My latest creative project
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pheloniusfriarLaunched on May 2, 2021: The Passionate Friar on YouTube!
Here's a link to Show #1:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcbc6Su4uUe8yi__EUq4eGpA16m6bqTwx
And the description I wrote for it (by way of introduction):
The Passionate Friar is a radio show on YouTube that you can watch! Every Sunday at 8PM, I will post a new 1 hour show that will take you on a curated audiovisual journey with a mix of the music and videos and thoughts of well known and lesser known bands, artists, creative performers, and visionaries with an emphasis on great sounding music and, where feasible, innovative visual productions.
Because of my radio roots, the focus of the show is on the audio experience, and the goal is to be able to enjoy the ride with or without needing to look at a screen. With that said, I do hope to also bring you exceptional video productions because, well, this is YouTube and there's tons of great stuff to see. A caveat: if there's a song/audio I want to play and there's no video for it, I'm going to use the audio-only version (usually it will have a still or if I'm desperate, ugh, a slide show) so I can still share it with you. My segments are recorded live and in real-time, and presented without edits, as I watch the videos myself; and then inserted into the playlist to form the show. It's the closest I can come to a live broadcast, with no safety net and no do-overs, in this new format I have chosen to work with.
I did a weekly show on CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa, Canada for over 7 years, but voluntarily hung up my headphones on Feb. 7, 2018. I have dearly missed doing radio since then and believed I would always end up returning to the FM airwaves, but have grown restless waiting for the opportunity. I thought about podcasting or streaming or even doing an underground production, but the licensing aspect was always going to be a thorny issue (either trying to secure licenses for what I played, or dodging enforcement if I was going pirate). On Apr. 24, 2021 I came up with this idea for "Radio On YouTube" (I've talked to a few people and they seem to think this is a new idea, but I stand to be corrected... I can say that if I'm late to the game, fwiw I did come up with it independently).
The core of the idea is to duplicate the live broadcast radio experience as much as possible. The show will be written and produced, and then presented live just as I would my radio show (recorded live, in real time, and unedited). Instead of spinning vinyl or CDs, I am "spinning" YouTube videos. The format does come with some vexing limitations: I can't voice over the music on its way in or out, I can't mix the tracks into each other (one video stops and only then the next starts, often with a short pause), and a lot of videos for songs feature additional sounds or audio modifications not in the "album track". I hope that does not detract too much from the production, and maybe YouTube will one day introduce proper mixing features (overlaying and fading the end/start portions of videos to allow for slicker production)? That'd be cool and would open up a whole new world of possibilities on the platform!
As for my former FM radio show, as I write this, several are still available "on demand" (they age out eventually due to music licensing restrictions for the station), and all my playlists are available if you want suggestions on "new to you" music to check out.
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/371/index.html?filter=all
Here's a link to Show #1:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcbc6Su4uUe8yi__EUq4eGpA16m6bqTwx
And the description I wrote for it (by way of introduction):
The Passionate Friar is a radio show on YouTube that you can watch! Every Sunday at 8PM, I will post a new 1 hour show that will take you on a curated audiovisual journey with a mix of the music and videos and thoughts of well known and lesser known bands, artists, creative performers, and visionaries with an emphasis on great sounding music and, where feasible, innovative visual productions.
Because of my radio roots, the focus of the show is on the audio experience, and the goal is to be able to enjoy the ride with or without needing to look at a screen. With that said, I do hope to also bring you exceptional video productions because, well, this is YouTube and there's tons of great stuff to see. A caveat: if there's a song/audio I want to play and there's no video for it, I'm going to use the audio-only version (usually it will have a still or if I'm desperate, ugh, a slide show) so I can still share it with you. My segments are recorded live and in real-time, and presented without edits, as I watch the videos myself; and then inserted into the playlist to form the show. It's the closest I can come to a live broadcast, with no safety net and no do-overs, in this new format I have chosen to work with.
I did a weekly show on CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa, Canada for over 7 years, but voluntarily hung up my headphones on Feb. 7, 2018. I have dearly missed doing radio since then and believed I would always end up returning to the FM airwaves, but have grown restless waiting for the opportunity. I thought about podcasting or streaming or even doing an underground production, but the licensing aspect was always going to be a thorny issue (either trying to secure licenses for what I played, or dodging enforcement if I was going pirate). On Apr. 24, 2021 I came up with this idea for "Radio On YouTube" (I've talked to a few people and they seem to think this is a new idea, but I stand to be corrected... I can say that if I'm late to the game, fwiw I did come up with it independently).
The core of the idea is to duplicate the live broadcast radio experience as much as possible. The show will be written and produced, and then presented live just as I would my radio show (recorded live, in real time, and unedited). Instead of spinning vinyl or CDs, I am "spinning" YouTube videos. The format does come with some vexing limitations: I can't voice over the music on its way in or out, I can't mix the tracks into each other (one video stops and only then the next starts, often with a short pause), and a lot of videos for songs feature additional sounds or audio modifications not in the "album track". I hope that does not detract too much from the production, and maybe YouTube will one day introduce proper mixing features (overlaying and fading the end/start portions of videos to allow for slicker production)? That'd be cool and would open up a whole new world of possibilities on the platform!
As for my former FM radio show, as I write this, several are still available "on demand" (they age out eventually due to music licensing restrictions for the station), and all my playlists are available if you want suggestions on "new to you" music to check out.
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/371/index.html?filter=all
