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So how did we come about to be where and who we are?

 

It all started back in September of 2010 when current DarkGift Radio Station Owner & On-Air Personality, Shawn P. Cosgrove (aka DJ DarkGift or DJDG), got a Facebook message from old time friend John Baker aka (DJ LordBodyCount) where he pitched an idea to Shawn about possibly coming to work for him as a DJ on his internet radio station called MindScape Radio. Never having done any type of broadcasting before, other than listening to the radio or his iPod, Shawn figured what the hell, seeing that his over 30+ years as a musician was over, he figured that this would be the next best thing. 

The Official date that MindScape Radio would first take the airwaves was on October 1st, 2010 but LBC and DJDG worked diligently throughout September doing numerous test runs and practice shows to get things ready for the October 1st launch. Only after a week or so into the project we found that the web server that MindScape was using was extremely limited for the further expansion that would be needed so DJDG registered and created the DarkGift Radio name and website so that they could utilize all the services and unlimited space that this server allowed. They couldn't transfer the MindScape domain to the web site provider that DGR was using because of a two month restriction in MindScape Radio's contract with the hosting domain service that they were using. 


October 1st came and DJ LBC was the first to take the air from 7:00pm-10:00pm, Then DJDG took the following slot from 
10:00pm to 1:00am. The rest is history, Throughout The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The next highlight in the DGR Story was the addition of DJ Damian (Damian Daniello) of Carlstadt, New Jersey and DJ Steve Truglio (Spat Bastard), originally from New Milford, New Jersey, and living out in Bushkill, Pennsylvania. They both took the airwaves one day after the other with 

Steve on October 26th, 2010 and Damian on October 27th, 2010. Sadly Steve was only with DGR for a short time and left to pursue other projects with his own station that he had set up a couple months later. DJ Damian continued to rock listeners out with his "LifeTap Radio Show" every Wednesday Night from 8:00pm-10:00pm, where he also performs a live two song acoustic set at 9:00pm where he plays one original song and one cover tune. 

The next to be brought aboard was an old friend of DJ LBC, DJ Mumsie (Lauren Hill) from Atlanta, Georgia, Formally from Philadelphia, PA. Mumsie was just the diversity the station needed to fill out their Monday Night Slot with her Melting Pot Monday's Show playing an eclectic mix of Classic Rock from bands like Pink Floyd, to her Dirty Segment to where she heats things up with some more racy tracks. 

The entire staff at DarkGift Radio were Proud to win the 2012 Fan Favorite Prestige Unsigned Internet Station Award from Unsigned Revolution, an internet website that specializes in playing and promoting unsigned and indie artists, musicians and internet radio stations, by tallying over 525 Votes from a group of over 40+ internet radio stations through a month long contest they held on Facebook. 

 

Then, There was a brief period (or the dark ages as they like to call it) where an intern DJ, who shall remain nameless, was shown the ropes of setting up and running an internet radio station personally from DJ DarkGift and hit the airwaves with his show, and also wound up co-hosting a live show with DJ DarkGift before he departed the station. It was agreed by the staff that his intention was to learn everything he could from DJ DarkGift and the other staff members, then leave and start his own station once he had gathered all the information, listeners and music contacts that he needed. This was one of those times where they thought they actually had a great pairing of DJ’s as the cohosted show had gotten quite popular for the short time that is was on the airwaves and it came back to bite them in the ass. In the following months nothing but drama pursued for quite some time following his departure. It certainly was one of those Howard Stern type blood feuds, But none the less more comical than anything else and a learning experience that will not be forgotten.

 

In this period, in which there was constant tension with staff (the above mentioned DJ), DJ LBC was let go due to creative differences or tension between DJ's, but LBC was only to return home where he belonged after only a short while after learning the truth about who was trying to force him out the door. DJ LBC did leave us again on his own accord in August of 2013 to take up a slot with www.neueregelradio.com where we hoped he’d finally find a permanent home and success. But in an usual turn of events, we were happy and proud to announce that DJ LBC had again returned to do his "Chew On This" Talk show on DarkGift Radio on Thursday's From 5:00pm To 7:00PM EST just before The Thursday Night Trainwreck. His first show back on the air at DarkGift Radio was on Thursday September 19th, 2013 at 5:00pm. On November 7th, 2013 DJ LBC found himself a cohost in the form of MSFX also of Neue Regel Radio and the other half of DJ RTFX.

 

In early October 2013 after numerous attempts to contact DJ Damian, who hosted the LifeTap Radio Show, to no avail it was decided that he be taken off the current lineup of DJ's and his show taken off the programming calendar.

