Be the first to hear Manchester Orchestra’s new song, “April Fool” on Red Bull’s Facebook page.
The band will follow up the song’s worldwide debut with a unique live performance and interview from Red Bull Studio in Los Angeles this Friday (4/1/11) at 5pm EST/2pm PST. Tune in to RedBullUSA.com/livesessions for the broadcast. Want behind-the-scenes chatter? Join in @redbullstudioLA and ask your questions for the band. Include the hashtag #RBstudio.
Being at Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica is an audiophile’s dream. Perfect acoustics, the best gear available, and all the Red Bull you could drink. It is especially fun when a studio like that gets put to use at the highest level, recording a full band “live.”
I walked into Friday’s session not knowing what to expect and was delighted to learn that Tutu and his gang of artist friends would be tracking the session “live.”
As the studio engineers set up the microphones and EQ the instruments, Te’Amir Sweeney (Tutu’s older brother) eases into a tasty groove. Tutu and friends join in. Tutu’s tunes are arranged, but as guitar player Michael McTaggert tells me, “They come out different every time.” The band is young, most of them circa 20 years old, but by their casual demeanor, I can tell this is probably not their first rodeo.
