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Name:<\/strong> Haven Harbert\nDJ Shift:<\/strong> Femme FM (Mondays, 10pm-midnight)
\nOther KJHK Contributions:<\/strong> Music Staff, Rotation DJ, Live @ KJHK co-host
\nYear in school:<\/strong>\u00a0Fourth Year at KU
\nMajor:<\/strong> Human Sexuality
\nMinor:<\/strong> Peace and Conflict Studies
\nFavorite Color:<\/strong> Black
\nHobbies:<\/strong> Random crafts\/DIY projects, gardening, going to shows
\nFavorite TV Shows:<\/strong> The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/p>\n
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Ellie Fehlig: What has been your favorite thing to be a part of at KJHK? EF: Cool! I can understand that. How did you hear about KJHK? So that\u2019s my big rant about music. But another thing I have learned is to not be pretentious about your music and that any music is good music as long as you feel some type of connection to it. I think it\u2019s hard to rate music. EF: As a One Direction fan, I appreciate that. What\u2019s your favorite memory from KJ? EF: That\u2019s sweet. I am excited to be a part of that this year. What would you say is your favorite thing about DJing?<\/strong> EF: That is cute.\u00a0<\/strong>Okay, last question: Describe yourself in three words. Off the Mic Name: Haven Harbert DJ Shift: Femme FM (Mondays, 10pm-midnight) Other KJHK Contributions: Music Staff, Rotation DJ, Live @ KJHK co-host Year in school:\u00a0Fourth Year at KU Major: Human Sexuality Minor: Peace and Conflict Studies Favorite Color: Black Hobbies: Random crafts\/DIY projects, gardening, going to shows Favorite TV Shows: The Office, Curb Your Enthusiasm Ellie Fehlig: What has been your favorite thing to be a part of at KJHK? Haven Harbert: That is hard. Everything has different perks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6254,"featured_media":42740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3224,15],"tags":[3791,2037,1018,314,3144],"class_list":["post-42627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-culture-interviews","category-featured-on-kjhk","tag-dj-profile","tag-haven-harbert","tag-interview","tag-kjhk","tag-off-the-mic"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_5159.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6254"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>Haven Harbert:<\/strong> That is hard. Everything has different perks at KJ. I think my favorite thing was “Live @\u00a0KJHK,” because there is a hustle and bustle to it that you don\u2019t normally have as a regular DJ. When you are doing live in-studios, you are bringing in the bands and you are meeting them. You\u00a0are\u00a0really excited to get to meet new people for the first time,\u00a0hear their music and experience what they are giving. The behind-the-scenes is really fun because you just want things to go well and you want people listening to be like, \u201cWhoa, this is what these people sound like live.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Haven](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_5154-300x200.jpg\")
\n<\/strong>HH:<\/strong> When I was little, my grandparents lived here \u2013 since I was three. Then my brother came to college here when I was in elementary school and every time we\u00a0would\u00a0visit we would always listen to KJ. It was his favorite station and he always brought me stickers and random memorabilia, so I\u2019ve known about it for a really long time, ever since I was a kid. And then I was reminded of it when I came to college.
\nEF: <\/strong>Whoa, I have never gotten an answer like that. Why did you decide to join?
\n<\/strong>HH: <\/strong>Because it was something I glamorized and idolized since I was a tiny kid. The music was so cool, you know? We would\u00a0always hit time slots that always had international music and stuff. I come\u00a0from a small town where you are hearing Top 40 from six months ago that they are just now playing, you know?<\/p>\n![\"IMG_5141\"](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_5141-200x300.jpg\")
EF: Yeah, that is so cool. What kinds of things have you learned or realized because of KJ? What has it taught you?
\n<\/strong>HH:<\/strong> The first realization I had with KJ is that there is not enough featured female musicians. That is why we brought Femme FM back. I would come into the rotation shift and I would realize that all I was\u00a0playing was male-fronted music.\u00a0I was like, \u201cOh, that\u2019s kind of weird,\u201d you know? Why don\u2019t I know more female? And it is because it’s not as popular. There are not as many musicians that are women, or identify as female, that are featured like men are.\u00a0That\u00a0was my first really big realization.<\/p>\n
\nEF:<\/strong> It kind of just means something different to everyone?
\nHH:<\/strong> Yeah, and I think it\u2019s important to respect other people\u2019s choices, whether it\u2019s Top 40 or what you are listening to, you know? Mac Demarco or polka, you know? It just doesn\u2019t matter. That is a huge realization I had.<\/p>\n![\"Haven](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_5130-300x200.jpg\")
\n<\/strong>HH: <\/strong>Farmers’ Ball. Farmers’ Ball is a fun fest to say the least. I love that KJ puts it on and that we give the community a chance to listen to all these bands in one night. We\u00a0get to help the bands out, you know, with winning money and stuff. So it is cool because you get to see so many people from, not just KU or KJHK, but the Lawrence community. It is just so cool to see these people support artists. It\u2019s fun to hang out with your friends too.\u00a0I think there is just something really special about the night because everyone is so happy to be there. My parents come up for it every year. Like, that is a thing.
\nEF:<\/strong> Is there a specific year that you really liked it?
\nHH:<\/strong> They have all been ridiculous. They out-rank each other.<\/p>\n
\nHH:<\/strong> I just realized I have lipstick on my teeth. My favorite thing about DJing…
\nEF:<\/strong> Do you want me to put that in the article?
\nHH:<\/strong> (laughs) I don\u2019t even care. Yeah, sure. I like the call-ins. I like the calls when I am a rotation DJ because you always get these calls that are like, \u201cOh, just keep up the good work,\u201d and, \u201cYou\u2019re making my afternoon,\u201d or,\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re hitting the feeling just right today.\u201d It\u2019s good to know that people are vibing with what you\u2019re putting out there. I think that is a big part of music.<\/p>\n![\"Haven](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_5144-300x200.jpg\")
EF: Is there anything that you struggled with before joining KJHK that you are now better at? Or maybe not have an issue with anymore?
\n<\/strong>HH:<\/strong> I have to think about that because there has got to be something. KJ kind of gives you the opportunity to be social and to build a community. I would not say I struggled with it but I had not found my family, you know? I had\u00a0not\u00a0found my family until I came to KJ. And then rapidly,\u00a0friends and people you care about fall into place. I am friends with all of them still. They are the people I hang out with on the weekends. I think I discovered my family. My KJ fam.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>HH:<\/strong> Hmm, sassy to an umpteenth degree. This is hard. I do\u00a0not\u00a0think about myself enough on that level.
\nEF:<\/strong> That is okay. We can just stop at \u201csassy.\u201d
\nHH:<\/strong> (laughs) Yeah, you would\u00a0have to ask someone else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"