Tag: WRAS

16 May 2014

#SaveWRAS Movement

Many Atlantans remember “Album 88,” or WRAS Atlanta, Georgia State University’s 100,000 watt student-run radio station as it was before 2015, when Georgia Public Broadcasting (GBP) strategically stole the airwaves from the student DJs.

The public was outraged. Station supporters went to social media with the hashtag #SaveWRAS and waged war with peaceful protests, a press conference, and a benefit concert named WRAS-stravaganza. I was involved in many of these efforts, as well the designs that accompanied them. Sadly, on June 2, 2014, the contract with GPB went into effect.

Infographic

Save WRAS Infographic

Concert Poster

WRAStravaganza Poster

WRAS was once widely regarded as an Atlanta staple, where many artists got their first big exposure — a list spanning five decades that includes The B-52s, REM, Janelle Monáe, Outkast, Collective Soul, Sade, and the Indigo Girls.

Broadcasting at 100,000 watts, it was the most powerful student-run radio station in the nation. I was the last music director before the GPB takeover.

Me and my older brother, "DJ Adam Bomb," doing our DeVore Family Christmas special on WRAS
Me and my older brother, "DJ Adam Bomb," doing our DeVore Family Christmas special on WRAS

For three years, I selected the songs heard in the station’s album-based regular rotation. I also hosted Soul Kitchen, a 2-hour weekly retro soul and funk program, as DJ Freight Train. I met many close friends and made some of my fondest college memories while working at Album 88.

29 Aug 2013
Dumpster Dive

Promo for WRAS Atlanta’s Dumpster Dive

Dumpster Dive was a free outdoor concert in downtown Atlanta organized by WRAS Atlanta. It got its name from its unusual venue — a road beneath Courtland Street, literally in front of some dumpsters. It featured performances by TV Dinner, TWINS, and Blunt Fang.

I illustrated the four Dumpster Dive rats and used them any chance I got, such as these handout and poster designs. We even screen-printed limited edition t-shirts.

Dumpster Dive Handout
Dumpster Dive Poster

I also produced the radio promo, where I voiced a few twisted rats.

If you’d like to see more of my style, view my other illustrations on Instagram.