Live Buzz will be hosting a series this summer highlighting a killer WIUX DJ we think you should tune in to.
This week: Jessie Davis!
WIUX Show Name and Time:
peterbjornandjessie Tues 2-4
Describe your show- is there a genre or theme you stick to?
New Music Tuesday kind of stuff. I really like to bring new music to life with my show but also snag in a few old favorites of mine. I have been really enjoying the new Dirty Projectors album
How long have you been at the station, and what made you interested in it?
I've been at the station for about 2 years now. I have always been into the indie rock genre and my friend DJ'ed for the station. So we had a show together for my first go at it. The rest, it be history.
Year in School/Major
Approaching my 5th year/ CMCL
Hometown
Indy
FAVORITES...
What were your earliest memories of listening to the radio? Did you have a favorite station growing up?
Growing up I was more of a pop diva but as I began to appreciate music I strayed away from listening to top Billboard hits. Besides listening to WIUX, I really enjoy listening to Last.fm's radio.
What are your most memorable memories of Bloomington and music?
My most memorable music experience at Bloomington was when I was getting off of work and heard music from the Lotus festival. People were standing outside of the tent venue as Funkadesi was performing and engaging the crowd like none other! They brought the idea of world music to the forefront with that performance, and a group of straggling on-lookers together to enjoy their talents.
What are your ultimate summer jams?
The Doors' greatest hits, Ratatat, Ra Ra Riot and Dirty Projectors.
Favorite ice cream on a summer day? Anything blizzard, anything peanut butter.
ETC.
If you could interview one artist- living or dead- on your show, who would it be and why?
Thom Yorke. Because it would be the hardest interview to host with a man so obscure and so full of talent at the same time. I wonder what our dialogue would consist of and I'm a big sucker for Radiohead, I would probably perspire to death before the interview even started!
What do you see for the future of radio? How do you think it will change over the years? Internet Radio. I think we've only begun to see its influence and its capability of reaching the masses.
Celebrity Crush
Jim Morrison
Past WIUX profiles: Sean Kase
