The History of the RadioARTPOP Show-- what would YOU like to know? (Interview)

[ChicaSkas 23,208]

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[ChicaSkas 23,208]

 

[Ladey Gagz 2,512]

I don't know if it's already been said or not or if it's appropriate, but I'm curious as to how Gaga or her team contacted them and if Gaga was the one to offer to debut the snippet 

[ChicaSkas 23,208]

This actually went very well, thank you all of you @Computer @artRaver @faux @Phoenix @Mer Boy  and everyone for asking good questions!

[Antoni 5,332]

Thank you for all the great questions! I wanted to answer a few more here that either weren't asked during the episode or that I feel I could expand on more.

I don't know if it's already been said or not or if it's appropriate, but I'm curious as to how Gaga or her team contacted them and if Gaga was the one to offer to debut the snippet 

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She didn't contact us at all, and she announced the snippet before she'd even told Emma she was going to do it. It was a surprise to everyone involved except for Gaga herself. :)

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I want to know how the viewership levels changed and where they peaked, and what point Tim felt the highest / most iconic levels of the show occurred.  Radio ARTPOP for me was a huge source of ARTPOP news and excitement so I will always remember it fondly.  That and twitter were my only sources leading up to the album release, as I did not discover GGD until Sept 2013 and did not get sucked in cultlike until maybe October / November 2013.

Basically I want to hear him retell the rush of the biggest moments / peaks for him and what were those moments.

(GUY snippet and Emma being on / releasing snippets, for me).

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Until episode 7, we didn't have much of a live viewership. We weren't filming RA at any specific time or any specific days. There was no schedule, really. So I put more effort into promoting the episodes after they aired than I did promoting them before they aired. Episode 7 was the first episode we heavily promoted while we were live, and we hit, I think, around 200+ live viewers. We were thrilled! Just 200 was an achievement for us as friends doing something we loved. The Aura leak got the most views after it aired because it was just epic. I don't remember what are live viewers were like around that time. When Gaga gave us the first snippet, we had more live viewers than I thought Google was going to handle lol. I was so sure the program was going to hit a system overload and we'd be kicked off the air. It was either that episode of the MJH snippet episode that had the most live viewers in the show's history. That's how promotion works: the more online influencers who promote your content, the more traffic that content will receive.

The most iconic levels of the show from my perspective:

When the Aura leak video (Episode 11) went viral on LittleMonsters.com, I was jumping up and down on my bed. I actually hit my head on the ceiling once and fell down. A Haus member or two liked the video on LM, and we started a conversation with Lane or Lacee about it on Twitter. We asked if they'd seen the video, and she responded that the WHOLE Haus watched it together and that we were "beyond." That's when we knew that Gaga had seen the show for the first time. It was so unexpected, I questioned for weeks whether or not she knowingly leaked Aura during it. I still don't know, but I don't think about it any more.

When she tweeted Episode 19, I think I cried that night. Then she mentioned us on Graham Norton and I about died. It was all becoming somehow normal. Radio ARTPOP became the most rewarding part of my life, and the most organized. I finally had control over something in my own life after months of really hard situations and so much relying on money. I was beginning to meet so many awesome people, completely genuine Monsters, and I met some others. Coincidentally, Episode 19 was an achievement in itself. We had Maikeeb and Marc Monster on the episode together. When we were talking about doing this episode, the idea was that we could show people the personality associated with the images or the characters. Many monsters had bullied Marc and Michael out of jealousy but never considered getting to know them as people. I think that the size of the group on this episode made it difficult to get personal, but I do like how much of the episode was focused on our personal stories with bullying. It was the first time I really felt that the show had an undeniable power to connect people on a more personal level, and that was the most rewarding experience for me over all in the course of the show.

The first snippet (Episode 21) was a HUGE moment. I was so overwhelmed. I knew a lot of people would be watching, and I wanted it to be perfect, so I didn't take much time just to appreciate what was happening until after the episode.. But the first snippet came at an inconvenient time, in my opinion. This was our first episode with Emma, and we were still very associated with GagaDaily and wanted to really let the members here find out more about her as a person since she was a moderator here in addition to being a member of the Haus. I think the excitement of the first snippet really made that impossible. 

I don't remember what episode we were on when Gaga mentioned us on Graham Norton, but that was also a huge highlight for me.

After that, I think we were doing really great with getting to know people and having a lot of genuine moments and conversations, up through Episode 50ish.  (My hair, however, got way too tall and nobody stopped me). The views were down to less than 1,000 on most episodes, but I wasn't thinking of views, I was focused on the ways we were helping people. 

Offline, other big moments were the album release party, meeting Gaga and other Monsters backstage at Cleveland artRave, and getting to experience Vegas artRave with Justin after having been online friends for so long.

 

What did you think about Chris Crocker being a guest on the show? Did he live up to your expectations?

