Alan Freed loves dance music. When his efforts to get dance music on the air in his hometown of Minneapolis failed, he plugged in his own small transmitter to jumpstart the airwaves during the summer of 1996. Just 103 days later, the FCC silenced Beat Radio 97.7 by arresting the equipment and jailing it! (Really!)

But there's more to Alan and dance music than that short episode. He went on to be heard and seen worldwide on grooveradio.com from Los Angeles, took Beat Radio to a national audience via a network of dance music stations in ten cities, built XM Radio's dance channels into powerhouses, and programmed dance music at a leading web caster. He also was a VJ on a Minneapolis music video channel, worked the booth as a club DJ and, in the era before downloads, sold CDs and vinyl at a retail music store.

Throughout his broadcast career, Alan has always strived to do more than simply play music. Whether he was working locally or nationally, he has always built a relationship with his listeners as both a fellow dance music fan and as a reliable source of useful information. Alan has hosted many of the dance music world's biggest names including Tiesto, Roger Sanchez, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Ferry Corsten, Josh Wink, Sharam of Deep Dish, Paul van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Erasure, Armand Van Helden, Gabriel & Dresden and BT, among others.

In 2010 Alan continues on the cutting edge of dance and tech, guiding ShoutDRIVE in the age of Internet and mobile broadcasting.

We'll let you know when Alan is on ShoutDRIVE.


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