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Hard Axis Show @ FearFM – DJ Sogma’s views

Posted by on Apr 16, 2009 in Uncategorized | 6 comments

hardaxispic-1What, you say? A new show on FearFM? …Hard Axis?
Yes, certainly. Hard Axis. Just half a year into his show’s existence, DJ Sogma has managed to get broadcasting time on 2 internet radio stations already. Both Deezektor.fm and the now defunct Live4Vibez have been so kind to host the program in the past. Now, Sogma’s praiseworthy endeavour finds recognition with the biggest internet radio station of them all. Read on for a short interview with the man himself.

So what is this Hard Axis Show? An interactive, global, quality harder styles program with a fresh look at things. Hosted by the American DJ Sogma, it is completely uninfluenced by the common image of what ‘harder styles’ means. Remarkably much like The Harder View, Hard Axis is merely looking to create a solid show, focusing on the international side of hard dance music for a change:

“The meaning of the Hard Axis Show is to unite all the different styles of the harder styles into one showcase. At the same time, I’m reaching out to lots of talents from all over the world. Famous or non-famous, I want to give them a chance to shine on live radio for one hour. [The show] promotes unity within the hard-scene and my goal is to introduce this contagious music to the four corners of the globe.”

Ambitious as that may sound, Sogma has certainly made good progress in the small amount of time his show has been up.

“In the past, I have had guests on the show from countries like Venezuela, Peru, Japan, Israel, Mexico, Canada… I’m very open and dedicated to looking for DJs that don’t necessarily live either in Europe, the US or Australia. I look in places where you wouldn’t even imagine that they would listen to hard dance, and there are lots of places out there where they do. South Africa, for instance, is surprisingly big in the hard dance scene.”

Having said that, the fresh American anchorman also wants to create a new way of presenting the music to the public. You can listen to the stream on FearFM or on the Hard Axis MySpace page. On the MySpage page, there is a chatbox where listeners can request songs or just chat to the DJ. During the show, request will be played and shoutouts to the chatters will be made.

“The one thing about Hard Axis that’s different from any other radio show is its interactivity, the ability for listeners to connect with the show on a personal level. This is done by me giving shoutouts to listeners and accepting song requests… and all of this is done live on the show.”

One can only conclude that Hard Axis is not only surprisingly similar to The Harder View in its goals and nature, but will also be a quality weekly highlight on FearFM. Should you want to decide for yourself, past shows are available from the MySpace page.

First broadcast is tonight at 9pm EST, which equals 3 AM Western European time.  Hard Axis will also host a Tuesday night show at FearFM, aimed at the European public and broadcasting 22.00-00.00 Western European time. For all our open-minded and/or international readers, be sure to check it out!