“It was time for a much bigger house,” he tells New Times. “At the outdated studio, I used to be working with 265 sq. ft, which is nothing. Now I’ve 1,265 sq. ft, so it is quadrupled in measurement.”
It’s not the primary time Caignet has needed to transfer Jolt Radio because the nonprofit station went on air in 2009 as a method to broadcast native, nationwide, and worldwide impartial artists and producers.
“We began out by Tamiami Airport in 2009,” he explains. “The suburbs had been a bummer, although. It was too removed from the thrill, so we moved to Wynwood when it was nonetheless a bit desolate. We had been throughout the road from the place [Wood Tavern] was. I feel we obtained there proper when the Wynwood Walls had been getting began, however then my lease went up 75 p.c, so we moved to Allapattah.”
Jolt spent eight years at its unique Allapattah headquarters earlier than shifting to 3442 NW Seventh Ave. in early December.
“We had a grand opening throughout Art Basel, and the place was packed,” he provides. “Twenty DJ’s performed and the Little River flea market crammed the house with distributors. We had native companies promoting pizzas, rooster sandwiches, and brews.”
With a bigger house on the station’s disposal, Caignet hopes Jolt Radio could make itself extra open to the general public and host occasions repeatedly.
“It’s far more conducive for hanging out. It’s not only a radio sales space anymore,” Caignet says. “On January 28, we’ll display screen music documentaries and have popcorn and drinks. I need to have numerous music community-oriented occasions. Since there are nearly no music venues, numerous youngsters in Miami are caught taking part in their music solely in garages. I’m hoping we are able to file locals taking part in classes, and some folks can come out to observe them.”
Caignet has been lively find different companies to share the brand new constructing.
“Miami Audio Solutions, which repairs and retains all of the native nightclubs’ audio tools updated, is right here. My brother Pedro runs his Veridian Club Studios right here, which is a recording studio with every kind of classic synths,” he says.
Also within the constructing is Buena Onda, an ’80s way of life boutique. “He sells all the things from the ’80s: cassettes, boomboxes, clothes, VCR tapes,” Caignet provides.
As far because the precise radio station, Jolt has varied month-to-month and biweekly exhibits within the pipeline, in line with Caignet.
“We’re on the point of launch a ton of recent exhibits. Timothy Schmand is doing his Miami Borderland Chronicles, a present that focuses on the forgotten historical past of Miami. He brings in all these cool historians, like the pinnacle of the board of the Miami River, to show us all this stuff about our metropolis we do not know about.”
Also on the docket is Storytime with Luis, the place host Luis Garcia recounts a real South Florida story each third Wednesday of the month. Caignet will host Behind the Bodega, showcasing all of the information which were shifting him and that he thinks will transfer everybody else.
Jolt Radio. 3442 NW Seventh Ave., Miami; joltradio.org.