From Your Subculture Soundtrack, the music encyclopedia
email - mpardaiolo11@hotmail.com
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I took over this wiki (which was blank) in July of 2005 with a keyboard and a dream. I don't even come close to thinking of myself as a exemplary writer, but I love to explore and contemplate music. I try to listen, read and learn about as much music as I possibly can on a daily basis to expand my musical knowledge, and I enjoy sharing what I learn with other people. I had a radio show for three years on WUSC-FM Columbia and was music director of the station during my senior year at USC. I would love to get back into radio, though it would have to be either internet, public or some kind of non-mainstream format where I would have control of what I played. My object in starting this wiki was to simaltaneously have an outlet for myself to improve my writing, deducing and evaluating skills as well as leaving it open to like-minded people to do the same. So, somewhat selfishly, I can contribute and learn at the same time. I love reading critical sites like Pitchfork and Dusted Magazine among others, but never felt like my writing skills were adequate to contribute myself. With a site like this, I can write, revise and let other people improve on it whenever needed. And in turn a constantly growing and evolving music library is created, of which would be unparalleled if a significant number of people contributed their respected knowledge (in the same way the idea of an encyclopedia was gigantically expanded on by Wikipedia). Everybody wins.
I live in the Lakeview area of Chicago. Recently graduated from University of South Carolina with Media Arts degree; currently looking for an enjoyable job.
I'm also the music director at WLUW
currently listening to more than others:
- Gnarls Barkley
- Jimmy Smith
- Madlib
- Prefuse 73
- Georgia Anne Muldrow
- Dudley Perkins
- Stevie Wonder
- Otis Redding
- Al Green
- Alice Coltrane
- Tropicalia comps
- Steve Reid
- Brian Eno & David Byrne
- Velvet Underground
- Four Tet
- Cougars
- James Brown
- Emperor X
- Yesterday's New Quintet
- Ornette Coleman
- Herbie Hancock
- Sun Ra
- Gil-Scott Heron
- Monk Hughes & The Outer Realm
- The Ladies
- Fela Kuti
- Pedro
- The Books
- Curtis Mayfield
- Lateduster
- Lee "Scratch" Perry
- Ray Baretto
- Dr. Alimantado
- Tito Puente
- Wilson Simonal
- Fridge
- Willie Bobo
- Eddie Harris & Les McCann
- Gabor Szabo
