Greatest hits

Robb Haagsman & Rupam Sofsky  boast a long-running, stellar track record of breaking new artists at the College/Community Radio & FMQB / Alternative Specialty Radio formats, as well as repeatedly pushing career #1 artists to the top.  Apart from the individual releases our team members have been involved with below, Shine On maintains weekly, friendly relations with Music Directors & DJ's at key stations including Sirius Satellite Radio, KCRW, KCSN, KEXP, KCMP, WXPN, CBC3, WFUV, KUTX, WFMU, KUOM, KXLU & KALX, as well as hundreds of others.  

In 2022, Shine On scored great successes for Beach House [6 Weeks @ #1 + The #1 album of the YEAR at college radio], Weyes Blood [#1], Alvvays’ Blue Rev [#1 for 8 weeks], , Julia Jacklin [#1], Kiwi Jr. [#1], Built To Spill [#2], Frankie Cosmos [#2], Father John Misty [#2], Kurt Vile [#3], King Gizzard And the Lizard Wizard [#6] and many moreIn 2021 they scored #1s for Flock of Dimes, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Liars & Low and Top 5 peaks for CHAI, Kiwi Jr, Chad VanGaalen. In 2020 Shine On scored #1 albums for Bully, of Montreal, Washed Out & Osees and we also helped score Top 5 peaks for Protomartyr, METZ, Bombay Bicycle Club, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Death Valley Girls, Moaning & Diet Cig! In 2019, Shine On netted #1s for Andrew Bird, Brittany Howard, Weyes Blood & Julia Jacklin and Top 5 peaks for Calexico/Iron & Wine, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Thee Oh Sees & Pedro The Lion. 2018 we gained #1 Albums for Frankie Cosmos [tied for longest running #1 @ College Radio for the year], Father John Misty & Beach House!  In 2017, Shine nabbed #1s at college radio for Alvvays, Fleet Foxes & Father John Misty! In 2016, they bagged #1 albums at CMJ for Conor Oberst,  LVL UP, Thee Oh Sees, Andrew Bird, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard & Grimes, as well as taking The Coathangers #1 at Commercial Specialty Radio!

Take a look at other successes Rupam & Robb have scored at college radio below!