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Playing an innovative and exotic mix of local and world music. |
Name: Paul Giblin
Show: The Future Sound of Exeter, and The Respect Show
When are you on?
I DJ on two shows: The Future Sound of Exeter and the Respect Show. The Future Sound of Exeter is on every Tuesday from 8pm until 10pm and The Respect Show is on every Saturday morning from 10am to 12 noon.
What type of music can we expect to hear on your shows?
On the Future Sound of Exeter show we promote local music of an innovative and exotic variety. We also have monthly events at Exeter Phoenix, CD releases and on-air interviews with local artists and performances from those that we can set up in the studio.
Exeter Respect is the city’s annual celebration of diversity. This show reflects that diversity in our rota of presenters playing music from a range of cultures.
How did you get into this type of music?
Future Sound of Exeter is a non-profit collective which promotes local music, we started life in 1996 with a series of sessions promoting ambient, electronic and experimental music under the name St David’s Ambience Society, which we still use for our record label. As the collective has grown our brief has widened. We now hold regular nights at the Exeter Phoenix where we use a ‘big-name’ headline act as a platform to showcase as many local acts as possible, we also introduced the use of DJs and added live music in the bar as part of the same event, making all our events multi-faceted ones, not mere gigs.
I am the steering group co-ordinator of the Exeter Respect festival and as such present on the show however the show is also presented by a rota of people from a variety of backgrounds, including festival steering group members and black minority and ethnic presenters from the Phonic massive.
How long have you been DJing?
I’ve been DJing for about 13 years.
How did you start DJing?
I had a radio show when I was at University way back in 1982…
Can we find you DJing anywhere other than on Phonic FM?
I stage-manage and compere Future Sound of Exeter events in the Phoenix auditorium and I am also heavily involved in Exeter Respect Festival events.
What has been your most embarrassing DJing moment?
I was once near the end of an eight-hour DJ set at an organic farmers party in North Devon when I decided to throw some shapes on the dance floor myself, but forgot I still had headphones round my neck attached to the mixer, which I promptly dragged from the table along with the decks – there was an almighty crash followed by embarrassing silence!
What was your best DJing moment?
Playing to 1,500 people at the Oxfam Summer Party at Riverford Valley Organic Farm. I was DJing in the upturned nose cone of a plane, made to look like my very own flying saucer complete with lights, smoke and strobes as well as decks at my disposal!
Who is your favourite artist?
Pink Floyd, because it’s what I like!
What is you all time favourite album?
Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd.
Where do you shop for music in Exeter?
I usually shop in Solo, to stop them going bust!
September 19th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Hi Paul
I was travelling to work on tuesday 16th sept 08 listening to your show. Its a long shot, but you played a reggae track. It was fresh, with a one drop beat, with funk guitar and crisp ride/high hats. There were vocal samples of Jah rastafari etc. The track finished at 20:28, afterwhich you then introduced another toon from the goodgroove label. So, i never caught what the reggae track was called or who by? If you could help that would be great