Tom RoeJanuary 18, 2008
*Name: Tom Roe
*Are there any additional names used to describe this project: No
*Do you use a pseudonym? Sometimes DJ Dizzy.
*Members: Collaborations on my record include Matt Bua and members of the free jazz Gold Sparkle Band.
*Tape manipulations, digital deconstructions or turntable creations: Yes. Not so much tape, but a little.
*Location: Upstate New York.
*Original Location: I had a record store in Florida in early 90s with racks on wheels so bands such as Unwound and Team Dresch could play.
*What is your creative/artistic background: Rock critic turned microcaster, turned artist. Used to be music editor of Creative Loafing in Tampa, and then had a music column in The New York Post for a time in mid-to-late '90s. Helped start 87X microradio station in Tampa in early 90s, then free103point9 in 1997.
*History: Since 1997-ish.
*Born: November, 1967.
*Motivations: I used to make sort of mash-up cassette things as a kid, recording things off the radio. Wish I had those tapes now.
*Philosophy: A philosophy of using what is on the radio to make what could be on the radio. Expanding the idea of radio art, or transmission art, as we call it. I use John Cage-style chance practices, making noise tracks often in pop arrangements.
*How would you like to be remembered: ?
*Web address: http://www.free103point9.org/artists/2/
