Alexis Cruz

Draws inspiration from the Past to Produce the Future

Pre-Production

I am announcing that I will be doing a radio show pretty much every Wednesday from Now (2-21) to the end of the semester (5-2) or (5-9). For these first two weeks, I will be using the music pre-programmed into the system. After that it is off the rails time I will be doing a specialty show. I haven’t yet decided what I will be doing exactly but I am leaning towards a show to do with film scores. I am very grateful to my professor Todd Evans. During the class period before my radio show, he took the whole class into the booth to make sure we did not have any questions or concerns. He even gave us a sheet of what to do in order to prep for our show and what to do during the show. You can listen live here.

Production

Production went alright. Once again I have to give a shout out to my professor. That sheet we were given with the helpful hints kept me on track and focused. Actually running the show was not so bad, the software was easy once I got used to it after the first thirty minutes. Otherwise what this really taught me was that even when I write out the air breaks that I need to be more confident when I say them. I think my nerves got the best of me. Other than forgetting to close the mic once or twice I think the show went pretty well for my first time.

Post-Production

Now that I have a feel for what exactly is expected of me when on air, for these first few weeks at least, I think this has the potential to be fun. Gerald Tetzlaff, a friend, and way more experienced DJ had the chance to listen and he told me that I sounded good for my first time. So I feel that I can say that this first show was a success. I know that I will learn a lot and at the most, I might even decide that I wouldn’t mind doing radio for a career. Once I get my specialty show planned out I’ll throw up the link to listen to the show again. Remember I’m on Wednesdays at 3pm Central time.  

Song Lists

March - Women's History Month

  • 3/7/18
    • Run the World (Girls) – Beyonce
    • Wolves – Selena Gomez
    • Scares to Your Beautiful – Alessia Cara
    • Royals – Lorde
    • Havana – Camila Cabello
    • Praying – Kesha
    • Rumour Has it – Adele
    • Girl on Fire – Alicia Keys
    • FourFiveSeconds – Rihanna
    • What About Us – P!nk
    • Bad At Love – Halsey
    • Cheap Thrills – Sia
    • Tell me You Love me – Demi Lovato
    • New Rules -Dua Lipa
  • 3/21/18
    • Girls just want to Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
    • What’s Love got to Do with it – Tina Turner
    • The Chain – Fleetwood Mac
    • Strong Enough – Cher
    • The Night the Lights went out in Georgia – Reba McEntire
    • I Will always Love you – Whitney Houston
    • You’re No Good – Linda Ronstadt
    • Jolene – Dolly Parton
    • A Natural Women – Aretha Franklin
    • Vibeology – Paula Abdul
    • I’m Every Women – Chaka Kha
  • 3/28/18
    • Better Dig Two – The Band Perry
    • Loose Cannon – Alayna
    • Church Bells – Carrie Underwood
    • Diane – Cam
    • Mama’s Broken Heart – Miranda Lambert
    • Bartender – Lady Antebellum
    • Girl in a Country Song – Maddie & Tae
    • I Got the Boy – Jane Kramer
    • ILYSoWhat – Hannah Ellis
    • Criminal – Lindsay Ell
    • We Got Something they Don’t – Shania Twain
    • Doin’ Fine – Lauren Alaina
    • Stuck like Glue – Sugarland

April - Jazz Appreciation Month

  • 4/4/18
    • Hello, Dolly – Louis Armstrong
    • Temptation – Diana Krall
    • That’s Amore – Dean Martin
    • Que Sera Sera – Doris Day
    • Smile – Nat King Cole
    • Beyond the Sea – Frank Stallone
    • Moody’s Mood for Love – Amy Winehouse
    • Come Away with Me – Norah hones
    • Fly me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra
    • It’s Only a Paper Moon – Ella Fitzgerald
    • Feeling Good – Nina Simone
    • Fever – Peggy Lee
    • All of Me – Billie Holiday
    • Cry me a River – Julie London
    • I Remember You – Helen Merrill
    • Something’s Gotta Give – Sammy Davis
    • Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
    • In a Sentimental Mood – Duke Ellington
  • 4/11/18
    • Dakota Mab – Henri Texier
    • Full Sun – Joe Lovano
    • Boomerang – EA project
    • I’ve Lived Forever in Your Smile – Mark Gross
    • Conversation – Greg Adams
    • Four Moons – Romain Pilon
    • Party People – Adam Hawley
    • Unanimity – Joshua Redman
    • Played Twice – Clover Trio
  • 4/18/18 – Duke Ellington Special
    • In a Sentimental Mood
    • My Little Brown Book
    • Mood Indigo
    • New York New York
    • Take the A Train
    • Jeep’s Blues
    • It Don’t mean a Thing
    • Take the Coltrane
    • Drop me off in Harlem
    • Azalea
    • Stomp Look and Listen
    • Fleurette Africaine
    • Haupe
    • Loco Madi
  • 4/25/28
    • Re-Charleston – Wolfgan Lohr
    • Button Up – Odd Chap
    • Never Let you Go – Waldeck
    • No Strings Attached – Swingrowers
    • Higher Love – Odd Chap
    • Bye Bye Blackbird – Nicole Atkins
    • Feeling Good – Nina Simone
    • Come Away with me – Norah Jones
    • Dance me to the End of Love – Bria Skonberg
    • Yeah – Tito Puente
    • Que Bueno Baila Usted – Beny More
    • Come Fly with me – Oye Frank Sonata Latin Tribute Orchestra

May - One Hit Wonders

  • 5/2/18
    • Stacy’s Mom – Fountains of Wayne
    • Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
    • Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
    • Somebody that I Used to Know – Gotye
    • MMMBop – Hanson
    • Breakfast at Tiffany’s – Deep Blue Something
    • Jump Around – House of Pain
    • Spirit in the Sky – Norman Greenback
    • Cotton Eye Joe – Rednex
    • Move Your Feet – Junior Senior
    • Bom Bom – Sam and the Whomp
    • Whoomp – 666, Tag team
    • Ring my Bell – Anita Ward
    • Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

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