KCSB + KZSC (Santa Cruz) Host DIRTY BIRD

On Saturday evening, May 22nd, KCSB-FM 91.9 — and co-host KZSC-FM (UC Santa Cruz) — invite music lovers from around the globe to a virtual, live DJ performance by up-and-coming “deep house” producer DIRTY BIRD. Free! (8-9pm PDT)

Dirty Bird (aka Gum) is a multimedia artist, DJ, and music producer from rural North Carolina specializing in Afrofuturism, hobbyist electronics, Y2K aesthetics, and dance music. From custom hazmat suits and 24 karat gold CDs to DIY hacker tools and software piracy guides, you never know what’s coming next out of his laboratory. Smooth, funky keys and thumping drums are the soundtrack to his multifaceted operations.

The event will be streamed through Zoom. The zoom link will be all over KCSB & KZSC’s social media. In addition, the event will be viewable on May 22nd at KCSB’s Youtube Channel (www.youtube.com/kcsbfm919). There is no admission fee and pre-registration is not required.

Dirty Bird is a multifaceted, innovative, deep house producer hailing from North Carolina. He studied Studio-Art at NYU, he’s served as a high-school teacher within his own community, and he’s been releasing music in a complete, DIY fashion. Gum’s music has Afro-futuristic, as he mesmerizes his audience with hypnotic synthesizers, disco samples, and by venturing off into the world of jazz. His latest works, Time Traveler and Neurogenesis, both released in 2021, are sure to have you moving and grooving just like it’s 1999.

With pandemic restrictions still in place, KCSB and KZSC are thrilled to announce the first UC cross-campus virtual concert experience with a rising, underrepresented, and independent artist. This collaboration showcases the determination of UC student organizers to amplify independent artists and to highlight freeform entertainment that also challenges our audience. Members of each station have been working closely together to structure a virtual musical experience that will be dynamic, interactive, and compelling. KCSB and KZSC have committed to mutually promoting the event in their respective communities and via their local airwaves, along with the careful coordination of the logistics of the event. Virtual livestreams allow for cross-region access, awareness, and promotion of alternative and independent college-and-community powered radio stations. Ambitious collaborations like this illustrate the adaptiveness of UC network radio stations to strive for novelty and intersectionality.