We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Diego Taormina. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Diego below.
Alright, Diego thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear about when you first realized that you wanted to pursue a creative path professionally.
I first realized I wanted to try being a radio DJ when I decided to go back to college for broadcasting at the age of 24. I grew up thinking I wanted to be a defense lawyer but it never really fit me or gave me any passion to pursue. When I got my first internship with an FM rock station in Nashville, I was hooked.
Great, appreciate you sharing that with us. Before we ask you to share more of your insights, can you take a moment to introduce yourself and how you got to where you are today to our readers
After taking a break from FM, I responded to an ad for an Internet Radio station to DJ and realized the potential this platform had for music and the thousands of bands and artists out there. That’s when the idea for The Asylum Radio Network hit me and I decided to break out and build my own station. I knew that I wanted the the mainstream artists on there but I really wanted the new sounds and bands to be at the core of what I was doing. I’m so proud of the team we built that’s made this possible. We’ve built something that we are really happy with and because we have similar yet different tastes, it just keeps expanding and growing.
Any insights you can share with us about how you built up your social media presence?
Social media is really hard to break in to. Not just getting an audience, but staying up to speed on all the guidelines that are constantly changing for creators and smaller businesses. But at it’s simplest, it’s knowing the audience you’re trying to reach and being genuine with them. Letting them in to this aspect of your life in a real way keeps them engaged and keeps them wanting to know more and be involved.
What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?
One of the biggest lessons I had to unlearn was that it can’t always be a party in this industry. Yes, we’re going to shows and festivals and other events, but it’s not about getting to watch the whole set or making sure you get to see your favorite artist. There’s work that needs to be done at all of these events that’s going to prevent you from being an attendee. There’s interviews to set up for, photos that need to be taken, merch to sell and handout. When I started at 26, it was like this is going to be the life. I knew that if I wanted to build my own station that would be taken seriously, I’d have to buckle down and do the work.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.theasylumradionetwork.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theasylumradionetwork/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theasylumradioradionetwork
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/the_asylum_prod
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkmG1U0WFPWGWNSfZbLmAjQ
- Other: https://live365.com/station/The-Asylum-Radio-Network-a39657 https://channelstore.roku.com/details/7f3ceee1245e21e7fb75141c223424e2/the-asylum-radio-network