This fall, WVAU.ORG is featuring Show Spotlights to help spread the word about specific WVAU shows. Our inaugural Spotlight profiles Elaboration Collaboration, hosted by DJs Rob Kleiman and Kyle Calian. We talked to DJ Rob about live music, albums of the year, and Beer Pizza.

Name of show:
Our working title is “Elaboration Collaboration‰Û

If I listen to your show, what can I expect to hear?
Our show will bring a mix of folk, electronic, hip-hop, oldies, bluesy rock, world music, and some good ol‰’ indie classics.

What makes your show special?
Originally I hosted Tricky Tracks, which always consisted of a musical medley. However, two hours of airtime can be a whole lot more fun with a co-host. I‰’ve joined forces with Kyle Calian; our show will feature comedy, drama, insights, rambling, and banter alongside a tasty mix of tunes, rhythms, and harmonies. We each have a different taste in music but it‰’s where we complement each other that makes out show unique and special.

What are your favorite genres to play, and why?

I enjoy playing a number of genres. I must say I‰’m a huge fan of the poppy side of Indie, but I also enjoy things that get you dancing like electronic music or the occasional reggae jam. I usually follow themes for my shows and I play things that reflect the theme or the mood I‰’m aiming to capture.

Name a few bands/artists regularly featured on your show:

Band of Horses, the Rolling Stones, Modest Mouse, the Beatles, the Talking Heads, the Black Keys, Givers

How do you discover new music?

When discovering new music I either find it by googling words like “totally rad‰Û, through looking on music blogs, or, honestly, I just find out about new music through word of mouth. However, it‰’s my taste and intuition that I rely on to get a feel for if I actually like the song/ band/ cover

What‰’s the most recent concert you attended?
DC LUVS DILLA this concert honored J-Dilla, a hip-hop producer who died of Lupus disease.

What‰’s the best concert you‰’ve ever attended?
Radiohead @ NYC‰’s “All Points West Festival‰” ranks as the best concert I‰’ve ever seen.

Planning to see any shows in DC this fall? If so, name a few:
WVAU‰’s Capitol Punishment!
Peter Bjorn and John
The Head and the Heart

What musician/band would you take out to dinner, and what would you eat:
I‰’d like to eat have Beer Pizza with the Black Keys, Sushi with the Gorillaz, and Burgers with Dr. Dog.

What‰’s your favorite venue in DC and why:
I like the Black Cat because they‰’ve always been nice to me there, it‰’s spacious, there‰’s a pool table, and once I interviewed Dante, the club‰’s owner, for class.

List your five “desert island‰” albums:
Fate- Dr. Dog
40 Licks- The Rolling Stones
Whitest Boy Alive- Whitest Boy Alive
Forrest Gump Soundtrack- Various Artists
Silent Alarm- Bloc Party

What‰’s your favorite album of 2011 so far?
Fleet Foxes- Helplessness Blues

Name your favorite thing about WVAU:

It‰’s a bastion of coolness. WVAU is American University‰’s hidden gem. But in all seriousness, it‰’s another way that AU students can follow their dreams and have their voices heard.

Check out DJ Rob’s mixtape!