About the AlternaFISH:
What types of music WILL be featured on the show?
Plenty of hip hop, rock, alternative rock, indie, pop, and punk
What types of music WILL NOT be featured on the show?
Screamo, hardcore, metal, metalcore, etc. Sorry guys, hang in there. I’m sure the day will come where this will be all over radio. If you’re into this style of music, check out the podcasts by www.rawkzilla.com and www.jesusfreakhideout.com.
Can listeners make requests?
Totally! I may not get it on the air that night, but I’d love to hear suggestions as to what YOU want to hear!
Will you be featuring local artists?
Seeing that there is an entire genre of music and major label artists that have never been featured before on Cleveland radio, it will be a good while before I can help local acts on the air. BUT, I am thinking about possibly playing some AlternaFISH concerts with local acts. You may have the chance to share the stage with me! So, don’t worry all you struggling artists. I’m just like you trying to get my positive message out to the masses. Never fear, we will be heard!
What types of music WILL be featured on the show?
Plenty of hip hop, rock, alternative rock, indie, pop, and punk
What types of music WILL NOT be featured on the show?
Screamo, hardcore, metal, metalcore, etc. Sorry guys, hang in there. I’m sure the day will come where this will be all over radio. If you’re into this style of music, check out the podcasts by www.rawkzilla.com and www.jesusfreakhideout.com.
Can listeners make requests?
Totally! I may not get it on the air that night, but I’d love to hear suggestions as to what YOU want to hear!
Will you be featuring local artists?
Seeing that there is an entire genre of music and major label artists that have never been featured before on Cleveland radio, it will be a good while before I can help local acts on the air. BUT, I am thinking about possibly playing some AlternaFISH concerts with local acts. You may have the chance to share the stage with me! So, don’t worry all you struggling artists. I’m just like you trying to get my positive message out to the masses. Never fear, we will be heard!
About Willy:
Why the name Willy: Growing up, my next door neighbor and I were both named William. He went for Will and I took Willy. After growing up in the same town for a while, people refuse to let you change your name. Around the FISH office, folks call me Will, but most other places, people know me as Willy. Willy is the loud musician side of me; Will is the business side of me.
Role at AlternaFISH: Creator and host of the AlternaFISH. I pick the music, produce the show, host it, blah blah blah.
Birthday: January 27th, 1984 – the same as Wayne Gretzky and Mozart
Official Site: www.willycleary.com
E-mail: wcleary@salemmusicnetwork.com
Random Info:
Car: ’94 Toyota Camry
Current Education Level: Graduated from Kent State University in ’06 with a degree in Public Relations and Marketing, then I spent a post-grad semester at Leicester University in the U.K – I mostly just traveled around Europe.
Hobbies: Travel, music, ministry, and any combination of those three.
Pet Peeves: I really don’t like it when I let people into traffic and they don’t wave. That’s just impolite. I also don’t like being called “miss” or “ma’am” and it happens more than you think.
Thing you MUST know: I love my job and my ministries! Also, I often appear standoffish but once you break the ice and say “hello” I’m a ball of energy!
Guilty Pleasures: Singing female pop songs in the car with the windows down, watching musicals, and eating junk food.
Favorite T.V. Shows: Family Guy, 30 Rock, The Office, Saturday Night Live, Flight of the Conchords, pretty much anything that will make me laugh.
Favorite Movies: Forest Gump, American Beauty, Benchwarmers, Wedding Crashers (Christopher Walken is one of my favorite actors and he plays Senator William Cleary! How Cool!)
Favorite Christian Acts: Steven Curtis Chapman, Needtobreathe, Group 1 Crew, Anberlin, Jars of Clay
Favorite Secular Acts: Dave Matthews Band, Tonic, Blue Man Group, Marc Broussard, Jonny Lang, Dropping Daylight, Warrant
First CD’s I Ever Owned: Dave Matthews – Under the Table and Dreaming, Michael Jackson – Dangerous, Green Day – Dookie
Favorite Christian Album: Steven Curtis Chapman – Speechless. It changed my life as a musician and a Christian.
Favorite Food: Anything that is terrible for my stomach, and Snyder’s Pretzel Nibblers. I wish they would sponsor me.
Embarrassing Moment: During a high school rock competition, I jumped off of a drum set and accidentally landed on a large TV cable that rolled out from under me. I fell flat on my back but kept singing to pass it off as artistic freedom…
Why the name Willy: Growing up, my next door neighbor and I were both named William. He went for Will and I took Willy. After growing up in the same town for a while, people refuse to let you change your name. Around the FISH office, folks call me Will, but most other places, people know me as Willy. Willy is the loud musician side of me; Will is the business side of me.
Role at AlternaFISH: Creator and host of the AlternaFISH. I pick the music, produce the show, host it, blah blah blah.
Birthday: January 27th, 1984 – the same as Wayne Gretzky and Mozart
Official Site: www.willycleary.com
E-mail: wcleary@salemmusicnetwork.com
Random Info:
Car: ’94 Toyota Camry
Current Education Level: Graduated from Kent State University in ’06 with a degree in Public Relations and Marketing, then I spent a post-grad semester at Leicester University in the U.K – I mostly just traveled around Europe.
Hobbies: Travel, music, ministry, and any combination of those three.
Pet Peeves: I really don’t like it when I let people into traffic and they don’t wave. That’s just impolite. I also don’t like being called “miss” or “ma’am” and it happens more than you think.
Thing you MUST know: I love my job and my ministries! Also, I often appear standoffish but once you break the ice and say “hello” I’m a ball of energy!
Guilty Pleasures: Singing female pop songs in the car with the windows down, watching musicals, and eating junk food.
Favorite T.V. Shows: Family Guy, 30 Rock, The Office, Saturday Night Live, Flight of the Conchords, pretty much anything that will make me laugh.
Favorite Movies: Forest Gump, American Beauty, Benchwarmers, Wedding Crashers (Christopher Walken is one of my favorite actors and he plays Senator William Cleary! How Cool!)
Favorite Christian Acts: Steven Curtis Chapman, Needtobreathe, Group 1 Crew, Anberlin, Jars of Clay
Favorite Secular Acts: Dave Matthews Band, Tonic, Blue Man Group, Marc Broussard, Jonny Lang, Dropping Daylight, Warrant
First CD’s I Ever Owned: Dave Matthews – Under the Table and Dreaming, Michael Jackson – Dangerous, Green Day – Dookie
Favorite Christian Album: Steven Curtis Chapman – Speechless. It changed my life as a musician and a Christian.
Favorite Food: Anything that is terrible for my stomach, and Snyder’s Pretzel Nibblers. I wish they would sponsor me.
Embarrassing Moment: During a high school rock competition, I jumped off of a drum set and accidentally landed on a large TV cable that rolled out from under me. I fell flat on my back but kept singing to pass it off as artistic freedom…