 

On October 2nd, 2013 DarkGift Radio picked up "The Keep it Metal Show" Hosted by Billy Keep it Metal out of Scranton Pennsylvania to fill the void left by DJ Damian. His show is currently simulcast over three other internet stations including NeueRegel Radio. Billy plays a great and diverse mix of totally Unsigned/Indie Metal bands from all over the globe and we're very happy to have Billy and his show streaming through our station. You can tune into "The Keep it Metal Show" Every Wednesday Night from 7:00pm to 9:30pm EST on www.darkgiftradio.com

 

As luck would have it, the internet radio Gods where shining down on DarkGift Radio yet again when they completed talks and signed up DJ She Wolf from The United Kingdom to broadcast a live show for us. “She had been doing podcast shows over in the U.K. and I threw out the offer of doing a live show to her,” states DJ DarkGift, and She Wolf was very receptive and interested in coming on board for a live show. She Wolf took the airwaves with her show "Unsigned & Untamed" on Monday October 21st, 2013 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST or 6:00pm to 8:00pm GMT in The United Kingdom. DarkGift also stated, “We are certainly very excited and looking forward to having She Wolf on the air as she will be our very First DJ broadcasting outside of the United States which opens our station up to a whole new demographic by allowing us to tap into her existing fan base and hopefully take things up yet another notch. As we are already being heard in over 92+ Countries it's a real treat for us to start branching out and getting DJ's and their shows from other parts of the Globe.”

 

On September 6th, 2013 DarkGift Radio took the next leap and totally redesigned their website as well as switching hosting providers to Wix, a large internet website host that offers free websites and has a web based HTML5 editor. DJ DarkGift stated, “In a move to catch up with technology we’ve redesigned our website from the ground up with the Wix website hosting service, this allows up to upgrade our entire website to HTML5, which is the new standard in the design and coding, allowing for better content, video and audio support, cleaner code, better interactions, cross browser support, better mobile device support and it’s the future of web design and it’s not going anywhere like some of the past types of internet protocols. The new site also allows for us to basically edit or work on our site on any computer with an internet connection and don’t have to rely on a machine with specific software like we did in the past. We’ve also been able to streamline the website, make it a lot cleaner looking, easier to navigate and interact with us back here at our studios as well as add in a chat room to talk with the other listeners and DJ’s during the live shows, a photo gallery, and separate pages for our Featured Artist, YouTube videos of some of the bands we play, even a show archive page where you can listen to some select shows that have been recorded and posted on-line. We are very happy with the way that the new site came out, and our listeners are giving us tons of great comments as well as the site is much easier for them to navigate and they seem to love all the extra content we’ve added, that we either didn’t have, or or didn’t have the capability to do on our old station website.” As content and features come out in the future, they can now easily be added to the site giving the listeners a better overall audio and now visual experience adds DarkGift.

 

On September 23rd, 2013 DarkGift Radio created yet another show, The Mourning Show featuring Dutchie and Scotchie, (DJ DarkGift of DGR and DJ RTFX of Neue Regel Radio) which airs on Monday mornings from 8:00am to 10:00am. The show which consists of mostly talk between DJ’s DarkGift and RTFX, as they talk about current events, news topics, weird lists

and other funny things found on the internet as well as music that they play. The show was an instant hit with the DarkGift Radio listeners as they needed something good in the morning to listen to aside from all the normal commercials and crap that’s currently heard on terrestrial and satellite radio, as DJ DarkGift likes to say, “ Start your day off on the left foot with Dutchie & Scotchie.”

 

If you or know someone who is interested in doing a live show, not a podcast, on our station, Please feel free to shoot us a message via the Contact Us Page Under The MORE ITEMS Menu at the top of our station website as we are always seeking those with a professional attitude, knowledge and gear to better our station and our programming. There is also a solid foundation between all of us here at DGR and the great and professional staff over at NeueRegel Radio as we together look ahead into the future to revolutionize internet radio and the music industry as a whole. So if you are an independent band or artist serious about putting your time and hard work in, we will help play your material and promote you along the way from the get go.

 

We of course could not be what and who we are without all of the following folks who give so much of themselves to help us here at the station, so with that I would like to say Thank You from the bottom of our hearts. 


Jose Luis Gonzalez, Jr. - Director of New Talent - DGR New Artist Spotlight 
Facebook Page Admin - Social Media Coordinator - Jose is one of our right 
hand goto guys with his knowledge of the major Social Media websites where he searches for new bands and artists as well as researches independent artists looking for airplay and exposure. Jose also runs our New Artist Spotlight Facebook Page. Since January 30th, 2013. 

Poppy "Ruth" Silver - Director of Promotions - Europe/Asia - Reviewer & 
Blogger. Poppy’s knowledge of the music business and blogging scene being both an established musician as well as author, makes it an honor to have someone of Poppy’s capacity and experience reviewing music for us as well as 
writing for our blog page which can be found either through the Blog link on our website or directly at www.darkgiftradio.blogspot.com Since February 6th, 2013. 

Cassie Edwards - Station Intern - Long time listener of DarkGift Radio, Cassie will help out with various Social Media tasks as well as networking with artist relations and other station tasks as needed. Since November 12th, 2013. 

Theresa Wertz Shah - Station Intern - Long time listener of DarkGift Radio, Theresa will also help out with various Social Media tasks as well as dealing with the legal end of the business and with ASCAP/BMI/SESAC Artist Relations and other station tasks as needed. Since November 12th, 2013. 

