Abbie Gobeli is radio DJ at KEXP and music manager for the band Actors. Archaeological music digging became an intense hobby of Abbie requiring late night hours watching music videos on MTV, scouring the internet for deep cuts of New Order, and learning all about Bjork's music repertoire at a CD store located in the Surf Ballroom where Buddy Holly played his last show on Earth.
She escaped from the cornfields of Iowa after high school and settled in the promised land of Prince (Minneapolis) where she graduated from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in Theatre and Psychology. Abbie joined the college radio station, Radio K (KUOM), when The Drums were loading in for an in-studio session and they needed someone to interview them, so Abbie quickly volunteered and never looked back. At Radio K, Abbie hosted the morning show, local show, and also served as Music Director. She also helped out at venues including First Avenue (cue "Purple Rain"), booked shows, and has written for various music publications. Abbie also briefly studied at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland and delved into the music scene where she interviewed new Scottish bands for Radio K, wrote for The Pop Cop, and went to shows almost every night. During her final semester of university, she began hustling marketing and press for many beloved artists that she grew up listening to at Saddle Creek Records.
Then one day, Abbie visited Seattle and was offered a job at Sonic Boom Records. The universe seemed to be beckoning Abbie to the West, so she packed up her car and moved a month later. Abbie immediately started volunteering at KEXP: DJ assisting John in the Morning on Mondays and interning with the Business Support and Underwriting Department. Then in October 2016, Abbie began her dream job hosting her very own show on KEXP every Wednesday during which she shares her passion for music with listeners.
You can get in touch with Abbie here:
Abbie @kexp - https://www.kexp.org/djs/abbie/
Twitter - @ACertainAbbie
Email - abbie@kexp.org
Music/Books tips from Abbie:
Sir baby girl - https://soundcloud.com/sir_babygirl
Miya Folick (Premonitions) - https://miyafolick.com/
Wiley The Autobiography (Grime music)
Rockband camps for Girls we talked about:
She rock She rock - https://sherocksherock.org/
Rain City Rock Camp - https://www.raincityrockcamp.org/
Girls Rock London - http://www.girlsrocklondon.com/