​I'd been on Hangouts with Chris a few times in the past, so I knew what to expect for the most part. I really already considered him a friend (and still do). I think one thing wrong with him being on that specific episode was that it was right after the DWUW drama online, and Chris had very strong opinions about the way fans were treating Gaga regarding sales and charts, but I think he agreed she deserved constructive criticism from her fans, just without the hatefulness. Another problem was MrMortorMouth fangirling over Chris before the show started, to the point that it was extremely uncomfortable for all of us. 

I think Chris is one of the most intelligent and fearless people in the world. You have to be fearless to believe in and support your own opinions as much as Chris does. He's not afraid to spill the tea, either. It's admirable.

[ChicaSkas 23,208]

@Tim she did knowing leak it.... #BorisIsHere

[Computer 10,973]

Thank you for all the great questions! I wanted to answer a few more here that either weren't asked during the episode or that I feel I could expand on more.

​

She didn't contact us at all, and she announced the snippet before she'd even told Emma she was going to do it. It was a surprise to everyone involved except for Gaga herself. :)

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Until episode 7, we didn't have much of a live viewership. We weren't filming RA at any specific time or any specific days. There was no schedule, really. So I put more effort into promoting the episodes after they aired than I did promoting them before they aired. Episode 7 was the first episode we heavily promoted while we were live, and we hit, I think, around 200+ live viewers. We were thrilled! Just 200 was an achievement for us as friends doing something we loved. The Aura leak got the most views after it aired because it was just epic. I don't remember what are live viewers were like around that time. When Gaga gave us the first snippet, we had more live viewers than I thought Google was going to handle lol. I was so sure the program was going to hit a system overload and we'd be kicked off the air. It was either that episode of the MJH snippet episode that had the most live viewers in the show's history. That's how promotion works: the more online influencers who promote your content, the more traffic that content will receive.

The most iconic levels of the show from my perspective:

When the Aura leak video (Episode 11) went viral on LittleMonsters.com, I was jumping up and down on my bed. I actually hit my head on the ceiling once and fell down. A Haus member or two liked the video on LM, and we started a conversation with Lane or Lacee about it on Twitter. We asked if they'd seen the video, and she responded that the WHOLE Haus watched it together and that we were "beyond." That's when we knew that Gaga had seen the show for the first time. It was so unexpected, I questioned for weeks whether or not she knowingly leaked Aura during it. I still don't know, but I don't think about it any more.

When she tweeted Episode 19, I think I cried that night. Then she mentioned us on Graham Norton and I about died. It was all becoming somehow normal. Radio ARTPOP became the most rewarding part of my life, and the most organized. I finally had control over something in my own life after months of really hard situations and so much relying on money. I was beginning to meet so many awesome people, completely genuine Monsters, and I met some others. Coincidentally, Episode 19 was an achievement in itself. We had Maikeeb and Marc Monster on the episode together. When we were talking about doing this episode, the idea was that we could show people the personality associated with the images or the characters. Many monsters had bullied Marc and Michael out of jealousy but never considered getting to know them as people. I think that the size of the group on this episode made it difficult to get personal, but I do like how much of the episode was focused on our personal stories with bullying. It was the first time I really felt that the show had an undeniable power to connect people on a more personal level, and that was the most rewarding experience for me over all in the course of the show.

The first snippet (Episode 21) was a HUGE moment. I was so overwhelmed. I knew a lot of people would be watching, and I wanted it to be perfect, so I didn't take much time just to appreciate what was happening until after the episode.. But the first snippet came at an inconvenient time, in my opinion. This was our first episode with Emma, and we were still very associated with GagaDaily and wanted to really let the members here find out more about her as a person since she was a moderator here in addition to being a member of the Haus. I think the excitement of the first snippet really made that impossible. 

I don't remember what episode we were on when Gaga mentioned us on Graham Norton, but that was also a huge highlight for me.

After that, I think we were doing really great with getting to know people and having a lot of genuine moments and conversations, up through Episode 50ish.  (My hair, however, got way too tall and nobody stopped me). The views were down to less than 1,000 on most episodes, but I wasn't thinking of views, I was focused on the ways we were helping people. 

Offline, other big moments were the album release party, meeting Gaga and other Monsters backstage at Cleveland artRave, and getting to experience Vegas artRave with Justin after having been online friends for so long.

 

​I'd been on Hangouts with Chris a few times in the past, so I knew what to expect for the most part. I really already considered him a friend (and still do). I think one thing wrong with him being on that specific episode was that it was right after the DWUW drama online, and Chris had very strong opinions about the way fans were treating Gaga regarding sales and charts, but I think he agreed she deserved constructive criticism from her fans, just without the hatefulness. Another problem was MrMortorMouth fangirling over Chris before the show started, to the point that it was extremely uncomfortable for all of us. 

I think Chris is one of the most intelligent and fearless people in the world. You have to be fearless to believe in and support your own opinions as much as Chris does. He's not afraid to spill the tea, either. It's admirable.

I loved reading this. Thanks for responding to my question and for all your work putting on a great show every week.