Ciao, my name is Paola Laforgia


📍 currently in Seoul, South Korea
Radio
 ASHIDASHIPI is my current regular monthly show on VISLA.FM. I hosted a regular show on Radio Alhara called Practice. I did some guest appareances and made some thematic mixes for NTS Radio. On Radio Raheem I hosted the breakfast show Yours Truly for a total of 78 episodes, and also made a 4-part radio doc called Neo Seoul.
All the other guest shows and mixes made for other platforms and people can be found on my Soundcloud and Mixcloud. Click on the icons to be redirected.
ABOUT

Born in Bari, Italy and based in Seoul, South Korea since 2021. I previously lived and worked in London, UK, with stints in Tokyo, Japan; Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; and Milan, Italy. From 2016 to 2022 I worked behind the scenes at NTS Radio. Between 2015 and 2018 I also dipped my feet into the fashion world, freelancing for publications including Vogue Japan.

I currently do promotion and A&R for South Korean independent record label SoundSupply_Service; host a regular radio show; occasionally DJ; organise events and parties; and write books, essays, and articles, both independently and on commission. One of my current main research interests is K-pop. 

I hold a BA in Philosophy and a MA in Global Creative and Cultural Industries with a focus on the contemporary music scenes of South Korea and Japan. 

I speak Italian, English, Korean, Spanish, German, and some Japanese. 

I do not have Linkedin.

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I’m available for:

• radio hosting and producing
• live DJ sets - I’d love to do more experimental / ambient / BGM DJ sets to listen to rather than to dance to
• thematic music mixes and playlists
• music consultancy, direction, and programming for events, fashion shows, films, festivals, spaces such as restaurants, hotels; etc.
• writing articles, essays, cultural and music commentary, press releases, free-form texts, etc.
• interviewing and hosting talks and panels
• curating interdisciplinary events
• projects bridging music and fashion
• sound engineering and sound design work
• translation work


Open to ideas and collaborations.
Get in touch at paolalfrg@gmail.com 💌