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This announcer spotlight was produced by DJ Ides of Electric Sunset and first published in our biannual member magazine, Easey Mag, December 2017 edition. We hope you enjoy reading DJ Ides story.
PBS has very much been the backdrop of my life for the past few years. It represents electronic sounds of all varieties, especially the underground, little heard electronic music that’s been such a huge influence on the live, experimental music being made in Melbourne.
I started DJing on PBS in 2013 as one of the B.P.M DJs (a show that features rotating electro DJs – Saturdays from 12 to 2am). After about a year of presenting B.P.M, Ghetto Disco (with Gary Laidlaw), which played everything from disco to abstract and obscure electro, was finishing and I was asked if I wanted to put together an electronic/dance show. I was really excited!