BRIAN LUSH in the presence of rock legends PAT BENATAR & NEIL GIRALDO

BRIAN LUSH is the program producer/host of ROCKWIRED LIVE and the founder of ROCKWIRED.COM. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing from the University of New Mexico and currently resides in Southern California where he produces ROCKWIRED LIVE in association with THE AMERICAN RADIO NETWORK.

The radio show and the website were launched in January of 2005. The inspiration for the show came from a most unlikely source - an obituary. Specifically, it was an obituary for the legendary BBC Disc Jockey JOHN PEEL. "I was on a plane heading back to Albuquerque for Thanksgiving and I was reading an issue of  BLENDER and as soon as I got to the end of the issue, there it was." says BRIAN. At that point, BRIAN had already been producing radio shows for THE AMERICAN RADIO NETWORK, but was actually giving thought to the idea of calling it quits.  "I was about to give up." says BRIAN "Then I read this obituary and it all made sense. The obituary referred to PEEL as the last DJ and keep in mind this was at a time when people were saying that there was nothing good on the radio (I guess they still do) and that album rock radio was dead. Yet here I was, with an internet radio show. It was just a matter of getting the word out there. And changing the name."

This is less a biography of BRIAN LUSH and more of an explanation of ROCKWIRED (Something far more interesting anyway).

Here goes!

ROCKWIRED LIVE is a 30-minute internet radio show that airs every Saturday at 5:00PM (PST) on WWW.KTSTFM.COM. It has become an institution for showcasing independent recording artists in genres as diverse as hard rock, alternative, SKA, punk, jazz, blues, country, and R&B. The shows official website WWW.ROCKWIRED.COM is the home of the weekly interview edition THE ROCKWIRED ON-LINE EXCLUSIVE. Since 2005 THE ROCKWIRED ON-LINE EXCLUSIVE has gotten up close and personal with some of the most fascinating names and voices in independent music from hard rockers like KING KARMA, NEVERWONDER, and HANGFACE to the smooth sounds of ROGUE, MARILYN SCOTT, and DAYSAHEAD. ROCKWIRED was there to introduce listeners and readers to the unique world view of pop iconoclasts DJ MONKEY and got people acquainted with the edgy pop sound of of the dynamic duo OPPERA (MARTIKA and MICHAEL MOZART)

Aside from showcasing and interviewing artists such as the enigmatic MITCH EASTER, the innovative SPIRALING, and the vivacious KELLYLEE EVANS, ROCKWIRED had the privilege of interviewing the legendary GRAMMY-winning jazz vocalist DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER and the OSCAR-nominated singer-songwriter/actress BIRD YORK.

ROCKWIRED has it's finger on the pulse of independent music with bands like THE ATTRACTION, THE APPEARANCE, MEZKLAH, SUGAR BITCH, DRIVEN, TEE-M and the critically acclaimed BETHANY AND RUFUS.

BRIAN LUSH presenting the band NEVERWONDER (clockwise, FLINT MAVIS, JOY PEARSON, VINCENT RAMOS, and  ANDRES RAMOS) with the 2007 ROCKWIRED AWARDS for BEST BAND and BEST ALBUM.


KING KARMA members TODD RONNING (left) and MARKUS WOLFE (right) are presented with the 2008 ROCKWIRED AWARD for BEST ALBUM.

Since 2007, ROCKWIRED.COM has hosted the annual ROCKWIRED REDAER'S POLL AWARDS which celebrate the top artists to be featured on ROCKWIRED.COM and ROCKWIRED LIVE . The annual event attracts voters and music fans from around the globe and in turn cements ROCKWIRED as an exciting forum for artists to speak openly and honestly about their work. "It's kind of like Christmas for me." says LUSH "For a moment, ROCKWIRED gets to step out of it's bubble and do something fun, and it's always a blast to see listeners and fans participate."

Free of any limits that would be put on him by Top Forty Radio or conventional “music” magazines, BRIAN LUSH feels "tremendously rewarded" by the experience and has no plans of stopping anytime soon.

What keeps him going? The artists themselves.

"Every artist that comes to ROCKWIRED comes from a different place, not just in terms of genre but in terms of who they are as people - real individuals. You never know what's going to happen next."