Ex Toti rock music supporter joins Team Rock Radio

Eternal South African rock music supporter, award-winning journalist and ex-Toti’ite Gary Cool has spread his wings and landed a timeslot on the international radio station, Team Rock Radio.

Always pushing to bring South African music into the spotlight through cutting-edge music journalism, Gary has always been an advocate for local music and a wellspring of information on anything and everything in the South African music industry.

Team Rock Radio is an online radio station. DJing alongside the like of Bruce Dickinson, Chris Jericho, the editor of Metal Hammer magazine, and many others, he will bring his own South African flavour to the station.

Utilising this platform as a springboard for South African artists, he will showcase South African music to the world – from interviews to reviews, and opinion pieces to debut playlistings, Gary will give the South African music scene the international exposure it deserves.

“I have been fortunate to do a lot in the South African music scene – from having my open letter to Bruce Springsteen result in him touring the country, to MCing some of the biggest stages in South Africa, but none of that seems as surreal as having a show on Team Rock Radio.

This has been a dream of mine for years and I look forward to sharing my love of South African music on an international stage and hopefully opening doors for South African artists across the globe,” said Gary, who attended Doon Heights Primary School and Amanzimtoti High School, where he matriculated in 2000.

Even after interviewing the likes of the Foo Fighters, Slash and Bring Me The Horizon, Gary’s focus remains firmly on bolstering the South African music scene, with special attention always being given to unsigned and underdog artists.

While getting a slot on Team Rock Radio is certainly a notch in his belt, it’s an even bigger opportunity for all South African artists. The future of the international music is looking bright and with Gary in the mix it is sounding particularly South African.

Gary’s first show will feature the legendary Barney Simon and a host of banging South African tunes.

You can catch him on Team Rock Radio every Sunday at 4pm. To listen, go to www.teamrock.com/radio/how-to-listen.

Bands can submit their material for potential airplay via email to gary@garycool.com.