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Since 1999, it is also available online through WEFUNK Radio. Both DJs play a symbiotic mix of Funk, Soul, R&B and Rap, both old and new.<ref>http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2008/09/ckut_weekly_pick/</ref> The name of the radio show comes from the [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] song "P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)", in which WEFUNK is a fictional radio station broadcasting "directly from the Mothership, top of the Chocolate Milky Way, 500,000 kilowatts of P Funk-power." The [[internet radio]] stream in 1999, becoming one of the oldest continuously operating radio streams on the internet, as well as one of the longest-running online radio shows. |
Since 1999, it is also available online through WEFUNK Radio. Both DJs play a symbiotic mix of Funk, Soul, R&B and Rap, both old and new.<ref>http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2008/09/ckut_weekly_pick/</ref> The name of the radio show comes from the [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]] song "P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)", in which WEFUNK is a fictional radio station broadcasting "directly from the Mothership, top of the Chocolate Milky Way, 500,000 kilowatts of P Funk-power." The [[internet radio]] stream in 1999, becoming one of the oldest continuously operating radio streams on the internet, as well as one of the longest-running online radio shows. |
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In addition to his radio work, he has club residencies in Blizzarts and Boa in Montreal. At various times, he has DJed internationally including various American and Canadian venues, Cuba, Hong Kong and Zurich. |
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Revision as of 01:40, 16 September 2012
- This is about the Canadian DJ. For other similarly named DJs, see DJ Static
DJ Static is a well known Canadian DJ and radio personality.
He arrived in 1988 from Hing Kong settling first in Vancouver, Canada then in Montreal. He started DJing in 1994. The same year, he launched the award-winning WeFunk weekly radio show[1][2][3] on Montreal's CKUT 90.3, McGill University's radio station since 1996 in collaboration with Professor Groove.
Since 1999, it is also available online through WEFUNK Radio. Both DJs play a symbiotic mix of Funk, Soul, R&B and Rap, both old and new.[4] The name of the radio show comes from the Parliament song "P. Funk (Wants To Get Funked Up)", in which WEFUNK is a fictional radio station broadcasting "directly from the Mothership, top of the Chocolate Milky Way, 500,000 kilowatts of P Funk-power." The internet radio stream in 1999, becoming one of the oldest continuously operating radio streams on the internet, as well as one of the longest-running online radio shows.
In addition to his radio work, he has club residencies in Blizzarts and Boa in Montreal. At various times, he has DJed internationally including various American and Canadian venues, Cuba, Hong Kong and Zurich.
References
- ^ "Stylus DJ Awards: 2007 Winners". Stylus Group. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ Clyke, Scott (June 14, 2007). "WeFunk Tops 10: CKUT's Wefunk radio show celebrates a decade on the airwaves". Montreal Mirror.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Montreal Mirror. May 14, 2009 http://www.montrealmirror.com/2009/051409/bom-02.html.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2008/09/ckut_weekly_pick/