Cal Koat’s career goal is succinct: to expose contemporary global music as a viable, relevant and totally reflective alternative for mainstream electronic media. He’s worked the past 40 years as a broadcaster in Greater Vancouver, 35 of those years specifically in the field of multicultural broadcasting where he discovered his love for world music. Currently, through his own company, Calcopyrite Communications Inc, Cal produces two weekly podcasts of contemporary global music; worldbeatcanada radio and Celt In A Twist, and programs www.worldbeatcanada.com, an exhaustive online resource of reviews, articles, interviews, videos and charts. Calcopyrite Communications Inc also serves as an umbrella for his other freelance broadcasting efforts including voice-overs, commercial production, station imaging, and mostly, the promotion of global music through television, radio, internet, print and live appearances.
