Soundcheck / warmup:
| Please Please Me [The Beatles] | Destiny, She Drives a Rolls |
Set:
| Beards | Fluffy Little Hands | Give Yourself | Destiny, She Drives a Rolls |
This was our second time doing Tour Stop at MasterMix. The first one we did was the first one ever. So, as I understand it, there were a number of after-the-fact technical difficulties which prevented the completion of the materials. This led Student Run Records to ask us to do a second session, which we were more than happy to do.
This one overall went more smoothly. You could tell that the crews have done a few of them since the first one. Everyone has sort of fallen into their positions, and those in charge have a working knowledge of how it goes, rather than just a theoretical one.
After arrival, setup and soundcheck, the band all convened for an on-camera interview with host Eric Bull of Student Run Records. We talked about our music, the studio experience, Beards, and Teletubbies. We then went into the performance space for another short introduction and interview which preceded the playing of a few tunes -- all of which will appear on Beards.
The session flowed like a live performance. We were told ahead of time that there were no second takes. We perform this like we perform a show. If we mess up, we keep going. It was cool like that. It was pretty laid back. There were a couple slip-ups here and there, but we're human and we love it.
The whole time we performed, there were two camera guys in the space. Jose stood stationary to the right of drum kit and swiveled his camera, and Tanner moved around the space. There were also two stationary cameras getting different shots of the room. In the control booth, Peter and Paul (no sign of Mary -- but there was a Mike) captured pro audio. It will all be edited together into a video program and an audio EP. No word yet on how all that will work, but it will.
After the performance, we went over to the other building with the video guys to get some B-roll shots of us walking down a hallway. It sounds less than riveting, but trust me, it'll look cool.
Tour Stop at MasterMix is a cool thing they've got going over at Student Run Records. We're glad to have done it twice, and we hope to do it again if they'll have us.
Photo by Kate Waterloo. See the whole set here.
