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October 27, 2009 03:06 PM PDT

Grant Smithies knows a lot about music, it’s his bread and butter. But one thing you may not know about this man is he’s been DJing for years now. One of his latest gigs was playing at the big end of festival party at the Nelson Arts Fest. We had a chat about DJing now days, and how perhaps DJs could start a little earlier and open themselves up to huge crowds. Sounds easy, let’s do it.

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RDU98.5FM is the professional independent leader and source of music, opinion and culture for Christchurch. No other Christchurch radio station can lay claim to building, supporting and developing the national and local music scene more than RDU98.5FM. The station is the flagship of the b.Net in the South Island and has carved a niche market that other stations now seek to emulate. Our audience is a psychograph of interested, involved, passionate, artistic, innovative and independent people of all ages. Listeners are fiercely loyal and tune in longer on average than competitors’ audiences – 14 hours per week. More than 2,000 listeners have joined the RDUnited club, a dedicated band of followers who pay an annual membership to be part of the RDU story and receive its benefits. RDU is the choice of originators and early adopters in Christchurch 18-39 years. The city orients around the RDU ‘gig guide’, broadcast more than 20 times per week. And RDU boasts Christchurch’s leading breakfast show – it’s outlived and outmanoeuvred every other breakfast show in Christchurch. It’s irreverent, it’s original and it’s independent. RDU continues to reinforce its position on campus, with daily broadcasting to the 15,000 strong student population.

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