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Illumination Radio
Jells Mayhem and Howie Pyro
Illumination Radio was an online DJ mix show produced and mixed by by the DJ duo Jells Mayhem and Howie Pyro. The show focused on electro-rock, mash-ups, remixes, indie/rock blends, bootlegs, and dance mixes, and garnered a dedicated following during its run between 2008-2010, with live and archived episodes circulating online at sites including Beats Boutique and iTunes. Jells Mayhem and Howie Pyro were known as The Illuminoids, a DJ/production alias or collective name used in connection with both Illumination Radio and live DJ events. The Illuminoids and Illumination Radio had a presence in club nights around Los Angeles/Glendale, CA, where Mayhem and Howie Pyro co-hosted DJ events focusing on their blend of rock-oriented dance music. Jells Mayhem (died September 2013) was well-known in the popular mash-up scene at that time and was the major force behind Illuminoids and Illumination Radio. I (K4ICY) spoke with him briefly just prior to his death from cancer, but never gained knowledge on his age or birth name so more details on this entertainer are not available here. Howie Pyro (born Howard Kusten, June 28, 1960 - May 4, 2022) was a well-known musician (D Generation, Danzig) and DJ. He co-DJ’d live Illumination Radio events with Jells Mayhem and was active in DJ culture both online and in club settings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_Pyro Pyro also hosted Intoxica Radio, another influential internet radio show, though that was separate from Illumination Radio. https://luxuriamusic.com/shows/intoxica/ Content Warning: contains explicit lyrics and concepts. NOTE: MISSING EPISODE REQUEST - If you have a copy of the actual Illumination Radio Episode #62 (aired 05/03/10 and/or a matching playlist), please send to mikek4icy@gmail.com and that would complete this main selection. Please see the attached text file: (Illumination_Radio_Playlist.txt) for complete play list. Restored high-quality cover artwork files for most episodes (as shown above) are available as .png inside the attached .zip file.
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