Lower Grand Radio

Lower Grand Radio

Alex S (Lower Grand Radio) is a community-driven internet radio station in Oakland, working to build a healthy scene of growth and learning in music locally. Founded in 2015 by Alex Shen, Lower Grand Radio has grown from his garage to their own studio home on Broadway, hosting an expansive and diverse range of programming that brings together touring artists and local musicians, community groups, and businesses. Spanning from their studio to various Oakland Public Library branches and local Bay Area businesses, LGR hosts close to 100 monthly radio shows, presents radio workshops, and produces live events to provide a place for a booming community of DJs, producers, radio enthusiasts, and music lovers to practice, record, and showcase what they do. Alex Shen is the founder and station manager of Lower Grand Radio, a community-driven internet radio station in Oakland. From the LGR studio to various Oakland Public Library branches, Alex works with local and touring musicians, youth, and organizations to create safe and community-friendly spaces for people to learn and experiment with radio and showcase their musical interests. In addition to running the station, he produces live events with local groups and businesses, designs their merchandise and mixtapes, and presents youth radio workshops. In tandem with LGR, Alex is also a musician, who has released four full length albums with his bands and toured across the country and abroad. Born and raised in the Bay Area, Alex is proud to have a homebase in Oakland.

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Alex S (Lower Grand Radio) 低大上廣播電台 (LGR) 是奧克蘭的一個社區驅動的網絡廣播電台，致力於在本地建立健康的音樂成長與學習氛圍。Lower Grand Radio 由 Alex Shen 於 2015 年創立，現已從自家車庫發展成為在百老匯街上擁有自己的工作室，該電台舉辦多樣化而又豐富廣泛的節目，將巡演藝術家與當地音樂家、社區團體以及企業集結一起。從他們的工作室到各個奧克蘭公共圖書館分館與當地灣區企業，LGR每月舉辦近100場廣播節目、廣播研討會以及現場活動，不僅為 DJ、製作人、廣播愛好者以及社區的蓬勃發展提供平台，更協助音樂愛好者們練習、錄製與展示作品。既是 Lower Grand Radio 的創始人兼電台經理，Alex 與當地巡迴演出的音樂家、青少年和組織合作，為社區大眾創造安全而社區友好的空間，讓他們學習與嘗試廣播、並有機會展現他們的音樂才華。除了運營電台之外，他還與當地團體與企業一起舉辦現場活動，設計商品與推出混音帶，以及舉辦青年廣播研討會。在發展 LGR 事業之餘，Alex 也是一位音樂家，他與他的樂隊一起發行了四張完整專輯，並在全國與國外巡演。在灣區出生長大的Alex非常自豪以奧克蘭為家。

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This performance is part of The Nine Suns Dance Garden
Co-presented by Edge on the Square and Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco  Supported by: Office of Economic and Workforce Development 

 

Collaborator: YiuYiu 瑶瑶 (Chinatown Records)