I started collecting music 35 years ago, and after obtaining a large amount of material, I decided to try internet broadcasting. While I considered myself fortunate to have grown up in an area that at one time had 5 or 6 great rock stations, I was frustrated that many of the artists that I listened to and thought were putting out great material were never played on the air. One day, I was looking through the Help Wanted section of the newspaper and saw an ad for "D.J.s wanted, no experience necessary." I applied for this position and began working at Cyberstation U.S.A.(also here on Live 365) and aired my first show on 7/20/96. I called the show "Rock Requiem" and it aired on Cyberstation U.S.A. until I moved to Philadelphia, PA in Sept., 2007. I began to miss broadcasting my weekly show, so I looked into starting my own station. After deciding it was feasible, I began Vinyl Dynasty in July 2008. I experienced some initial frustration trying to get things started. I had trouble with my webcam broadcasting my conversation while music was playing. I had to record my show on my home stereo system with a mixing board and microphone. I would record the show to a mini-disc (anyone remember those?)and then load it to my computer through my digital video editor. I would then have to take that file and transcode it to an MP3 format using a free transcoding program I located online. This process took me anywhere from 8 to 10 hours to produce a 2 hour weekly show! Why did I do it this way? Well, the vast majority of my music is actually still on Vinyl(Hence, the station name)! At this time, I had so much air time to fill, I decided to contact some of my fellow Cyberstation U.S.A. broadcasters from the Hartford, CT office (which had closed a few months after I moved to Philadelphia). So I added Joe Nadeau with his show "All Things Cajun" playing the music of Cajun and Zydeco artists from the Northeastern U.S. "All Things Cajun" Airs Each Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 PM EST. After some searching, I was able to track down Rich Warren, my one-time co-host of "Thursday Night Rock And Metal Fest". Rich also experienced numerous technical difficulties trying to get his show going...they are too numerous to list here...but after a few months, through his dedicated perserverance, "Metal Imbalance" was born. Rich features Metal and Mayhem every Thursday from 8 to 9 EST. So, from these humble beginnings, our station was formed. I have since upgraded my computer, purchased a DAK system to convert the vinyl, and continually increase my music collection in order to give our listeners the most enjoyable listening experience possible. I am currently trying to build a website for this station and hope to have it up and running by the end of this year...but that depends upon how quickly I am able to figure it all out. I have no experience at all doing this, and while Rich was kind enough to donate a couple of books to me on building a website, I am by no means confident in my ability to create one. One final note. We are people who truly LOVE our music. We aren't paid to do this, we enjoy it! We hope you enjoy listening to us as much as we enjoy creating this station for you. If you have anything to say (questions, comments, crticisims, requests, music submissions, etc.), email us at clearfield19134@hotmail.com. We appreciate any feedback you have. Thanks for listening and Keep Rockin'! Phil

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