LISTEN TO:
THE INDIE EXPLOSION PODCAST
w/ DJ Geoff Bloom
Updated Every Week
on www.creekradio.net
or check out the blog @
http://indiecreek.blogspot.com
Nick Names: Geoff,Indie, AT, Bloom, Dude.
Occupation: Graphic Designer (www.gbloomdesign.com)
Hobbies: Radio DJing (of course), hunting for new bands to play, listening to music, photography, movies, visiting the fitchburg crew, sketching, Graphic Design, Painting, other awesome artsy crap... the list goes on.
Musical/radio experience: well at the moment, I am a online radio DJ for creekradio.net, listen in every wednesday 10-noon. Also most of my life and career revolves around music. I work with a lot of independent musicians doing design work for them. I'm a 24 year old post college music obseesed dork. I graduated last year with my bachelors in Design and Communications. In college, I worked for WXPL 91.3fm in fitchburg, MA as a DJ and PR manager.
Place of birth: Lakenheath, England US-AFB
Favorite color: Blue and Black (yes damnit - black is a color!)
What's makes you cry? Going to work on mondays, ClearChannel, Now That's What I Call Music volumes 1-100 million... the thought that there is no longer a Dispatch.
Pet Peeves: the word "juxtaposition" (shudders), burnt cds with no labels...
Favorite thing for breakfast? Amy's rockin' omelets
Favorite Spice Girl? Cinnamon?
If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go? Ireland, Italy, The Islands, or back to England to see where I was born.
Favorite Food: Cappy's BBQ Steak Tips, Sesame Chicken, Acapulco's Mexican, and anything that can be smothered in Maple Syrup [The Canadian Kind]
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: Pure Banana
Favorite Laundry Detergent: Don't ask me; ask my girlfriend. :-P
Ear of Preference: The left one.
Favorite games: GTA San Andreas (PS2); BurnOut Revenge(PS2); There (PC); Scrabble;Yahtzee; Poker
Proudest Moment: The moment when my concert poster design was recognized and complimented by Ted Leo, Moller, and Baby Strange at FSC's Funday. The first moment of feeling professional accomplishment from my work. you can see the poster as my background image. Also, graduating college was one of my proudest times!
What's in my CD player right now?(2.16.06) State Radio (Us Against the Crown) Decemberists ( 5 songs EP), Brandon Patton (Should Confusion) The Architects, (This is About You); Brazillian Girls (self titled); Death Cab for Cutie (Plans) The Mountaineers ( Messy Century); All The Ghosts (keys) The New Pornographers (Twin Cinema)...etc.
Favorite Quotes:
"Like the Station's ads proclaim, it's just like your iPod on shuffle. That is, if your iPod featured commercial breaks and your MP3 collections consisted of old K-Tel compilations and 'Now That's What I Call Music Volume 1-19' " -The Dig
"Me gusta poop"
""Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."- Ralph Waldo Emerson
BANDS!!!! BANDS!!!! BANDS!!!!
Do you need a designer for your next concert promotion, cd release, swag, or logos? Im a professional Graphic Designer by trade and a DJ by hobbie, so Send me a message if you need some high quality fair priced designs for your band! thanks much!! heres some samples of other music related designs I've done:
