MUSIC & RADIO

For nearly 8 years, I served as host of the world beat radio program Your Blue Room.  I started on Thursday nights in San Francisco Liberation Radio, a pirate way out in the fog of the Outer Richmond district of San Francisco, and then moved to Saturday nights on KBOO Community Radio, in Portland, Oregon.  As a DJ, I loved sharing music from around the globe I was passionate about, and inviting with musicians, DJs and producers I admired, having them perform live on air and talk about their work and inspiration.  

I also worked as the Outreach Coordinator for KBOO as my day gig, and was committed to expanding diversity on the airwaves through events, open houses, and producing live concert broadcasts from around the city featuring artists as diverse as Cheb I Sabbah and KRS-One.  Additionally, I recruited new talent for the airwaves, bringing in popular local bhangra DJs Anjali and the Incredible Kid, as well as helping to start a program for the Hmong community.  

My proudest accomplishment was fighting for an Asian American perspective on the airwaves and co-founding APA Compass, the Asian Pacific American public affairs program of the Pacific Northwest, that recently completed a ten year run on KBOO.  This talented group of APA radio producers helped add a voice that was missing from the broadcast conversation in Portland and beyond.

I now channel my love for music into music supervision for films and other media, working with independent artists and producers all over the world, from Europe to Asia who have inspired me with their cinematic compositions including Hiatus (UK/Iran), Disinterested (US), Moshimoss (Japan), Bojanek (Poland) and Jim Rajan (Spain/India).

Oh and I still satisfy the creative desire to mix and share sets of late night cinematic music that moves me here at The Dreamfeed: https://soundcloud.com/thedreamfeed