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Chuck Simons

by Rayna Monforti | Sep 19, 2020 | DJs

Chuck Simons grew up in the 70s with mostly classic rock and the big 4, YES, Genesis, Pink Floyd, and Rush. I had no idea of all the other Prog music going on at the time. Got married in the 80s and focused on family at the same time prog rock was going through a transition. With kids leaving the house I rediscovered Prog Rock in 2014 to realize how much I had missed out on. The object of my show is to take you on my journey year by year in prog rock history, not only for you, the listener but for my own learning and gratification of all those years I missed! This is why I call the show Prog Rock for Beginners, beginner being myself, and hopefully a lot of other beginners and veterans who just love this mainstream prog rock most of the time! Prog Rock for Beginners. The Best of Prog Rock, Year by Year!

Mark Burnell

by Rayna Monforti | Sep 19, 2020 | DJs

Mark B, proud English-American (there’s a parade every year but it’s a secret), even prouder New Yorker. Cat lover and open-eared music obsessive. Refuses to recognize genres. “there’s only two types of music – music you like and music you do not. “

Mike Bo

by Rayna Monforti | Jun 7, 2020 | DJs

Name: Mike Bo
Role: Co-Owner, Station Manager
Location: Illinois, US

Mike has been Station Manager at ProgRock.com since 2013 – managing the 24×7 music feed (excepting hosted shows) and the station music library.

Prior to joining ProgRock.com, Mike was a DJ at The Dividing Line Broadcast Network for 10 years, hosting a progressive rock radio show “Strange Universe” through nearly 400 episodes. Favorite artists include Rush, Kansas, Genesis, Yes, Porcupine Tree and Steven Wilson.

Mike has a varied musical taste and brings that diversity to the station’s musical lineup – being a fan of classic and progressive rock and all its sub-genres, including jazz-rock fusion. If you have a favorite artist and are not hearing
them on ProgRock.com, let him know.

Zap Niles

by Blake | Jan 7, 2018 | DJs

Zap Niles (a nom de plume) is not only a former professional musician, songwriter, and recording artist, having spent more than twenty-five years in the music business with five recording contracts under his belt, but is also an avid music collector. Indeed, since purchasing his first LP way back in the early ’70s, he has accumulated more than 7,000 albums. And although he enjoys quite a number of musical styles, mostly in the “Rock” genre, his all-time favorite style is Progressive Rock in all its various forms (Neo-Prog, Prog-Metal, Heavy Prog, Symphonic Prog, Eclectic-Prog, Canterbury Prog, etc.).

Zap is also a multiple award-winning author of both novels and short stories, and currently works as an editor in the publishing industry and as a freelance writer. Several years ago, deciding to combine his love of music with his writing skills, he began his “Zap Niles – Musical Musings & Album Reviews” website, where he posts his hundreds upon hundreds of album reviews and other music-related articles, as well as keeps a discography of every single album within his vast collection, along with his ratings for each of them.

As the name implies, his show, “Prog-Scure: Obscure Bands on the Prog-Rock Scene (Past & Present),” focuses on artists that either time has forgotten or current artists who still remain shamefully undiscovered or ignored by the masses. Additionally, he may also play lesser-known tracks—”B” sides, rarities, bonus songs—from popular bands on the Prog-Rock scene, or Prog-Rock music released by artists not even normally associated with the genre itself.

You can find Zap by visiting his website (http://zapniles.com) or Facebook profile (https://www.facebook.com/zapniles).

Peter Prog

by Blake | Oct 29, 2014 | DJs

NAME : PeterProg

ROLE : Dj

YOB : 1953

LOCATION : Llandysul, Wales

SHOW : Epic Mondays

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Dj PeterProg also known as Peter O’Neill. I have fond memories of visiting the local Memorial Hall ( Still there today ), where rock bands of all descriptions would play every weekend. I soon came to notice some were different, songs were longer, more experimental but inspiring. I was soon to learn it was progressive rock music, it has been a big part of my life ever since and I would like to keep the flame of progressive rock music burning brightly with your help.

I’m delighted to say, my time is now largely spent as a Dj with ProgRock.com, where I produce two shows each and every week.

EPIC MONDAYS : Where you can start your week with a relaxed look at some epic tracks of 10 mins or more and not every week but some a great feature My Ep Special – Where I play a favourite Ep in it’s entirety !

CHECK IT OUT : Where you can enjoy new and exciting progressive rock music and most weeks a great feature Album Of The Week – Where I play 75% of a new album with some of the band joining you and me in chat !