Deejay
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| Name: | Deejay Driscoll | |
| Alias(es): | DeeJay Driscoll, Dee Jay Driscoll, D.J. Driscoll, DJ Driscoll | |
| Type: | fan writer, fan editor, fan publisher, vidder, Concom, pro wrangling | |
| Fandoms: | B7, Pros, BSG (TOS), Miracles, and others (such as Star Trek, Star Wars, Man From U.N.C.L.E., Robin of Sherwood, Wild Wild West, Miami Vice, Sapphire and Steel, Red Dwarf, Hawaii Five-O, Remington Steele, Alien Nation, Iron Man, et al.) | |
| Communities: | angusfans on LJ / angusfans on Yahoo Groups | |
| Other: | ||
| URL: | fierce vidder (deejay's virtual viddage vault) (vid web site), Livejournal | |
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Deejay is a long-time fan -- since the late 1970s -- and an active contributor to whatever fandoms she is in at the time. She has been a fanfic writer, fanfic editor, graphics artist, sci-fi/fantasy costumer and beta reader. She has published fanzines, and currently moderates online communities, writes fanfic and creates vids. She is perhaps best known as a songvidder and as a conventions organizer -- for both fan-only and professional-guest cons. Has taught lots of fabulous vidders how to vid.
Creator and webmanager of Scottish actor Angus Macfadyen's official web site, ...Starring Angus Macfadyen, since 2003.
Co-conspirator of Sodalitas Quaerito
Moderator of Vid Songs
Influential Work
As a vidder
1980s
- Too Long a Soldier (Pros)
- "I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead" - (Pros)
- "Watching Me, Watching You" - (Pros)
- "Deteriorata" - (Pros)
1990s
- Cold (Blake's 7)
- "The World In My Eyes" - (Miami Vice)
- many, many others (to be added someday)....
2000s
- "Handlebars" - (Iron Man)
- "Counterpoint" - (The King's Speech)
- many, many others (to be added someday)....
"True story--not too long ago, [an actor from the TV show The Professionals was at a Southern California fan's house, and she decided to show him some song vids. He loved "Too Long a Soldier" and made her call DJ so he could ask her to make her copies of (quote) 'all the Bodie songids she'd done.' DJ's no idiot--she looks at all the Bodie songvids she's done, and decides he doesn't need/want to see most of them! (He knows about slash, but is UNAMUSED.) She finally does send him Mellow when I'm dead, Too Long, and a couple of others. (I'm still sad she decided not to send him Deteriarata (sp)--she decided against it relistening to the line--"know what to kiss, and when..."
As a zine editor
- Xenozine 1
- Xenozine 2
- Xenozine 3
Conventions
As conchair
- Conchair/Concom of Anglicon in Seattle, WA (1987-1994)
- Conchair/Concom of Virgule Convention in Seattle, WA (1992-1996)
- Conchair/Concom of Solidus Convention in Seattle, WA (1993-1995)
- Conchair of the Battlestar Galactica 15& 20 Yahren Reunions in Universal City, CA (1993 & 1998)
- Conchair of ConRad in Universal City, CA (1995)
- Conchair of ConRad in Seattle, WA (1996)
As a concom member
- Concom of Euro-Fan Fest in Frankfurt, West Germany (1977)
- Concom of Galacticon/DBSFA in Daytona Beach, FL (1979)
- Concom of Florida Con in Tampa, FL (1980)
As an invited guest
- Guest (Vidding) of Rustycon in Seattle, WA
- Guest (Vidding) of Norwescon in Seattle, WA
- Guest (Vidding) of Orycon in Portland, OR
- Guest (Vidding) of Spokon in Spokane, WA
- Guest (Vidding) of Vikingcon in Bellingham, WA
- Guest (Vidding) of Dreamcon in Seattle, WA
- Guest (Vidding) of V-Con in Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Guest (Vidding) of Westercon in Portland, OR & Seattle, WA
