrating its 16-year anniversary with a collection featuring... Originally aired 10/22/10 Listen Read More »	RADIO // DJ Culture Sister Gertrude Morgan Hosted by Jeannie Hopper Radio show Host Jeannie Hopper takes us on a journey into the life of Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900-1980), a preacher, musician, poet, and artist who resettled in New Orleans at the age of 39 to "carry God’s message to the headquarters of sin." Host Jeannie Hopper takes us on a journey into the life of Sister Gertrude Morgan (1900-1980), a preacher, musician, poet, and artist who resettled in New Orleans at the age of 39 to "carry God’s message to the headquarters of sin." In 2010 a... Originally aired 9/9/10 Listen Read More »