About Myself

Hello! My name is Josh Wolff. I've recently relocated to NYC to be a part of some cool ideas.

I'm a self-taught designer, former #1 radio show host and love to consume and create digital media.

Some of my interests include music making, St. Louis Cardinals baseball and amateur meteorology.

Involved In

I am an account manager, support specialist and designer for ShoutEm, a mobile application creation platform.

I also work with Talk Radio News Service and its various properties doing graphic design and consulting.

On my own, I create websites and graphic design for friends and family.

Sunday
Nov212010

Currently Listening To:

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Garden

Oceansize - Self Preserved While the Bodies Float Up

Discovery - So Insane 

Bon Iver - For Emma (from Blogotheque)

Thursday
Apr012010

"Yacht Rock"

I felt inspired to put a little effort into our April Fool's Day broadcast this year. Our show, the XXX Happy Hour on XROCK, went "Yacht Rock" for an hour and re-identified as Smooth 101 FM.

What's "Yacht Rock"? Here's a crash course:

 

Although they didn't coin the phrase, these gentlemen rocked that vibe. Who among us didn't love this music? Michael McDonald is the man, c'mon.

My old radio partner Shane Garry and I threw together a masterful tribute to this era and the "Yacht Rock" series.

Enjoy.

Listen to Smooth 101 FM

Tuesday
Feb232010

PC Guy gets Mac; Delights.

I've been a Windows user, not fanboy, since we got our first family PC, an IBM Aptiva that cost around $2500 at the time. I held out on the Vista years, opting for XP Professional (32-bit) on an amped, custom built system. The 32-bit OS was a nightmare considering the potential of the machine, but due to budget and disdain for my limited options I held out. Windows 7 hit and I knew it was time for an upgrade. Thanks to a college friend, I purchased W7Pro, 64-bit at a completely palatable $30 from the Windows741 site.  A new hard-drive purchase added some excitement to the upgrade and I spent a Friday winter night warming my hands beside a PC / space heater during the install.


Six years is a long time on the same OS. Things got stale, and it seemed as though Microsoft was sliding down the hill. Windows 7 changed that outlook, but I knew Microsoft had taken a long look at what was coming out of Cupertino.  Another Vista would have been a catastrophe, and Apple was turning up the heat in their ad campaigns.


I believe Microsoft succeeded with Windows 7.  It's a smooth, cohesive OS that responds well to high performance machines.  The ability to create RSS fed photo-backgrounds blew me away. It's a simple concept, but I realized I haven't been expecting enough of my OS. Little improvements, such as right-clicks opening a new world of options, were welcome.


I made a sickening discovery one day while fixing a relative's Vista laptop. I must preface this by saying I NEVER used Vista.  Hated the thought of it. I was horrified to find Windows 7 is remarkably similar to Vista. I guess that's a bit strong, but disappointed is accurate.  I thought this was revolutionary stuff for MS; turns out I was wrong. Guess they're saving that for the new mobile OS.


Today I unboxed a new Macbook Pro. What better time to take a crack at another OS than a month after a big Windows upgrade.  Maybe it's the challenge of a new OS that makes the MBP itself so appealing to me.  We could have a convert.

Wednesday
Dec302009

Videos! I Haz 'em!

Just added a video page - not all of my video is on that page, but I'm working to obtain rights from a few free-lance projects.  But, I did post a few fun and intersting projects from a few years ago - hope you dig.


"Magic of the Moonlight" - q.w.e.s.t. the visionary

Cover Your Privates: A 25 Among 60's (World Of Warcraft)

11:59: South Dakota Election 2006


My YouTube Channel.

Friday
Dec252009

Resume Updated

Hey there - just a quick post with info about my resume.  I've been back in the Black Hills for a few months now, and am doing currently mid-days at X-Rock


I have a little more free time than I did during the marketing gig during tax season, so I fine-tuned my resume a bit.  It's online here, and available as a downloadable PDF here.


And some basic info about me is located here.


Thanks!