Veronica Vasicka
{{short description|American radio personality}}
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Veronica Vasicka ({{IPAc-en|v|ə|ˈ|s|iː|k|ə}}; born 1975){{cite web|title=BIS Radio Show #923 with Veronica Vasicka|url=https://soundcloud.com/timsweeney/veronicavasicka2018|website=Soundcloud|access-date=2 February 2018}} is a photographer, record label founder, radio and club DJ. She is the founder of Minimal Wave Records, a record label focused on obscure electronic music from the 1970s and 1980s, as well as its sub label Cititrax, a platform for newer artists.{{cite web|last1=Lipinski|first1=Jed|title=Electronic Music's Own Archaeologist|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/12/fashion/talking-with-veronica-vasicka-founder-of-minimal-wave.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=September 26, 2016|date=April 11, 2012}}{{cite web|last1=Nika|first1=Colleen|title=Minimalism to the Max: Veronica Vasicka|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/news/a6789/minimalism-to-the-max-veronica-vasicka-24530/|publisher=Elle|access-date=26 September 2016|date=June 29, 2011}}
Early life and education
Vasicka was born in New York City to a Uruguayan mother and Czech father. At an early age, she had a passion for music and photography.Venus Zine Staff, "The Hottt List 2003", Venus Zine, Issue 18. [http://www.venuszine.com/articles/art_and_culture/210/the_hottt_list_2003] Access date: November 30, 2003. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717183739/http://www.venuszine.com/articles/art_and_culture/210/the_hottt_list_2003 |date=July 17, 2011 }}
She attended The Dalton School, and later studied photography at the Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with honors. She returned to New York City and worked as a photographer for :Index Magazine,{{cite web |last1=Sprott |first1=Stephen |last2=Vasicka |first2=Veronica |title=Genesis P. Orridge |url=http://www.indexmagazine.com/interviews/genesis_p_orridge.shtml/ |publisher=Index |access-date=23 October 2017 |date=January 1, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701003359/http://indexmagazine.com/interviews/genesis_p_orridge.shtml |archive-date=July 1, 2017 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} and later co-founded East Village Radio.David Katz, "Storefront radio streams on after F.C.C. clampdown", The Villager, Volume 74, Number 32. [http://www.thevillager.com/villager_85/storefrontradiostreams.html] Access date: December 15, 2004.
Career
Inspired by the music she gathered for her weekly two-hour radio show at East Village Radio, Vasicka launched Minimal Wave RecordsNik Mercer, "Eye On '09: Minimal Wave", ''Anthem Magazine", January 2009. [http://anthemmagazine.com/story/1234?id=story_pager&page=0%2C1]{{dead link|date=May 2015}} Access date: January 16, 2009. in 2005. She specializes in obscure electronic music, especially new wave, Italo disco, and house music. Her focus is on bringing rare recordings to the public via the record label, as well as her sublabel Cititrax, which features newer bands and classic house reissues.
Vasicka hosted a weekly radio show on East Village Radio from 2003-2014. In addition to her radio work, Vasicka has an extensive DJ career, performing at events, clubs, and festivals both in New York City and across the globe. In 2010, she compiled "The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume One", released on Stones Throw Records. The follow-up, "The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume Two", was released in 2012.
Currently, Veronica hosts a monthly radio show on NTS Radio.
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Category:Radio personalities from New York City
Category:Rhode Island School of Design alumni
Category:American women in business