Guest buster Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 In March of 2002 my partner David Mardini and I came up with an idea for a television project.....a channel featuring the progressive lifestyle and music of club and DJ culture specifically programmed to be watched late night. We cobbled together about $1000 between the two of us and used our knowledge of the local market to PRE-SELL the project with advertisers. By September of 2002, A3 (Alternative TV) hit the airwaves of MIAMI BEACH to about 100,000 households. Reaction was so positive that within 4 months the project had the opportunity to be broadcast on the mainland, and a fully realized progressive lifestyle channel was born. Now broadcasting to Over a Million households every night from 11pm-6am, A3 brings you the energy, fashion and lifestyle of global dance music.I created this project in order to grow dance music in the US, an opportunity to put faces on our scene and create a music driven, yet artistic style of television not pandering to the lowest common denominator.As of today we have completed 2 Years of television......and now as I work on developing the project in NYC and LA and soon other markets after I invite you all to join me and the rest of the A3 crew to celebrate our birthday.This Wednesday night at AMIKA on SOUTH BEACH we welcome one of our core artists and friend of the channel, platinum selling PRODUCER/DJ DARUDE to provide the soundscape.Whether you love house, trance, D n' B, Hardcore or whatever, this is an opportunity to get your voice heard. On site will be our cameras with open mic's for you to sound off about our scene. Tell us about your most outstanding club experience, your favorite DJ or the time you hooked up with the hottest chick ever! We don't care, A3 was created for you.....we want you to be a part of it. I encourage all supporters of dance music and progressive culture to join us and be heard! To be on my personal guest list please email me at buster@cox.com.If we have not met yet, I look forward to you saying HI. If you have thoughts about the channel, please express them. I have never created television before so the entire process is a learning curve.....but then again, we are not supposed to be like regular TV. We are an alternative to regular TV, so help us celebrate 2 years of A3!I would like to thank my partners, DAVID MARDINI, ANDY RUFFELL, Production Director LUCIANO, Sales Director MATT MCKENNA, PROGRAMMING MANAGER LARRY TURNER, LOUIS PUIG, ARDIS and the SPACE FAMILY, KENNY, BOB and the CROBAR FAMILY, the OPIUM GROUP, AMIKA, DADE AND REBECCA SOKOLOFF, JOIA, PHIL MICHAELS, MIKE DISNEY and the rest of the PARTY 93.1 staff, all of our advertisers, viewers, supporters and friends……I look forward seeing you all on WEDNESDAY NIGHT at AMIKA. The only way dance music will ever grow in the US is if we can make it profitable to be broadcast on TV and radio…….this is my dream, this is my passion......here's to the future.BusterCo-Creator – A3 – (Alternative TV)www.a3tv.tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Seb Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 Didn't get A3 unitl I moved to the beach. I've been enjoying it ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V. Barbarino Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 iv'e never seen it, but congrads buster... now go fire your boy PHill from 93.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LeVeL Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 It would be nice, if A3 would quit putting on the same lame videos over and and over. It would be cool if they televised the festivals going on in Europe like the ones in Holland and England and Germany. Also more vidoes of songs around dance music.But good job Buster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest web_norah Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 It would be nice' date=' if A3 would quit putting on the same lame videos over and and over. It would be cool if they televised the festivals going on in Europe like the ones in Holland and England and Germany. Also more vidoes of songs around dance music.But good job Buster[/quote']i think people fail to realize how hard it is to get "those lame videos". you should be grateful you get all the hours of dance music videos and footage A3 is able to provide you. A3 has done an excellent job in bringing dance music programming working under a very tight budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Seb Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 It would be nice' date=' if A3 would quit putting on the same lame videos over and and over. It would be cool if they televised the festivals going on in Europe like the ones in Holland and England and Germany. Also more vidoes of songs around dance music.But good job Buster[/quote']True I do notice the same line up of videos every night. Would be nice to mix it up a bit. Show old and new videos throughout the past years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMT Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 It would be nice, if A3 would quit putting on the same lame videos over and and over. It would be cool if they televised the festivals going on in Europe like the ones in Holland and England and Germany. Also more vidoes of songs around dance music.But good job Busteri think people fail to realize how hard it is to get "those lame videos". you should be grateful you get all the hours of dance music videos and footage A3 is able to provide you. A3 has done an excellent job in bringing dance music programming working under a very tight budget.werd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewChibale Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 iv'e never seen it, but congrads buster... now go fire your boy PHill from 93.1lol, i wish i'd still have that email mr Michaels once sent me .. "i promise you Andrew we will never get into any weird hip hop / house remixes .. i promise !" lol ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest biznation00 Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 Props to A3!can't believe it's been 2 years already.. Big ups to you Buster for always being a part of helping things grow here in Miami! Biz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted October 1 Report Share Posted October 1 congrats to buster and all those involved on this exciting new venture for dance music. always great to see someone try to bring the dance culture to the mainstream......keep it up ;D............ btw i dont get a3tv > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ar Posted October 2 Report Share Posted October 2 A3 has reruns? what about 93.1? 93.1 has 100 playlists that are looped together.commercial free my ass....www.id-t.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dizmus Posted October 2 Report Share Posted October 2 A3 is awesome....has been a pleasure to work with them since the beginning....the station has really come a long way from the little seedling it was when I first started working with them. They're awesome and are always out and about trying to make new connections and expand the techno audience. Keep it up!-dL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMT Posted October 2 Report Share Posted October 2 Hey Buster...when the hell is A3 going to be on in palm beach county?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest djrc Posted October 3 Report Share Posted October 3 Buster, I live way down south. Is there a way to order A3?I have direct TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ariel Posted October 4 Report Share Posted October 4 I've been watching A3 since day 1. Even though they do play the same lame videos, its the only channel where you can watch hott people from Miami on TV and the nightlife we have which most people don't get to see. Congrats to Buster and the whole crew at A3. Now, I hope no one watches A3 TV on Wed. They should be partying, at Amika!!!! haha :-X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotoncandydream Posted October 5 Report Share Posted October 5 [move][glow=red,2,300]I love BUSTERRRRRRRR :-*[/glow][/move] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidorth Posted October 5 Report Share Posted October 5 congrats, Buster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bcnjunkie Posted October 6 Report Share Posted October 6 congrats and wishing ya much success Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewFoundLive Posted October 6 Report Share Posted October 6 CLASSICS, show some classic/old videos once in a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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