Fusion is a weekly modern global music radio program hosted by Dean Carlson, featuring cutting edge international music from artists and bands who fuse their traditional cultural influences with modern sounds, textures and techniques.
A sample of artists featured on the show include Afro Celts (UK), Thievery Corporation (USA), Gustavo Cerati (Argentina), Kinky (Mexico), Pape and Cheikh (Senegal), Xavier Rudd (Australia) and MIDIval PunditZ (India).
Subscribe to Dean's MySpace blog and receive weekly playlists. Join the Fusion MySpace group and talk about what's happening in the modern global music scene.
Each week's play list, including music samples, can also be found on the Fusion radio website at fusionradio.net.
Contact Information
Yes, we would love to give you the opportunity to be played on the show. Please send your CD to:
Fusion Radio
c/o Dean Carlson
PO Box 21283
Seattle, WA 98111
Email: Dean@FusionRadio.net
Dean Carlson, Fusion Host
Music has been Dean's passion ever since he was a DJ at his 20-watt high school radio station back in the late 1970s. Since then, he has worked as an on-air personality and music programmer for numerous formats in the Pacific Northwest, helping discover and champion multiple new artists.
His early radio days at top40 KJRB, Spokane, were filled with the new wave pop sounds of the 1980s. At album rock KISW, Seattle, he was part of a radio station that dominated the city in both ratings and spandex. As Music Director at KXRX, Seattle, he contributed to what is still referred to as the Seattle Sound and helped make grunge a mainstream phenomenon.
Having released all of his angst in the early nineties, Dean shifted formats and started as Music Director at adult rock KMTT (The Mountain), Seattle, one of the first stations in the country to embrace the AAA format. His 6 years at KMTT brought him national attention (including multiple music director of the year awards) after breaking many new artists like Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, and Ben Harper.
Deans musical journey continued when he left terrestrial radio for the crazy life at an Internet startup. As a new media Music Director at The Dial and LoudEye Radio, he was responsible for programming and producing over 10 music formats including alternative, hard rock, top40, blues and electronic.
Dean continues to DJ at clubs in the Seattle area and runs a tab at local record stores as he searches for the best new music from around the globe.
Fusion affiliates
U.S. affiliates
1. Aspen, CO Mon 9p-10p, Sun 7p-8p 103.9FM The Sound
2. Idaho Falls, ID Sat 6a-7a 102.9FM, KWYS
3. Jackson Hole, WY Thu 9p-10p 96.9FM KMTN
4. Kalispell, MT Sunday 8a-9a 103.1FM KRVO
5. Seattle, WA Sun 9p-10p 103.7FM KMTT
6. Sun Valley, ID Sat 6a-7a 103.7FM KSKI
7. Vail, CO Mon 9p-10p, Sun 7p-8p 97.7FM The Zephyr
International affiliates
1. Cote d'Ivoire, Abidjan 2200 Sundays VOA Frequency
2. Djibouti, Djibouti City 2200 Sundays VOA Frequency
3. Ghana, Accra 2200 Sundays VOA FREQUENCY
4. Greece, Thessaloniki 1300 Saturdays Radio-City-International
5. Kenya, Nairobi 2200 Sundays VOA Frequency
6. Kosovo, Pristina 1300 Saturdays IBB 96.2 FM
7. Macedonia, Kriva Palanka 2200 Sundays Radio Astra
8. Macedonia, Tetovo 2200 Sundays Radio Bleta
9. Malawi, Blantyre 2200 Sundays Capital Radio (FM)
10. Philippines, Masbate 0500 Saturdays DYME-AM/FM
11. Russia, Izhevsk 2200 Sundays Radio Free Wave
12. Russia, Kazan 2200 Sundays Radio Co. Sbvobodnaya Volna
13. Russia, Moscow 1300 Saturdays JSC Radioagency-M
14. Russia, Perm 2200 Sundays Radio Company Free Wave
15. Rwanda, Kigali 2200 Sundays VOA Frequency
16. Serbia, Tutin 2200 Sundays Radio NT
17. Sri Lanka, Colombo 2200 Sundays 101.7 FM / Lite 89.2 FM
18. Sudan, Juba 2200 Sundays Liberty FM
19. Thailand, Khonkaen 1635 Sundays KKU Radio FM 103
20. Uganda, Masindi 2200 Sundays Bunyoro Broadcasting Service
21. Uganda, Mbarara 2200 Sundays Radio West
22. Uganda, Kabale 2200 Sundays Voice of Kigezi
