DJ Glenn Aure was born and raised in the Bay Area. He learned how to play the drums at the early age of 9, which helped him understand the theory of measures, tempo, and syncopation. Glenn began collecting his own vinyl to start building up his own collection of music. Inspired by DJ legends on the radio (Cameron Paul, Michael Erickson, Alex Mejia, Theo), Glenn continued to work on his craft and carving out his own style of DJing. In 1991, Glenn participated in the local 106 KMEL Radio “Battle of The DJs” contest which he won and earned a guest spot on the station. That guest spot eventually led to a permanent weekend mix show slot on the station. Glenn was eventually asked by Sway to be his DJ on the weekly KMEL 10 o’clock Bomb show, which centered around highlighting new music and artists. They helped introduce and break many artists and songs on this platform. A bigger break for Glenn would come in 1994 as Sway was promoted to Morning Drive and brought Glenn in as his Morning Show DJ. Glenn was heard daily in the mix, providing that music soundtrack to the Bay Area listeners. After a few years of doing Morning Drive, Sway left KMEL for MTV which then led to Glenn becoming Music Director for KMEL. As the station’s Music Director, Glenn was responsible for choosing and programming what music got played on the station. He helped mold the sound of KMEL and the Bay Area. Glenn also worked for labels such as Epic, Republic, and Def Jam Records, serving as Radio Promotions for these companies. #djglennaure #dj #kmel #bayarea #hiphop #rap #radio #radiostation #music #podcast #noideasoriginalpodcast #interview #spotify #youtube #soundcloud #defjam #epic #radiopromotions

No Ideas Original Podcast Episode 156 "KMEL" Featuring Dj Glenn Aure

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In late 1986, KMEL wanted to explore the mix show format, which Naftaly and Michaels put into place Powermixers DJ Dave Moss and DJ Alex Mejia as interns on a new Saturday night show called "Club 106." 
In early 1987, KMEL hired popular club DJ Cameron Paul away from rival KSOL because of his sizable following. Paul remixed Salt-N-Pepa's "Push It", which had been a B-side song, and this remix was played first on KMEL
As the 1980s gave way to the 1990s, KMEL became one of the first crossover pop stations in the nation to target young multiracial audiences with not-yet-mainstream hip-hop, dance, freestyle, house, and reggae music.

KMEL 106.1 SAN FRANCISCO "DJ Moss"  1988

A rare interview & DJ Set with Frankie Knuckles on 106.1 KMEL.  The beginning of the cassette is muffled but it clears up.  The rest of the interview and mix are clear.

1991 Frankie Knuckles Interview & Mixshow with Hosh Gureli KMEL

In late 1986, KMEL wanted to explore the mix show format, which Naftaly and Michaels put into place Powermixers DJ Dave Moss and DJ Alex Mejia as interns on a new Saturday night show called "Club 106." 
KMEL re-invented once again by putting Cameron Paul on five nights a week, then doing a live broadcast from San Francisco venue "City Nights". Personalities during this time included John London, Renel Lewis and Brian Cooley on "The Morning Zoo", middays with Leslie Stoval, afternoon drive with Rick Chase, and nights with Evan Luck.
As the 1980s gave way to the 1990s, KMEL became one of the first crossover pop stations in the nation to target young multiracial audiences with not-yet-mainstream hip-hop, dance, freestyle, house, and reggae music. KMEL was the first pop station in the U.S. to play "Wild Thing" by Tone-Loc and "Bust a Move" by Young MC and first of any radio station in the country to play "U Can't Touch This" by Oakland rapper MC Hammer and "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice.
 Bay Area artists Too Short and Digital Underground also got early airtime on KMEL. 

KMEL 106.1  SAN FRANCISCO  "Hot 7 @ 7"  November 6th 1989

KMEL 106.1 SAN FRANCISCO  "DJ Glenn Aure"   1990

In March 1985, KMEL hired John London and Ron Engelman to host a morning zoo program. Mark McKay covered the mid-day slot, while Howard Hoffman took the afternoon drive time shift, Sonny Joe Fox covered evenings, Licia Torres hosted nights, and Mark Todd carried the overnight shift. 
The station's branding as "106 KMEL" remained in place for many years

KMEL 106.1 SAN FRANCISCO  "John London and the morning zoo"  November 6, 1989

NEW: Power Force (KMEL) (1986) - Demo - Century 21 Programming

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