Andre de Channes

Some of his expirence includes:

Operations Manager/Chief Studio Engineer, FCC designated Chief Operator, KRSH MD/PD, KRSH Morning Show Host at Wine Country Radio in Santa Rosa (owned by Sinclair Telecable). He supervised all the technical aspects of 5 radio stations (KRSH, KSXY, KNOB, KXTS, KSXY-HD2) at Wine Country Radio, as well as the facility infrastructure. That covers everything from computers (he has extensive IT skill sets), to all the in-studio equipment, broadcast programs, sound consoles (AOIP), telephony, Internet connectivity, streaming, satellite broadcasts (including wiring and configuring triggers, etc.), programming software tools and traffic interface, setting up new stations and formats, handling contracts with vendors pertaining to the Operations side of WCR. His tenure at WCR was 23 years.

On the live side of the mic, he was M-F morning DJ at KRSH FM 95.9, a "Triple A" Americana roots heritage station. In addition to being an on-air talent at KRSH, he was the Program Director and Music Director at KRSH for over 12 years, he was also PD and MD and/or launched numerous stations at Sinclair Telecable over the years, such as 96X Alternative, Classical 95.5, Vintage 95.5, BOB/KNOB (based on Jack format), Oldies, The TOOL (Metal), LATINO, and more.

Artists Andre has done live sound for radio broadcast, and/or interviewed:

Rodney Crowell, Mother Hips, Alejandro Escovedo, Lucinda Williams, Taj Mahal, Steve Kimok, Steve Earle, Gillian Welch, Nina Gerber, Chuck Prophet, Steve Martin, Steep Canyon Rangers, Joan Osborne, David Grisman, ALO, Dave Schools, Pete Sears, Les Claypool, Jackie Greene, Bruce Cockburn, Warren Haynes, Vance Joy, Kaleo, Jay Farrar, James McMurtry, M. Ward, Courtyard Hounds (2 of the Chicks/D), T-Sisters, NRPS, Moonalice, John Hiatt, Chris Smither, Charlie Musselwhite, Ben Harper, Ry Cooder, Ray Wiley Hubbard, Dave Alvin, Joe Ely, Delbert McClinton, Nancy Griffith, Calexico, Slaid Cleaves, Mary Gauthier, Jim Lauderdale, Jerry Jeff Walker, Neko Case, Paul Thorn, Kasey Chambers, Shelby Lynn, John Butler Trio, John Popper, Carrie Rodriguez, Chip Taylor, Alison Moorer, Bele Fleck, Elien Jewel, Laura Cantrell, Dan Hicks, Poor Man’s Whiskey…and many more.

Andre is also an expert musician, and plays out solo as well as in his band Tribal Hippie Under Ground Zone (The THUGZ).