Lotsa Freaky Goodness going on!

OK, I admit, it's been 2 weeks. RL has had me slammed to the wall, and what free time I do have I've spent inworld rocking your asses off!! There's a bunch of good news, tho! Freakheim has added 3 new DJs since I last blogged: Troy Kaminski is on Saturday 11AM-1PM SLT, Tristan Micheline is on Sunday 5-7PM SLT, And TWISTMY Gears has just been added to Wednesday 3-5PM SLT! Make sure you mark your calendars to come out and give these folks a listen! I've known Troy for over a year, and though he's new to DJing, he definitely knows his music inside & out! His sets are a perfect way to start off your Freakin' Saturday! Tristan is a DJ I've had the pleasure of knowing since shortly after I got inworld. One of the most versatile in SL, she brings her hard-rockin' side to Freakheim every Sunday to make sure your weekend goes out with a bang! I met Twist while doing my Freakshow at another venue, and she's another seriously rockin' gal who will provide a killer soundtrack to your Humpingday.

DJ Ishi has added Tuesday 4-6, and has brough on Yasayuki Kattun as her host for both of her sets. Yasa has a way with words, and her event notices are the best I've ever seen! Make sure you catch these two in action, it's always a kickass time! We also have some new hosts in addition to Yasa: Lacey Peterson is hosting for Tristan on Sundays, Kear Kuhn is hosting her RL hubby JSD on Tuesday 6-8, Lissa Freenote hosts Troy Kaminski on Saturdays, and Shay Hax has joined the staff as a fill-in host until she gets a permanent slot. LadyStar is on her way back to the USA, so Kear and Kayleyna will be covering her slots until she's back in action.

Traffic all over SL has been down these past couple of weeks, so it's very important that all you Freaks make an effort to drop by the sets and show some Linden Lovin' to our hardworking, hard-rockin' staff!! Due to RL commitments, my personal DJ schedule will be cut back for the next 3 weeks or so. I'll still be in & around, but doing way fewer sets. Fear not, I'll be back and Freakier than ever as soon as I get things taken care of.

And, last but not least, I finally got the Halloween pix posted. There's a link to the Freakheim flickr page over there on the right. Head on over & check them out. I was able to upload them full-size, so you can download the original size in full detail!

The Infamous Ghost Host

I originally wrote this as a comment on UCBlack's blog, but decided to reprint it here:

My biggest complaint about hosts has been lack of communication.Let me acknowledge that I have never had this problem at SR. At several other venues, however, it was like pulling teeth to get the host to talk to me.

The host & DJ are a team. I need my host to keep an eye on the crowd, spot requests in open chat, make sure nobody's griefing my avie, etc. Not to mention the usual duties of spamming for me & keeping the convos going in chat. When I have a lot of requests pouring in, I have to concentrate on getting them in queue, replying to IMs from requestors, etc. There are huge periods of time when I'm not paying attention to what's on screen in SL. A good host keeps me updated and makes sure everything is running smoothly at the venue so I can concentrate on providing the tunes.

I should never have to ask the host who the dancers are (if any), and we need to consult on contest times, on-air announcements, etc. I guess I've been spoiled by the fantastic staff at SR, since I measure all hosts against these professionals.

The lack of competent hosting has actually led me to the point where I often bring my own staff when doing a guest slot at a venue. I need someone I know I can rely on. I realize that there are many great hosts all over SL, but the quality of my show depends on me being able to concentrate primarily on the music.