VERONICA BISESTI
PRP Executive Director / Host of Subculture, Sounds of PDX and Culture Hub PDX / Artist Liaison
Veronica Bisesti
Executive Director, Producer, Host of Subculture (Wednesday: 7pm – 8pm), Sounds of PDX (select Fridays at 6pm) and station Artist Liaison
As an only child, music was my playmate. I had a pair of headphones the size of a car and once those were wrapped around my ears, I would get lost in the music and words. Not much has changed…except the size of the headphones.
Although I have an appreciation for all music, my heart is in a mosh pit. Give me a fuzzy guitar and some delay, and I’m in heaven.
Here’s a little bit more about me and what I do with PRP:
- Run day to day operations of our unique non-profit community radio station
- Responsible for oversight of all station products (streaming, broadcast, music curation, specialty shows, podcasts)
- Produce and host weekly on air show – Subculture – stellar retro-alt plus a whole lot more
- Produce and host Sounds of PDX (airing select Fridays at 6pm with local artist spotlights and Drop-In Sessions)
- Executive Producer of Stumptown Soundcheck, the newest member of the PRP podcast co-op, a comprehensive examination of Portland’s music community
- Maintain and develop the stations’ Drop-in Session and Video Session platforms – on air musician interviews, performances and video submissions – with a focus on diversity and community representation (check out my “By the way” below for more information on both platforms)
- Actively involved in ongoing station sponsorships & underwriting, fundraising efforts, community outreach and artist development
- Received my BA from UC San Diego where I majored in Communications with an emphasis on Culture and Social Force (Media’s influence on social behavior, styles and traditions) and minored in Music History.
By the way…if you are a band or solo artist thinking about dropping by the PRP studio to play a new tune or promote an upcoming event, please visit our Drop-In Session Request page for more info (I’ll make it easy, click here). If you’re a good fit for the PRP airwaves, I’ll be in touch! We are conducting Drop-in Sessions both in-person and remotely – and taking video submissions from local artists (to submit your video, complete this form).
