Season 2 finale for my Sunday matinees today!
Radiation Puppy -- Chris, Mandy, Fuso, Troy, and Tony -- join me for season 2, episode 12 of the Matinees.
Radiation Puppy is a rock/pop band from Baltimore with songwriter Chris Hamilton (vocals, bass, piano) backed by veteran musicians Mandy (guitar and vocals), Fuso (keys), Troy (drums), and Tony (guitar). The band has been an off-and-on feature of the Baltimore music scene for 25 years. The full band joins me on the matinee with a ferocious set featuring some new compositions and a couple songs from their back catalog.
This was my first time recording anything larger than a trio at the same time -- I've run live sound for 5 or 6 people before but it's easier in a large room where you don't have to mic so many things separately. It was a really good experience and it reminded me of how good a take can be when it's everyone in a room all at once playing together. I had a little less time than usual to do the mix, but I was surprised how little overall really needed to be done, because the players were all pretty good about moderating their own parts.