 

 

In January 2014 the money dried up and the staff of DGR as well as myself moved over to NeueRegelRadio.com because there is a solid foundation between all of us here at DGR and the great and professional staff over at NeueRegel Radio and together we look ahead into the future to revolutionize internet radio and the music industry as a whole. So if you are an independent band or artist serious about putting your time and hard work in, we will help play your material and promote you along the way from the get go.  At such time when I do land a full time job, I will be able to resurrect DGR, but for the meantime, we will be moving all ahead forward and put 110% of our efforts into NRR and Taking The Station To The Next Level, Including quite a few live shows coming up this summer down in South Jersey which we are all looking forward to. You can follow us and add us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/neueregelradio and on Twitter at #NeueRegelRadio1. You can still also follow DJ DarkGift on his FB Pages at www.facebook.com/DJDarkGift and www.facebook.com/TunesFromTheCrypt also on Twitter at #DJDarkGift and #TunesFromCrypt. 

 

If you, or someone you know is interested in radio broadcasting and would be interested in learning the trade or doing a show, please contact us at djdarkgift@neueregelradio.com and we'll get things rolling. All we ask is that you are serious, professional, and not an asshole to avoid past issues. We do require that you have a working knowledge of either SAM Broadcaster or Virtual DJ and have this software and also a working knowledge of audio editing with Logic Pro, Adobe Audition, GarageBand or any other software that you can use to cut your own commercials and station ID's as we do require a 30-60 second audition demo to see if you are what we are looking for and that you have the know how to fit our requirements.  It's really not that difficult at all. 

 

You can also view our Electronic Press Kit PDF By Clicking The Text. 

 

Just Some of The Comments From A Few Of Our Listeners.

“Hey DJ DarkGift, You’re Greatest Fan Here, Telling you what a Fucking Great Job you are doing! The love of what you do shows, EVERY SHOW!” ~ Jaybyrd Jacobson - Vernon, New Jersey 

 

“ Thanks, I Needed That!” ~ Bryan Zimmerman - Long Branch, New Jersey 

 

“Rock and Roll at it’s Finest!” ~ Eli Bats Von Understump - Middletown, New York 

 

“DarkGift Radio is THE only on-line radio station I ever listen to. The music is awesome, the on air talent is phenomenal. You get a sense that you as a listener are part of the family and have a voice! DGR fan for life.”  ~ Jessi Leigh - South Jersey 

 

“Another Great Show, Thank you Shawn for another great show..... DarkGift Radio Rocks!” ~ Jackie Galgan - Kenoza Lake, New York 

 

“Great show tonight guys, you really make a fantastic team & you kept us rocking the whole night!” ~ Paulette Folmer - Lodi, New Jersey 

 

“ There is nothing better after a long work week than tuning in to DarkGift Radio on Friday Nights. Thanks DJ DarkGift, For

playing all my requests and starting my weekend off Rockin’!” ~ Theresa Wertz Shah - Carlstadt, New Jersey 

 

“ Your show makes me Hard!!!!!” ~ Evan The Destroyer, Ringwood, New Jersey 

 

“Best Radio Station Ever! Great tunes and Love The DJ’s!” ~ Noreen McGovern - Lyndhurst, New Jersey 

 

“Great Stuff From A First Time Listener!! Officially Hooked!!” ~ Brad Phelps - Edinburgh, Indiana 

 

“I have been an impressed follower and avid listener to DarkGift Radio for awhile now and it really is a great radio ride for the then and now. I consider myself an underground music aficionado and this station gives me a history and new learning lesson at times, absolutely love that! Also, Owner, Director and DJ extraordinaire (DJ DarkGift) is a radio DJ "Spot On" Ace talent in the making. This rocking man is driven, determined and skilled beyond belief!”

Timothy John Forker - Owner & Creative Director/Reviewer - United Kingdom -  www.forksterrocks.com

 

You can check out some of the following DarkGift Radio Links below to some of our other online media pages.

 

www.facebook.com/darkgiftradio - Official Facebook Page

www.myspace.com/darkgiftradio - Official MySpace Page

www.twitter.com/darkgiftradio - Official Twitter Page

www.darkgiftradio.tumblr.com - Official Tumblr Page

www.youtube.com/user/darkgiftvideo - Official YouTube Channel

www.spreaker.com/user/darkgiftradio - Our Official Spreaker Page

https://soundcloud.com/darkgiftradio - Official SoundCloud Channel

www.darkgiftradio.blogspot.com - Official Blog Page

http://instagram.com/darkgiftradio - DJ DarkGift’s Instagram Page

https://plus.google.com/+DJDarkGiftRadio - DJDarkGift On Google+

 

Thanks Everyone #DJDarkGift - Neue Regel Radio.com 

DARKGIFT RADIO: HOW WE GOT TO WHERE WE ARE NOW.

YOU CAN NOW TUNE IN DJ DARKGIFT ON WWW.NEUEREGELRADIO.COM

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