Veronica Vasicka

Veronica Vasicka (/vəˈsiːkə/; born 1975)[1] is a photographer, record label founder, radio and club DJ. She is the founder of Minimal Wave Records, a record label focused on obscure electronic music from the 1970s and 1980s, as well as its sub label Cititrax, a platform for newer artists.[2][3]

Early life and education

Vasicka was born in New York City to a Uruguayan mother and Czech father. At an early age, she had a passion for music and photography.[4]

She attended The Dalton School, and later studied photography at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with honors. She returned to New York City and worked as a photographer for Index Magazine,[5] and later co-founded East Village Radio.[6]

Career

Inspired by the music she gathered for her weekly two-hour radio show at East Village Radio, Vasicka launched Minimal Wave Records[7] in 2005. She specializes in obscure electronic music, especially new wave, Italo disco, and house music. Her focus is on bringing rare recordings to the public via the record label, as well as her sublabel Cititrax, which features newer bands and classic house reissues.

Vasicka hosts a weekly radio show on East Village Radio and also DJs bimonthly in various clubs around New York City. In 2010, she compiled "The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume One", released on Stones Throw Records. The follow-up, "The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume Two", was released in 2012.

gollark: Ah, like Go.
gollark: And he complained about syntax highlighting and such.
gollark: *But* he made Go, which is a cosmic crime.
gollark: The most I know about OS dev is mostly just some small amounts about Linux internals, some stuff about how CPUs work and assembly, and random stuff I shoved into potatOS, personally.
gollark: There's the trusting trust thing too.

References
  1. "BIS Radio Show #923 with Veronica Vasicka". Soundcloud. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  2. Lipinski, Jed (April 11, 2012). "Electronic Music's Own Archaeologist". The New York Times. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  3. Nika, Colleen (June 29, 2011). "Minimalism to the Max: Veronica Vasicka". Elle. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  4. Venus Zine Staff, "The Hottt List 2003", Venus Zine", Issue 18. Access date: November 30, 2003. Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Sprott, Stephen; Vasicka, Veronica (January 1, 1999). "Genesis P. Orridge". Index. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  6. David Katz, "Storefront radio streams on after F.C.C. clampdown", The Villager, Volume 74, Number 32. Access date: December 15, 2004.
  7. Nik Mercer, "Eye On '09: Mininmal Wave", Anthem Magazine", January 2009. Access date: January 16, 2009.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.