TANGENT SUNSET
Alex Cosper alex@tangentsunset.com






ALEX COSPER

1962: born Aug. 4 in Sacramento, CA

1974: begins listening to Sacramento radio stations, begins writing songs

1976: learns to play guitar

1978: hears all Beatles weekend on Earth Radio and becomes Beatle fan

1980: takes on-air radio course at Rio Americano High School, working with future TV actress Jane Sibbet

1980: enrolls in American River College

1980: begins work as a mobile DJ

1981: begins working in roller rinks as a DJ

1982: enrolls in California State University, Sacramento

1984: enters KWOD FM as intern, gets weekend air-shift within 6 months

1984: graduates from CSUS with B.A. in Communications

1988: becomes Music Director/10p-2a Air Personality at KWOD

1989: records song "Waves On The West Coast," a top 3 requested song on KWOD

1991: named Program Director/10a-2p Air Personality at KWOD

1992: forms the Beat Villains featuring David Conley on keyboards and Ron Givens on drums

1993: meets drummer John Young and bassist George Peterburs who record with the Beat Villains

1995: leads KWOD to its highest ratings ever as an alternative station

1995: named "Broadcaster of the Week" in Billboard (12/9 issue)

1996: Beat Villains play frequently in Sacramento featuring drummer Jimmy Brasier

1996: leaves KWOD to concentrate on music, pursues label deals

1997: last Beat Villains shows

1997: begins writing for radio industry trade magazine VirtuallyAlternative, a division of Album Network

1997: moves to Milwaukee, WI to be Operations Manager/9a-12n Air Personality at WLUM

1998: returns to Sacramento, interns at PBS-TV station KVIE, hosts events at SF Hilton

1999: forms Sacramento's first 24 hour streaming internet radio station, SacLive

2000: moves to the SF Bay Area, continues writing for VirtuallyAlternative and hosting events

2002: launches alternative music website MtAltra

2002: writes first novel Clueless Radio

2003: launches music project Tangent Sunset, records The First 79 Minutes

2004: writes The Legend of KZAP

2004: autobiography The Rise of Alternative Radio

2004: creates comic strip Common Creeps

2004: records second Tangent Sunset album Future's Nest

2004: records third Tangent Sunset album Songs About The Earth

2005: writes San Francisco Bay Area Radio History.

2005: begins doing live shows on "Energy 92.7" (KNGY) in San Francisco.

2005: begins podcast shows, which are aired on KYOU Radio in San Francisco.

2005: fourth album Montage is a best of collection and a few new songs

2006: offers entire song collection to date for free

2006: moves to Palm Springs, CA area to program 97.7 KRCK and host midday show from June through December

2007: moves to San Diego area in January then begins creating Playlist Research in April and returns to Sacramento in May

2009: Writes over 100 online articles for various websites through Demand Media

2010: begins expanding online with Tangent Sunset and Playlist Research