Lady Spitfire has been a part of the music scene for a long time; she’s an internet DJ in North East, Pennsylvania, and she runs a show called Live Wire with LadySpitfire. It’s a weekly series that focuses on indie bands from around the world, and it also gives an inside view of Lady Spitfire’s personal travels, during which she not only finds amazing talent, but also fully immerses herself in the culture around her.
Top Quotes from LadySpitfire:
- “I’ve been in the music scene since 2011, maybe 2007 if you want to get technical.”
- “I run a weekly show called Live Wire with LadySpitfire… It runs 2 hours, sometimes 3, sometimes 4, depending on the insanity of the show!”
- “It doesn’t matter what you do. If you’re a hip hop, RnB, rap star, country or play the ukulele; I don’t care what you do. If you’ve got talent and you want to be heard, I bring you on the show.”
- “I started off with Rock Addict Radio… and I was a DJ on there for a little while.”
- “Because of the popularity of my show, I decided to open up my first radio station which was my sole endeavor, ROK Out Radio.”
- “After a while, ROK Out Radio took its course and I ran into a great friend of mine, Cayden Force, and we formed The Indie Authority.”
- “Back in 2011, I was working on a charity endeavor called Sound for Scoliosis. I would bring bands in all over tri-state area for a great cause.”
- “Come up with a show name or DJ name and make sure you stand out above everybody else.”
- “Doesn’t matter if you’re on internet radio or if you’re on mainstream, always watch what you say on the Internet because you never know who’s listening.”
Resources:
- Sam Broadcaster
- Blue Yeti Microphone
- DJ C Media for streaming the show
- Spreaker
- tsu
- Tumblr
- YouTube
- Joan Jett
- Harp Twins
- Psychostick
Key Timestamps:
- 00:14 Guest introduction
- 00:59 What does Lady Spitfire do?
- 03:12 Where it all started
- 06:01 Live band for a cause
- 07:10 Industry tools
- 09:34 Story behind the name “Lady Spitfire”
- 12:42 Lady Spitfire’s inspiration
- 14:10 Biggest success story
- 15:00 Learning experiences
- 16:06 Most interesting interview
- 19:30 Advice for people who are just starting out
- 21:40 Highlight of her life
- 22:15 Dream interview
- 24:51 Shoutouts
- 26:00 Where to find Lady Spitfire
Stay Tuned…
Did you listen until the end of the episode to claim our special offer? Next week, our guest is Philip Georgeson from Success Radio. He also works with internet radio and has an interesting take on it!
