ibbott, who wanted to be a disc jockey as a child, began his dj career at weddings, though was bored with the music selection such venues permitted. a techtv story he saw in august 2004 got him interested in podcasting. the first "coverville" podcast was launched on september 28, 2004. "coverville" passed episode #300 on march 4, 2007 and episode #500 on august 26, 2008, which was celebrated with a "gala" in las vegas where fans could meet with artists featured on the show.