My name is Treb Day Cobb. I’m a multimedia artist, DJ, oddball record collector, snowboarder, snow-cat operator, and pursuer of an endless number of other interests and distractions. Among much else, I enjoy thinking about the process of antiquation, re-appropriating stuff, reading about local history, and watching PBS documentaries as well as cheesy B-movies. I’m a dork.

I recently graduated from the University of Montana with a Bachelor’s in Media Art: Digital Design; motion graphics, web-design, digital media, etc. I have an Associate degree in Commercial Art from the College of Southern Idaho.

I’ve been a volunteer DJ at KBGA, College Radio since 2003. I hosted the weekly reggae program for 2 years (The Roots Rally Sound System as The Underdog), as well as a Downtempo / Dub / Electronica show for a short stint (Hi-Fi DubPhonics). I was the Program Director for the station for awhile, until I started getting grey hair. I created and had been hosting the Vintage Vinyl Revival for two years, until moving the project online in the fall of 2007.

My musical taste is diverse. I am mostly stuck in eras far before my years, but I also enjoy outlaw country, indie rock shows and movements in modern electronic, ambient, and experimental music. I’m open to any style, though I mostly appreciate the original creativity that comes through veins of nonprofit free-form sources, underground media & D.I.Y. expression, as opposed to mass-marketed prepackaged synthetic poop.

I am, perhaps, not your typical record collector. I am not a music or fidelity snob, nor am I very knowledgeable of music history or culture. In fact, I’m almost completely ignorant of pop culture in general. Where as many collectors gravitate towards rare pressings of classic bands, I am more interested in artists long since forgotten.

I pursue certain qualities of music, but often it is particular qualities of the album cover that catches my attention, including simple aesthetics or the absurdity of some ridiculous productions. I like to question both supposed refinement in style, as well as “hip” trends in music. Who’s to say that some cheesy gimmick from decades ago is less cool than anything else? I value music and art on several levels, notably, as it pertains to this site, cultural significance and sheer amusement.